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[PATCH] Documentation: reword --thin description

From
Stephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 10, 2010, 05:14 UTC
Message-ID
<1265778851-5397-1-git-send-email-bebarino@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com>
---
Don't know if git-push needs to say that --thin is passed to send-pack.
 Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt |    4 ++--
 Documentation/git-push.txt       |    6 +++---
 Documentation/git-send-pack.txt  |    4 ++--
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt
index e9952e8..2b4e4dd 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-fetch-pack.txt
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ OPTIONS
 	locked against repacking.
 
 --thin::
-	Spend extra cycles to minimize the number of objects to be sent.
-	Use it on slower connection.
+	Spend extra cycles minimizing the number of sent objects.
+	Use it with a slow connection.
 
 --include-tag::
 	If the remote side supports it, annotated tags objects will
diff --git a/Documentation/git-push.txt b/Documentation/git-push.txt
index bd79119..a14bc9c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-push.txt
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ useful if you write an alias or script around 'git push'.
 
 --thin::
 --no-thin::
-	These options are passed to 'git send-pack'.  Thin
-	transfer spends extra cycles to minimize the number of
-	objects to be sent and meant to be used on slower connection.
+	These options are passed to 'git send-pack'.  A thin
+	transfer spends extra cycles minimizing the number of
+	sent objects and is meant to be used with a slow connection.
 
 -v::
 --verbose::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
index 8178d92..0a78dac 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ OPTIONS
 	Run verbosely.
 
 --thin::
-	Spend extra cycles to minimize the number of objects to be sent.
-	Use it on slower connection.
+	Spend extra cycles minimizing the number of sent objects.
+	Use it with a slow connection.
 
 <host>::
 	A remote host to house the repository.  When this
-- 
1.7.0.rc2
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  1. Documentation: reword --thin descriptionStephen Boyd, Feb 10, 2010
  2. Nicolas PitreFeb 10, 2010
  3. Stephen BoydFeb 10, 2010
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 10, 2010
  5. Nicolas PitreFeb 10, 2010
  6. [PATCHv2] Documentation: describe --thin more accuratelyStephen Boyd, Feb 12, 2010
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2010
  8. [PATCHv3] Documentation: describe --thin more accuratelyStephen Boyd, Feb 15, 2010
  9. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2010
  10. Stephen BoydFeb 18, 2010
  11. [PATCHv4] Documentation: describe --thin more accuratelyStephen Boyd, Feb 18, 2010

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