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diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index 45652fe4a6..8b0e4c7fa8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ OPTIONS
specifying `dir` will record not just a file `dir/file1`
modified in the working tree, a file `dir/file2` added to
the working tree, but also a file `dir/file3` removed from
- the working tree. Note that older versions of Git used
+ the working tree). Note that older versions of Git used
to ignore removed files; use `--no-all` option if you want
- to add modified or new files but ignore removed ones.
+ to add modified or new files but ignore removed ones.
+
For more details about the <pathspec> syntax, see the 'pathspec' entry
in linkgit:gitglossary[7].
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ subdirectories).
--no-ignore-removal::
Update the index not only where the working tree has a file
matching <pathspec> but also where the index already has an
- entry. This adds, modifies, and removes index entries to
+ entry. This adds, modifies, and removes index entries to
match the working tree.
+
If no <pathspec> is given when `-A` option is used, all
@@ -193,20 +193,11 @@ for "git add --no-all <pathspec>...", i.e. ignored removed files.
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 linkgit:gitignore[5].
-
-
EXAMPLES
--------
* Adds content from all `*.txt` files under `Documentation` directory
-and its subdirectories:
+ and its subdirectories:
+
------------
$ git add Documentation/\*.txt