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diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt index 0a1b0ad56d..d043e86a77 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt @@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] 'git-update-index' - [--add] [--remove | --force-remove] [--replace] - [--refresh [-q] [--unmerged] [--ignore-missing]] + [--add] [--remove | --force-remove] [--replace] + [--refresh] [-q] [--unmerged] [--ignore-missing] [--cacheinfo <mode> <object> <file>]\* [--chmod=(+|-)x] [--assume-unchanged | --no-assume-unchanged] - [--really-refresh] + [--really-refresh] [--unresolve] [--again] [--info-only] [--index-info] [-z] [--stdin] [--verbose] @@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ OPTIONS filesystem that has very slow lstat(2) system call (e.g. cifs). +--again:: + Runs `git-update-index` itself on the paths whose index + entries are different from those from the `HEAD` commit. + +--unresolve:: + Restores the 'unmerged' or 'needs updating' state of a + file during a merge if it was cleared by accident. + --info-only:: Do not create objects in the object database for all <file> arguments that follow this flag; just insert @@ -109,7 +117,7 @@ OPTIONS Only meaningful with `--stdin`; paths are separated with NUL character instead of LF. ---:: +\--:: Do not interpret any more arguments as options. <file>:: @@ -247,34 +255,33 @@ To update and refresh only the files already checked out: $ git-checkout-index -n -f -a && git-update-index --ignore-missing --refresh ---------------- -On an inefficient filesystem with `core.ignorestat` set: - +On an inefficient filesystem with `core.ignorestat` set:: ++ ------------ -$ git update-index --really-refresh <1> -$ git update-index --no-assume-unchanged foo.c <2> -$ git diff --name-only <3> +$ git update-index --really-refresh <1> +$ git update-index --no-assume-unchanged foo.c <2> +$ git diff --name-only <3> $ edit foo.c -$ git diff --name-only <4> +$ git diff --name-only <4> M foo.c -$ git update-index foo.c <5> -$ git diff --name-only <6> +$ git update-index foo.c <5> +$ git diff --name-only <6> $ edit foo.c -$ git diff --name-only <7> -$ git update-index --no-assume-unchanged foo.c <8> -$ git diff --name-only <9> +$ git diff --name-only <7> +$ git update-index --no-assume-unchanged foo.c <8> +$ git diff --name-only <9> M foo.c - -<1> forces lstat(2) to set "assume unchanged" bits for paths - that match index. +------------ ++ +<1> forces lstat(2) to set "assume unchanged" bits for paths that match index. <2> mark the path to be edited. <3> this does lstat(2) and finds index matches the path. -<4> this does lstat(2) and finds index does not match the path. +<4> this does lstat(2) and finds index does *not* match the path. <5> registering the new version to index sets "assume unchanged" bit. <6> and it is assumed unchanged. <7> even after you edit it. <8> you can tell about the change after the fact. <9> now it checks with lstat(2) and finds it has been changed. ------------- Configuration |