doc: apply new documentation guidelines to git commit

- switch the synopsis to a synopsis block which will automatically format placeholders in italics and keywords in monospace - use _<placeholder>_ instead of <placeholder> in the description - use `backticks for keywords and more complex option descriptions`. The new rendering engine will apply synopsis rules to these spans. Signed-off-by: Jean-Noël Avila <jn.avila@free.fr> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

Jean-Noël Avila committed Jan 15, 2025 at 20:23 UTC be2ea674ccb2492de9cb9a5d55b88396001eda2d
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@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ git-commit - Record changes to the repository
7
8 SYNOPSIS
9 --------
10 -[verse]
11 -'git commit' [-a | --interactive | --patch] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend]
10 +[synopsis]
11 +git commit [-a | --interactive | --patch] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend]
12 [--dry-run] [(-c | -C | --squash) <commit> | --fixup [(amend|reword):]<commit>]
13 [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-author] [--allow-empty]
14 [--allow-empty-message] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>]
@@ -23,31 +23,31 @@ Create a new commit containing the current contents of the index and
23 the given log message describing the changes. The new commit is a
24 direct child of HEAD, usually the tip of the current branch, and the
25 branch is updated to point to it (unless no branch is associated with
26 -the working tree, in which case HEAD is "detached" as described in
26 +the working tree, in which case `HEAD` is "detached" as described in
27 linkgit:git-checkout[1]).
28
29 The content to be committed can be specified in several ways:
30
31 1. by using linkgit:git-add[1] to incrementally "add" changes to the
32 - index before using the 'commit' command (Note: even modified files
32 + index before using the `commit` command (Note: even modified files
33 must be "added");
34
35 2. by using linkgit:git-rm[1] to remove files from the working tree
36 - and the index, again before using the 'commit' command;
36 + and the index, again before using the `commit` command;
37
38 -3. by listing files as arguments to the 'commit' command
39 - (without --interactive or --patch switch), in which
38 +3. by listing files as arguments to the `commit` command
39 + (without `--interactive` or `--patch` switch), in which
40 case the commit will ignore changes staged in the index, and instead
41 record the current content of the listed files (which must already
42 be known to Git);
43
44 -4. by using the -a switch with the 'commit' command to automatically
44 +4. by using the `-a` switch with the `commit` command to automatically
45 "add" changes from all known files (i.e. all files that are already
46 listed in the index) and to automatically "rm" files in the index
47 that have been removed from the working tree, and then perform the
48 actual commit;
49
50 -5. by using the --interactive or --patch switches with the 'commit' command
50 +5. by using the `--interactive` or `--patch` switches with the `commit` command
51 to decide one by one which files or hunks should be part of the commit
52 in addition to contents in the index,
53 before finalizing the operation. See the ``Interactive Mode'' section of
@@ -58,137 +58,137 @@ summary of what is included by any of the above for the next
58 commit by giving the same set of parameters (options and paths).
59
60 If you make a commit and then find a mistake immediately after
61 -that, you can recover from it with 'git reset'.
61 +that, you can recover from it with `git reset`.
62
63 :git-commit: 1
64
65 OPTIONS
66 -------
67 --a::
68 ---all::
67 +`-a`::
68 +`--all`::
69 Tell the command to automatically stage files that have
70 been modified and deleted, but new files you have not
71 told Git about are not affected.
72
73 --p::
74 ---patch::
73 +`-p`::
74 +`--patch`::
75 Use the interactive patch selection interface to choose
76 which changes to commit. See linkgit:git-add[1] for
77 details.
78
79 --C <commit>::
80 ---reuse-message=<commit>::
81 - Take an existing commit object, and reuse the log message
79 +`-C <commit>`::
80 +`--reuse-message=<commit>`::
81 + Take an existing _<commit>_ object, and reuse the log message
82 and the authorship information (including the timestamp)
83 when creating the commit.
