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@@ -107,9 +107,10 @@ apply to the index. See EDITING PATCHES below.
from the index if the corresponding files in the working tree
have been removed.
+
-If no <pathspec> is given, default to "."; in other words,
-update all tracked files in the current directory and its
-subdirectories.
+If no <pathspec> is given, the current version of Git defaults to
+"."; in other words, update all tracked files in the current directory
+and its subdirectories. This default will change in a future version
+of Git, hence the form without <pathspec> should not be used.
-A::
--all::