From: No name Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 11:37:13 +0000 (-0500) Subject: documentation: clarify read-tree --reset X-Git-Tag: v0.99.9l^2~9 X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3f41f5a9fefafabb561db4ce9c9b4e0944ec1f85;p=git.git documentation: clarify read-tree --reset [jc: light edit applied on top of the original] Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt index 8b9184785..6e92e4aa6 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt @@ -28,11 +28,14 @@ will be in unmerged state when "git-read-tree" returns. OPTIONS ------- -m:: - Perform a merge, not just a read. + Perform a merge, not just a read. The command will + refuse to run if your index file has unmerged entries, + indicating that you have not finished previous merge you + started. --reset:: - - Same as -m except that unmerged entries will be silently ignored. + Same as -m, except that unmerged entries are discarded + instead of failing. -u:: After a successful merge, update the files in the work @@ -47,7 +50,6 @@ OPTIONS trees that are not directly related to the current working tree status into a temporary index file. - :: The id of the tree object(s) to be read/merged.