SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [--interactive | -i] [-u] [--] <file>...
+[verse]
+'git-add' [-n] [-v] [-f] [--interactive | -i] [-u] [--refresh]
+ [--] <filepattern>...
DESCRIPTION
-----------
The 'git status' command can be used to obtain a summary of which
files have changes that are staged for the next commit.
-The 'add' command can be used to add ignored files with `-f` (force)
-option, but they have to be explicitly and exactly specified from the
-command line. File globbing and recursive behaviour do not add ignored
-files.
+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
+be used to add ignored files with the `-f` (force) option.
Please see gitlink:git-commit[1] for alternative ways to add content to a
commit.
OPTIONS
-------
-<file>...::
+<filepattern>...::
Files to add content from. Fileglobs (e.g. `*.c`) can
be given to add all matching files. Also a
leading directory name (e.g. `dir` to add `dir/file1`
command line. If no paths are specified, all tracked files are
updated.
+\--refresh::
+ Don't add the file(s), but only refresh their stat()
+ information in the index.
+
\--::
This option can be used to separate command-line options from
the list of files, (useful when filenames might be mistaken