[PATCH] git-add: Add a --refresh option.

@@ -123,6 +123,23 @@ static void update(int verbose, const char **files)
 	run_diff_files(&rev, 0);
 }
 
+static void refresh(int verbose, const char **pathspec)
+{
+	char *seen;
+	int i, specs;
+
+	for (specs = 0; pathspec[specs];  specs++)
+		/* nothing */;
+	seen = xcalloc(specs, 1);
+	if (read_cache() < 0)
+		die("index file corrupt");
+	refresh_index(&the_index, verbose ? 0 : REFRESH_QUIET, pathspec, seen);
+	for (i = 0; i < specs; i++) {
+		if (!seen[i])
+			die("pathspec '%s' did not match any files", pathspec[i]);
+	}
+}
+
 static int git_add_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 {
 	if (!strcmp(var, "core.excludesfile")) {

@@ -143,7 +160,7 @@ static const char ignore_warning[] =
 int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int i, newfd;
-	int verbose = 0, show_only = 0, ignored_too = 0;
+	int verbose = 0, show_only = 0, ignored_too = 0, refresh_only = 0;
 	const char **pathspec;
 	struct dir_struct dir;
 	int add_interactive = 0;

@@ -191,6 +208,10 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			take_worktree_changes = 1;
 			continue;
 		}
+		if (!strcmp(arg, "--refresh")) {
+			refresh_only = 1;
+			continue;
+		}
 		usage(builtin_add_usage);
 	}
 

@@ -206,6 +227,11 @@ int cmd_add(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 	pathspec = get_pathspec(prefix, argv + i);
 
+	if (refresh_only) {
+		refresh(verbose, pathspec);
+		goto finish;
+	}
+
 	fill_directory(&dir, pathspec, ignored_too);
 
 	if (show_only) {

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ extern struct index_state the_index;
 #define remove_cache_entry_at(pos) remove_index_entry_at(&the_index, (pos))
 #define remove_file_from_cache(path) remove_file_from_index(&the_index, (path))
 #define add_file_to_cache(path, verbose) add_file_to_index(&the_index, (path), (verbose))
-#define refresh_cache(flags) refresh_index(&the_index, flags)
+#define refresh_cache(flags) refresh_index(&the_index, (flags), NULL, NULL)
 #define ce_match_stat(ce, st, really) ie_match_stat(&the_index, (ce), (st), (really))
 #define ce_modified(ce, st, really) ie_modified(&the_index, (ce), (st), (really))
 #endif

@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ extern void fill_stat_cache_info(struct cache_entry *ce, struct stat *st);
 #define REFRESH_UNMERGED	0x0002	/* allow unmerged */
 #define REFRESH_QUIET		0x0004	/* be quiet about it */
 #define REFRESH_IGNORE_MISSING	0x0008	/* ignore non-existent */
-extern int refresh_index(struct index_state *, unsigned int flags);
+extern int refresh_index(struct index_state *, unsigned int flags, const char **pathspec, char *seen);
 
 struct lock_file {
 	struct lock_file *next;

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "cache-tree.h"
 #include "refs.h"
+#include "dir.h"
 
 /* Index extensions.
  *

@@ -798,7 +799,7 @@ static struct cache_entry *refresh_cache_ent(struct index_state *istate,
 	return updated;
 }
 
-int refresh_index(struct index_state *istate, unsigned int flags)
+int refresh_index(struct index_state *istate, unsigned int flags, const char **pathspec, char *seen)
 {
 	int i;
 	int has_errors = 0;

@@ -824,6 +825,9 @@ int refresh_index(struct index_state *istate, unsigned int flags)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		if (pathspec && !match_pathspec(pathspec, ce->name, strlen(ce->name), 0, seen))
+			continue;
+
 		new = refresh_cache_ent(istate, ce, really, &cache_errno);
 		if (new == ce)
 			continue;