all=
also=
+allow_empty=f
interactive=
only=
logfile=
-a|--a|--al|--all)
all=t
;;
+ --allo|--allow|--allow-|--allow-e|--allow-em|--allow-emp|\
+ --allow-empt|--allow-empty)
+ allow_empty=t
+ ;;
--au=*|--aut=*|--auth=*|--autho=*|--author=*)
force_author="${1#*=}"
;;
# we need to check if there is anything to commit
run_status >/dev/null
fi
-if [ "$?" != "0" -a ! -f "$GIT_DIR/MERGE_HEAD" ]
-then
+case "$allow_empty,$?,$PARENTS" in
+t,* | ?,0,* | ?,*,-p' '?*-p' '?*)
+ # an explicit --allow-empty, or a merge commit can record the
+ # same tree as its parent. Otherwise having commitable paths
+ # is required.
+ ;;
+*)
rm -f "$GIT_DIR/COMMIT_EDITMSG" "$GIT_DIR/SQUASH_MSG"
use_status_color=t
run_status
exit 1
-fi
+esac
case "$no_edit" in
'')