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diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt index e67b7e875e..e93e606f45 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-add.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt @@ -72,9 +72,14 @@ OPTIONS -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. + Interactively choose hunks of patch between the index and the + work tree and add them to the index. This gives the user a chance + to review the difference before adding modified contents to the + index. ++ +This effectively runs `add --interactive`, but bypasses the +initial command menu and directly jumps to the `patch` subcommand. +See ``Interactive mode'' for details. -e, \--edit:: Open the diff vs. the index in an editor and let the user |