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<h4 class="subsection">4.1.2 Common Options</h4>
<p>These options are available on many commands.
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<dd><a name="g_t_002d_002dauthor"></a></dd>
<dt><code>--author</code>
<a name="index-_002d_002dauthor"></a>
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<dd><p>Override the author cert for a commit; normally, the author is the
local name of the key used for the commit. See
<code><a href="User-Defaults.html#get_005fauthor">get_author</a></code>, <samp><a href="Global-Options.html#g_t_002d_002dkey">--key</a></samp>,
<code><a href="User-Defaults.html#get_005flocal_005fkey_005fname">get_local_key_name</a></code>.
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<a name="g_t_002d_002dbranch"></a></dd>
<dt><code>--branch</code>
<a name="index-_002d_002dbranch"></a>
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<dd><p>Specify the branch for a command. This normally defaults to the
workspace branch.
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<a name="g_t_002d_002ddate"></a></dd>
<dt><code>--date</code>
<a name="index-_002d_002ddate"></a>
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<dd><p>Override the date cert for a commit. The date defaults to the current
calendar time.
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<a name="g_t_002d_002dmessage"></a></dd>
<dt><code>--message <var>string</var></code>
<a name="index-_002d_002dmessage-string"></a>
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<dd><p>Set the commit changelog message, as a string. Each command that does
a commit has a different default for the message.
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<a name="g_t_002d_002dmessage_002dfile"></a></dd>
<dt><code>--message-file <var>filename</var></code>
<a name="index-_002d_002dmessage_002dfile-filename"></a>
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<dd><p>Set the commit changelog message, as a file. Each command that does
a commit has a different default for the message.
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<a name="g_t_002d_002dupdate"></a></dd>
<dt><code>--[no-]update</code>
<a name="index-_002d_002d_005bno_002d_005dupdate"></a>
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<dd><p>If <samp>--update</samp> is given, and the command is executed in a
workspace, the workspace is updated to the new head of the workspace
branch if the workspace was at a head, and the command makes a new
head of the workspace branch.
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