From 60c2993c92fa1aa7f4d4aab7de6d8769052ced6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Junio C Hamano Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:58:37 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/git-commit.txt: describe --dry-run Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git-commit.txt | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt index d01ff5adae..64f94cfe12 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u] [--amend] [--dry-run] - [(-c | -C) ] [-F | -m ] + [(-c | -C) ] [-F | -m ] [--dry-run] [--allow-empty] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=] [--cleanup=] [--] [[-i | -o ]...] @@ -42,10 +42,9 @@ The content to be added can be specified in several ways: by one which files should be part of the commit, before finalizing the operation. Currently, this is done by invoking 'git-add --interactive'. -The 'git-status' command can be used to obtain a +The `--dry-run` option can be used to obtain a summary of what is included by any of the above for the next -commit by giving the same set of parameters you would give to -this command. +commit by giving the same set of parameters (options and paths). If you make a commit and then find a mistake immediately after that, you can recover from it with 'git-reset'. @@ -70,6 +69,12 @@ OPTIONS Like '-C', but with '-c' the editor is invoked, so that the user can further edit the commit message. +--dry-run:: + Do not actually make a commit, but show the list of paths + with updates in the index, paths with changes in the work tree, + and paths that are untracked, similar to the one that is given + in the commit log editor. + -F :: --file=:: Take the commit message from the given file. Use '-' to -- 2.11.4.GIT