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| author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2012-04-16 14:18:54 -0700 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2012-04-16 14:18:54 -0700 |
| commit | 51f87dece8f318fbbab44d61990cf9e8f0de07e8 (patch) | |
| tree | a4989896ce8e63b3a64636e2c650ffd98b20beee /git-commit.txt | |
| parent | 7549c1439042f62ccdbe770adc4905885c4df322 (diff) | |
| download | git-htmldocs-51f87dece8f318fbbab44d61990cf9e8f0de07e8.tar.gz | |
Autogenerated HTML docs for v1.7.10-207-g0bb2e
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diff --git a/git-commit.txt b/git-commit.txt index 5cc84a139..68abfcacc 100644 --- a/git-commit.txt +++ b/git-commit.txt @@ -132,11 +132,14 @@ OPTIONS -t <file>:: --template=<file>:: - Use the contents of the given file as the initial version - of the commit message. The editor is invoked and you can - make subsequent changes. If a message is specified using - the `-m` or `-F` options, this option has no effect. This - overrides the `commit.template` configuration variable. + When editing the commit message, start the editor with the + contents in the given file. The `commit.template` configuration + variable is often used to give this option implicitly to the + command. This mechanism can be used by projects that want to + guide participants with some hints on what to write in the message + in what order. If the user exits the editor without editing the + message, the commit is aborted. This has no effect when a message + is given by other means, e.g. with the `-m` or `-F` options. -s:: --signoff:: |