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+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-commit - Record changes to the repository
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u] [--amend]
+'git-commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend]
[(-c | -C) <commit>] [-F <file> | -m <msg>]
[--allow-empty] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>]
[--cleanup=<mode>] [--] [[-i | -o ]<file>...]
@@ -162,13 +162,22 @@ but can be used to amend a merge commit.
the last commit without committing changes that have
already been staged.
--u::
---untracked-files::
- Show all untracked files, also those in uninteresting
- directories, in the "Untracked files:" section of commit
- message template. Without this option only its name and
- a trailing slash are displayed for each untracked
- directory.
+-u[<mode>]::
+--untracked-files[=<mode>]::
+ Show untracked files (Default: 'all').
++
+The mode parameter is optional, and is used to specify
+the handling of untracked files. The possible options are:
++
+--
+ - 'no' - Show no untracked files
+ - 'normal' - Shows untracked files and directories
+ - 'all' - Also shows individual files in untracked directories.
+--
++
+See linkgit:git-config[1] for configuration variable
+used to change the default for when the option is not
+specified.
-v::
--verbose::