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@@ -307,6 +307,11 @@ and control the current import process. More detailed discussion
Require that fast-import supports the specified feature, or
abort if it does not.
+`option`::
+ Specify any of the options listed under OPTIONS that do not
+ change stream semantic to suit the frontend's needs. This
+ command is optional and is not needed to perform an import.
+
`commit`
~~~~~~~~
Create or update a branch with a new commit, recording one logical
@@ -871,6 +876,33 @@ The following features are currently supported:
* export-marks
* force
+`option`
+~~~~~~~~
+Processes the specified option so that git fast-import behaves in a
+way that suits the frontend's needs.
+Note that options specified by the frontend are overridden by any
+options the user may specify to git fast-import itself.
+
+....
+ 'option' SP <option> LF
+....
+
+The `<option>` part of the command may contain any of the options
+listed in the OPTIONS section that do not change import semantics,
+without the leading '--' and is treated in the same way.
+
+Option commands must be the first commands on the input (not counting
+feature commands), to give an option command after any non-option
+command is an error.
+
+The following commandline options change import semantics and may therefore
+not be passed as option:
+
+* date-format
+* import-marks
+* export-marks
+* force
+
Crash Reports
-------------
If fast-import is supplied invalid input it will terminate with a