@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ git-add - Add file contents to the index
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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- [verse ]
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- ' git add' [--verbose | -v] [--dry-run | -n] [--force | -f] [--interactive | -i] [--patch | -p]
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- [--edit | -e] [--[no-]all | -A | --[no-]ignore-removal | [--update | -u]] [--sparse]
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- [--intent-to-add | -N] [--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--ignore-missing] [--renormalize]
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- [--chmod=(+|-)x] [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]]
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- [--] [<pathspec>...]
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+ [synopsis ]
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+ git add [--verbose | -v] [--dry-run | -n] [--force | -f] [--interactive | -i] [--patch | -p]
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+ [--edit | -e] [--[no-]all | -A | --[no-]ignore-removal | [--update | -u]] [--sparse]
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+ [--intent-to-add | -N] [--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--ignore-missing] [--renormalize]
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+ [--chmod=(+|-)x] [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]]
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+ [--] [<pathspec>...]
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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ignored files were explicitly specified on the command line, `git add`
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will fail with a list of ignored files. Ignored files reached by
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directory recursion or filename globbing performed by Git (quote your
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- globs before the shell) will be silently ignored. The ' git add' command can
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+ globs before the shell) will be silently ignored. The ` git add` command can
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be used to add ignored files with the `-f` (force) option.
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Please see linkgit:git-commit[1] for alternative ways to add content to a
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OPTIONS
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-------
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- <pathspec>...::
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+ ` <pathspec>...` ::
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Files to add content from. Fileglobs (e.g. `*.c`) can
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be given to add all matching files. Also a
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leading directory name (e.g. `dir` to add `dir/file1`
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For more details about the _<pathspec>_ syntax, see the 'pathspec' entry
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in linkgit:gitglossary[7].
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- -n ::
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- --dry-run::
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+ `-n` ::
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+ ` --dry-run` ::
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Don't actually add the file(s), just show if they exist and/or will
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be ignored.
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- -v ::
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- --verbose::
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+ `-v` ::
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+ ` --verbose` ::
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Be verbose.
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- -f ::
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- --force::
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+ `-f` ::
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+ ` --force` ::
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Allow adding otherwise ignored files.
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- --sparse::
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+ ` --sparse` ::
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Allow updating index entries outside of the sparse-checkout cone.
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Normally, `git add` refuses to update index entries whose paths do
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not fit within the sparse-checkout cone, since those files might
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be removed from the working tree without warning. See
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linkgit:git-sparse-checkout[1] for more details.
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- -i ::
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- --interactive::
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+ `-i` ::
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+ ` --interactive` ::
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Add modified contents in the working tree interactively to
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the index. Optional path arguments may be supplied to limit
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operation to a subset of the working tree. See ``Interactive
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mode'' for details.
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- -p ::
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- --patch::
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+ `-p` ::
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+ ` --patch` ::
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Interactively choose hunks of patch between the index and the
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work tree and add them to the index. This gives the user a chance
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to review the difference before adding modified contents to the
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initial command menu and directly jumps to the `patch` subcommand.
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See ``Interactive mode'' for details.
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- -e ::
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- --edit::
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+ `-e` ::
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+ ` --edit` ::
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Open the diff vs. the index in an editor and let the user
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edit it. After the editor was closed, adjust the hunk headers
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and apply the patch to the index.
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However, it is easy to confuse oneself and create a patch that does not
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apply to the index. See EDITING PATCHES below.
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- -u ::
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- --update::
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+ `-u` ::
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+ ` --update` ::
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Update the index just where it already has an entry matching
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_<pathspec>_. This removes as well as modifies index entries to
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match the working tree, but adds no new files.
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of Git used to limit the update to the current directory and its
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subdirectories).
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- -A ::
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- --all::
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- --no-ignore-removal::
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+ `-A` ::
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+ ` --all` ::
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+ ` --no-ignore-removal` ::
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Update the index not only where the working tree has a file
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matching _<pathspec>_ but also where the index already has an
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entry. This adds, modifies, and removes index entries to
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of Git used to limit the update to the current directory and its
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subdirectories).
