From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 00:39:11 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Documentation/git-add: clarify -u with path limiting
X-Git-Tag: v1.5.2~28
X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=dfaa61bd524799d61b50bbbcee8b7972910ea41c;p=git.git

Documentation/git-add: clarify -u with path limiting

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index ea2701846..27b9c0f8c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ OPTIONS
 	the index.
 
 -u::
-	Update all files that git already knows about. This is what
-	"git commit -a" does in preparation for making a commit.
+	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.
 
 \--::
 	This option can be used to separate command-line options from