git add . does not show in the git add man page <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-add>.
Where does this dot come from ? It is referring may be to the concept of <pathspec>, checking the git glossary <https://git-scm.com/docs/gitglossary> for this term is not clear as well because the dot is never shown. According to the glossary, <pathspec> is a "Pattern used to limit paths in Git commands. [It is] used on the command line of "git ls-files", "gitls-tree", "git add", "git grep", "git diff", "git checkout", and many other commands to limit the scope of operations to some subset of the tree or worktree." This command is quasi similar to git add -A according to this stackoverflow post <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/572549/difference-between-git-add-a-and-git-add> which never quotes a source and generates some debate about the accuracy of the given answers. Thank you. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