84
85 --c <commit>::
86 ---reedit-message=<commit>::
87 - Like '-C', but with `-c` the editor is invoked, so that
85 +`-c <commit>`::
86 +`--reedit-message=<commit>`::
87 + Like `-C`, but with `-c` the editor is invoked, so that
88 the user can further edit the commit message.
89
90 ---fixup=[(amend|reword):]<commit>::
91 - Create a new commit which "fixes up" `<commit>` when applied with
90 +`--fixup=[(amend|reword):]<commit>`::
91 + Create a new commit which "fixes up" _<commit>_ when applied with
92 `git rebase --autosquash`. Plain `--fixup=<commit>` creates a
93 - "fixup!" commit which changes the content of `<commit>` but leaves
93 + "fixup!" commit which changes the content of _<commit>_ but leaves
94 its log message untouched. `--fixup=amend:<commit>` is similar but
95 creates an "amend!" commit which also replaces the log message of
96 - `<commit>` with the log message of the "amend!" commit.
96 + _<commit>_ with the log message of the "amend!" commit.
97 `--fixup=reword:<commit>` creates an "amend!" commit which
98 - replaces the log message of `<commit>` with its own log message
99 - but makes no changes to the content of `<commit>`.
98 + replaces the log message of _<commit>_ with its own log message
99 + but makes no changes to the content of _<commit>_.
100 +
101 The commit created by plain `--fixup=<commit>` has a subject
102 -composed of "fixup!" followed by the subject line from <commit>,
102 +composed of "fixup!" followed by the subject line from _<commit>_,
103 and is recognized specially by `git rebase --autosquash`. The `-m`
104 option may be used to supplement the log message of the created
105 commit, but the additional commentary will be thrown away once the
106 -"fixup!" commit is squashed into `<commit>` by
106 +"fixup!" commit is squashed into _<commit>_ by
107 `git rebase --autosquash`.
108 +
109 The commit created by `--fixup=amend:<commit>` is similar but its
110 subject is instead prefixed with "amend!". The log message of
111 -<commit> is copied into the log message of the "amend!" commit and
111 +_<commit>_ is copied into the log message of the "amend!" commit and
112 opened in an editor so it can be refined. When `git rebase
113 ---autosquash` squashes the "amend!" commit into `<commit>`, the
114 -log message of `<commit>` is replaced by the refined log message
113 +--autosquash` squashes the "amend!" commit into _<commit>_, the
114 +log message of _<commit>_ is replaced by the refined log message
115 from the "amend!" commit. It is an error for the "amend!" commit's
116 log message to be empty unless `--allow-empty-message` is
117 specified.
118 +
119 `--fixup=reword:<commit>` is shorthand for `--fixup=amend:<commit>
120 ---only`. It creates an "amend!" commit with only a log message
120 + --only`. It creates an "amend!" commit with only a log message
121 (ignoring any changes staged in the index). When squashed by `git
122 -rebase --autosquash`, it replaces the log message of `<commit>`
122 +rebase --autosquash`, it replaces the log message of _<commit>_
123 without making any other changes.
124 +
125 Neither "fixup!" nor "amend!" commits change authorship of
126 -`<commit>` when applied by `git rebase --autosquash`.
126 +_<commit>_ when applied by `git rebase --autosquash`.
127 See linkgit:git-rebase[1] for details.
128
129 ---squash=<commit>::
130 - Construct a commit message for use with `rebase --autosquash`.
129 +`--squash=<commit>`::
130 + Construct a commit message for use with `git rebase --autosquash`.
131 The commit message subject line is taken from the specified
132 commit with a prefix of "squash! ". Can be used with additional
133 commit message options (`-m`/`-c`/`-C`/`-F`). See
134 linkgit:git-rebase[1] for details.
135
136 ---reset-author::
137 - When used with -C/-c/--amend options, or when committing after a
136 +`--reset-author`::
137 + When used with `-C`/`-c`/`--amend` options, or when committing after a
138 conflicting cherry-pick, declare that the authorship of the
139 resulting commit now belongs to the committer. This also renews
140 the author timestamp.
