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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-apply.txt6
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
index 4ebc3d3..c993fbf 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
@@ -113,8 +113,10 @@ explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath` (see
linkgit:git-config[1]).
-p<n>::
- Remove <n> leading slashes from traditional diff paths. The
- default is 1.
+ Remove <n> leading path components (separated by slashes) from
+ traditional diff paths. E.g., with `-p2`, a patch against
+ `a/dir/file` will be applied directly to `file`. The default is
+ 1.
-C<n>::
Ensure at least <n> lines of surrounding context match before