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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2008-05-08 20:12:44 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2008-05-08 20:12:44 -0700
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Merge branch 'maint-1.5.4' into maint
* maint-1.5.4: Documentation/config.txt: Mention branch.<name>.rebase applies to "git pull" doc: clarify definition of "update" for git-add -u
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@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ OPTIONS
the specified filepatterns before exiting.
-u::
- Update only files that git already knows about. This is similar
+ Update only files that git already knows about, staging modified
+ content for commit and marking deleted files for removal. This
+ is similar
to what "git commit -a" does in preparation for making a commit,
except that the update is limited to paths specified on the
command line. If no paths are specified, all tracked files in the