Merge branch 'am/pathspec-from-file'

A few commands learned to take the pathspec from the
standard input or a named file, instead of taking it as the command
line arguments.

* am/pathspec-from-file:
  commit: support the --pathspec-from-file option
  doc: commit: synchronize <pathspec> description
  reset: support the `--pathspec-from-file` option
  doc: reset: synchronize <pathspec> description
  pathspec: add new function to parse file
  parse-options.h: add new options `--pathspec-from-file`, `--pathspec-file-nul`

2 files changed, 57 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index afa7b75a23..ced5a9beab 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	   [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-author] [--allow-empty]
 	   [--allow-empty-message] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>]
 	   [--date=<date>] [--cleanup=<mode>] [--[no-]status]
-	   [-i | -o] [-S[<keyid>]] [--] [<file>...]
+	   [-i | -o] [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]]
+	   [-S[<keyid>]] [--] [<pathspec>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -278,6 +279,19 @@ FROM UPSTREAM REBASE" section in linkgit:git-rebase[1].)
 	already been staged. If used together with `--allow-empty`
 	paths are also not required, and an empty commit will be created.
 
+--pathspec-from-file=<file>::
+	Pathspec is passed in `<file>` instead of commandline args. If
+	`<file>` is exactly `-` then standard input is used. Pathspec
+	elements are separated by LF or CR/LF. Pathspec elements can be
+	quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath`
+	(see linkgit:git-config[1]). See also `--pathspec-file-nul` and
+	global `--literal-pathspecs`.
+
+--pathspec-file-nul::
+	Only meaningful with `--pathspec-from-file`. Pathspec elements are
+	separated with NUL character and all other characters are taken
+	literally (including newlines and quotes).
+
 -u[<mode>]::
 --untracked-files[=<mode>]::
 	Show untracked files.
@@ -345,12 +359,13 @@ changes to tracked files.
 \--::
 	Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
 
-<file>...::
-	When files are given on the command line, the command
-	commits the contents of the named files, without
-	recording the changes already staged.  The contents of
-	these files are also staged for the next commit on top
-	of what have been staged before.
+<pathspec>...::
+	When pathspec is given on the command line, commit the contents of
+	the files that match the pathspec without recording the changes
+	already added to the index. The contents of these files are also
+	staged for the next commit on top of what have been staged before.
++
+For more details, see the 'pathspec' entry in linkgit:gitglossary[7].
 
 :git-commit: 1
 include::date-formats.txt[]
diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
index 97e0544d9e..932080c55d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
@@ -8,34 +8,36 @@ git-reset - Reset current HEAD to the specified state
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git reset' [-q] [<tree-ish>] [--] <paths>...
-'git reset' (--patch | -p) [<tree-ish>] [--] [<paths>...]
+'git reset' [-q] [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>...
+'git reset' [-q] [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]] [<tree-ish>]
+'git reset' (--patch | -p) [<tree-ish>] [--] [<pathspec>...]
 'git reset' [--soft | --mixed [-N] | --hard | --merge | --keep] [-q] [<commit>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-In the first and second form, copy entries from `<tree-ish>` to the index.
-In the third form, set the current branch head (`HEAD`) to `<commit>`,
+In the first three forms, copy entries from `<tree-ish>` to the index.
+In the last form, set the current branch head (`HEAD`) to `<commit>`,
 optionally modifying index and working tree to match.
 The `<tree-ish>`/`<commit>` defaults to `HEAD` in all forms.
 
-'git reset' [-q] [<tree-ish>] [--] <paths>...::
-	This form resets the index entries for all `<paths>` to their
-	state at `<tree-ish>`.  (It does not affect the working tree or
-	the current branch.)
+'git reset' [-q] [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>...::
+'git reset' [-q] [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]] [<tree-ish>]::
+	These forms reset the index entries for all paths that match the
+	`<pathspec>` to their state at `<tree-ish>`.  (It does not affect
+	the working tree or the current branch.)
 +
-This means that `git reset <paths>` is the opposite of `git add
-<paths>`. This command is equivalent to
-`git restore [--source=<tree-ish>] --staged <paths>...`.
+This means that `git reset <pathspec>` is the opposite of `git add
+<pathspec>`. This command is equivalent to
+`git restore [--source=<tree-ish>] --staged <pathspec>...`.
 +
-After running `git reset <paths>` to update the index entry, you can
+After running `git reset <pathspec>` to update the index entry, you can
 use linkgit:git-restore[1] to check the contents out of the index to
 the working tree. Alternatively, using linkgit:git-restore[1]
 and specifying a commit with `--source`, you
 can copy the contents of a path out of a commit to the index and to the
 working tree in one go.
 
-'git reset' (--patch | -p) [<tree-ish>] [--] [<paths>...]::
+'git reset' (--patch | -p) [<tree-ish>] [--] [<pathspec>...]::
 	Interactively select hunks in the difference between the index
 	and `<tree-ish>` (defaults to `HEAD`).  The chosen hunks are applied
 	in reverse to the index.
@@ -101,6 +103,26 @@ OPTIONS
 	`reset.quiet` config option. `--quiet` and `--no-quiet` will
 	override the default behavior.
 
+--pathspec-from-file=<file>::
+	Pathspec is passed in `<file>` instead of commandline args. If
+	`<file>` is exactly `-` then standard input is used. Pathspec
+	elements are separated by LF or CR/LF. Pathspec elements can be
+	quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath`
+	(see linkgit:git-config[1]). See also `--pathspec-file-nul` and
+	global `--literal-pathspecs`.
+
+--pathspec-file-nul::
+	Only meaningful with `--pathspec-from-file`. Pathspec elements are
+	separated with NUL character and all other characters are taken
+	literally (including newlines and quotes).
+
+\--::
+	Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
+
+<pathspec>...::
+	Limits the paths affected by the operation.
++
+For more details, see the 'pathspec' entry in linkgit:gitglossary[7].
 
 EXAMPLES
 --------