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diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index 2fe7355555..47799097ce 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-add - Add file contents to the index
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [--interactive | -i] [-u] [--refresh]
+'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [--interactive | -i] [--patch | -p] [-u] [--refresh]
[--] <filepattern>...
DESCRIPTION
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ directory recursion or filename globbing performed by Git (quote your
globs before the shell) will be silently ignored. The 'add' command can
be used to add ignored files with the `-f` (force) option.
-Please see gitlink:git-commit[1] for alternative ways to add content to a
+Please see linkgit:git-commit[1] for alternative ways to add content to a
commit.
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ OPTIONS
and `dir/file2`) can be given to add all files in the
directory, recursively.
--n::
+-n, \--dry-run::
Don't actually add the file(s), just show if they exist.
--v::
+-v, \--verbose::
Be verbose.
-f::
@@ -61,14 +61,21 @@ OPTIONS
-i, \--interactive::
Add modified contents in the working tree interactively to
- the index.
+ the index. Optional path arguments may be supplied to limit
+ operation to a subset of the working tree. See ``Interactive
+ mode'' for details.
+
+-p, \--patch::
+ Similar to Interactive mode but the initial command loop is
+ bypassed and the 'patch' subcommand is invoked using each of
+ the specified filepatterns before exiting.
-u::
Update only files that git already knows about. 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 are
- updated.
+ command line. If no paths are specified, all tracked files in the
+ current directory and its subdirectories are updated.
\--refresh::
Don't add the file(s), but only refresh their stat()
@@ -210,6 +217,8 @@ patch::
k - do not decide on this hunk now, and view the previous
undecided hunk
K - do not decide on this hunk now, and view the previous hunk
+ s - split the current hunk into smaller hunks
+ ? - print help
+
After deciding the fate for all hunks, if there is any hunk
that was chosen, the index is updated with the selected hunks.
@@ -222,11 +231,12 @@ diff::
See Also
--------
-gitlink:git-status[1]
-gitlink:git-rm[1]
-gitlink:git-mv[1]
-gitlink:git-commit[1]
-gitlink:git-update-index[1]
+linkgit:git-status[1]
+linkgit:git-rm[1]
+linkgit:git-reset[1]
+linkgit:git-mv[1]
+linkgit:git-commit[1]
+linkgit:git-update-index[1]
Author
------
@@ -238,4 +248,4 @@ Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
GIT
---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite