X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/~mdw/stgit/blobdiff_plain/fcee87cf868f18a3d684c3ba71232574f92c7b11..e45e1f855d8a7cd3b4183612122aa5c6de7f7b8d:/stgit/commands/add.py

diff --git a/stgit/commands/add.py b/stgit/commands/add.py
index 7bad07c..7f5a0b3 100644
--- a/stgit/commands/add.py
+++ b/stgit/commands/add.py
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ from stgit import stack, git
 
 
 help = 'add files or directories to the repository'
-usage = """%prog <files/dirs...>"""
+usage = """%prog [options] <files/dirs...>
+
+Add the files or directories passed as arguments to the
+repository. When a directory name is given, all the files and
+subdirectories are recursively added."""
 
 options = []
 
@@ -36,4 +40,7 @@ def func(parser, options, args):
     if len(args) < 1:
         parser.error('incorrect number of arguments')
 
+    if not crt_series.get_current():
+        raise CmdException, 'No patches applied'
+
     git.add(args)