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diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index f2ab0ee2e7d1ff0f79c09cbd27e745f5f08d139d..76281932847ba95197894a6b972ef3cb157a40ba 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -17,16 +17,20 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-Stores the current contents of the index in a new commit along
-with a log message from the user describing the changes.
+Create a new commit containing the current contents of the index and
+the given log message describing the changes. The new commit is a
+direct child of HEAD, usually the tip of the current branch, and the
+branch is updated to point to it (unless no branch is associated with
+the working tree, in which case HEAD is "detached" as described in
+linkgit:git-checkout[1]).
 
-The content to be added can be specified in several ways:
+The content to be committed can be specified in several ways:
 
-1. by using 'git add' to incrementally "add" changes to the
-   index before using the 'commit' command (Note: even modified
-   files must be "added");
+1. by using linkgit:git-add[1] to incrementally "add" changes to the
+   index before using the 'commit' command (Note: even modified files
+   must be "added");
 
-2. by using 'git rm' to remove files from the working tree
+2. by using linkgit:git-rm[1] to remove files from the working tree
    and the index, again before using the 'commit' command;
 
 3. by listing files as arguments to the 'commit' command
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 --reset-author::
        When used with -C/-c/--amend options, or when committing after a
-       a conflicting cherry-pick, declare that the authorship of the
+       conflicting cherry-pick, declare that the authorship of the
        resulting commit now belongs to the committer. This also renews
        the author timestamp.
 
@@ -112,14 +116,17 @@ OPTIONS
        `--dry-run`.
 
 --long::
-       When doing a dry-run, give the output in a the long-format.
+       When doing a dry-run, give the output in the long-format.
        Implies `--dry-run`.
 
 -z::
 --null::
-       When showing `short` or `porcelain` status output, terminate
-       entries in the status output with NUL, instead of LF. If no
-       format is given, implies the `--porcelain` output format.
+       When showing `short` or `porcelain` status output, print the
+       filename verbatim and terminate the entries with NUL, instead of LF.
+       If no format is given, implies the `--porcelain` output format.
+       Without the `-z` option, filenames with "unusual" characters are
+       quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath`
+       (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
 
 -F <file>::
 --file=<file>::
@@ -141,6 +148,8 @@ OPTIONS
        Use the given <msg> as the commit message.
        If multiple `-m` options are given, their values are
        concatenated as separate paragraphs.
++
+The `-m` option is mutually exclusive with `-c`, `-C`, and `-F`.
 
 -t <file>::
 --template=<file>::
@@ -193,11 +202,12 @@ whitespace::
 verbatim::
        Do not change the message at all.
 scissors::
-       Same as `whitespace`, except that everything from (and
-       including) the line
-       "`# ------------------------ >8 ------------------------`"
-       is truncated if the message is to be edited. "`#`" can be
-       customized with core.commentChar.
+       Same as `whitespace` except that everything from (and including)
+       the line found below is truncated, if the message is to be edited.
+       "`#`" can be customized with core.commentChar.
+
+               # ------------------------ >8 ------------------------
+
 default::
        Same as `strip` if the message is to be edited.
        Otherwise `whitespace`.
@@ -265,7 +275,8 @@ FROM UPSTREAM REBASE" section in linkgit:git-rebase[1].)
        If this option is specified together with `--amend`, then
        no paths need to be specified, which can be used to amend
        the last commit without committing changes that have
-       already been staged.
+       already been staged. If used together with `--allow-empty`
+       paths are also not required, and an empty commit will be created.
 
 -u[<mode>]::
 --untracked-files[=<mode>]::
@@ -348,7 +359,7 @@ When recording your own work, the contents of modified files in
 your working tree are temporarily stored to a staging area
 called the "index" with 'git add'.  A file can be
 reverted back, only in the index but not in the working tree,
-to that of the last commit with `git reset HEAD -- <file>`,
+to that of the last commit with `git restore --staged <file>`,
 which effectively reverts 'git add' and prevents the changes to
 this file from participating in the next commit.  After building
 the state to be committed incrementally with these commands,
@@ -459,7 +470,7 @@ order).  See linkgit:git-var[1] for details.
 HOOKS
 -----
 This command can run `commit-msg`, `prepare-commit-msg`, `pre-commit`,
-and `post-commit` hooks.  See linkgit:githooks[5] for more
+`post-commit` and `post-rewrite` hooks.  See linkgit:githooks[5] for more
 information.
 
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