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| author | Jeff King <peff@peff.net> | 2008-05-08 13:25:06 -0400 |
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| committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2008-05-08 12:09:42 -0700 |
| commit | afd899e1b7ef2b55a24834faad228b45ded6320a (patch) | |
| tree | 5f7a6ae98cbaf8fdb2870d046dfdf05d371d0d13 /Documentation/git-add.txt | |
| parent | a1748890dbfba4286c54fc9a3ce5786dfa25be33 (diff) | |
| download | git-afd899e1b7ef2b55a24834faad228b45ded6320a.tar.gz | |
doc: clarify definition of "update" for git-add -u
The "-u" option is described only in terms of "updating"
files, which in turn is described only as "similar to what
git commit -a does". Let's be a little more specific about
what updating entails.
Suggested by Geoffrey Irving.
Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/git-add.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-add.txt | 4 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt index c751a17d07..ab88f0a763 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-add.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt @@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ OPTIONS the specified filepatterns before exiting. -u:: - Update only files that git already knows about. This is similar + Update only files that git already knows about, staging modified + content for commit and marking deleted files for removal. This + is similar to what "git commit -a" does in preparation for making a commit, except that the update is limited to paths specified on the command line. If no paths are specified, all tracked files in the |