api-parse-options.txt: document "no-" for non-boolean options Document that the "no-" prefix can also be used for non-boolean options. Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt index 3062389..facc8c8 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ * Boolean long options can be 'negated' (or 'unset') by prepending `no-`, e.g. `--no-abbrev` instead of `--abbrev`. Conversely, options that begin with `no-` can be 'negated' by removing it. + Other long options can be unset (e.g., set string to NULL, set + integer to 0) by prepending `no-`. * Options and non-option arguments can clearly be separated using the `--` option, e.g. `-a -b --option -- --this-is-a-file` indicates that