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
and its subdirectories:
+
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-$ git add Documentation/\\*.txt
+$ git add Documentation/\*.txt
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+
Note that the asterisk `\*` is quoted from the shell in this