Merge branch 'maint'

diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index fd6a1f7e25896edc3826b6a0ae1ca3759e19706c..411fa68e9d592e92f532bb5471a0ef9e28fb36ca 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -215,10 +215,11 @@ 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:
 +
@@ -226,9 +227,8 @@ 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::