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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-commit.txt3
-rw-r--r--builtin/commit.c4
-rwxr-xr-xt/t7501-commit.sh9
3 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index f2ab0ee..4f8f20a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ FROM UPSTREAM REBASE" section in linkgit:git-rebase[1].)
If this option is specified together with `--amend`, then
no paths need to be specified, which can be used to amend
the last commit without committing changes that have
- already been staged.
+ already been staged. If used together with `--allow-empty`
+ paths are also not required, and an empty commit will be created.
-u[<mode>]::
--untracked-files[=<mode>]::
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 8976c3d..276c740 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -1206,10 +1206,8 @@ static int parse_and_validate_options(int argc, const char *argv[],
if (also + only + all + interactive > 1)
die(_("Only one of --include/--only/--all/--interactive/--patch can be used."));
- if (argc == 0 && (also || (only && !amend)))
+ if (argc == 0 && (also || (only && !amend && !allow_empty)))
die(_("No paths with --include/--only does not make sense."));
- if (argc == 0 && only && amend)
- only_include_assumed = _("Clever... amending the last one with dirty index.");
if (argc > 0 && !also && !only)
only_include_assumed = _("Explicit paths specified without -i or -o; assuming --only paths...");
if (!cleanup_arg || !strcmp(cleanup_arg, "default"))
diff --git a/t/t7501-commit.sh b/t/t7501-commit.sh
index d84897a..0d8d893 100755
--- a/t/t7501-commit.sh
+++ b/t/t7501-commit.sh
@@ -155,6 +155,15 @@ test_expect_success 'amend --only ignores staged contents' '
git diff --exit-code
'
+test_expect_success 'allow-empty --only ignores staged contents' '
+ echo changed-again >file &&
+ git add file &&
+ git commit --allow-empty --only -m "empty" &&
+ git cat-file blob HEAD:file >file.actual &&
+ test_cmp file.expect file.actual &&
+ git diff --exit-code
+'
+
test_expect_success 'set up editor' '
cat >editor <<-\EOF &&
#!/bin/sh