[PATCH] git stash: document apply's --index switch

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On Sun, Sep 30, 2007 at 10:29:05PM +0100, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Now that you know what --index is supposed to do, maybe you are nice
> enough to extend the documentation and post a patch?

something like this?

VMiklos

 Documentation/git-stash.txt |    7 ++++++-
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-stash.txt b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
index 05f40cf..5723bb0 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-stash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ show [<stash>]::
 	it will accept any format known to `git-diff` (e.g., `git-stash show
 	-p stash@\{1}` to view the second most recent stash in patch form).
 
-apply [<stash>]::
+apply [--index] [<stash>]::
 
 	Restore the changes recorded in the stash on top of the current
 	working tree state.  When no `<stash>` is given, applies the latest
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ apply [<stash>]::
 +
 This operation can fail with conflicts; you need to resolve them
 by hand in the working tree.
++
+If the `--index` option is used, then tries to reinstate not only the working
+tree's changes, but also the index's ones. However, this can fail, when you
+have conflicts (which are stored in the index, where you therefore can no
+longer apply the changes as they were originally).
 
 clear::
 	Remove all the stashed states. Note that those states will then
-- 
1.5.3.2.111.g5166-dirty

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