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[3/3] mv: Add documentation for new `-p' flag

Message ID 20231009233458.1371351-4-hugo@hsal.es (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series Add `-p' option to `git-mv', inspired by `mkdir' | expand

Commit Message

Hugo Sales Oct. 9, 2023, 11:34 p.m. UTC 
Signed-off-by: Hugo Sales <hugo@hsal.es>
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 Documentation/git-mv.txt | 12 ++++++++----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-mv.txt b/Documentation/git-mv.txt
index fb0220fd18..70c1e9572c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-mv.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-mv.txt
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@  DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 Move or rename a file, directory or symlink.
 
- git mv [-v] [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> <destination>
- git mv [-v] [-f] [-n] [-k] <source> ... <destination directory>
+ git mv [-v] [-f] [-n] [-k] [-p] <source> <destination>
+ git mv [-v] [-f] [-n] [-k] [-p] <source> ... <destination directory>
 
 In the first form, it renames <source>, which must exist and be either
 a file, symlink or directory, to <destination>.
-In the second form, the last argument has to be an existing
-directory; the given sources will be moved into this directory.
+In the second form, the last argument refers to a directory, which has
+to exist unless -p is specified, in which case it gets created; the
+given sources will be moved into this directory.
 
 The index is updated after successful completion, but the change must still be
 committed.
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@  OPTIONS
 -n::
 --dry-run::
 	Do nothing; only show what would happen
+-p::
+--parents::
+	Create missing parent directories in the <destination> or <destination directory> path. Similar to `mkdir -p', all missing leading directories are created.
 
 -v::
 --verbose::