add --dry-run: New option

This is intended for users who want to see what it would output in order to
eg, check if a file would be added to git or the annex. It is not intended
as a way for scripts to get information.

Sponsored-by: Dartmouth College's Datalad project
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Joey Hess 2022-08-03 11:16:04 -04:00
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@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ annexed content, and other symlinks.
Like `git add --update`, this does not add new files, but any updates
to tracked files will be added to the index.
* `--dry-run`
Output what would be done for each file, but avoid making any changes.
* `--json`
Enable JSON output. This is intended to be parsed by programs that use