First batch for 2.19 cycle

diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
index e3b966c65616b48c35e0e1dff53a5c2db6b67d36..b9aa39000fc8aa77d69751d9409a957139c2cff7 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath` (see
 linkgit:git-config[1]).
 
 -p<n>::
-       Remove <n> leading slashes from traditional diff paths. The
-       default is 1.
+       Remove <n> leading path components (separated by slashes) from
+       traditional diff paths. E.g., with `-p2`, a patch against
+       `a/dir/file` will be applied directly to `file`. The default is
+       1.
 
 -C<n>::
        Ensure at least <n> lines of surrounding context match before
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@ When `git apply` is used as a "better GNU patch", the user can pass
 the `--unsafe-paths` option to override this safety check.  This option
 has no effect when `--index` or `--cached` is in use.
 
-Configuration
+CONFIGURATION
 -------------
 
 apply.ignoreWhitespace::
@@ -259,7 +261,7 @@ apply.whitespace::
        When no `--whitespace` flag is given from the command
        line, this configuration item is used as the default.
 
-Submodules
+SUBMODULES
 ----------
 If the patch contains any changes to submodules then 'git apply'
 treats these changes as follows.