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diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt index 8710b3a75e..2fef0681bf 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-add.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt @@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ the commit. The 'git status' command can be used to obtain a summary of what is included for the next commit. -This command only adds non-ignored files, to add ignored files use -"git update-index --add". +This command can be used to add ignored files, but they have to be +explicitly and exactly specified from the command line. File globbing +and recursive behaviour do not add ignored files. Please see gitlink:git-commit[1] for alternative ways to add content to a commit. @@ -35,7 +36,11 @@ commit. OPTIONS ------- <file>...:: - Files to add content from. + Files to add content from. Fileglobs (e.g. `*.c`) can + be given to add all matching files. Also a + leading directory name (e.g. `dir` to add `dir/file1` + and `dir/file2`) can be given to add all files in the + directory, recursively. -n:: Don't actually add the file(s), just show if they exist. |