git-apply(1): document --unidiff-zero

Signed-off-by: Jonas Fonseca <fonseca@diku.dk>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>

diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
index 0a6f7b32192df8a8a2266b0d302271a62c612b1f..d9137c74898f839a8ee5e79daf1080b2ec882dfd 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ OPTIONS
        context exist they all must match.  By default no context is
        ever ignored.
 
        context exist they all must match.  By default no context is
        ever ignored.
 

+--unidiff-zero::
+       By default, gitlink:git-apply[1] expects that the patch being
+       applied is a unified diff with at least one line of context.
+       This provides good safety measures, but breaks down when
+       applying a diff generated with --unified=0. To bypass these
+       checks use '--unidiff-zero'.
++
+Note, for the reasons stated above usage of context-free patches are
+discouraged.
+

 --apply::
        If you use any of the options marked "Turns off
        'apply'" above, gitlink:git-apply[1] reads and outputs the
 --apply::
        If you use any of the options marked "Turns off
        'apply'" above, gitlink:git-apply[1] reads and outputs the