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diff --git a/Documentation/git-revert.txt b/Documentation/git-revert.txt index 69db498447..3457c40787 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-revert.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-revert.txt @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ git-revert - Revert an existing commit SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-revert' [--edit | --no-edit] [-n] <commit> +'git-revert' [--edit | --no-edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] <commit> DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ OPTIONS message prior committing the revert. This is the default if you run the command from a terminal. +-m parent-number|--mainline parent-number:: + Usually you cannot revert a merge because you do not know which + side of the merge should be considered the mainline. This + option specifies the parent number (starting from 1) of + the mainline and allows revert to reverse the change + relative to the specified parent. + --no-edit:: With this option, `git-revert` will not start the commit message editor. |