From: Junio C Hamano Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 23:41:21 +0000 (-0700) Subject: Documentation/git-commit: rephrase the "initial-ness" of templates X-Git-Tag: v1.7.10.1~14^2 X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=1f08c2c8258cb09d4e78b8c3ff7e45a570f957ea;p=git.git Documentation/git-commit: rephrase the "initial-ness" of templates The description of "commit -t " said the file is used "as the initial version" of the commit message, but in the context of an SCM, "version" is a loaded word that can needlesslyl confuse readers. Explain the purpose of the mechanism without using "version". Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt index f584a6214..68abfcacc 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt @@ -132,11 +132,14 @@ OPTIONS -t :: --template=:: - Use the contents of the given file as the initial version of the - commit message. The editor is invoked so you can make subsequent - changes. If you make no changes, the commit is aborted. If a message - is specified using the `-m` or `-F` options, this option has no - effect. This overrides the `commit.template` configuration variable. + When editing the commit message, start the editor with the + contents in the given file. The `commit.template` configuration + variable is often used to give this option implicitly to the + command. This mechanism can be used by projects that want to + guide participants with some hints on what to write in the message + in what order. If the user exits the editor without editing the + message, the commit is aborted. This has no effect when a message + is given by other means, e.g. with the `-m` or `-F` options. -s:: --signoff::