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diff --git a/Documentation/git-archive.txt b/Documentation/git-archive.txt index b41cc5bc2e..56989a2f34 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-archive.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-archive.txt @@ -69,10 +69,16 @@ OPTIONS by concatenating the value of the last `--prefix` option (if any) before this `--add-virtual-file` and `<path>`. + -The `<path>` cannot contain any colon, the file mode is limited to -a regular file, and the option may be subject to platform-dependent -command-line limits. For non-trivial cases, write an untracked file -and use `--add-file` instead. +The `<path>` argument can start and end with a literal double-quote +character; the contained file name is interpreted as a C-style string, +i.e. the backslash is interpreted as escape character. The path must +be quoted if it contains a colon, to avoid the colon from being +misinterpreted as the separator between the path and the contents, or +if the path begins or ends with a double-quote character. ++ +The file mode is limited to a regular file, and the option may be +subject to platform-dependent command-line limits. For non-trivial +cases, write an untracked file and use `--add-file` instead. --worktree-attributes:: Look for attributes in .gitattributes files in the working tree |