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From: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Remove --allow-empty from the git-commit synopsis
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 20:55:29 +0200
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On Mittwoch, 7. April 2010, =C3=86var Arnfj=C3=B6r=C3=B0 Bjarmason wrot=
e:
> --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
> @@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
>  [verse]
>  'git commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend]
> [--dry-run] [(-c | -C) <commit>] [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-auth=
or]
> -	   [--allow-empty] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=3D<author>]
> -	   [--date=3D<date>] [--cleanup=3D<mode>] [--status | --no-status] =
[--]
> -	   [[-i | -o ]<file>...]
> +	   [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=3D<author>] [--date=3D<date>]
> +	   [--cleanup=3D<mode>] [--status | --no-status] [--] [[-i | -o ]<f=
ile>...]

IMO the option should not be removed from the synopsis section of the=20
documentation. I would agree that it is removed from the output of 'git=
=20
commit -h', and I think this was the original intent when someone (Juni=
o?)=20
suggested to remove it.

-- Hannes