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diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt index ea2701846f..a0c9f68580 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-add.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ OPTIONS the index. -u:: - Update all files that git already knows about. This is what - "git commit -a" does in preparation for making a commit. + 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. \--:: This option can be used to separate command-line options from @@ -66,6 +69,15 @@ OPTIONS for command-line options). +Configuration +------------- + +The optional configuration variable 'core.excludesfile' indicates a path to a +file containing patterns of file names to exclude from git-add, similar to +$GIT_DIR/info/exclude. Patterns in the exclude file are used in addition to +those in info/exclude. See link:repository-layout.html[repository layout]. + + EXAMPLES -------- git-add Documentation/\\*.txt:: |