From: Jonas Fonseca Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:55:38 GMT Subject: [PATCH] git-apply(1): document --unidiff-zero Message-ID: <20060917105538.GA1497@diku.dk> In-Reply-To: <7v64fm6cuj.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> Signed-off-by: Jonas Fonseca --- Documentation/git-apply.txt | 10 ++++++++++ 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt index c76cfff..ee136c1 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt @@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ OPTIONS context exist they all must match. By default no context is ever ignored. +--unidiff-zero:: + By default, gitlink:git-apply[1] expects that the patch being + applied is a unified diff with at least one line of context. + This provides good safety measures, but breaks down when + applying a diff generated with --unified=0. To bypass these + checks use '--unidiff-zero'. ++ +Note, for the reasons stated above usage of context-free patches are +discouraged. + --apply:: If you use any of the options marked "Turns off 'apply'" above, gitlink:git-apply[1] reads and outputs the -- 1.4.2.g39f1 -- Jonas Fonseca