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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-commit.txt | 20 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt index b5d81be7ec..64f94cfe12 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ git-commit - Record changes to the repository SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend] - [(-c | -C) <commit>] [-F <file> | -m <msg>] +'git commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend] [--dry-run] + [(-c | -C) <commit>] [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--dry-run] [--allow-empty] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>] [--cleanup=<mode>] [--] [[-i | -o ]<file>...] @@ -42,10 +42,9 @@ The content to be added can be specified in several ways: by one which files should be part of the commit, before finalizing the operation. Currently, this is done by invoking 'git-add --interactive'. -The 'git-status' command can be used to obtain a +The `--dry-run` option can be used to obtain a summary of what is included by any of the above for the next -commit by giving the same set of parameters you would give to -this command. +commit by giving the same set of parameters (options and paths). If you make a commit and then find a mistake immediately after that, you can recover from it with 'git-reset'. @@ -70,6 +69,12 @@ OPTIONS Like '-C', but with '-c' the editor is invoked, so that the user can further edit the commit message. +--dry-run:: + Do not actually make a commit, but show the list of paths + with updates in the index, paths with changes in the work tree, + and paths that are untracked, similar to the one that is given + in the commit log editor. + -F <file>:: --file=<file>:: Take the commit message from the given file. Use '-' to @@ -198,6 +203,11 @@ specified. --quiet:: Suppress commit summary message. +--dry-run:: + Do not create a commit, but show a list of paths that are + to be committed, paths with local changes that will be left + uncommitted and paths that are untracked. + \--:: Do not interpret any more arguments as options. |