Subject: [PATCH v3 4/4] apply docs: clarify wording for --intent-to-add

From: "Raymond E. Pasco" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2025 08:12:33 -0400

Avoid using a double negative, and keep in mind that --index and
--cached are distinct modes of operation.

Signed-off-by: Raymond E. Pasco <[email-masked]>
---
 Documentation/git-apply.adoc | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.adoc b/Documentation/git-apply.adoc
index 952518b8af..6c71ee69da 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-apply.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-apply.adoc
@@ -75,13 +75,14 @@ OPTIONS
 	tree. If `--check` is in effect, merely check that it would
 	apply cleanly to the index entry.
 
+-N::
 --intent-to-add::
 	When applying the patch only to the working tree, mark new
 	files to be added to the index later (see `--intent-to-add`
-	option in linkgit:git-add[1]). This option is ignored unless
-	running in a Git repository and `--index` is not specified.
-	Note that `--index` could be implied by other options such
-	as `--cached` or `--3way`.
+	option in linkgit:git-add[1]). This option is ignored if
+	`--index` or `--cached` are used, and has no effect outside a Git
+	repository. Note that `--index` could be implied by other options
+	such as `--3way`.
 
 -3::
 --3way::
-- 
2.50.0.229.gc167f4d905