doc: apply the new placeholder rules to git-add documentation

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.txt b/Documentation/git-add.txt
index ed44c1cb31ca6eaf7e63d7920cbc15c3a2e0619f..b73071ba47a3540254643eba5056e53584bae7a2 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-add.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ OPTIONS
        to ignore removed files; use `--no-all` option if you want
        to add modified or new files but ignore removed ones.
 +
-For more details about the <pathspec> syntax, see the 'pathspec' entry
+For more details about the _<pathspec>_ syntax, see the 'pathspec' entry
 in linkgit:gitglossary[7].
 
 -n::
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ apply to the index. See EDITING PATCHES below.
 -u::
 --update::
        Update the index just where it already has an entry matching
-       <pathspec>.  This removes as well as modifies index entries to
+       _<pathspec>_.  This removes as well as modifies index entries to
        match the working tree, but adds no new files.
 +
-If no <pathspec> is given when `-u` option is used, all
+If no _<pathspec>_ is given when `-u` option is used, all
 tracked files in the entire working tree are updated (old versions
 of Git used to limit the update to the current directory and its
 subdirectories).
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ subdirectories).
 --all::
 --no-ignore-removal::
        Update the index not only where the working tree has a file
-       matching <pathspec> but also where the index already has an
+       matching _<pathspec>_ but also where the index already has an
        entry. This adds, modifies, and removes index entries to
        match the working tree.
 +
-If no <pathspec> is given when `-A` option is used, all
+If no _<pathspec>_ is given when `-A` option is used, all
 files in the entire working tree are updated (old versions
 of Git used to limit the update to the current directory and its
 subdirectories).
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ subdirectories).
        Update the index by adding new files that are unknown to the
        index and files modified in the working tree, but ignore
        files that have been removed from the working tree.  This
-       option is a no-op when no <pathspec> is used.
+       option is a no-op when no _<pathspec>_ is used.
 +
 This option is primarily to help users who are used to older
-versions of Git, whose "git add <pathspec>..." was a synonym
-for "git add --no-all <pathspec>...", i.e. ignored removed files.
+versions of Git, whose "git add _<pathspec>_..." was a synonym
+for "git add --no-all _<pathspec>_...", i.e. ignored removed files.
 
 -N::
 --intent-to-add::
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ for "git add --no-all <pathspec>...", i.e. ignored removed files.
        unchanged.
 
 --pathspec-from-file=<file>::
-       Pathspec is passed in `<file>` instead of commandline args. If
-       `<file>` is exactly `-` then standard input is used. Pathspec
+       Pathspec is passed in _<file>_ instead of commandline args. If
+       _<file>_ is exactly `-` then standard input is used. Pathspec
        elements are separated by LF or CR/LF. Pathspec elements can be
        quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath`
        (see linkgit:git-config[1]). See also `--pathspec-file-nul` and