1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
index 9d73f8e4f5..03bb83096e 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
@@ -1688,7 +1688,8 @@ directory.</para></listitem>
                     You need to be in the directory that has the temporary source code.
                     That directory is defined by the 
                     <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-S'>S</ulink>
-                    variable.</para></listitem>
+                    variable.
+                    For this discussion, assume that directory is <filename>linux</filename>.</para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis>Initialize a Git Repository:</emphasis>
                     Use the <filename>git init</filename> command to initialize a new local repository
                     that is based on the work directory:
@@ -1739,9 +1740,11 @@ directory.</para></listitem>
                     </literallayout></para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis>Stage the Modified Files:</emphasis>
                     Use the <filename>git add</filename> command to stage the changed files so they
-                    can be committed as follows:
+                    can be committed as follows.
+                    Again, for this discussion assume the files changed are in the <filename>linux</filename>
+                    directory:
                     <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ git add file1.c file2.c file3.c
+     $ git add linux/file1.c linux/file2.c linux/file3.c
                     </literallayout></para></listitem>
                 <listitem><para><emphasis>Commit the Staged Files and View Your Changes:</emphasis>
                     Use the <filename>git commit</filename> command to commit the changes to the