The intent is to make git-commit(1) feel more like a manual page. The
change also makes the page four words shorter.
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@uchicago.edu>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
DESCRIPTION
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-Use 'git commit' to store the current contents of the index in a new
-commit along with a log message describing the changes you have made.
+Stores the current contents of the index in a new commit along
+with a log message from the user describing the changes.
The content to be added can be specified in several ways: