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diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index ce71838b9e..25e6667736 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git add' [-n] [-v] [--force | -f] [--interactive | -i] [--patch | -p]
- [--all | [--update | -u]] [--intent-to-add | -N]
+ [--edit | -e] [--all | [--update | -u]] [--intent-to-add | -N]
[--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--] <filepattern>...
DESCRIPTION
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@ OPTIONS
bypassed and the 'patch' subcommand is invoked using each of
the specified filepatterns before exiting.
+-e, \--edit::
+ Open the diff vs. the index in an editor and let the user
+ edit it. After the editor was closed, adjust the hunk headers
+ and apply the patch to the index.
++
+*NOTE*: Obviously, if you change anything else than the first character
+on lines beginning with a space or a minus, the patch will no longer
+apply.
+
-u::
--update::
Update only files that git already knows about, staging modified