diff --git a/scripts/scm.sh b/scripts/scm.sh
index 08692468..50716ad1 100644
--- a/scripts/scm.sh
+++ b/scripts/scm.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ cmd_commit()
 	$scm commit "$@"
 }
 
+cmd_add()
+{
+	$scm add "$@"
+}
+
 # ------- here we go
 myname=`basename $0`
 cmd=$1