141
142 ---short::
142 +`--short`::
143 When doing a dry-run, give the output in the short-format. See
144 linkgit:git-status[1] for details. Implies `--dry-run`.
145
146 ---branch::
146 +`--branch`::
147 Show the branch and tracking info even in short-format.
148
149 ---porcelain::
149 +`--porcelain`::
150 When doing a dry-run, give the output in a porcelain-ready
151 format. See linkgit:git-status[1] for details. Implies
152 `--dry-run`.
153
154 ---long::
154 +`--long`::
155 When doing a dry-run, give the output in the long-format.
156 Implies `--dry-run`.
157
158 --z::
159 ---null::
158 +`-z`::
159 +`--null`::
160 When showing `short` or `porcelain` status output, print the
161 - filename verbatim and terminate the entries with NUL, instead of LF.
161 + filename verbatim and terminate the entries with _NUL_, instead of _LF_.
162 If no format is given, implies the `--porcelain` output format.
163 Without the `-z` option, filenames with "unusual" characters are
164 quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath`
165 (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
166
167 --F <file>::
168 ---file=<file>::
167 +`-F <file>`::
168 +`--file=<file>`::
169 Take the commit message from the given file. Use '-' to
170 read the message from the standard input.
171
172 ---author=<author>::
172 +`--author=<author>`::
173 Override the commit author. Specify an explicit author using the
174 - standard `A U Thor <author@example.com>` format. Otherwise <author>
174 + standard `A U Thor <author@example.com>` format. Otherwise _<author>_
175 is assumed to be a pattern and is used to search for an existing
176 - commit by that author (i.e. rev-list --all -i --author=<author>);
176 + commit by that author (i.e. `git rev-list --all -i --author=<author>`);
177 the commit author is then copied from the first such commit found.
178
179 ---date=<date>::
179 +`--date=<date>`::
180 Override the author date used in the commit.
181
182 --m <msg>::
183 ---message=<msg>::
182 +`-m <msg>`::
183 +`--message=<msg>`::
184 Use the given <msg> as the commit message.
185 If multiple `-m` options are given, their values are
186 concatenated as separate paragraphs.
187 +
188 The `-m` option is mutually exclusive with `-c`, `-C`, and `-F`.
189
190 --t <file>::
191 ---template=<file>::
190 +`-t <file>`::
191 +`--template=<file>`::
192 When editing the commit message, start the editor with the
193 contents in the given file. The `commit.template` configuration
194 variable is often used to give this option implicitly to the
@@ -200,56 +200,56 @@ The `-m` option is mutually exclusive with `-c`, `-C`, and `-F`.
200
201 include::signoff-option.txt[]
202
203 ---trailer <token>[(=|:)<value>]::
204 - Specify a (<token>, <value>) pair that should be applied as a
203 +`--trailer <token>[(=|:)<value>]`::
204 + Specify a (_<token>_, _<value>_) pair that should be applied as a
205 trailer. (e.g. `git commit --trailer "Signed-off-by:C O Mitter \
206 <committer@example.com>" --trailer "Helped-by:C O Mitter \
207 - <committer@example.com>"` will add the "Signed-off-by" trailer
208 - and the "Helped-by" trailer to the commit message.)
207 + <committer@example.com>"` will add the `Signed-off-by` trailer
208 + and the `Helped-by` trailer to the commit message.)
209 The `trailer.*` configuration variables
210 (linkgit:git-interpret-trailers[1]) can be used to define if
211 a duplicated trailer is omitted, where in the run of trailers
212 each trailer would appear, and other details.
213
214 --n::
215 ---[no-]verify::
214 +`-n`::
215 +`--[no-]verify`::
216 By default, the pre-commit and commit-msg hooks are run.
217 When any of `--no-verify` or `-n` is given, these are bypassed.
218 See also linkgit:githooks[5].
219
220 ---allow-empty::
220 +`--allow-empty`::
221 Usually recording a commit that has the exact same tree as its
222 sole parent commit is a mistake, and the command prevents you
223 from making such a commit. This option bypasses the safety, and
224 is primarily for use by foreign SCM interface scripts.
