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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-add.txt7
-rwxr-xr-xgit-add.sh4
-rwxr-xr-xt/t3700-add.sh22
3 files changed, 32 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index 89e4614..7e29383 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ git-add - Add files to the index file.
SYNOPSIS
--------
-'git-add' [-n] [-v] <file>...
+'git-add' [-n] [-v] [--] <file>...
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ OPTIONS
-v::
Be verbose.
+--::
+ This option can be used to separate command-line options from
+ the list of files, (useful when filenames might be mistaken
+ for command-line options).
+
DISCUSSION
----------
diff --git a/git-add.sh b/git-add.sh
index f719b4b..611f152 100755
--- a/git-add.sh
+++ b/git-add.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ while : ; do
-v)
verbose=--verbose
;;
+ --)
+ shift
+ break
+ ;;
-*)
usage
;;
diff --git a/t/t3700-add.sh b/t/t3700-add.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6cd05c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t3700-add.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2006 Carl D. Worth
+#
+
+test_description='Test of git-add, including the -- option.'
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success \
+ 'Test of git-add' \
+ 'touch foo && git-add foo'
+
+test_expect_success \
+ 'Post-check that foo is in the index' \
+ 'git-ls-files foo | grep foo'
+
+test_expect_success \
+ 'Test that "git-add -- -q" works' \
+ 'touch -- -q && git-add -- -q'
+
+test_done