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From: "Julia Evans via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Chris Torek" <chris.torek@gmail.com>,
	"D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail.com>,
	"Jean-Noël AVILA" <jn.avila@free.fr>,
	rsbecker@nexbridge.com, "Julia Evans" <julia@jvns.ca>
Subject: [PATCH v4 0/2] doc: git-add: clarify DESCRIPTION section
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:55:00 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <pull.1952.v4.git.1756468502.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.1952.v3.git.1755636370.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

Slightly reword the first sentence ("you use" instead of "Git stores")

Julia Evans (2):
  doc: git-add: clarify intro & add an example
  doc: git-add: simplify discussion of ignored files

 Documentation/git-add.adoc | 34 ++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)


base-commit: c44beea485f0f2feaf460e2ac87fdd5608d63cf0
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-1952%2Fjvns%2Fclarify-add-v4
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-1952/jvns/clarify-add-v4
Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/1952

Range-diff vs v3:

 1:  c44beea485 < -:  ---------- Git 2.51
 2:  080720c059 ! 1:  57947d5a3e doc: git-add: clarify intro & add an example
     @@ Documentation/git-add.adoc: git add [--verbose | -v] [--dry-run | -n] [--force |
      -the commit command, you must use the `add` command to add any new or
      -modified files to the index.
      +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
 3:  fc2ec305a9 = 2:  f57effdd2b doc: git-add: simplify discussion of ignored files

-- 
gitgitgadget

  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-08-29 11:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 59+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-08-12 20:07 [PATCH 0/5] doc: git-add: clarify DESCRIPTION section Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-12 20:07 ` [PATCH 1/5] doc: git-add: remove options from SYNOPSIS Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-12 20:41   ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-13 16:58     ` Julia Evans
2025-08-13 20:47   ` Jean-Noël AVILA
2025-08-12 20:07 ` [PATCH 2/5] doc: git-add: start man page with an example Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-12 21:01   ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-12 21:40     ` Julia Evans
2025-08-12 22:12       ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-12 22:45         ` Julia Evans
2025-08-13 17:22       ` D. Ben Knoble
2025-08-14  0:41       ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-14  2:59         ` Julia Evans
2025-08-15  5:38           ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-12 20:07 ` [PATCH 3/5] doc: git-add: simplify discussion of ignored files Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-13 17:24   ` D. Ben Knoble
2025-08-12 20:07 ` [PATCH 4/5] doc: git-add: make explanation less dry Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-12 20:07 ` [PATCH 5/5] doc: git-add: explain inconsistent terminology Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-12 20:51   ` Chris Torek
2025-08-12 21:36     ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-12 21:43       ` Julia Evans
2025-08-13 23:20 ` [PATCH v2 0/4] doc: git-add: clarify DESCRIPTION section Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-13 23:20   ` [PATCH v2 1/4] doc: git-add: start man page with an example Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-15  0:38     ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-15 13:34       ` Jean-Noël AVILA
2025-08-15 16:33         ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-17 18:37           ` Jean-Noël AVILA
2025-08-19 20:01             ` Julia Evans
2025-08-13 23:20   ` [PATCH v2 2/4] doc: git-add: simplify discussion of ignored files Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-14  0:59     ` D. Ben Knoble
2025-08-14 22:10     ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-13 23:20   ` [PATCH v2 3/4] doc: git-add: make explanation less dry Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-14 22:22     ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-15 16:10       ` Julia Evans
2025-08-15 18:25         ` D. Ben Knoble
2025-08-15 20:01           ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-16 14:15             ` D. Ben Knoble
2025-08-15 19:47         ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-19 12:57           ` Julia Evans
2025-08-21 20:36             ` Jean-Noël AVILA
2025-08-13 23:20   ` [PATCH v2 4/4] doc: git-add: explain inconsistent terminology Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-14 22:49     ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-19 20:09       ` Julia Evans
2025-08-19 20:46   ` [PATCH v3 0/3] doc: git-add: clarify DESCRIPTION section Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-19 20:46     ` [PATCH v3 1/3] Git 2.51 Junio C Hamano via GitGitGadget
2025-08-19 21:06       ` rsbecker
2025-08-19 21:37         ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-19 21:44           ` D. Ben Knoble
2025-08-19 21:48             ` Julia Evans
2025-08-19 21:49           ` rsbecker
2025-08-19 20:46     ` [PATCH v3 2/3] doc: git-add: clarify intro & add an example Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-21 20:08       ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-22 20:37         ` Julia Evans
2025-08-19 20:46     ` [PATCH v3 3/3] doc: git-add: simplify discussion of ignored files Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-21 20:09       ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-29 11:55     ` Julia Evans via GitGitGadget [this message]
2025-08-29 11:55       ` [PATCH v4 1/2] doc: git-add: clarify intro & add an example Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-29 11:55       ` [PATCH v4 2/2] doc: git-add: simplify discussion of ignored files Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-29 17:11       ` [PATCH v4 0/2] doc: git-add: clarify DESCRIPTION section Junio C Hamano

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