The git add --chmod option was introduced in 4e55ed3 ("add: add
--chmod=+x / --chmod=-x options", 2016-05-31), but was never
documented. Document the feature.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gummerer <t.gumme...@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/git-add.txt | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index 6a96a66..7ed63dc 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
'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
-----------
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ for "git add --no-all <pathspec>...", i.e. ignored removed
files.
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
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