From: Eric S. Raymond Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:57:05 +0000 (-0400) Subject: fast-import: document the --done option X-Git-Tag: v1.7.12.1~1^2 X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3266de10;p=git.git fast-import: document the --done option Acked-by: Sverre Rabbelier Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- diff --git a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt index 0fc68a911..3e7e62057 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt @@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ OPTIONS See ``Date Formats'' below for details about which formats are supported, and their syntax. +-- done:: + Terminate with error if there is no 'done' command at the + end of the stream. + --force:: Force updating modified existing branches, even if doing so would cause commits to be lost (as the new commit does @@ -1030,7 +1034,9 @@ done:: Error out if the stream ends without a 'done' command. Without this feature, errors causing the frontend to end abruptly at a convenient point in the stream can go - undetected. + undetected. This may occur, for example, if an import + front end dies in mid-operation without emitting SIGTERM + or SIGKILL at its subordinate git fast-import instance. `option` ~~~~~~~~