Merge branch 'fixes'

[git.git] / Documentation / git-read-tree.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
index d9c5a13..5653bac 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-read-tree - Reads tree information into the directory cache
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-read-tree' (<tree-ish> | [-m [-u]] <tree-ish1> [<tree-ish2> [<tree-ish3>]])
+'git-read-tree' (<tree-ish> | [-m [-u|-i]] <tree-ish1> [<tree-ish2> [<tree-ish3>]])
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ OPTIONS
        After a successful merge, update the files in the work
        tree with the result of the merge.
 
+-i::
+       Usually a merge requires the index file as well as the
+       files in the working tree are up to date with the
+       current head commit, in order not to lose local
+       changes.  This flag disables the check with the working
+       tree and is meant to be used when creating a merge of
+       trees that are not directly related to the current
+       working tree status into a temporary index file.
+
+
 <tree-ish#>::
        The id of the tree object(s) to be read/merged.
 
@@ -74,10 +84,10 @@ fast forward situation).
 When two trees are specified, the user is telling git-read-tree
 the following:
 
-    (1) The current index and work tree is derived from $H, but
+     1. The current index and work tree is derived from $H, but
         the user may have local changes in them since $H;
 
-    (2) The user wants to fast-forward to $M.
+     2. The user wants to fast-forward to $M.
 
 In this case, the "git-read-tree -m $H $M" command makes sure
 that no local change is lost as the result of this "merge".
@@ -251,7 +261,7 @@ updated to the result of the merge.
 
 See Also
 --------
-link:git-write-tree.html[git-write-tree]; link:git-ls-files.html[git-ls-files]
+gitlink:git-write-tree[1]; gitlink:git-ls-files[1]
 
 
 Author
@@ -264,5 +274,5 @@ Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel
 
 GIT
 ---
-Part of the link:git.html[git] suite
+Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite