{"thread":{"id":"65372","subject":"Re: [GSoC][PATCH] doc: fix doubled words in gitdiffcore documentation","startedAt":"2026-03-28T06:23:39Z","lastAt":"2026-03-28T06:23:39Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["Siddharth Shrimali"],"isPatch":true,"patchVersion":1,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"540262","messageId":"CAGWgyh9a7sfEXcd5B7tv6DzZ6Ma_=+zOK9w1vkwq81P4MRM9LA@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"65372","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Re: [GSoC][PATCH] doc: fix doubled words in gitdiffcore documentation","fromName":"Siddharth Shrimali","fromEmail":"r.siddharth.shrimali@gmail.com","sentAt":"2026-03-28T06:23:02Z","receivedAt":"2026-03-28T06:23:39Z","isPatch":true,"sender":{"key":"r.siddharth.shrimali@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"Hello Noman,\n\n> Hello Git community,\n> I am Naorem Ngathoiba Singh, a GSoC 2026 applicant interested in the\n> 'Improve the new git repo command' project. As my microproject, I have\n> identified and fixed some doubled words in the documentation. Below is\n> my patch.\n\nThank you for your patch and your interest in GSoC 2026\n\n> -and the contents of the deleted file fileX is similar enough to\n> +and the contents of the deleted file X is similar enough to\n\n> -these filepairs, that talk about a modified file fileY and a newly\n> +these filepairs, that talk about a modified file Y and a newly\n\nI believe these changes are incorrect because the current wording\nappears to be intentional.\nIn the context of gitdiffcore.adoc, \"fileX\" and \"fileY\" are used as\nspecific variable identifiers for the files being discussed in the\ndiff examples.\n\nIn this instance, \"file\" is the noun and \"fileX\" is the name of that\nfile in the example (similar to how one says \"the variable varX\").\nChanging \"fileX\" to \"X\" actually changes the identifier, which might\nmake the documentation harder to follow for a reader trying to track\nwhich file is which.\n\nSince \"fileX\" and \"fileY\" are used consistently as placeholders in\nthis document, I would suggest leaving them as they are.\n\nRegards,\nSiddharth Shrimali\nr.siddharth.shrimali@gmail.com\n"}]}