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* ss/cherry-pick-x-doc: doc: Clarify that "cherry-pick -x" does not use "git notes"
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Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt

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message prior to committing.
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-x::
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When recording the commit, append to the original commit
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message a note that indicates which commit this change
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was cherry-picked from. Append the note only for cherry
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When recording the commit, append a line that says
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"(cherry picked from commit ...)" to the original commit
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message in order to indicate which commit this change was
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cherry-picked from. This is done only for cherry
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picks without conflicts. Do not use this option if
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you are cherry-picking from your private branch because
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the information is useless to the recipient. If on the

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