225
226 ---allow-empty-message::
227 - Like --allow-empty this command is primarily for use by foreign
226 +`--allow-empty-message`::
227 + Like `--allow-empty` this command is primarily for use by foreign
228 SCM interface scripts. It allows you to create a commit with an
229 empty commit message without using plumbing commands like
230 linkgit:git-commit-tree[1].
231
232 ---cleanup=<mode>::
232 +`--cleanup=<mode>`::
233 This option determines how the supplied commit message should be
234 cleaned up before committing. The '<mode>' can be `strip`,
235 `whitespace`, `verbatim`, `scissors` or `default`.
236 +
237 --
238 -strip::
238 +`strip`::
239 Strip leading and trailing empty lines, trailing whitespace,
240 commentary and collapse consecutive empty lines.
241 -whitespace::
241 +`whitespace`::
242 Same as `strip` except #commentary is not removed.
243 -verbatim::
243 +`verbatim`::
244 Do not change the message at all.
245 -scissors::
245 +`scissors`::
246 Same as `whitespace` except that everything from (and including)
247 the line found below is truncated, if the message is to be edited.
248 - "`#`" can be customized with core.commentChar.
248 + "`#`" can be customized with `core.commentChar`.
249
250 # ------------------------ >8 ------------------------
251
252 -default::
252 +`default`::
253 Same as `strip` if the message is to be edited.
254 Otherwise `whitespace`.
255 --
@@ -257,19 +257,19 @@ default::
257 The default can be changed by the `commit.cleanup` configuration
258 variable (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
259
260 --e::
261 ---edit::
260 +`-e`::
261 +`--edit`::
262 The message taken from file with `-F`, command line with
263 `-m`, and from commit object with `-C` are usually used as
264 the commit log message unmodified. This option lets you
265 further edit the message taken from these sources.
266
267 ---no-edit::
267 +`--no-edit`::
268 Use the selected commit message without launching an editor.
269 For example, `git commit --amend --no-edit` amends a commit
270 without changing its commit message.
271
272 ---amend::
272 +`--amend`::
273 Replace the tip of the current branch by creating a new
274 commit. The recorded tree is prepared as usual (including
275 the effect of the `-i` and `-o` options and explicit
@@ -295,23 +295,23 @@ You should understand the implications of rewriting history if you
295 amend a commit that has already been published. (See the "RECOVERING
296 FROM UPSTREAM REBASE" section in linkgit:git-rebase[1].)
297
298 ---no-post-rewrite::
299 - Bypass the post-rewrite hook.
298 +`--no-post-rewrite`::
299 + Bypass the `post-rewrite` hook.
300
301 --i::
302 ---include::
301 +`-i`::
302 +`--include`::
303 Before making a commit out of staged contents so far,
304 stage the contents of paths given on the command line
305 as well. This is usually not what you want unless you
306 are concluding a conflicted merge.
307
308 --o::
309 ---only::
308 +`-o`::
309 +`--only`::
310 Make a commit by taking the updated working tree contents
311 of the paths specified on the
312 command line, disregarding any contents that have been
313 staged for other paths. This is the default mode of operation of
314 - 'git commit' if any paths are given on the command line,
314 + `git commit` if any paths are given on the command line,
315 in which case this option can be omitted.
316 If this option is specified together with `--amend`, then
317 no paths need to be specified, which can be used to amend
@@ -319,48 +319,48 @@ FROM UPSTREAM REBASE" section in linkgit:git-rebase[1].)
319 already been staged. If used together with `--allow-empty`
320 paths are also not required, and an empty commit will be created.