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- --no-all::
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- --ignore-removal::
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+ ` --no-all` ::
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+ ` --ignore-removal` ::
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Update the index by adding new files that are unknown to the
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index and files modified in the working tree, but ignore
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files that have been removed from the working tree. This
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option is a no-op when no _<pathspec>_ is used.
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This option is primarily to help users who are used to older
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- versions of Git, whose " git add _ <pathspec>_ ..." was a synonym
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- for " git add --no-all _ <pathspec>_ ..." , i.e. ignored removed files.
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+ versions of Git, whose ` git add <pathspec>...` was a synonym
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+ for ` git add --no-all <pathspec>...` , i.e. ignored removed files.
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- -N ::
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- --intent-to-add::
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+ `-N` ::
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+ ` --intent-to-add` ::
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Record only the fact that the path will be added later. An entry
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for the path is placed in the index with no content. This is
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useful for, among other things, showing the unstaged content of
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such files with `git diff` and committing them with `git commit
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-a`.
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- --refresh::
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+ ` --refresh` ::
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Don't add the file(s), but only refresh their stat()
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information in the index.
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+ ` --ignore-errors` ::
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If some files could not be added because of errors indexing
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them, do not abort the operation, but continue adding the
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others. The command shall still exit with non-zero status.
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The configuration variable `add.ignoreErrors` can be set to
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true to make this the default behaviour.
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- This option can only be used together with --dry-run. By using
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+ ` --ignore-missing` ::
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+ This option can only be used together with ` --dry-run` . By using
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this option the user can check if any of the given files would
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be ignored, no matter if they are already present in the work
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tree or not.
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+ ` --no-warn-embedded-repo` ::
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By default, `git add` will warn when adding an embedded
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repository to the index without using `git submodule add` to
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create an entry in `.gitmodules`. This option will suppress the
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warning (e.g., if you are manually performing operations on
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submodules).
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- --renormalize::
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+ ` --renormalize` ::
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Apply the "clean" process freshly to all tracked files to
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forcibly add them again to the index. This is useful after
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changing `core.autocrlf` configuration or the `text` attribute
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- in order to correct files added with wrong CRLF/LF line endings.
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+ in order to correct files added with wrong _CRLF/LF_ line endings.
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This option implies `-u`. Lone CR characters are untouched, thus
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- while a CRLF cleans to LF , a CRCRLF sequence is only partially
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- cleaned to CRLF .
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+ while a _CRLF_ cleans to _LF_ , a _CRCRLF_ sequence is only partially
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+ cleaned to _CRLF_ .
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+ ` --chmod=(+|-)x` ::
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bit is only changed in the index, the files on disk are left
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unchanged.
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_<file>_ is exactly `-` then standard input is used. Pathspec
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- elements are separated by LF or CR/LF . Pathspec elements can be
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+ elements are separated by _LF_ or _CR/LF_ . Pathspec elements can be
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quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath`
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(see linkgit:git-config[1]). See also `--pathspec-file-nul` and
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global `--literal-pathspecs`.
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literally (including newlines and quotes).
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+ `--` ::
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the list of files, (useful when filenames might be mistaken
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for command-line options).
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EXAMPLES
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- * Adds content from all ` *.txt` files under `Documentation` directory
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+ * Adds content from all ++ *.txt++ files under `Documentation` directory
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and its subdirectories:
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example; this lets the command include the files from
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subdirectories of `Documentation/` directory.
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$ git add git-*.sh
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- This shows the change between HEAD and index (i.e. what will be
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binary so line count cannot be shown) and there is no
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difference between indexed copy and the working tree
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version (if the working tree version were also different,
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'binary' would have been shown in place of 'nothing'). The
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For example, introducing a new line into the index that is in neither
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Avoid using these constructs, or do so with extreme caution.
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SEE ALSO
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