From: Johannes Sixt Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:33:09 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Document option --only of git commit X-Git-Tag: v1.5.5.1~15^2~3 X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d4ba07cac576e87fd194df0853ed523af6c58af1;p=git.git Document option --only of git commit Its documentation was removed by 6c96753 (Documentation/git-commit: rewrite to make it more end-user friendly, 2006-12-08), even though it is referenced from a few places, including builtin-commit.c (as part of the commentary in the commit message template). Signed-off-by: Johannes Sixt Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt index c3725b2ed..488d873f4 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt @@ -139,6 +139,17 @@ but can be used to amend a merge commit. as well. This is usually not what you want unless you are concluding a conflicted merge. +-o|--only:: + Make a commit only from the paths specified on the + command line, disregarding any contents that have been + staged so far. This is the default mode of operation of + 'git commit' if any paths are given on the command line, + in which case this option can be omitted. + If this option is specified together with '--amend', then + no paths need be specified, which can be used to amend + the last commit without committing changes that have + already been staged. + -u|--untracked-files:: Show all untracked files, also those in uninteresting directories, in the "Untracked files:" section of commit diff --git a/builtin-commit.c b/builtin-commit.c index 45232a11c..a228a43f7 100644 --- a/builtin-commit.c +++ b/builtin-commit.c @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static struct option builtin_commit_options[] = { OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all", &all, "commit all changed files"), OPT_BOOLEAN('i', "include", &also, "add specified files to index for commit"), OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "interactive", &interactive, "interactively add files"), - OPT_BOOLEAN('o', "only", &only, ""), + OPT_BOOLEAN('o', "only", &only, "commit only specified files"), OPT_BOOLEAN('n', "no-verify", &no_verify, "bypass pre-commit hook"), OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "amend", &amend, "amend previous commit"), OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "untracked-files", &untracked_files, "show all untracked files"),