321
322 ---pathspec-from-file=<file>::
323 - Pathspec is passed in `<file>` instead of commandline args. If
324 - `<file>` is exactly `-` then standard input is used. Pathspec
325 - elements are separated by LF or CR/LF. Pathspec elements can be
322 +`--pathspec-from-file=<file>`::
323 + Pathspec is passed in _<file>_ instead of commandline args. If
324 + _<file>_ is exactly `-` then standard input is used. Pathspec
325 + elements are separated by _LF_ or _CR_/_LF_. Pathspec elements can be
326 quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath`
327 (see linkgit:git-config[1]). See also `--pathspec-file-nul` and
328 global `--literal-pathspecs`.
329
330 ---pathspec-file-nul::
330 +`--pathspec-file-nul`::
331 Only meaningful with `--pathspec-from-file`. Pathspec elements are
332 - separated with NUL character and all other characters are taken
332 + separated with _NUL_ character and all other characters are taken
333 literally (including newlines and quotes).
334
335 --u[<mode>]::
336 ---untracked-files[=<mode>]::
335 +`-u[<mode>]`::
336 +`--untracked-files[=<mode>]`::
337 Show untracked files.
338 +
339 --
340 -The mode parameter is optional (defaults to 'all'), and is used to
341 -specify the handling of untracked files; when -u is not used, the
342 -default is 'normal', i.e. show untracked files and directories.
340 +The _<mode>_ parameter is optional (defaults to `all`), and is used to
341 +specify the handling of untracked files; when `-u` is not used, the
342 +default is `normal`, i.e. show untracked files and directories.
343
344 The possible options are:
345
346 - - 'no' - Show no untracked files
347 - - 'normal' - Shows untracked files and directories
348 - - 'all' - Also shows individual files in untracked directories.
346 +`no`:: Show no untracked files
347 +`normal`:: Shows untracked files and directories
348 +`all`:: Also shows individual files in untracked directories.
349
350 All usual spellings for Boolean value `true` are taken as `normal`
351 and `false` as `no`.
352 -The default can be changed using the status.showUntrackedFiles
352 +The default can be changed using the `status.showUntrackedFiles`
353 configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1].
354 --
355
356 --v::
357 ---verbose::
358 - Show unified diff between the HEAD commit and what
356 +`-v`::
357 +`--verbose`::
358 + Show unified diff between the `HEAD` commit and what
359 would be committed at the bottom of the commit message
360 template to help the user describe the commit by reminding
361 what changes the commit has.
362 Note that this diff output doesn't have its
363 - lines prefixed with '#'. This diff will not be a part
363 + lines prefixed with `#`. This diff will not be a part
364 of the commit message. See the `commit.verbose` configuration
365 variable in linkgit:git-config[1].
366 +
@@ -368,40 +368,40 @@ If specified twice, show in addition the unified diff between
368 what would be committed and the worktree files, i.e. the unstaged
369 changes to tracked files.
370
371 --q::
372 ---quiet::
371 +`-q`::
372 +`--quiet`::
373 Suppress commit summary message.
374
375 ---dry-run::
375 +`--dry-run`::
376 Do not create a commit, but show a list of paths that are
377 to be committed, paths with local changes that will be left
378 uncommitted and paths that are untracked.
379
380 ---status::
380 +`--status`::
381 Include the output of linkgit:git-status[1] in the commit
382 message template when using an editor to prepare the commit
383 message. Defaults to on, but can be used to override
384 - configuration variable commit.status.
384 + configuration variable `commit.status`.
385
386 ---no-status::
386 +`--no-status`::
387 Do not include the output of linkgit:git-status[1] in the
388 commit message template when using an editor to prepare the
389 default commit message.
390
391 --S[<keyid>]::
392 ---gpg-sign[=<keyid>]::
393 ---no-gpg-sign::
394 - GPG-sign commits. The `keyid` argument is optional and
391 +`-S[<key-id>]`::
392 +`--gpg-sign[=<key-id>]`::
393 +`--no-gpg-sign`::
394 + GPG-sign commits. The _<key-id>_ is optional and
395 defaults to the committer identity; if specified, it must be
396 stuck to the option without a space. `--no-gpg-sign` is useful to
397 countermand both `commit.gpgSign` configuration variable, and
398 earlier `--gpg-sign`.
