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diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt index 0bbc8f55f9..617dea083e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt @@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ OPTIONS + -- strip:: - Strip leading and trailing empty lines, trailing whitespace, and - #commentary and collapse consecutive empty lines. + Strip leading and trailing empty lines, trailing whitespace, + commentary and collapse consecutive empty lines. whitespace:: Same as `strip` except #commentary is not removed. verbatim:: @@ -250,9 +250,10 @@ FROM UPSTREAM REBASE" section in linkgit:git-rebase[1].) -o:: --only:: - Make a commit only from the paths specified on the + Make a commit by taking the updated working tree contents + of the paths specified on the command line, disregarding any contents that have been - staged so far. This is the default mode of operation of + staged for other paths. This is the default mode of operation of 'git commit' if any paths are given on the command line, in which case this option can be omitted. If this option is specified together with '--amend', then @@ -281,8 +282,15 @@ configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1]. --verbose:: Show unified diff between the HEAD commit and what would be committed at the bottom of the commit message - template. Note that this diff output doesn't have its - lines prefixed with '#'. + template to help the user describe the commit by reminding + what changes the commit has. + Note that this diff output doesn't have its + lines prefixed with '#'. This diff will not be a part + of the commit message. ++ +If specified twice, show in addition the unified diff between +what would be committed and the worktree files, i.e. the unstaged +changes to tracked files. -q:: --quiet:: @@ -309,7 +317,7 @@ configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1]. GPG-sign commit. --no-gpg-sign:: - Countermand `commit.gpgsign` configuration variable that is + Countermand `commit.gpgSign` configuration variable that is set to force each and every commit to be signed. \--:: |