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[PATCH] Documentation/git-add.txt: Explain --patch option in layman terms

From
Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>
Date
Aug 30, 2009, 17:29 UTC
Message-ID
<87ocpxb46g.fsf@jondo.cante.net>
Signed-off-by: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>
---
 Documentation/git-add.txt |   10 +++++-----
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index e67b7e8..71990c2 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ OPTIONS
 --interactive::
 	Add modified contents in the working tree interactively to
 	the index. Optional path arguments may be supplied to limit
-	operation to a subset of the working tree. See ``Interactive
-	mode'' for details.
+	operation to a subset of the working tree. See section
+	``INTERACTIVE MODE'' for details.
 
 -p::
 --patch::
-	Similar to Interactive mode but the initial command loop is
-	bypassed and the 'patch' subcommand is invoked using each of
-	the specified filepatterns before exiting.
+	Run interactive patch command for each file on command line.
+	See section INTERACTIVE MODE and patch subcommand for more
+	information.
 
 -e, \--edit::
 	Open the diff vs. the index in an editor and let the user
-- 
1.6.3.3
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