'git stash push' fixes a historical wart in the interface of 'git stash
save'.  As 'git stash push' has all functionality of 'git stash save',
with a nicer, more consistent user interface deprecate 'git stash
save'.  To do this, remove it from the synopsis of the man page, and
move it to a separate section, stating that it is deprecated.

Helped-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpj...@crashcourse.ca>
Helped-by: Jeff King <p...@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gummerer <t.gumme...@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-stash.txt | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-stash.txt b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
index 53b2e60aeb..8be661007d 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-stash.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-stash.txt
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git stash' drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
 'git stash' ( pop | apply ) [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
 'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>]
-'git stash' save [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
-            [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [<message>]
 'git stash' [push [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet]
             [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-m|--message <message>]]
             [--] [<pathspec>...]]
@@ -48,7 +46,6 @@ stash index (e.g. the integer `n` is equivalent to 
`stash@{n}`).
 OPTIONS
 -------
 
-save [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] 
[-q|--quiet] [<message>]::
 push [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] 
[-q|--quiet] [-m|--message <message>] [--] [<pathspec>...]::
 
        Save your local modifications to a new 'stash entry' and roll them
@@ -87,6 +84,12 @@ linkgit:git-add[1] to learn how to operate the `--patch` 
mode.
 The `--patch` option implies `--keep-index`.  You can use
 `--no-keep-index` to override this.
 
+save [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] 
[-q|--quiet] [<message>]::
+
+       This option is deprecated in favour of 'git stash push'.  It
+       differs from "stash push" in that it cannot take pathspecs,
+       and any non-option arguments form the message.
+
 list [<options>]::
 
        List the stash entries that you currently have.  Each 'stash entry' is
-- 
2.15.0.rc0.2.g8fac3e73c8.dirty

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