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diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt index ec7b577..5cc84a1 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt @@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ git-commit - Record changes to the repository SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend] [--dry-run] - [(-c | -C) <commit>] [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-author] - [--allow-empty] [--allow-empty-message] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>] +'git commit' [-a | --interactive | --patch] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend] + [--dry-run] [(-c | -C | --fixup | --squash) <commit>] + [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-author] [--allow-empty] + [--allow-empty-message] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>] [--date=<date>] [--cleanup=<mode>] [--status | --no-status] [-i | -o] [--] [<file>...] @@ -39,9 +40,10 @@ The content to be added can be specified in several ways: that have been removed from the working tree, and then perform the actual commit; -5. by using the --interactive switch with the 'commit' command to decide one - by one which files should be part of the commit, before finalizing the - operation. Currently, this is done by invoking 'git add --interactive'. +5. by using the --interactive or --patch switches with the 'commit' command + to decide one by one which files or hunks should be part of the commit, + before finalizing the operation. See the ``Interactive Mode`` section of + linkgit:git-add[1] to learn how to operate these modes. The `--dry-run` option can be used to obtain a summary of what is included by any of the above for the next @@ -59,6 +61,12 @@ OPTIONS been modified and deleted, but new files you have not told git about are not affected. +-p:: +--patch:: + Use the interactive patch selection interface to chose + which changes to commit. See linkgit:git-add[1] for + details. + -C <commit>:: --reuse-message=<commit>:: Take an existing commit object, and reuse the log message @@ -70,10 +78,24 @@ OPTIONS Like '-C', but with '-c' the editor is invoked, so that the user can further edit the commit message. +--fixup=<commit>:: + Construct a commit message for use with `rebase --autosquash`. + The commit message will be the subject line from the specified + commit with a prefix of "fixup! ". See linkgit:git-rebase[1] + for details. + +--squash=<commit>:: + Construct a commit message for use with `rebase --autosquash`. + The commit message subject line is taken from the specified + commit with a prefix of "squash! ". Can be used with additional + commit message options (`-m`/`-c`/`-C`/`-F`). See + linkgit:git-rebase[1] for details. + --reset-author:: - When used with -C/-c/--amend options, declare that the - authorship of the resulting commit now belongs of the committer. - This also renews the author timestamp. + When used with -C/-c/--amend options, or when committing after a + a conflicting cherry-pick, declare that the authorship of the + resulting commit now belongs of the committer. This also renews + the author timestamp. --short:: When doing a dry-run, give the output in the short-format. See @@ -201,10 +223,11 @@ FROM UPSTREAM REBASE" section in linkgit:git-rebase[1].) -u[<mode>]:: --untracked-files[=<mode>]:: - Show untracked files (Default: 'all'). + Show untracked files. + -The mode parameter is optional, and is used to specify -the handling of untracked files. +The mode parameter is optional (defaults to 'all'), and is used to +specify the handling of untracked files; when -u is not used, the +default is 'normal', i.e. show untracked files and directories. + The possible options are: + @@ -212,9 +235,8 @@ The possible options are: - 'normal' - Shows untracked files and directories - 'all' - Also shows individual files in untracked directories. + -See linkgit:git-config[1] for configuration variable -used to change the default for when the option is not -specified. +The default can be changed using the status.showUntrackedFiles +configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1]. -v:: --verbose:: @@ -262,7 +284,7 @@ When recording your own work, the contents of modified files in your working tree are temporarily stored to a staging area called the "index" with 'git add'. A file can be reverted back, only in the index but not in the working tree, -to that of the last commit with `git reset HEAD -- <file>`, +to that of the last commit with `git reset HEAD \-- <file>`, which effectively reverts 'git add' and prevents the changes to this file from participating in the next commit. After building the state to be committed incrementally with these commands, @@ -383,12 +405,6 @@ linkgit:git-mv[1], linkgit:git-merge[1], linkgit:git-commit-tree[1] -Author ------- -Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and -Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> - - GIT --- Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |