Signed-off-by: Steven Grimm <koreth@midwinter.com>
---
Documentation/git-status.txt | 7 +++++++
1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt
index 6f16eb0..8fd0fc6 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-status.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ The command takes the same set of options as `git-commit`; it
shows what would be committed if the same options are given to
`git-commit`.
+If any paths have been touched in the working tree (that is,
+their modification times have changed) but their contents and
+permissions are identical to those in the index file, the command
+updates the index file. Running `git-status` can thus speed up
+subsequent operations such as `git-diff` if the working tree
+contains many paths that have been touched but not modified.
+
OUTPUT
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--
1.5.3.rc2.4.g726f9
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