SYNOPSIS
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-'git-cherry-pick' [--edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] [-s] [-x] <commit>
+'git cherry-pick' [--edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] [-s] [-x] <commit>
DESCRIPTION
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<commit>::
Commit to cherry-pick.
- For a more complete list of ways to spell commits, see
+ For a more complete list of ways to spell commits, see the
"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1].
--e|--edit::
- With this option, `git-cherry-pick` will let you edit the commit
+-e::
+--edit::
+ With this option, 'git-cherry-pick' will let you edit the commit
message prior to committing.
-x::
described above, and `-r` was to disable it. Now the
default is not to do `-x` so this option is a no-op.
--m parent-number|--mainline parent-number::
+-m parent-number::
+--mainline parent-number::
Usually you cannot cherry-pick a merge because you do not know which
side of the merge should be considered the mainline. This
option specifies the parent number (starting from 1) of
the mainline and allows cherry-pick to replay the change
relative to the specified parent.
--n|--no-commit::
+-n::
+--no-commit::
Usually the command automatically creates a commit with
a commit log message stating which commit was
cherry-picked. This flag applies the change necessary
- to cherry-pick the named commit to your working tree,
- but does not make the commit. In addition, when this
- option is used, your working tree does not have to match
+ to cherry-pick the named commit to your working tree
+ and the index, but does not make the commit. In addition,
+ when this option is used, your index does not have to match
the HEAD commit. The cherry-pick is done against the
- beginning state of your working tree.
+ beginning state of your index.
+
This is useful when cherry-picking more than one commits'
-effect to your working tree in a row.
+effect to your index in a row.
--s|--signoff::
+-s::
+--signoff::
Add Signed-off-by line at the end of the commit message.
Author
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-Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
+Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Documentation
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