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diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index f2ab0ee2e7..f970a43422 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ OPTIONS
--reset-author::
When used with -C/-c/--amend options, or when committing after a
- a conflicting cherry-pick, declare that the authorship of the
+ conflicting cherry-pick, declare that the authorship of the
resulting commit now belongs to the committer. This also renews
the author timestamp.
@@ -112,14 +112,17 @@ OPTIONS
`--dry-run`.
--long::
- When doing a dry-run, give the output in a the long-format.
+ When doing a dry-run, give the output in the long-format.
Implies `--dry-run`.
-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>::
@@ -141,6 +144,8 @@ OPTIONS
Use the given <msg> as the commit message.
If multiple `-m` options are given, their values are
concatenated as separate paragraphs.
++
+The `-m` option is mutually exclusive with `-c`, `-C`, and `-F`.
-t <file>::
--template=<file>::
@@ -193,11 +198,12 @@ whitespace::
verbatim::
Do not change the message at all.
scissors::
- Same as `whitespace`, except that everything from (and
- including) the line
- "`# ------------------------ >8 ------------------------`"
- is truncated if the message is to be edited. "`#`" can be
- customized with core.commentChar.
+ Same as `whitespace` except that everything from (and including)
+ the line found below is truncated, if the message is to be edited.
+ "`#`" can be customized with core.commentChar.
+
+ # ------------------------ >8 ------------------------
+
default::
Same as `strip` if the message is to be edited.
Otherwise `whitespace`.
@@ -265,7 +271,8 @@ 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>]::
@@ -459,7 +466,7 @@ order). See linkgit:git-var[1] for details.
HOOKS
-----
This command can run `commit-msg`, `prepare-commit-msg`, `pre-commit`,
-and `post-commit` hooks. See linkgit:githooks[5] for more
+`post-commit` and `post-rewrite` hooks. See linkgit:githooks[5] for more
information.
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