git-merge-index documentation: clarify synopsis

The options following <merge-program> are not -a, --, or <file>...,
but either -a, or -- <file>..., while -- is optional.

Signed-off-by: Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt
index 5d816d0d8b02222517cd4bf320dc3d345fb8d94b..19ee017aede4bf8fa0a0046b2bf347e3d75c4a12 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-merge-index - Run a merge for files needing merging
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-merge-index' [-o] [-q] <merge-program> (-a | \-- | <file>\*)
+'git-merge-index' [-o] [-q] <merge-program> (-a | [--] <file>\*)
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------

diff --git a/merge-index.c b/merge-index.c
index bbb700b54eab2a14f60e090231a196874ff3a9e0..7491c56ad25332fb4aae6a075bf0577a1d800c3b 100644 (file)
--- a/merge-index.c
+++ b/merge-index.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
        signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
 
        if (argc < 3)
-               usage("git-merge-index [-o] [-q] <merge-program> (-a | <filename>*)");
+               usage("git-merge-index [-o] [-q] <merge-program> (-a | [--] <filename>*)");
 
        setup_git_directory();
        read_cache();