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diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index b586c0f442..2d695f619c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ git-commit - Record changes to the repository
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend] [--dry-run]
- [(-c | -C | --fixup | --squash) <commit>] [-F <file> | -m <msg>]
- [--reset-author] [--allow-empty] [--allow-empty-message] [--no-verify]
- [-e] [--author=<author>] [--date=<date>] [--cleanup=<mode>]
- [--status | --no-status] [-i | -o] [--] [<file>...]
+'git commit' [-a | --interactive | --patch] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend]
+ [--dry-run] [(-c | -C | --fixup | --squash) <commit>]
+ [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-author] [--allow-empty]
+ [--allow-empty-message] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>]
+ [--date=<date>] [--cleanup=<mode>] [--status | --no-status]
+ [-i | -o] [--] [<file>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -39,9 +40,10 @@ The content to be added can be specified in several ways:
that have been removed from the working tree, and then perform the
actual commit;
-5. by using the --interactive switch with the 'commit' command to decide one
- by one which files should be part of the commit, before finalizing the
- operation. Currently, this is done by invoking 'git add --interactive'.
+5. by using the --interactive or --patch switches with the 'commit' command
+ to decide one by one which files or hunks should be part of the commit,
+ before finalizing the operation. See the ``Interactive Mode'' section of
+ linkgit:git-add[1] to learn how to operate these modes.
The `--dry-run` option can be used to obtain a
summary of what is included by any of the above for the next
@@ -59,6 +61,12 @@ OPTIONS
been modified and deleted, but new files you have not
told git about are not affected.
+-p::
+--patch::
+ Use the interactive patch selection interface to chose
+ which changes to commit. See linkgit:git-add[1] for
+ details.
+
-C <commit>::
--reuse-message=<commit>::
Take an existing commit object, and reuse the log message
@@ -84,9 +92,10 @@ OPTIONS
linkgit:git-rebase[1] for details.
--reset-author::
- When used with -C/-c/--amend options, declare that the
- authorship of the resulting commit now belongs of the committer.
- This also renews the author timestamp.
+ When used with -C/-c/--amend options, or when committing after a
+ a conflicting cherry-pick, declare that the authorship of the
+ resulting commit now belongs of the committer. This also renews
+ the author timestamp.
--short::
When doing a dry-run, give the output in the short-format. See
@@ -123,11 +132,14 @@ OPTIONS
-t <file>::
--template=<file>::
- Use the contents of the given file as the initial version
- of the commit message. The editor is invoked and you can
- make subsequent changes. If a message is specified using
- the `-m` or `-F` options, this option has no effect. This
- overrides the `commit.template` configuration variable.
+ When editing the commit message, start the editor with the
+ contents in the given file. The `commit.template` configuration
+ variable is often used to give this option implicitly to the
+ command. This mechanism can be used by projects that want to
+ guide participants with some hints on what to write in the message
+ in what order. If the user exits the editor without editing the
+ message, the commit is aborted. This has no effect when a message
+ is given by other means, e.g. with the `-m` or `-F` options.
-s::
--signoff::
@@ -214,10 +226,11 @@ FROM UPSTREAM REBASE" section in linkgit:git-rebase[1].)
-u[<mode>]::
--untracked-files[=<mode>]::
- Show untracked files (Default: 'all').
+ Show untracked files.
+
-The mode parameter is optional, and is used to specify
-the handling of untracked files.
+The mode parameter is optional (defaults to 'all'), and is used to
+specify the handling of untracked files; when -u is not used, the
+default is 'normal', i.e. show untracked files and directories.
+
The possible options are:
+
@@ -225,9 +238,8 @@ The possible options are:
- '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.
+The default can be changed using the status.showUntrackedFiles
+configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1].
-v::
--verbose::
@@ -396,12 +408,6 @@ linkgit:git-mv[1],
linkgit:git-merge[1],
linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]
-Author
-------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and
-Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
-
-
GIT
---
Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite