user-manual: use pithier example commit

diff --git a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
index 445f6b854404c33b970004b791721be2986cf4bf..87e70fe12d09e8e4f2b1995967d9fc1180907190 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-fast-import(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-fast-import - Backend for fast Git data importers.
+git-fast-import - Backend for fast Git data importers
 
 
 SYNOPSIS
@@ -62,7 +62,18 @@ OPTIONS
        Dumps the internal marks table to <file> when complete.
        Marks are written one per line as `:markid SHA-1`.
        Frontends can use this file to validate imports after they
-       have been completed.
+       have been completed, or to save the marks table across
+       incremental runs.  As <file> is only opened and truncated
+       at checkpoint (or completion) the same path can also be
+       safely given to \--import-marks.
+
+--import-marks=<file>::
+       Before processing any input, load the marks specified in
+       <file>.  The input file must exist, must be readable, and
+       must use the same format as produced by \--export-marks.
+       Multiple options may be supplied to import more than one
+       set of marks.  If a mark is defined to different values,
+       the last file wins.
 
 --export-pack-edges=<file>::
        After creating a packfile, print a line of data to
@@ -451,7 +462,7 @@ in octal.  Git only supports the following modes:
 In both formats `<path>` is the complete path of the file to be added
 (if not already existing) or modified (if already existing).
 
-A `<path>` string must use UNIX-style directory seperators (forward
+A `<path>` string must use UNIX-style directory separators (forward
 slash `/`), may contain any byte other than `LF`, and must not
 start with double quote (`"`).
 
@@ -461,8 +472,8 @@ quoting should be used, e.g. `"path/with\n and \" in it"`.
 The value of `<path>` must be in canoncial form. That is it must not:
 
 * contain an empty directory component (e.g. `foo//bar` is invalid),
-* end with a directory seperator (e.g. `foo/` is invalid),
-* start with a directory seperator (e.g. `/foo` is invalid),
+* end with a directory separator (e.g. `foo/` is invalid),
+* start with a directory separator (e.g. `/foo` is invalid),
 * contain the special component `.` or `..` (e.g. `foo/./bar` and
   `foo/../bar` are invalid).
 
@@ -470,8 +481,9 @@ It is recommended that `<path>` always be encoded using UTF-8.
 
 `filedelete`
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
-Included in a `commit` command to remove a file from the branch.
-If the file removal makes its directory empty, the directory will
+Included in a `commit` command to remove a file or recursively
+delete an entire directory from the branch.  If the file or directory
+removal makes its parent directory empty, the parent directory will
 be automatically removed too.  This cascades up the tree until the
 first non-empty directory or the root is reached.
 
@@ -479,7 +491,8 @@ first non-empty directory or the root is reached.
        'D' SP <path> LF
 ....
 
-here `<path>` is the complete path of the file to be removed.
+here `<path>` is the complete path of the file or subdirectory to
+be removed from the branch.
 See `filemodify` above for a detailed description of `<path>`.
 
 `filedeleteall`
@@ -537,7 +550,6 @@ lightweight (non-annotated) tags see the `reset` command below.
        'from' SP <committish> LF
        'tagger' SP <name> SP LT <email> GT SP <when> LF
        data
-       LF
 ....
 
 where `<name>` is the name of the tag to create.