[ \--cherry-pick ]
[ \--encoding[=<encoding>] ]
[ \--(author|committer|grep)=<pattern> ]
- [ \--regexp-ignore-case | \-i ]
- [ \--extended-regexp | \-E ]
- [ \--fixed-strings | \-F ]
+ [ \--regexp-ignore-case | -i ]
+ [ \--extended-regexp | -E ]
+ [ \--fixed-strings | -F ]
[ \--date={local|relative|default|iso|rfc|short} ]
[ [\--objects | \--objects-edge] [ \--unpacked ] ]
[ \--pretty | \--header ]
It takes one to three parameters. The first is the name of the file
that the commit log message. The second is the source of the commit
-message, and can be: `message` (if a `\-m` or `\-F` option was
-given); `template` (if a `\-t` option was given or the
+message, and can be: `message` (if a `-m` or `-F` option was
+given); `template` (if a `-t` option was given or the
configuration option `commit.template` is set); `merge` (if the
commit is a merge or a `.git/MERGE_MSG` file exists); `squash`
(if a `.git/SQUASH_MSG` file exists); or `commit`, followed by
-a commit SHA1 (if a `\-c`, `\-C` or `\--amend` option was given).
+a commit SHA1 (if a `-c`, `-C` or `\--amend` option was given).
If the exit status is non-zero, 'git-commit' will abort.