Merge branch 'dp/clean-fix'

[git.git] / Documentation / git-add.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index e5efbc9a4e6280b8ffe72969e2269dfb970a18e6..47799097ce97da34fac60eafabd25576e077e362 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-add - Add file contents to the index
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [--interactive | -i] [-u] [--refresh]
+'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [--interactive | -i] [--patch | -p] [-u] [--refresh]
           [--] <filepattern>...
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ files have changes that are staged for the next commit.
 The 'git add' command will not add ignored files by default.  If any
 ignored files were explicitly specified on the command line, 'git add'
 will fail with a list of ignored files.  Ignored files reached by
-directory recursion or filename globbing will be silently ignored.
-The 'add' command can be used to add ignored files with the `-f`
-(force) option.
+directory recursion or filename globbing performed by Git (quote your
+globs before the shell) will be silently ignored.  The 'add' command can
+be used to add ignored files with the `-f` (force) option.
 
-Please see gitlink:git-commit[1] for alternative ways to add content to a
+Please see linkgit:git-commit[1] for alternative ways to add content to a
 commit.
 
 
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ OPTIONS
        and `dir/file2`) can be given to add all files in the
        directory, recursively.
 
--n::
+-n, \--dry-run::
         Don't actually add the file(s), just show if they exist.
 
--v::
+-v, \--verbose::
         Be verbose.
 
 -f::
@@ -61,14 +61,21 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -i, \--interactive::
        Add modified contents in the working tree interactively to
-       the index.
+       the index. Optional path arguments may be supplied to limit
+       operation to a subset of the working tree. See ``Interactive
+       mode'' for details.
+
+-p, \--patch::
+       Similar to Interactive mode but the initial command loop is
+       bypassed and the 'patch' subcommand is invoked using each of
+       the specified filepatterns before exiting.
 
 -u::
        Update only files that git already knows about. This is similar
        to what "git commit -a" does in preparation for making a commit,
        except that the update is limited to paths specified on the
-       command line. If no paths are specified, all tracked files are
-       updated.
+       command line. If no paths are specified, all tracked files in the
+       current directory and its subdirectories are updated.
 
 \--refresh::
        Don't add the file(s), but only refresh their stat()
@@ -210,6 +217,8 @@ patch::
        k - do not decide on this hunk now, and view the previous
            undecided hunk
        K - do not decide on this hunk now, and view the previous hunk
+       s - split the current hunk into smaller hunks
+       ? - print help
 +
 After deciding the fate for all hunks, if there is any hunk
 that was chosen, the index is updated with the selected hunks.
@@ -222,11 +231,12 @@ diff::
 
 See Also
 --------
-gitlink:git-status[1]
-gitlink:git-rm[1]
-gitlink:git-mv[1]
-gitlink:git-commit[1]
-gitlink:git-update-index[1]
+linkgit:git-status[1]
+linkgit:git-rm[1]
+linkgit:git-reset[1]
+linkgit:git-mv[1]
+linkgit:git-commit[1]
+linkgit:git-update-index[1]
 
 Author
 ------
@@ -238,4 +248,4 @@ Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
 
 GIT
 ---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite