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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt index 225c6c9f2e..c822113c11 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git commit' [-a | --interactive | --patch] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend] - [--dry-run] [(-c | -C | --squash) <commit> | --fixup [(amend|reword):]<commit>)] + [--dry-run] [(-c | -C | --squash) <commit> | --fixup [(amend|reword):]<commit>] [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-author] [--allow-empty] [--allow-empty-message] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>] [--date=<date>] [--cleanup=<mode>] [--[no-]status] @@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ The possible options are: - 'normal' - Shows untracked files and directories - 'all' - Also shows individual files in untracked directories. +All usual spellings for Boolean value `true` are taken as `normal` +and `false` as `no`. The default can be changed using the status.showUntrackedFiles configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1]. -- @@ -541,7 +543,7 @@ DISCUSSION ---------- Though not required, it's a good idea to begin the commit message -with a single short (less than 50 character) line summarizing the +with a single short (no more than 50 characters) line summarizing the change, followed by a blank line and then a more thorough description. The text up to the first blank line in a commit message is treated as the commit title, and that title is used throughout Git. |