fast-import: Allow cat-blob requests at arbitrary points in stream

diff --git a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
index 5d8f60c7909e0fe3dbbdf900cc885115bc932dc8..534b2519b32b1d008e289639d5b5df4539d42117 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
@@ -912,6 +912,10 @@ output uses the same format as `git cat-file --batch`:
        <contents> LF
 ====
 
+This command can be used anywhere in the stream that comments are
+accepted.  In particular, the `cat-blob` command can be used in the
+middle of a commit but not in the middle of a `data` command.
+
 `feature`
 ~~~~~~~~~
 Require that fast-import supports the specified feature, or abort if