3. by listing files as arguments to the 'commit' command, in which
case the commit will ignore changes staged in the index, and instead
- record the current content of the listed files;
+ record the current content of the listed files (which must already
+ be known to git);
4. by using the -a switch with the 'commit' command to automatically
"add" changes from all known files (i.e. all files that are already
-s::
--signoff::
- Add Signed-off-by line by the commiter at the end of the commit
+ Add Signed-off-by line by the committer at the end of the commit
log message.
-n::
'git-commit' if any paths are given on the command line,
in which case this option can be omitted.
If this option is specified together with '--amend', then
- no paths need be specified, which can be used to amend
+ no paths need to be specified, which can be used to amend
the last commit without committing changes that have
already been staged.