Re: [PATCH 6/6] Documentation: call out commands that nuke untracked files/directories

From: Elijah Newren <redacted>

Some commands have traditionally also removed untracked files (or
directories) that were in the way of a tracked file we needed.  Document
these cases.

Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <redacted>
---
 Documentation/git-checkout.txt  | 5 +++--
 Documentation/git-read-tree.txt | 5 +++--
 Documentation/git-reset.txt     | 3 ++-
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index b1a6fe44997..d473c9bf387 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt

@@ -118,8 +118,9 @@ OPTIONS
 -f::
 --force::
 	When switching branches, proceed even if the index or the
-	working tree differs from `HEAD`.  This is used to throw away
-	local changes.
+	working tree differs from `HEAD`, and even if there are untracked
+	files in the way.  This is used to throw away local changes and

+	any untracked files or directories that are in the way.
 +
 When checking out paths from the index, do not fail upon unmerged
 entries; instead, unmerged entries are ignored.

diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
index 5fa8bab64c2..4731ec3283f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt

@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ OPTIONS
 
 --reset::
 	Same as -m, except that unmerged entries are discarded instead
-	of failing. When used with `-u`, updates leading to loss of
-	working tree changes will not abort the operation.
+	of failing.  When used with `-u`, updates leading to loss of

+	working tree changes or untracked files or directories will not
+	abort the operation.
 
 -u::
 	After a successful merge, update the files in the work

diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
index 252e2d4e47d..6f7685f53d5 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt

@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ linkgit:git-add[1]).
 
 --hard::
 	Resets the index and working tree. Any changes to tracked files in the
-	working tree since `<commit>` are discarded.
+	working tree since `<commit>` are discarded.  Any untracked files or