Teach commit about CHERRY_PICK_HEAD
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@@ -84,9 +84,10 @@ OPTIONS
        linkgit:git-rebase[1] for details.
 
 --reset-author::
-       When used with -C/-c/--amend options, declare that the
-       authorship of the resulting commit now belongs of the committer.
-       This also renews the author timestamp.
+       When used with -C/-c/--amend options, or when committing after a
+       a conflicting cherry-pick, declare that the authorship of the
+       resulting commit now belongs of the committer. This also renews
+       the author timestamp.
 
 --short::
        When doing a dry-run, give the output in the short-format. See