git-am: make --abort less dangerous

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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
index a691173ba13370330b97907cf751342cf1c0fe44..b764130d26eb750d2b5173dcc98366828e413046 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
@@ -55,17 +55,16 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -n::
 --no-commit::
-       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,
+       Usually the command automatically creates a commit.
+       This flag applies the change necessary 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 working tree does not have to match
-       the HEAD commit.  The cherry-pick is done against the
-       beginning state of your working tree.
+       option is used, your index does not have to match the
+       HEAD commit.  The cherry-pick is done against the
+       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 +73,7 @@ effect to your working tree in a row.
 
 Author
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-Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
+Written by Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
 
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