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mismatch between doc and program in git commit -u (--untracked-files)

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Sitaram Chamarty <sitaramc@gmail.com>
Date
May 8, 2008, 10:10 UTC
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Hello,

The doc for commit says "-u" is a suitable abbreviation for --untracked-files, but only the latter works.

I'll submit a patch, but being new, I thought I'd ask which is correct -- the doc or the code?

Thanks,
Sitaram
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