'git add' [--verbose | -v] [--dry-run | -n] [--force | -f] [--interactive | -i] [--patch | -p]
[--edit | -e] [--[no-]all | --[no-]ignore-removal | [--update | -u]]
[--intent-to-add | -N] [--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--ignore-missing]
- [--] [<pathspec>...]
+ [--chmod=(+|-)x] [--] [<pathspec>...]
DESCRIPTION
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The "index" holds a snapshot of the content of the working tree, and it
is this snapshot that is taken as the contents of the next commit. Thus
-after making any changes to the working directory, and before running
+after making any changes to the working tree, and before running
the commit command, you must use the `add` command to add any new or
modified files to the index.
be ignored, no matter if they are already present in the work
tree or not.
+--chmod=(+|-)x::
+ Override the executable bit of the added files. The executable
+ bit is only changed in the index, the files on disk are left
+ unchanged.
+
\--::
This option can be used to separate command-line options from
the list of files, (useful when filenames might be mistaken