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Documentation/git-commit.txt: describe --dry-run
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Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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[verse]
'git commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend] [--dry-run]
[(-c | -C) <commit>] [-F <file> | -m <msg>]
[(-c | -C) <commit>] [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--dry-run]
[--allow-empty] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>]
[--cleanup=<mode>] [--] [[-i | -o ]<file>...]

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by one which files should be part of the commit, before finalizing the
operation. Currently, this is done by invoking 'git-add --interactive'.

The 'git-status' command can be used to obtain a
The `--dry-run` option can be used to obtain a
summary of what is included by any of the above for the next
commit by giving the same set of parameters you would give to
this command.
commit by giving the same set of parameters (options and paths).

If you make a commit and then find a mistake immediately after
that, you can recover from it with 'git-reset'.
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Like '-C', but with '-c' the editor is invoked, so that
the user can further edit the commit message.

--dry-run::
Do not actually make a commit, but show the list of paths
with updates in the index, paths with changes in the work tree,
and paths that are untracked, similar to the one that is given
in the commit log editor.

-F <file>::
--file=<file>::
Take the commit message from the given file. Use '-' to
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