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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
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--- a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
@@ -19,24 +19,27 @@ OPTIONS
 -------
 <commit>::
        Commit to cherry-pick.
+       For a more complete list of ways to spell commits, see
+       "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1].
 
 -e|--edit::
        With this option, `git-cherry-pick` will let you edit the commit
        message prior committing.
 
 -x::
-       Cause the command to append which commit was
-       cherry-picked after the original commit message when
-       making a commit.  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
+       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
+       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
        other hand you are cherry-picking between two publicly
        visible branches (e.g. backporting a fix to a
        maintenance branch for an older release from a
        development branch), adding this information can be
        useful.
 
--r|--replay::
+-r::
        It used to be that the command defaulted to do `-x`
        described above, and `-r` was to disable it.  Now the
        default is not to do `-x` so this option is a no-op.
@@ -66,4 +69,3 @@ Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
 GIT
 ---
 Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
-