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@@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ for "git add --no-all <pathspec>...", i.e. ignored removed files.
forcibly add them again to the index. This is useful after
changing `core.autocrlf` configuration or the `text` attribute
in order to correct files added with wrong CRLF/LF line endings.
- This option implies `-u`.
+ This option implies `-u`. Lone CR characters are untouched, thus
+ while a CRLF cleans to LF, a CRCRLF sequence is only partially
+ cleaned to CRLF.
--chmod=(+|-)x::
Override the executable bit of the added files. The executable