[PATCH v2 try2 09/14] apply: add --stage option

[Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>]

Synonym for --index.

Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-apply.txt | 5 ++++-
 builtin/apply.c             | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
index f605327..8c047ef 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-apply - Apply a patch to files and/or to the index
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git apply' [--stat] [--numstat] [--summary] [--check] [--index] [--3way]
+'git apply' [--stat] [--numstat] [--summary] [--check] [--index|--stage] [--3way]
 	  [--apply] [--no-add] [--build-fake-ancestor=<file>] [-R | --reverse]
 	  [--allow-binary-replacement | --binary] [--reject] [-z]
 	  [-p<n>] [-C<n>] [--inaccurate-eof] [--recount] [--cached]
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ OPTIONS
 	up-to-date, it is flagged as an error.  This flag also
 	causes the index file to be updated.
 
+--stage::
+	Synonym for --index.
+
 --cached::
 	Apply a patch without touching the working tree. Instead take the
 	cached data, apply the patch, and store the result in the index
diff --git a/builtin/apply.c b/builtin/apply.c
index b0d0986..a97363c 100644
--- a/builtin/apply.c
+++ b/builtin/apply.c
@@ -4377,6 +4377,8 @@ int cmd_apply(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix_)
 			N_("instead of applying the patch, see if the patch is applicable")),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "index", &check_index,
 			N_("make sure the patch is applicable to the current index")),
+		OPT_BOOL(0, "stage", &check_index,
+			N_("make sure the patch is applicable to the current index")),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "cached", &cached,
 			N_("apply a patch without touching the working tree")),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "apply", &force_apply,
-- 
1.9.2+fc1.2.gfbaae8c