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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2011-05-04 15:51:35 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2011-05-04 15:51:35 -0700
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Merge branch 'ss/cherry-pick-x-doc'
* ss/cherry-pick-x-doc: doc: Clarify that "cherry-pick -x" does not use "git notes"
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@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@ OPTIONS
message prior to committing.
-x::
- When recording the commit, append to the original commit
- message a note that indicates which commit this change
- was cherry-picked from. Append the note only for cherry
+ When recording the commit, append a line that says
+ "(cherry picked from commit ...)" to the original commit
+ message in order to indicate which commit this change was
+ cherry-picked from. This is done only for cherry
picks without conflicts. Do not use this option if
you are cherry-picking from your private branch because
the information is useless to the recipient. If on the