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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-check-attr.txt7
-rw-r--r--builtin/check-attr.c15
-rwxr-xr-xt/t0003-attributes.sh1
3 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt b/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt
index 798e5d5b4f..1f7312a189 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt
@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ OPTIONS
\--::
Interpret all preceding arguments as attributes and all following
- arguments as path names. If not supplied, only the first argument will
- be treated as an attribute.
+ arguments as path names.
+
+If none of `--stdin`, `--all`, or `--` is used, the first argument
+will be treated as an attribute and the rest of the arguments as
+pathnames.
OUTPUT
------
diff --git a/builtin/check-attr.c b/builtin/check-attr.c
index b0d2ebc3dc..f20772ad6e 100644
--- a/builtin/check-attr.c
+++ b/builtin/check-attr.c
@@ -111,15 +111,18 @@ int cmd_check_attr(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
} else if (doubledash == 0) {
error_with_usage("No attribute specified");
} else if (doubledash < 0) {
- /*
- * There is no double dash; treat the first
- * argument as an attribute.
- */
if (!argc)
error_with_usage("No attribute specified");
- cnt = 1;
- filei = 1;
+ if (stdin_paths) {
+ /* Treat all arguments as attribute names. */
+ cnt = argc;
+ filei = argc;
+ } else {
+ /* Treat exactly one argument as an attribute name. */
+ cnt = 1;
+ filei = 1;
+ }
} else {
cnt = doubledash;
filei = doubledash + 1;
diff --git a/t/t0003-attributes.sh b/t/t0003-attributes.sh
index a49f8a9813..5acb2d5bbd 100755
--- a/t/t0003-attributes.sh
+++ b/t/t0003-attributes.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ test_expect_success 'command line checks' '
echo "f" | test_must_fail git check-attr --stdin &&
echo "f" | test_must_fail git check-attr --stdin -- f &&
echo "f" | test_must_fail git check-attr --stdin test -- f &&
- echo "f" | test_must_fail git check-attr --stdin test f &&
test_must_fail git check-attr "" -- f
'