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diff --git a/Documentation/git-restore.txt b/Documentation/git-restore.txt index 8e3b339802..84c6c40010 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-restore.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-restore.txt @@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ The command can also be used to restore the content in the index with `--staged`, or restore both the working tree and the index with `--staged --worktree`. -By default, the restore sources for working tree and the index are the -index and `HEAD` respectively. `--source` could be used to specify a -commit as the restore source. +By default, if `--staged` is given, the contents are restored from `HEAD`, +otherwise from the index. Use `--source` to restore from a different commit. See "Reset, restore and revert" in linkgit:git[1] for the differences between the three commands. @@ -39,10 +38,8 @@ OPTIONS tree. It is common to specify the source tree by naming a commit, branch or tag associated with it. + -If not specified, the default restore source for the working tree is -the index, and the default restore source for the index is -`HEAD`. When both `--staged` and `--worktree` are specified, -`--source` must also be specified. +If not specified, the contents are restored from `HEAD` if `--staged` is +given, otherwise from the index. -p:: --patch:: |