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diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt index f2ab0ee2e7..25dcdcc289 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt @@ -117,9 +117,12 @@ OPTIONS -z:: --null:: - When showing `short` or `porcelain` status output, terminate - entries in the status output with NUL, instead of LF. If no - format is given, implies the `--porcelain` output format. + When showing `short` or `porcelain` status output, print the + filename verbatim and terminate the entries with NUL, instead of LF. + If no format is given, implies the `--porcelain` output format. + Without the `-z` option, filenames with "unusual" characters are + quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath` + (see linkgit:git-config[1]). -F <file>:: --file=<file>:: @@ -265,7 +268,8 @@ FROM UPSTREAM REBASE" section in linkgit:git-rebase[1].) If this option is specified together with `--amend`, then no paths need to be specified, which can be used to amend the last commit without committing changes that have - already been staged. + already been staged. If used together with `--allow-empty` + paths are also not required, and an empty commit will be created. -u[<mode>]:: --untracked-files[=<mode>]:: |