Clarified the meaning of git-add -u in the documentation

The git-add documentation did not state clearly that the -u switch
updates only the tracked files that are in the current directory and
its subdirectories.

Signed-off-by: Pekka Kaitaniemi <kaitanie@cc.helsinki.fi>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index 9d2ac865d29164dd594c801dd42e3492128f7b91..47799097ce97da34fac60eafabd25576e077e362 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ OPTIONS
        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()