From bddd8287d435df3b35a3b2b9ea3f67e238bc8519 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Steven Allen <steven@stebalien.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:29:30 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] doc(add): document hash stability

fixes #4318
---
 core/commands/add.go | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/core/commands/add.go b/core/commands/add.go
index a259c7605..580cd5a42 100644
--- a/core/commands/add.go
+++ b/core/commands/add.go
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ You can now check what blocks have been created by:
   QmY6yj1GsermExDXoosVE3aSPxdMNYr6aKuw3nA8LoWPRS 2059
   QmerURi9k4XzKCaaPbsK6BL5pMEjF7PGphjDvkkjDtsVf3 868
   QmQB28iwSriSUSMqG2nXDTLtdPHgWb4rebBrU7Q1j4vxPv 338
+
+Finally, a note on hash determinism. While not guaranteed, adding the same
+file/directory with the same flags will almost always result in the same output
+hash. However, almost all of the flags provided by this command (other than pin,
+only-hash, and progress/status related flags) will change the final hash.
 `,
 	},