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+git-commit-script(1)
+====================
+v0.99.4, Aug 2005
+
+NAME
+----
+git-commit-script - Record your changes
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+'git commit' [-a] [(-c | -C) <commit> | -F <file> | -m <msg>] <file>...
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Updates the index file for given paths, or all modified files if
+'-a' is specified, and makes a commit object.  The command
+VISUAL and EDITOR environment variables to edit the commit log
+message.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+-a::
+       Update all paths in the index file.
+
+-c or -C <commit>::
+       Take existing commit object, and reuse the log message
+       and the authorship information (including the timestamp)
+       when creating the commit.  With '-C', the editor is not
+       invoked; with '-c' the user can further edit the commit
+       message.
+
+-F <file>::
+       Take the commit message from the given file.  Use '-' to
+       read the message from the standard input.
+
+-m <msg>::
+       Use the given <msg> as the commit message.
+
+<file>...::
+       Update specified paths in the index file.
+
+
+Author
+------
+Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the link:git.html[git] suite