fast-import: document the --done option
Acked-by: Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
index 0fc68a9..3e7e620 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
See ``Date Formats'' below for details about which formats
are supported, and their syntax.
+-- done::
+ Terminate with error if there is no 'done' command at the
+ end of the stream.
+
--force::
Force updating modified existing branches, even if doing
so would cause commits to be lost (as the new commit does
@@ -1030,7 +1034,9 @@
Error out if the stream ends without a 'done' command.
Without this feature, errors causing the frontend to end
abruptly at a convenient point in the stream can go
- undetected.
+ undetected. This may occur, for example, if an import
+ front end dies in mid-operation without emitting SIGTERM
+ or SIGKILL at its subordinate git fast-import instance.
`option`
~~~~~~~~
