SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
-'git commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend]
- [(-c | -C) <commit>] [-F <file> | -m <msg>]
+'git commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend] [--dry-run]
+ [(-c | -C) <commit>] [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-author]
[--allow-empty] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>]
[--cleanup=<mode>] [--] [[-i | -o ]<file>...]
by one which files should be part of the commit, before finalizing the
operation. Currently, this is done by invoking 'git-add --interactive'.
-The 'git-status' command can be used to obtain a
+The `--dry-run` option 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
-this command.
+commit by giving the same set of parameters (options and paths).
If you make a commit and then find a mistake immediately after
that, you can recover from it with 'git-reset'.
Like '-C', but with '-c' the editor is invoked, so that
the user can further edit the commit message.
+--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.
+
-F <file>::
--file=<file>::
Take the commit message from the given file. Use '-' to
-s::
--signoff::
- Add Signed-off-by line by the commiter at the end of the commit
+ Add Signed-off-by line by the committer at the end of the commit
log message.
-n::
'git-commit' if any paths are given on the command line,
in which case this option can be omitted.
If this option is specified together with '--amend', then
- no paths need be specified, which can be used to amend
+ no paths need to be specified, which can be used to amend
the last commit without committing changes that have
already been staged.
--quiet::
Suppress commit summary message.
+--dry-run::
+ Do not create a commit, but show a list of paths that are
+ to be committed, paths with local changes that will be left
+ uncommitted and paths that are untracked.
+
\--::
Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
The editor used to edit the commit log message will be chosen from the
GIT_EDITOR environment variable, the core.editor configuration variable, the
VISUAL environment variable, or the EDITOR environment variable (in that
-order).
+order). See linkgit:git-var[1] for details.
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