The options following <merge-program> are not -a, --, or <file>..., but either -a, or -- <file>..., while -- is optional. Signed-off-by: Gerrit Pape <pape@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-merge-index.txt | 2 +- merge-index.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt index 5d816d0..19ee017 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-merge-index - Run a merge for files needing merging SYNOPSIS -------- -'git-merge-index' [-o] [-q] <merge-program> (-a | \-- | <file>\*) +'git-merge-index' [-o] [-q] <merge-program> (-a | [--] <file>\*) DESCRIPTION ----------- diff --git a/merge-index.c b/merge-index.c index bbb700b..7491c56 100644 --- a/merge-index.c +++ b/merge-index.c @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_DFL); if (argc < 3) - usage("git-merge-index [-o] [-q] <merge-program> (-a | <filename>*)"); + usage("git-merge-index [-o] [-q] <merge-program> (-a | [--] <filename>*)"); setup_git_directory(); read_cache(); -- 1.5.4.2 - 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