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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-add.txt6
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index 7eebbefe7..f072b5964 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ patch::
This lets you choose one path out of a 'status' like selection.
After choosing the path, it presents the diff between the index
and the working tree file and asks you if you want to stage
- the change of each hunk. You can say:
+ the change of each hunk. You can select one of the following
+ options and type return:
y - stage this hunk
n - do not stage this hunk
@@ -291,6 +292,9 @@ patch::
+
After deciding the fate for all hunks, if there is any hunk
that was chosen, the index is updated with the selected hunks.
++
+You can omit having to type return here, by setting the configuration
+variable `interactive.singlekey` to `true`.
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