git stash: document apply's --index switch

[thirdparty/git.git] / Documentation / git-stash.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-stash.txt b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
index 05f40cff6cbaa9d8a08176a5a601b7e43d17e5bf..5723bb06f087f62e463b110686b850987103140d 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-stash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ show [<stash>]::
        it will accept any format known to `git-diff` (e.g., `git-stash show
        -p stash@\{1}` to view the second most recent stash in patch form).
 
-apply [<stash>]::
+apply [--index] [<stash>]::
 
        Restore the changes recorded in the stash on top of the current
        working tree state.  When no `<stash>` is given, applies the latest
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ apply [<stash>]::
 +
 This operation can fail with conflicts; you need to resolve them
 by hand in the working tree.
++
+If the `--index` option is used, then tries to reinstate not only the working
+tree's changes, but also the index's ones. However, this can fail, when you
+have conflicts (which are stored in the index, where you therefore can no
+longer apply the changes as they were originally).
 
 clear::
        Remove all the stashed states. Note that those states will then