Merge branch 'jc/doc-commit-only'
* jc/doc-commit-only:
Documentation/git-commit: clarify that --only/--include records the working tree contents
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 0bbc8f5..1e74b75 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -250,9 +250,10 @@
-o::
--only::
- Make a commit only from the paths specified on the
+ Make a commit by taking the updated working tree contents
+ of the paths specified on the
command line, disregarding any contents that have been
- staged so far. This is the default mode of operation of
+ staged for other paths. This is the default mode of operation of
'git commit' if any paths are given on the command line,
in which case this option can be omitted.
If this option is specified together with '--amend', then
