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[PATCH] Documentation: Clarify support for smart HTTP backend

From
Greg Bacon <gbacon@dbresearch.net>
Date
Mar 30, 2010, 17:20 UTC
Message-ID
<1269969657-16101-1-git-send-email-gbacon@dbresearch.net>

In the description of http.getanyfile, replace the vague "older Git clients" with the earliest release whose client is able to use the upload pack service.

Signed-off-by: Greg Bacon <gbacon@dbresearch.net>
---
 Documentation/git-http-backend.txt |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt b/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt
index 5238820..277d9e1 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-http-backend.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ These services can be enabled/disabled using the per-repository
 configuration file:
 
 http.getanyfile::
-	This serves older Git clients which are unable to use the
+	This serves Git clients older than version 1.6.6 that are unable to use the
 	upload pack service.  When enabled, clients are able to read
 	any file within the repository, including objects that are
 	no longer reachable from a branch but are still present.

-- 
1.6.6.2
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  1. Documentation: Clarify support for smart HTTP backendGreg Bacon, Mar 30, 2010

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