Merge branch 'nd/maint-clone-gitdir' into maint

[git.git] / Documentation / git-cherry-pick.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
index 01db83039fc36aa4bc08eab730db48ec513ec583..6c9c2cb3831698bb2d262344ab76baa601e8dde2 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ git-cherry-pick - Apply the changes introduced by some existing commits
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
+[verse]
 'git cherry-pick' [--edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] [-s] [-x] [--ff] <commit>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -51,9 +52,10 @@ OPTIONS
        message prior to committing.
 
 -x::
-       When recording the commit, append to the original commit
-       message a note that indicates which commit this change
-       was cherry-picked from.  Append the note only for cherry
+       When recording the commit, append a line that says
+       "(cherry picked from commit ...)" to the original commit
+       message in order to indicate which commit this change was
+       cherry-picked from.  This is done only for cherry
        picks without conflicts.  Do not use this option if
        you are cherry-picking from your private branch because
        the information is useless to the recipient.  If on the