X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-revert.txt;h=271850f51134ee9b991048b5da07775b5dde65fc;hb=5324a6339acfabdb27c9ef410525eb6b82d05002;hp=3d0c5aba93391ed6bb3ffcc9a3919450b3520395;hpb=7d3580d74c6d801419dd91416f9a81750b7d4e2c;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git-revert.txt b/Documentation/git-revert.txt index 3d0c5aba9..271850f51 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-revert.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-revert.txt @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ OPTIONS -e:: --edit:: - With this option, `git-revert` will let you edit the commit + With this option, 'git-revert' will let you edit the commit message prior to committing the revert. This is the default if you run the command from a terminal. @@ -37,22 +37,22 @@ OPTIONS relative to the specified parent. --no-edit:: - With this option, `git-revert` will not start the commit + With this option, 'git-revert' will not start the commit message editor. -n:: --no-commit:: Usually the command automatically creates a commit with - a commit log message stating which commit was reverted. - This flag applies the change necessary to revert 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 the HEAD commit. - The revert is done against the beginning state of your - working tree. + a commit log message stating which commit was + reverted. This flag applies the change necessary + to revert 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 revert is done against the + beginning state of your index. + This is useful when reverting more than one commits' -effect to your working tree in a row. +effect to your index in a row. -s:: --signoff::