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diff --git a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt index 0fc68a911e..2969388880 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ git-fast-import - Backend for fast Git data importers SYNOPSIS -------- +[verse] frontend | 'git fast-import' [options] DESCRIPTION @@ -659,9 +660,14 @@ paths for a commit are encouraged to do so. `notemodify` ^^^^^^^^^^^^ -Included in a `commit` command to add a new note (annotating a given -commit) or change the content of an existing note. This command has -two different means of specifying the content of the note. +Included in a `commit` `<notes_ref>` command to add a new note +annotating a `<committish>` or change this annotation contents. +Internally it is similar to filemodify 100644 on `<committish>` +path (maybe split into subdirectories). It's not advised to +use any other commands to write to the `<notes_ref>` tree except +`filedeleteall` to delete all existing notes in this tree. +This command has two different means of specifying the content +of the note. External data format:: The data content for the note was already supplied by a prior |