From: Ramkumar Ramachandra Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:57:37 GMT Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Documentation/remote-helpers: Fix typos and improve language Message-ID: <1271552246-sup-817@kytes> Fix some typos and errors in grammar and tense. Signed-off-by: Ramkumar Ramachandra --- Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt | 51 +++++++++++++++------------------ 1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt b/Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt index 1d0de7f..6ffc0da 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-remote-helpers.txt @@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ Commands are given by the caller on the helper's standard input, one per line. 'capabilities':: Lists the capabilities of the helper, one per line, ending - with a blank line. Each capability may be preceded with '*'. - This marks them mandatory for git version using the remote + with a blank line. Each capability may be preceded with '*', + which marks them mandatory for git version using the remote helper to understand (unknown mandatory capability is fatal error). @@ -83,27 +83,27 @@ Commands are given by the caller on the helper's standard input, one per line. [ ...]". The value may be a hex sha1 hash, "@" for a symref, or "?" to indicate that the helper could not get the value of the ref. A space-separated list of attributes follows - the name; unrecognized attributes are ignored. After the - complete list, outputs a blank line. + the name; unrecognized attributes are ignored. The list ends + with a blank line. + If 'push' is supported this may be called as 'list for-push' to obtain the current refs prior to sending one or more 'push' commands to the helper. 'option' :: - Set the transport helper option to . Outputs a + Sets the transport helper option to . Outputs a single line containing one of 'ok' (option successfully set), 'unsupported' (option not recognized) or 'error ' - (option is supported but is not correct + (option is supported but is not valid for it). Options should be set before other commands, - and may how those commands behave. + and may influence the behavior of those commands. + Supported if the helper has the "option" capability. 'fetch' :: Fetches the given object, writing the necessary objects to the database. Fetch commands are sent in a batch, one - per line, and the batch is terminated with a blank line. + per line, terminated with a blank line. Outputs a single blank line when all fetch commands in the same batch are complete. Only objects which were reported in the ref list with a sha1 may be fetched this way. @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ suitably updated. Supported if the helper has the "fetch" capability. 'push' +::: - Pushes the given commit or branch locally to the + Pushes the given local commit or branch to the remote branch described by . A batch sequence of one or more push commands is terminated with a blank line. + @@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ Supported if the helper has the "push" capability. by applying the refspecs from the "refspec" capability to the name of the ref. + +Especially useful for interoperability with a foreign versioning +system. ++ Supported if the helper has the "import" capability. 'connect' :: @@ -167,16 +170,11 @@ CAPABILITIES ------------ 'fetch':: - This helper supports the 'fetch' command. - 'option':: - This helper supports the option command. - 'push':: - This helper supports the 'push' command. - 'import':: - This helper supports the 'import' command. +'connect':: + This helper supports the corresponding command with the same name. 'refspec' 'spec':: When using the import command, expect the source ref to have @@ -188,9 +186,6 @@ CAPABILITIES all, it must cover all refs reported by the list command; if it is not used, it is effectively "*:*" -'connect':: - This helper supports the 'connect' command. - REF LIST ATTRIBUTES ------------------- @@ -206,19 +201,19 @@ REF LIST ATTRIBUTES OPTIONS ------- 'option verbosity' :: - Change the level of messages displayed by the helper. - When N is 0 the end-user has asked the process to be - quiet, and the helper should produce only error output. - N of 1 is the default level of verbosity, higher values + Changes the verbosity of messages displayed by the helper. + A value of 0 for N means that processes operate + quietly, and the helper produces only error output. + 1 is the default level of verbosity, and higher values of N correspond to the number of -v flags passed on the command line. 'option progress' \{'true'|'false'\}:: - Enable (or disable) progress messages displayed by the + Enables (or disables) progress messages displayed by the transport helper during a command. 'option depth' :: - Deepen the history of a shallow repository. + Deepens the history of a shallow repository. 'option followtags' \{'true'|'false'\}:: If enabled the helper should automatically fetch annotated @@ -234,9 +229,9 @@ OPTIONS helpers this only applies to the 'push', if supported. 'option servpath ':: - Set service path (--upload-pack, --receive-pack etc.) for - next connect. Remote helper MAY support this option. Remote - helper MUST NOT rely on this option being set before + Sets service path (--upload-pack, --receive-pack etc.) for + next connect. Remote helper may support this option, but + must not rely on this option being set before connect request occurs. SEE ALSO -- 1.7.0.4