Documentation: clarify quoting in "git rm" example

diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index 1f1b19996baa34b20bf08f4eb2889403cbc4c45d..e213a2efd72aa2cb242fd29922a0fb4c3565b78d 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
 [verse]
 'git add' [-n] [-v] [--force | -f] [--interactive | -i] [--patch | -p]
          [--edit | -e] [--all | [--update | -u]] [--intent-to-add | -N]
-         [--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--] [<filepattern>...]
+         [--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--ignore-missing] [--]
+         [<filepattern>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ The `git add` command will not add ignored files by default.  If any
 ignored files were explicitly specified on the command line, `git add`
 will fail with a list of ignored files.  Ignored files reached by
 directory recursion or filename globbing performed by Git (quote your
-globs before the shell) will be silently ignored.  The `add` command can
+globs before the shell) will be silently ignored.  The 'git add' command can
 be used to add ignored files with the `-f` (force) option.
 
 Please see linkgit:git-commit[1] for alternative ways to add content to a
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -n::
 --dry-run::
-        Don't actually add the file(s), just show if they exist.
+       Don't actually add the file(s), just show if they exist and/or will
+       be ignored.
 
 -v::
 --verbose::
@@ -131,6 +133,12 @@ subdirectories.
        them, do not abort the operation, but continue adding the
        others. The command shall still exit with non-zero status.
 
+--ignore-missing::
+       This option can only be used together with --dry-run. By using
+       this option the user can check if any of the given files would
+       be ignored, no matter if they are already present in the work
+       tree or not.
+
 \--::
        This option can be used to separate command-line options from
        the list of files, (useful when filenames might be mistaken
@@ -149,14 +157,14 @@ those in info/exclude.  See linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5].
 EXAMPLES
 --------
 
-* Adds content from all `\*.txt` files under `Documentation` directory
+* Adds content from all `*.txt` files under `Documentation` directory
 and its subdirectories:
 +
 ------------
-$ git add Documentation/\\*.txt
+$ git add Documentation/\*.txt
 ------------
 +
-Note that the asterisk `\*` is quoted from the shell in this
+Note that the asterisk `*` is quoted from the shell in this
 example; this lets the command include the files from
 subdirectories of `Documentation/` directory.
 
@@ -266,9 +274,9 @@ patch::
 
        y - stage this hunk
        n - do not stage this hunk
-       q - quit, do not stage this hunk nor any of the remaining ones
-       a - stage this and all the remaining hunks in the file
-       d - do not stage this hunk nor any of the remaining hunks in the file
+       q - quit; do not stage this hunk nor any of the remaining ones
+       a - stage this hunk and all later hunks in the file
+       d - do not stage this hunk nor any of the later hunks in the file
        g - select a hunk to go to
        / - search for a hunk matching the given regex
        j - leave this hunk undecided, see next undecided hunk