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[PATCH 4/4] Document optional file parameter to git-add--interactive

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Wincent Colaiuta <win@wincent.com>
Date
Nov 21, 2007, 12:36 UTC
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Update the documentation for git-add to mention the new optional file parameter to git-add--interactive.

Signed-off-by: Wincent Colaiuta <win@wincent.com>
---
 Documentation/git-add.txt |    5 ++++-
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index 63829d9..4b44802 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -i, \--interactive::
 	Add modified contents in the working tree interactively to
-	the index.
+	the index. If a single optional file argument is supplied the
+	initial command loop is bypassed and the 'patch' subcommand is
+	invoked for the specified file. See ``Interactive mode'' below
+	for details.
 
 -u::
 	Update only files that git already knows about. This is similar
-- 
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Message 5 of 39 in “teaching git-add--interactive to accept a file param”
  1. teaching git-add--interactive to accept a file paramWincent Colaiuta, Nov 21, 2007
  2. 1/4 Refactor patch_update_cmdWincent Colaiuta, Nov 21, 2007
  3. 2/4 Teach git-add--interactive to accept a file path to patchWincent Colaiuta, Nov 21, 2007
  4. 3/4 Teach builtin-add to pass a path argument to git-add--interactiveWincent Colaiuta, Nov 21, 2007
  5. 4/4 Document optional file parameter to git-add--interactiveWincent Colaiuta, Nov 21, 2007
  6. Jeff KingNov 21, 2007
  7. Wincent ColaiutaNov 21, 2007
  8. Junio C HamanoNov 21, 2007
  9. Wincent ColaiutaNov 21, 2007
  10. Updates: teaching git-add--interactive to accept a file paramWincent Colaiuta, Nov 22, 2007
  11. 1/4 Suppress spurious linefeeds in git-add--interactiveWincent Colaiuta, Nov 22, 2007
  12. 2/4 Teach git-add--interactive to accept multiple file paramsWincent Colaiuta, Nov 22, 2007
  13. 3/4 Teach builtin-add to pass multiple paths to git-add--interactiveWincent Colaiuta, Nov 22, 2007
  14. 4/4 Update git-add documentation for multiple interactive pathsWincent Colaiuta, Nov 22, 2007
  15. Jeff KingNov 22, 2007
  16. Wincent ColaiutaNov 22, 2007
  17. Jeff KingNov 22, 2007
  18. Wincent ColaiutaNov 22, 2007
  19. Jeff KingNov 22, 2007
  20. Jeff KingNov 22, 2007
  21. Wincent ColaiutaNov 22, 2007
  22. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2007
  23. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2007
  24. Add path-limiting to git-add--interactiveWincent Colaiuta, Nov 22, 2007
  25. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2007
  26. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2007
  27. Wincent ColaiutaNov 22, 2007
  28. Wincent ColaiutaNov 22, 2007
  29. Wincent ColaiutaNov 22, 2007
  30. Jeff KingNov 22, 2007
  31. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2007
  32. Jeff KingNov 22, 2007
  33. Wincent ColaiutaNov 22, 2007
  34. Jeff KingNov 22, 2007
  35. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2007
  36. Jeff KingNov 22, 2007
  37. Wincent ColaiutaNov 22, 2007
  38. Junio C HamanoNov 22, 2007
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