Bug 29718 - manpage for git-pull mentions a non-valid option -m in a comment
Summary: manpage for git-pull mentions a non-valid option -m in a comment
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Sisyphus
Classification: Development
Component: git (show other bugs)
Version: unstable
Hardware: all Linux
: P3 minor
Assignee: placeholder@altlinux.org
QA Contact: qa-sisyphus
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Reported: 2014-01-14 06:05 MSK by Ivan Zakharyaschev
Modified: 2014-01-25 19:27 MSK (History)
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Description Ivan Zakharyaschev 2014-01-14 06:05:58 MSK 
git-1.8.4.4-alt1

The manpage for git-pull mentions -m in a comment:

       --edit, -e, --no-edit
           Invoke an editor before committing successful mechanical merge to further edit
           the auto-generated merge message, so that the user can explain and justify the
           merge. The --no-edit option can be used to accept the auto-generated message
           (this is generally discouraged). The --edit (or -e) option is still useful if
           you are giving a draft message with the -m option from the command line and
           want to edit it in the editor.

but it is not accepted actually:

git pull --no-edit -m 'Restoring config etc from server' origin server/GITCONFIG/master
fatal: No such remote or remote group: Restoring config etc from server

I'm not sure whether it is a bug of the implementation or of the documentation.
Comment 1 Ivan Zakharyaschev 2014-01-14 06:20:15 MSK 
Sent upstream, too: http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/240386
Comment 2 Repository Robot 2014-01-25 19:27:53 MSK 
git-1.8.4.5-alt1 -> sisyphus:

* Sat Jan 25 2014 Dmitry V. Levin <ldv@altlinux> 1.8.4.5-alt1
- Updated to maint v1.8.4.5.
- Applied upstream fix for git-pull manpage (closes: #29718).