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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[verse]
'git-commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u]
[(-c | -C) <commit> | -F <file> | -m <msg> | --amend]
- [--no-verify] [-e] [--author <author>]
+ [--allow-empty] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author <author>]
[--] [[-i | -o ]<file>...]
DESCRIPTION
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ OPTIONS
This option bypasses the pre-commit hook.
See also link:hooks.html[hooks].
+--allow-empty::
+ Usually recording a commit that has the exact same tree as its
+ sole parent commit and the command prevents you from making such
+ a mistake. This option bypasses the safety, and is primarily
+ for use by foreign scm interface scripts.
+
-e|--edit::
The message taken from file with `-F`, command line with
`-m`, and from file with `-C` are usually used as the