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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-commit.txt11
-rw-r--r--builtin-commit.c2
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index c3725b2ed9..488d873f43 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 45232a11c4..a228a43f75 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"),