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authorJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>2005-07-13 20:28:55 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org>2005-07-13 20:53:33 -0700
commit12dd6e8cb0643231628d0240fdbb4afdef6629ea (patch)
tree217bb5ccab4a244247e4688fa4a229bba70466ed /Documentation/git-apply.txt
parentf28198e1367bd11eafbc18425f19c157d06a7e61 (diff)
downloadgit-12dd6e8cb0643231628d0240fdbb4afdef6629ea.tar.gz
[PATCH] apply: match documentation, usage string and code.
The more recent --apply option was not described. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
index 81eb155af6..391d6f5c2f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ git-apply - Apply patch on a GIT index file and a work tree
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-apply' [--no-merge] [--stat] [--summary] [--check]
-[--index] [--show-files] [-] [<file>...]
+'git-apply' [--no-merge] [--stat] [--summary] [--check] [--index] [--show-files] [--apply] [<patch>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -19,31 +18,29 @@ and a work tree.
OPTIONS
-------
-<file>...::
- The files to read patch from.
-
--::
- Instead of reading from a file, read from standard input.
+<patch>...::
+ The files to read patch from. '-' can be used to read
+ from the standard input.
--no-merge::
The default mode of operation is the merge behaviour
- which is not quite implemented yet. This flag
- explicitly tells the program not to use the merge
- behaviour.
+ which is not implemented yet. This flag explicitly
+ tells the program not to use the merge behaviour.
--stat::
Instead of applying the patch, output diffstat for the
- input.
+ input. Turns off "apply".
--summary::
Instead of applying the patch, output a condensed
summary of information obtained from git diff extended
headers, such as creations, renames and mode changes.
+ Turns off "apply".
--check::
Instead of applying the patch, see if the patch is
applicable to the current work tree and/or the index
- file and detects errors.
+ file and detects errors. Turns off "apply".
--index::
When --check is in effect, or when applying the patch
@@ -57,6 +54,13 @@ OPTIONS
--show-files::
Show summary of files that are affected by the patch.
+--apply::
+ If you use any of the options marked ``Turns off
+ "apply"'' above, git-apply reads and outputs the
+ information you asked without actually applying the
+ patch. Give this flag after those flags to also apply
+ the patch.
+
Author
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