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From: Nicolas Sebrecht <nicolas.s.dev@gmx.fr>
Subject: [PATCH] Re: [TRIVIAL] Documentation: add: <filepattern>... is
	optional
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:50:41 +0200
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The 11/08/09, Paul Bolle wrote:

> <filepattern>... is optional (e.g. when the --all or --update
> options are used) so use square brackets in the synopsis.

So <filepattern> is needed in all other cases. The '-u' description
already has

	" If no paths are specified, all tracked files in the current
  directory and its subdirectories are updated. "

and '-a' refers to '-u'

  "(same as --update)"

.

-- 
Nicolas Sebrecht