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[PATCH] git-apply(1): Clarify that one can select where to apply the patch

From
Björn Steinbrink <b.steinbrink@gmx.de>
Date
May 29, 2009, 10:21 UTC
Message-ID
<20090529102124.GA9332@atjola.homenet>

The patch can be applied to the work tree, the index or both, but the short description made it look like it's always applied to both.

Signed-off-by: Björn Steinbrink <B.Steinbrink@gmx.de>
---
 Documentation/git-apply.txt |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
index 9e5baa2..735374d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-apply(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-apply - Apply a patch on a git index file and a working tree
+git-apply - Apply a patch on a git index file and/or a working tree
 
 
 SYNOPSIS
-- 
1.6.3.1.169.g33fd
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  1. git-apply(1): Clarify that one can select where to apply the patchBjörn Steinbrink, May 29, 2009

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