submodule.c: Squelch a "use before assignment" warning

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

diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index e67b7e875efb465505a969dfe0d29814c87ac9a6..e93e606f458356275964d0d7b438ca772abba47c 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -72,9 +72,14 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -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.
+       Interactively choose hunks of patch between the index and the
+       work tree and add them to the index. This gives the user a chance
+       to review the difference before adding modified contents to the
+       index.
++
+This effectively runs `add --interactive`, but bypasses the
+initial command menu and directly jumps to the `patch` subcommand.
+See ``Interactive mode'' for details.
 
 -e, \--edit::
        Open the diff vs. the index in an editor and let the user