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@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[verse]
'git reset' [--mixed | --soft | --hard | --merge] [-q] [<commit>]
'git reset' [-q] [<commit>] [--] <paths>...
+'git reset' --patch [<commit>] [--] [<paths>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -23,8 +24,9 @@ the undo in the history.
If you want to undo a commit other than the latest on a branch,
linkgit:git-revert[1] is your friend.
-The second form with 'paths' is used to revert selected paths in
-the index from a given commit, without moving HEAD.
+The second and third forms with 'paths' and/or --patch are used to
+revert selected paths in the index from a given commit, without moving
+HEAD.
OPTIONS
@@ -50,6 +52,15 @@ OPTIONS
and updates the files that are different between the named commit
and the current commit in the working tree.
+-p::
+--patch::
+ Interactively select hunks in the difference between the index
+ and <commit> (defaults to HEAD). The chosen hunks are applied
+ in reverse to the index.
++
+This means that `git reset -p` is the opposite of `git add -p` (see
+linkgit:git-add[1]).
+
-q::
Be quiet, only report errors.