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diff --git a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt index 4357c213ed..2d5f533f63 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt @@ -307,6 +307,11 @@ and control the current import process. More detailed discussion Require that fast-import supports the specified feature, or abort if it does not. +`option`:: + Specify any of the options listed under OPTIONS that do not + change stream semantic to suit the frontend's needs. This + command is optional and is not needed to perform an import. + `commit` ~~~~~~~~ Create or update a branch with a new commit, recording one logical @@ -871,6 +876,33 @@ The following features are currently supported: * export-marks * force +`option` +~~~~~~~~ +Processes the specified option so that git fast-import behaves in a +way that suits the frontend's needs. +Note that options specified by the frontend are overridden by any +options the user may specify to git fast-import itself. + +.... + 'option' SP <option> LF +.... + +The `<option>` part of the command may contain any of the options +listed in the OPTIONS section that do not change import semantics, +without the leading '--' and is treated in the same way. + +Option commands must be the first commands on the input (not counting +feature commands), to give an option command after any non-option +command is an error. + +The following commandline options change import semantics and may therefore +not be passed as option: + +* date-format +* import-marks +* export-marks +* force + Crash Reports ------------- If fast-import is supplied invalid input it will terminate with a |