Remove all but -q from the OPTIONS section, and instead explain the options separated by usage mode, since they only apply to one each. Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast <trast@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-reset.txt | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt index dbb810d..dca75b3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt @@ -8,29 +8,39 @@ git-reset - Reset current HEAD to the specified state SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'git reset' [--soft | --mixed | --hard | --merge | --keep] [-q] [<commit>] 'git reset' [-q] [<commit>] [--] <paths>... 'git reset' --patch [<commit>] [--] [<paths>...] +'git reset' [--soft | --mixed | --hard | --merge | --keep] [-q] [<commit>] DESCRIPTION ----------- -Sets the current head to the specified commit and optionally resets the -index and working tree to match. - -This command is useful if you notice some small error in a recent -commit (or set of commits) and want to redo that part without showing -the undo in the history. - -If you want to undo a commit other than the latest on a branch, -linkgit:git-revert[1] is your friend. - -The second and third forms with 'paths' and/or --patch are used to -revert selected paths in the index from a given commit, without moving -HEAD. +In the first and second form, copy entries from <commit> to the index. +In the third form, set the current branch to <commit>, optionally +modifying index and worktree to match. The <commit> defaults to HEAD +in all forms. + +'git reset' [-q] [<commit>] [--] <paths>...:: + This form resets the index entries for all <paths> to their + state at the <commit>. (It does not affect the worktree, nor + the current branch.) ++ +This means that `git reset <paths>` is the opposite of `git add +<paths>`. +'git reset' --patch|-p [<commit>] [--] [<paths>...]:: + Interactively select hunks in the difference between the index + 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]). -OPTIONS -------- +'git reset' [--<mode>] [<commit>]:: + This form points the current branch to <commit> and then + updates index and working tree according to <mode>, which must + be one of the following: ++ +-- --soft:: Does not touch the index file nor the working tree at all, but requires them to be in a good order. This leaves all your changed @@ -59,22 +69,19 @@ OPTIONS the given commit. If a file that is different between the current commit and the given commit has local changes, reset is aborted. +-- --p:: ---patch:: - Interactively select hunks in the difference between the index - 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]). +If you want to undo a commit other than the latest on a branch, +linkgit:git-revert[1] is your friend. + + +OPTIONS +------- -q:: --quiet:: Be quiet, only report errors. -<commit>:: - Commit to make the current HEAD. If not given defaults to HEAD. DISCUSSION ---------- -- 1.7.2.rc3.317.gc287 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html