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diff --git a/Documentation/git-notes.txt b/Documentation/git-notes.txt index efbc10f0f5..f8310e56a8 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-notes.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-notes.txt @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git notes' [list [<object>]] -'git notes' add [-f] [--allow-empty] [-F <file> | -m <msg> | (-c | -C) <object>] [<object>] +'git notes' add [-f] [--allow-empty] [--[no-]separator | --separator=<paragraph-break>] [--[no-]stripspace] [-F <file> | -m <msg> | (-c | -C) <object>] [<object>] 'git notes' copy [-f] ( --stdin | <from-object> [<to-object>] ) -'git notes' append [--allow-empty] [-F <file> | -m <msg> | (-c | -C) <object>] [<object>] -'git notes' edit [--allow-empty] [<object>] +'git notes' append [--allow-empty] [--[no-]separator | --separator=<paragraph-break>] [--[no-]stripspace] [-F <file> | -m <msg> | (-c | -C) <object>] [<object>] +'git notes' edit [--allow-empty] [<object>] [--[no-]stripspace] 'git notes' show [<object>] 'git notes' merge [-v | -q] [-s <strategy> ] <notes-ref> 'git notes' merge --commit [-v | -q] @@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ add:: However, if you're using `add` interactively (using an editor to supply the notes contents), then - instead of aborting - the existing notes will be opened in the editor (like the `edit` - subcommand). + subcommand). If you specify multiple `-m` and `-F`, a blank + line will be inserted between the messages. Use the `--separator` + option to insert other delimiters. copy:: Copy the notes for the first object onto the second object (defaults to @@ -85,8 +87,12 @@ corresponding <to-object>. (The optional `<rest>` is ignored so that the command can read the input given to the `post-rewrite` hook.) append:: - Append to the notes of an existing object (defaults to HEAD). - Creates a new notes object if needed. + Append new message(s) given by `-m` or `-F` options to an + existing note, or add them as a new note if one does not + exist, for the object (defaults to HEAD). When appending to + an existing note, a blank line is added before each new + message as an inter-paragraph separator. The separator can + be customized with the `--separator` option. edit:: Edit the notes for a given object (defaults to HEAD). @@ -136,6 +142,7 @@ OPTIONS are concatenated as separate paragraphs. Lines starting with `#` and empty lines other than a single line between paragraphs will be stripped out. + If you wish to keep them verbatim, use `--no-stripspace`. -F <file>:: --file=<file>:: @@ -143,12 +150,16 @@ OPTIONS read the note message from the standard input. Lines starting with `#` and empty lines other than a single line between paragraphs will be stripped out. + If you wish to keep them verbatim, use `--no-stripspace`. -C <object>:: --reuse-message=<object>:: Take the given blob object (for example, another note) as the note message. (Use `git notes copy <object>` instead to - copy notes between objects.) + copy notes between objects.). By default, message will be + copied verbatim, but if you wish to strip out the lines + starting with `#` and empty lines other than a single line + between paragraphs, use with`--stripspace` option. -c <object>:: --reedit-message=<object>:: @@ -159,6 +170,19 @@ OPTIONS Allow an empty note object to be stored. The default behavior is to automatically remove empty notes. +--[no-]separator, --separator=<paragraph-break>:: + Specify a string used as a custom inter-paragraph separator + (a newline is added at the end as needed). If `--no-separator`, no + separators will be added between paragraphs. Defaults to a blank + line. + +--[no-]stripspace:: + Strip leading and trailing whitespace from the note message. + Also strip out empty lines other than a single line between + paragraphs. Lines starting with `#` will be stripped out + in non-editor cases like `-m`, `-F` and `-C`, but not in + editor case like `git notes edit`, `-c`, etc. + --ref <ref>:: Manipulate the notes tree in <ref>. This overrides `GIT_NOTES_REF` and the "core.notesRef" configuration. The ref |