399
400 -\--::
400 +`--`::
401 Do not interpret any more arguments as options.
402
403 -<pathspec>...::
404 - When pathspec is given on the command line, commit the contents of
403 +`<pathspec>...`::
404 + When _<pathspec>_ is given on the command line, commit the contents of
405 the files that match the pathspec without recording the changes
406 already added to the index. The contents of these files are also
407 staged for the next commit on top of what have been staged before.
@@ -412,10 +412,10 @@ EXAMPLES
412 --------
413 When recording your own work, the contents of modified files in
414 your working tree are temporarily stored to a staging area
415 -called the "index" with 'git add'. A file can be
415 +called the "index" with `git add`. A file can be
416 reverted back, only in the index but not in the working tree,
417 to that of the last commit with `git restore --staged <file>`,
418 -which effectively reverts 'git add' and prevents the changes to
418 +which effectively reverts `git add` and prevents the changes to
419 this file from participating in the next commit. After building
420 the state to be committed incrementally with these commands,
421 `git commit` (without any pathname parameter) is used to record what
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ $ git commit -a
443 ------------
444
445 The command `git commit -a` first looks at your working tree,
446 -notices that you have modified hello.c and removed goodbye.c,
446 +notices that you have modified `hello.c` and removed `goodbye.c`,
447 and performs necessary `git add` and `git rm` for you.
448
449 After staging changes to many files, you can alter the order the
@@ -471,13 +471,13 @@ $ git commit
471 this second commit would record the changes to `hello.c` and
472 `hello.h` as expected.
473
474 -After a merge (initiated by 'git merge' or 'git pull') stops
474 +After a merge (initiated by `git merge` or `git pull`) stops
475 because of conflicts, cleanly merged
476 paths are already staged to be committed for you, and paths that
477 conflicted are left in unmerged state. You would have to first
478 -check which paths are conflicting with 'git status'
478 +check which paths are conflicting with `git status`
479 and after fixing them manually in your working tree, you would
480 -stage the result as usual with 'git add':
480 +stage the result as usual with `git add`:
481
482 ------------
483 $ git status | grep unmerged
@@ -507,12 +507,12 @@ COMMIT INFORMATION
507 Author and committer information is taken from the following environment
508 variables, if set:
509
510 - GIT_AUTHOR_NAME
511 - GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL
512 - GIT_AUTHOR_DATE
513 - GIT_COMMITTER_NAME
514 - GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL
515 - GIT_COMMITTER_DATE
510 + * `GIT_AUTHOR_NAME`
511 + * `GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL`
512 + * `GIT_AUTHOR_DATE`
513 + * `GIT_COMMITTER_NAME`
514 + * `GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL`
515 + * `GIT_COMMITTER_DATE`
516
517 (nb "<", ">" and "\n"s are stripped)
518
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ that, see the `credential.username` variable in linkgit:git-config[1].
524
525 In case (some of) these environment variables are not set, the information
526 is taken from the configuration items `user.name` and `user.email`, or, if not
527 -present, the environment variable EMAIL, or, if that is not set,
527 +present, the environment variable `EMAIL`, or, if that is not set,
528 system user name and the hostname used for outgoing mail (taken
529 from `/etc/mailname` and falling back to the fully qualified hostname when
530 that file does not exist).
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ include::i18n.txt[]
555 ENVIRONMENT AND CONFIGURATION VARIABLES
556 ---------------------------------------
557 The editor used to edit the commit log message will be chosen from the
558 -`GIT_EDITOR` environment variable, the core.editor configuration variable, the
558 +`GIT_EDITOR` environment variable, the `core.editor` configuration variable, the
559 `VISUAL` environment variable, or the `EDITOR` environment variable (in that
560 order). See linkgit:git-var[1] for details.
561