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git-update-index --refresh man page

Subject: git-update-index --refresh man page

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Karl Chen· Sep 2, 2008, 17:54 UTC · lore

I suggest expanding/clarifying the documentation for git-update-index --refresh. For example:

    "If a file's mtime has changed, but its contents have not,
    then update-index --refresh will update the index to reflect
    the new mtimes."

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