user-manual: use pithier example commit

diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 6139386ad70bbac6603c69f6d69a8ab9b5d477fc..53a7bb0895036e4d66086b8c656e74588c82c38c 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ git-commit(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-commit - Record your changes
+git-commit - Record changes to the repository
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-commit' [-a] [-s] [-v] [(-c | -C) <commit> | -F <file> | -m <msg>]
-          [--no-verify] [--amend] [-e] [--author <author>]
+'git-commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v]
+          [(-c | -C) <commit> | -F <file> | -m <msg> | --amend]
+          [--no-verify] [-e] [--author <author>]
           [--] [[-i | -o ]<file>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ methods:
    before, and to automatically "rm" files that have been
    removed from the working tree, and perform the actual commit.
 
+5. by using the --interactive switch with the 'commit' command to decide one
+   by one which files should be part of the commit, before finalizing the
+   operation.  Currently, this is done by invoking `git-add --interactive`.
+
 The gitlink:git-status[1] command can be used to obtain a
 summary of what is included by any of the above for the next
 commit by giving the same set of parameters you would give to
@@ -111,7 +116,7 @@ but can be used to amend a merge commit.
        are concluding a conflicted merge.
 
 -q|--quiet::
-       Supress commit summary message.
+       Suppress commit summary message.
 
 \--::
        Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
@@ -218,6 +223,12 @@ refuses to run when given pathnames (but see `-i` option).
 DISCUSSION
 ----------
 
+Though not required, it's a good idea to begin the commit message
+with a single short (less than 50 character) line summarizing the
+change, followed by a blank line and then a more thorough description.
+Tools that turn commits into email, for example, use the first line
+on the Subject: line and the rest of the commit in the body.
+
 include::i18n.txt[]
 
 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES