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[PATCH 8/8] config.txt: Make configuration paragraph more consistent

From
Stephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 23, 2009, 09:38 UTC
Message-ID
<1240479482-31366-9-git-send-email-bebarino@gmail.com>
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By renaming 'information' to 'configuration' we capture more clearly what a configuration file holds.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/config.txt |    6 +++---
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index acd9b31..0b5dad3 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ CONFIGURATION FILE
 
 The git configuration file contains a number of variables that affect
 the git command's behavior. The `.git/config` file in each repository
-is used to store the information for that repository, and
-`$HOME/.gitconfig` is used to store per user information as
+is used to store the configuration for that repository, and
+`$HOME/.gitconfig` is used to store a per-user configuration as
 fallback values for the `.git/config` file. The file `/etc/gitconfig`
-can be used to store system-wide defaults.
+can be used to store a system-wide default configuration.
 
 The configuration variables are used by both the git plumbing
 and the porcelains. The variables are divided into sections, wherein

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Message 9 of 14 in “Doc updates to config, format-patch, show-branch”
  1. 0/8 Doc updates to config, format-patch, show-branchStephen Boyd, Apr 23, 2009
  2. 1/8 config.txt: remove pointer to SubmittingPatchesStephen Boyd, Apr 23, 2009
  3. 2/8 config.txt: add missing format.{subjectprefix,cc,attach} variablesStephen Boyd, Apr 23, 2009
  4. 3/8 Documentation: use lowercase for shallow and deep threadingStephen Boyd, Apr 23, 2009
  5. 4/8 git-show-branch.txt: cleanup example descriptionStephen Boyd, Apr 23, 2009
  6. 5/8 git-format-patch.txt: general rewordings and cleanupsStephen Boyd, Apr 23, 2009
  7. 6/8 config.txt: add missing 'the's and make words pluralStephen Boyd, Apr 23, 2009
  8. 7/8 config.txt: clarify sentences in the configuration and syntax sectionsStephen Boyd, Apr 23, 2009
  9. 8/8 config.txt: Make configuration paragraph more consistentStephen Boyd, Apr 23, 2009
  10. Michael J GruberApr 23, 2009
  11. 5/8 git-format-patch.txt: general rewordings and cleanupsStephen Boyd, Apr 23, 2009
  12. Junio C HamanoApr 24, 2009
  13. Michael J GruberApr 23, 2009
  14. Stephen BoydApr 23, 2009

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