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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/config.txt | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-add.txt | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-checkout.txt | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-reset.txt | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-stash.txt | 9 |
5 files changed, 21 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt index cc6d48010..d16136210 100644 --- a/Documentation/config.txt +++ b/Documentation/config.txt @@ -1307,8 +1307,9 @@ instaweb.port:: interactive.singlekey:: In interactive commands, allow the user to provide one-letter input with a single key (i.e., without hitting enter). - Currently this is used only by the `\--patch` mode of - linkgit:git-add[1]. Note that this setting is silently + Currently this is used by the `\--patch` mode of + linkgit:git-add[1], linkgit:git-reset[1], linkgit:git-stash[1] and + linkgit:git-checkout[1]. Note that this setting is silently ignored if portable keystroke input is not available. log.date:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt index 35cb5d3f6..9c1d39572 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-add.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt @@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ patch:: This lets you choose one path out of a 'status' like selection. After choosing the path, it presents the diff between the index and the working tree file and asks you if you want to stage - the change of each hunk. You can say: + the change of each hunk. You can select one of the following + options and type return: y - stage this hunk n - do not stage this hunk @@ -293,6 +294,9 @@ patch:: + After deciding the fate for all hunks, if there is any hunk that was chosen, the index is updated with the selected hunks. ++ +You can omit having to type return here, by setting the configuration +variable `interactive.singlekey` to `true`. diff:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt index 1063f6902..c0a96e6c1 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [--detach] [<commit>] 'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [[-b|-B|--orphan] <new_branch>] [<start_point>] 'git checkout' [-f|--ours|--theirs|-m|--conflict=<style>] [<tree-ish>] [--] <paths>... -'git checkout' --patch [<tree-ish>] [--] [<paths>...] +'git checkout' [-p|--patch] [<tree-ish>] [--] [<paths>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ $ git checkout <branch> that is to say, the branch is not reset/created unless "git checkout" is successful. -'git checkout' [--patch] [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>...:: +'git checkout' [-p|--patch] [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>...:: When <paths> or `--patch` are given, 'git checkout' does *not* switch branches. It updates the named paths in the working tree @@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ the conflicted merge in the specified paths. working tree (and if a <tree-ish> was specified, the index). + This means that you can use `git checkout -p` to selectively discard -edits from your current working tree. +edits from your current working tree. See the ``Interactive Mode'' +section of linkgit:git-add[1] to learn how to operate the `\--patch` mode. <branch>:: Branch to checkout; if it refers to a branch (i.e., a name that, diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt index 8481f9db7..b2832fc7e 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git reset' [-q] [<commit>] [--] <paths>... -'git reset' --patch [<commit>] [--] [<paths>...] +'git reset' [--patch|-p] [<commit>] [--] [<paths>...] 'git reset' [--soft | --mixed | --hard | --merge | --keep] [-q] [<commit>] DESCRIPTION @@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ working tree in one go. and <commit> (defaults to HEAD). The chosen hunks are applied in reverse to the index. + -This means that `git reset -p` is the opposite of `git add -p` (see -linkgit:git-add[1]). +This means that `git reset -p` is the opposite of `git add -p`, i.e. +you can use it to selectively reset hunks. See the ``Interactive Mode'' +section of linkgit:git-add[1] to learn how to operate the `\--patch` mode. 'git reset' [--<mode>] [<commit>]:: This form resets the current branch head to <commit> and diff --git a/Documentation/git-stash.txt b/Documentation/git-stash.txt index 79abc38e5..15f051fa4 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-stash.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS 'git stash' drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>] 'git stash' ( pop | apply ) [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>] 'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>] -'git stash' [save [--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]] +'git stash' [save [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]] 'git stash' clear 'git stash' create @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ is also possible). OPTIONS ------- -save [--patch] [--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]:: +save [-p|--patch] [--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]:: Save your local modifications to a new 'stash', and run `git reset --hard` to revert them. The <message> part is optional and gives @@ -54,12 +54,13 @@ save [--patch] [--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]:: If the `--keep-index` option is used, all changes already added to the index are left intact. + -With `--patch`, you can interactively select hunks from in the diff +With `--patch`, you can interactively select hunks from the diff between HEAD and the working tree to be stashed. The stash entry is constructed such that its index state is the same as the index state of your repository, and its worktree contains only the changes you selected interactively. The selected changes are then rolled back -from your worktree. +from your worktree. See the ``Interactive Mode'' section of +linkgit:git-add[1] to learn how to operate the `\--patch` mode. + The `--patch` option implies `--keep-index`. You can use `--no-keep-index` to override this. |