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diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.adoc b/Documentation/git-add.adoc index bf793d2894..ad629c46c5 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-add.adoc +++ b/Documentation/git-add.adoc @@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ git add [--verbose | -v] [--dry-run | -n] [--force | -f] [--interactive | -i] [- DESCRIPTION ----------- Add contents of new or changed files to the index. The "index" (also -known as "staging area") is where Git stores the contents of the next -commit. +known as the "staging area") is what you use to prepare the contents of +the next commit. When you run `git commit` without any other arguments, it will only commit staged changes. For example, if you've edited `file.c` and want |