Git 1.7.9

diff --git a/Documentation/git-sh-setup.txt b/Documentation/git-sh-setup.txt
index 053df505bc3aaa5e74c3a9266858eef0de1c2bd2..5e5f1c89646cf4389bfd30ba8e90eb0552e80aab 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-sh-setup.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-sh-setup.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ git-sh-setup - Common git shell script setup code
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
+[verse]
 '. "$(git --exec-path)/git-sh-setup"'
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -58,9 +59,24 @@ cd_to_toplevel::
        runs chdir to the toplevel of the working tree.
 
 require_work_tree::
-       checks if the repository is a bare repository, and dies
-       if so.  Used by scripts that require working tree
-       (e.g. `checkout`).
+       checks if the current directory is within the working tree
+       of the repository, and otherwise dies.
+
+require_work_tree_exists::
+       checks if the working tree associated with the repository
+       exists, and otherwise dies.  Often done before calling
+       cd_to_toplevel, which is impossible to do if there is no
+       working tree.
+
+require_clean_work_tree <action> [<hint>]::
+       checks that the working tree and index associated with the
+       repository have no uncommitted changes to tracked files.
+       Otherwise it emits an error message of the form `Cannot
+       <action>: <reason>. <hint>`, and dies.  Example:
++
+----------------
+require_clean_work_tree rebase "Please commit or stash them."
+----------------
 
 get_author_ident_from_commit::
        outputs code for use with eval to set the GIT_AUTHOR_NAME,