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@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ help ...`.
Run as if git was started in '<path>' instead of the current working
directory. When multiple `-C` options are given, each subsequent
non-absolute `-C <path>` is interpreted relative to the preceding `-C
- <path>`.
+ <path>`. If '<path>' is present but empty, e.g. `-C ""`, then the
+ current working directory is left unchanged.
+
This option affects options that expect path name like `--git-dir` and
`--work-tree` in that their interpretations of the path names would be
@@ -211,6 +212,26 @@ people via patch over e-mail.
include::cmds-foreignscminterface.txt[]
+Reset, restore and revert
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+There are three commands with similar names: `git reset`,
+`git restore` and `git revert`.
+
+* linkgit:git-revert[1] is about making a new commit that reverts the
+ changes made by other commits.
+
+* linkgit:git-restore[1] is about restoring files in the working tree
+ from either the index or another commit. This command does not
+ update your branch. The command can also be used to restore files in
+ the index from another commit.
+
+* linkgit:git-reset[1] is about updating your branch, moving the tip
+ in order to add or remove commits from the branch. This operation
+ changes the commit history.
++
+`git reset` can also be used to restore the index, overlapping with
+`git restore`.
+
Low-level commands (plumbing)
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