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diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt index 6f16eb0328..8fd0fc6236 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-status.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt @@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ The command takes the same set of options as `git-commit`; it shows what would be committed if the same options are given to `git-commit`. +If any paths have been touched in the working tree (that is, +their modification times have changed) but their contents and +permissions are identical to those in the index file, the command +updates the index file. Running `git-status` can thus speed up +subsequent operations such as `git-diff` if the working tree +contains many paths that have been touched but not modified. + OUTPUT ------ |