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[verse]
'git add' [-n] [-v] [--force | -f] [--interactive | -i] [--patch | -p]
- [--all | [--update | -u]] [--intent-to-add | -N]
- [--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--] <filepattern>...
+ [--edit | -e] [--all | [--update | -u]] [--intent-to-add | -N]
+ [--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--] [<filepattern>...]
DESCRIPTION
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-p::
--patch::
- Similar to Interactive mode but the initial command loop is
- bypassed and the 'patch' subcommand is invoked using each of
- the specified filepatterns before exiting.
+ Interactively choose hunks of patch between the index and the
+ work tree and add them to the index. This gives the user a chance
+ to review the difference before adding modified contents to the
+ index.
+
+ This effectively runs ``add --interactive``, but bypasses the
+ initial command menu and directly jumps to `patch` subcommand.
+ See ``Interactive mode'' for details.
+
+-e, \--edit::
+ Open the diff vs. the index in an editor and let the user
+ edit it. After the editor was closed, adjust the hunk headers
+ and apply the patch to the index.
++
+*NOTE*: Obviously, if you change anything else than the first character
+on lines beginning with a space or a minus, the patch will no longer
+apply.
-u::
--update::