Merge branch 'sp/describe-lwtag'

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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
index 5ac9cfb0ef2e2eb26ebe5cce6a5c7ed54d4e39ec..837fb08b7971a8b948dd7d039bab4a3c2e54cac7 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ git-cherry-pick - Apply the change introduced by an existing commit
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-cherry-pick' [--edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] [-s] [-x] <commit>
+'git cherry-pick' [--edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] [-s] [-x] <commit>
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ OPTIONS
 -------
 <commit>::
        Commit to cherry-pick.
-       For a more complete list of ways to spell commits, see
+       For a more complete list of ways to spell commits, see the
        "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1].
 
 -e::
 --edit::
-       With this option, `git-cherry-pick` will let you edit the commit
+       With this option, 'git-cherry-pick' will let you edit the commit
        message prior to committing.
 
 -x::
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ OPTIONS
        Usually the command automatically creates a commit with
        a commit log message stating which commit was
        cherry-picked.  This flag applies the change necessary
-       to cherry-pick the named commit to your working tree,
-       but does not make the commit.  In addition, when this
-       option is used, your working tree does not have to match
+       to cherry-pick the named commit to your working tree
+       and the index, but does not make the commit.  In addition,
+       when this option is used, your index does not have to match
        the HEAD commit.  The cherry-pick is done against the
-       beginning state of your working tree.
+       beginning state of your index.
 +
 This is useful when cherry-picking more than one commits'
-effect to your working tree in a row.
+effect to your index in a row.
 
 -s::
 --signoff::
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ effect to your working tree in a row.
 
 Author
 ------
-Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
+Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
 
 Documentation
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