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authorGravatar Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2011-01-13 23:36:58 -0400
committerGravatar Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2011-01-13 23:36:58 -0400
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clarify default values when no path is specified
Much of the code to handle this was unnecessary, as git ls-files is used, and defaults to returning all files of the desired type.
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Like many git commands, git-annex can be passed a path that
is either a file or a directory. In the latter case it acts on all relevant
-files in the directory.
+files in the directory. If no path is specified, most git-annex commands
+default to acting on all relevant files in the current directory (and
+subdirectories).
Many git-annex commands will stage changes for later `git commit` by you.