[PATCH] Make git-apply --stat less butt-ugly with long filenames

diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
index 81eb155af6d75cd3f82ffca3103bb197ed8fe37b..391d6f5c2ffcde93091676514000910817d140df 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ git-apply - Apply patch on a GIT index file and a work tree
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-apply' [--no-merge] [--stat] [--summary] [--check]
-[--index] [--show-files] [-] [<file>...]
+'git-apply' [--no-merge] [--stat] [--summary] [--check] [--index] [--show-files] [--apply] [<patch>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -19,31 +18,29 @@ and a work tree.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
-<file>...::
-       The files to read patch from.
-
--::
-       Instead of reading from a file, read from standard input.
+<patch>...::
+       The files to read patch from.  '-' can be used to read
+       from the standard input.
 
 --no-merge::
        The default mode of operation is the merge behaviour
-       which is not quite implemented yet.  This flag
-       explicitly tells the program not to use the merge
-       behaviour.
+       which is not implemented yet.  This flag explicitly
+       tells the program not to use the merge behaviour.
 
 --stat::
        Instead of applying the patch, output diffstat for the
-       input.
+       input.  Turns off "apply".
 
 --summary::
        Instead of applying the patch, output a condensed
        summary of information obtained from git diff extended
        headers, such as creations, renames and mode changes.
+       Turns off "apply".
 
 --check::
        Instead of applying the patch, see if the patch is
        applicable to the current work tree and/or the index
-       file and detects errors.
+       file and detects errors.  Turns off "apply".
 
 --index::
        When --check is in effect, or when applying the patch
@@ -57,6 +54,13 @@ OPTIONS
 --show-files::
        Show summary of files that are affected by the patch.
 
+--apply::
+       If you use any of the options marked ``Turns off
+       "apply"'' above, git-apply reads and outputs the
+       information you asked without actually applying the
+       patch.  Give this flag after those flags to also apply
+       the patch.
+
 
 Author
 ------