direct mode committing

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@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@ deleted or modified at any time). To do so: `git annex untrust .`
 
 ## use a direct mode repository
 
-You can use `git annex add` to add files to your direct mode repository.
-
-The main command that's supported in direct mode repositories is
-`git annex sync`. This automatically commits all changed files to git,
-pushes them out, pulls down any changes, etc.
+The main command that's used in direct mode repositories is
+`git annex sync`. This automatically adds new files, commits all
+changed files to git, pushes them out, pulls down any changes, etc.
 
 You can also run `git annex get` to transfer the content of files into your
 direct mode repository. Or if the direct mode repository is a remote of
@@ -39,6 +37,9 @@ You can use `git log` and other git query commands.
 
 ## what doesn't work in direct mode
 
+Don't use `git annex add` -- it thinks all direct mode files are unlocked,
+and locks them.
+
 In general git-annex commands will only work in direct mode repositories on
 files whose content is not present. That's because such files are still 
 represented as symlinks, which git-annex commands know how to operate on.