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@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ subdirectories.
If some files could not be added because of errors indexing
them, do not abort the operation, but continue adding the
others. The command shall still exit with non-zero status.
+ The configuration variable `add.ignoreErrors` can be set to
+ true to make this the default behaviour.
--ignore-missing::
This option can only be used together with --dry-run. By using
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ 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 linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5].
+those in info/exclude. See linkgit:gitignore[5].
EXAMPLES
@@ -272,7 +274,8 @@ patch::
This lets you choose one path out of a 'status' like selection.
After choosing the path, it presents the diff between the index
and the working tree file and asks you if you want to stage
- the change of each hunk. You can say:
+ the change of each hunk. You can select one of the following
+ options and type return:
y - stage this hunk
n - do not stage this hunk
@@ -291,6 +294,9 @@ patch::
+
After deciding the fate for all hunks, if there is any hunk
that was chosen, the index is updated with the selected hunks.
++
+You can omit having to type return here, by setting the configuration
+variable `interactive.singlekey` to `true`.
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