Subject: [PATCH] git-ls-files.txt: clarify -x/--exclude option

From: Jay Soffian <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:56:48 -0400

Since b5227d8, -x/--exclude does not apply to cached files.
This is easy to miss unless you read the discussion in the
EXCLUDE PATTERNS section. Clarify that the option applies
to untracked files and direct the reader to EXCLUDE PATTERNS.

Signed-off-by: Jay Soffian <[email-masked]>
---
 Documentation/git-ls-files.txt |    5 +++--
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Well, at least we can clarify the man page to reduce likelihood
of future confusion.

diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
index 15aee2f..f52b06a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -x <pattern>::
 --exclude=<pattern>::
-	Skips files matching pattern.
-	Note that pattern is a shell wildcard pattern.
+	Skips untracked files matching pattern.
+	Note that pattern is a shell wildcard pattern. See EXCLUDE PATTERNS
+	below for more information.
 
 -X <file>::
 --exclude-from=<file>::
-- 
1.7.3.rc1.5.g95127