From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 20:59:21 +0000 (-0800)
Subject: Documentation: git-commit -a
X-Git-Tag: v1.0.10^2~1
X-Git-Url: https://git.verplant.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=cb95bf488b4363b51bd0aebc877a928858e51545;p=git.git

Documentation: git-commit -a

A bit more elaboration on what "update all paths" means.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index e0ff74f6..e35984df 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ information.
 OPTIONS
 -------
 -a|--all::
-	Update all paths in the index file.
+	Update all paths in the index file.  This flag notices
+	files that have been modified and deleted, but new files
+	you have not told about git are not affected.
 
 -c or -C <commit>::
 	Take existing commit object, and reuse the log message