From c7fae5fc68974eec9b60750424946a67cc143ad2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:55:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] git-merge-index documentation: clarify synopsis

The options following <merge-program> are not -a, --, or <file>...,
but either -a, or -- <file>..., while -- is optional.

Signed-off-by: Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 Documentation/git-merge-index.txt | 2 +-
 merge-index.c                     | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt
index 5d816d0d8..19ee017ae 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-merge-index - Run a merge for files needing merging
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-merge-index' [-o] [-q] <merge-program> (-a | \-- | <file>\*)
+'git-merge-index' [-o] [-q] <merge-program> (-a | [--] <file>\*)
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/merge-index.c b/merge-index.c
index bbb700b54..7491c56ad 100644
--- a/merge-index.c
+++ b/merge-index.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL);
 
 	if (argc < 3)
-		usage("git-merge-index [-o] [-q] <merge-program> (-a | <filename>*)");
+		usage("git-merge-index [-o] [-q] <merge-program> (-a | [--] <filename>*)");
 
 	setup_git_directory();
 	read_cache();
-- 
2.30.2