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[git.git] / Documentation / git-update-index.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
index b161c8b32b196b2e251ee65ee43e5aa0349b96b4..6cfbd9a842f0601cf81f8780ecf6b7939b25dccb 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ Modifies the index or directory cache. Each file mentioned is updated
 into the index and any 'unmerged' or 'needs updating' state is
 cleared.
 
 into the index and any 'unmerged' or 'needs updating' state is
 cleared.
 

+See also gitlink:git-add[1] for a more user-friendly way to do some of
+the most common operations on the index.
+

 The way "git-update-index" handles files it is told about can be modified
 using the various options:
 
 The way "git-update-index" handles files it is told about can be modified
 using the various options:
 


@@ -295,13 +298,19 @@ in the index and the file mode on the filesystem if they differ only on
 executable bit.   On such an unfortunate filesystem, you may
 need to use `git-update-index --chmod=`.
 
 executable bit.   On such an unfortunate filesystem, you may
 need to use `git-update-index --chmod=`.
 

+Quite similarly, if `core.symlinks` configuration variable is set
+to 'false' (see gitlink:git-config[1]), symbolic links are checked out
+as plain files, and this command does not modify a recorded file mode
+from symbolic link to regular file.
+

 The command looks at `core.ignorestat` configuration variable.  See
 'Using "assume unchanged" bit' section above.
 
 
 See Also
 --------
 The command looks at `core.ignorestat` configuration variable.  See
 'Using "assume unchanged" bit' section above.
 
 
 See Also
 --------

-gitlink:git-config[1]
+gitlink:git-config[1],
+gitlink:git-add[1]

 
 
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