Merge branch 'maint'
[gitweb.git] / Documentation / git-commit.txt
index 904dafa0f7070fc438f138393a3b356542ae04d9..7f34a5b33103ed1c870f234687079badc393be77 100644 (file)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
           [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-author] [--allow-empty]
           [--allow-empty-message] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>]
           [--date=<date>] [--cleanup=<mode>] [--[no-]status]
-          [-i | -o] [-S[<key-id>]] [--] [<file>...]
+          [-i | -o] [-S[<keyid>]] [--] [<file>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -314,7 +314,9 @@ changes to tracked files.
 
 -S[<keyid>]::
 --gpg-sign[=<keyid>]::
-       GPG-sign commit.
+       GPG-sign commits. The `keyid` argument is optional and
+       defaults to the committer identity; if specified, it must be
+       stuck to the option without a space.
 
 --no-gpg-sign::
        Countermand `commit.gpgSign` configuration variable that is