"man gitcli" already explains the purpose of the "--" syntax, so there
is no value to a small subset of Git commands explaining that in their
man pages.
Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
i tried this once before, and i'm going to try to push it through
again ... it's pointless and inconsistent for less than a dozen man
pages to explicitly explain the purpose of "--" unless all of the man
pages do. as long as the "--" appears in the command SYNOPSIS, that
should be more than adequate.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index b700beaff..69d625285 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -180,11 +180,6 @@ for "git add --no-all <pathspec>...", i.e. ignored removed files.
bit is only changed in the index, the files on disk are left
unchanged.
-\--::
- This option can be used to separate command-line options from
- the list of files, (useful when filenames might be mistaken
- for command-line options).
-
Configuration
-------------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt b/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt
index aa3b2bf2f..0ae2523e0 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ OPTIONS
If `--stdin` is also given, input paths are separated
with a NUL character instead of a linefeed character.
-\--::
- Interpret all preceding arguments as attributes and all following
- arguments as path names.
-
If none of `--stdin`, `--all`, or `--` is used, the first argument
will be treated as an attribute and the rest of the arguments as
pathnames.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt
index 4d33e7be0..11ee76e7d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ OPTIONS
Only meaningful with `--stdin`; paths are separated with
NUL character instead of LF.
-\--::
- Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
-
The order of the flags used to matter, but not anymore.
Just doing `git checkout-index` does nothing. You probably meant
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 8c74a2ca0..cd9f362d1 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -334,9 +334,6 @@ changes to tracked files.
Countermand `commit.gpgSign` configuration variable that is
set to force each and every commit to be signed.
-\--::
- Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
-
<file>...::
When files are given on the command line, the command
commits the contents of the named files, without
diff --git a/Documentation/git-grep.txt b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
index 18b494731..bac0b789c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-grep.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-grep.txt
@@ -282,10 +282,6 @@ providing this option will cause it to die.
Instead of searching tracked files in the working tree, search
blobs in the given trees.
-\--::
- Signals the end of options; the rest of the parameters
- are <pathspec> limiters.
-
<pathspec>...::
If given, limit the search to paths matching at least one pattern.
Both leading paths match and glob(7) patterns are supported.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
index 3ac3e3a77..c5cf3a488 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
@@ -176,9 +176,6 @@ Both the <eolinfo> in the index ("i/<eolinfo>")
and in the working tree ("w/<eolinfo>") are shown for regular files,
followed by the ("attr/<eolattr>").
-\--::
- Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
-
<file>::
Files to show. If no files are given all files which match the other
specified criteria are shown.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt
index 02676fb39..51f884c7e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ files are passed as arguments 5, 6 and 7.
OPTIONS
-------
-\--::
- Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
-
-a::
Run merge against all files in the index that need merging.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-prune.txt b/Documentation/git-prune.txt
index 7a493c80f..39caa247a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-prune.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-prune.txt
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ OPTIONS
--verbose::
Report all removed objects.
-\--::
- Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
-
--expire <time>::
Only expire loose objects older than <time>.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rm.txt b/Documentation/git-rm.txt
index b5c46223c..67ea38e46 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rm.txt
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ OPTIONS
Allow recursive removal when a leading directory name is
given.
-\--::
- This option can be used to separate command-line options from
- the list of files, (useful when filenames might be mistaken
- for command-line options).
-
--cached::
Use this option to unstage and remove paths only from the index.
Working tree files, whether modified or not, will be
diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
index bdb034259..7d67704a9 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
@@ -218,9 +218,6 @@ will remove the intended effect of the option.
the configured value will take effect next time the index is
read and this will remove the intended effect of the option.
-\--::
- Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
-
<file>::
Files to act on.
Note that files beginning with '.' are discarded. This includes
diff --git a/Documentation/git-verify-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-verify-pack.txt
index 61ca6d04c..b546c2192 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-verify-pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-verify-pack.txt
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ OPTIONS
Do not verify the pack contents; only show the histogram of delta
chain length. With `--verbose`, list of objects is also shown.
-\--::
- Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
-
OUTPUT FORMAT
-------------
When specifying the -v option the format used is:
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