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[PATCH] Documentation/git-pull: clarify configuration

From
Martin von Zweigbergk <martin.von.zweigbergk@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 9, 2010, 20:56 UTC
Message-ID
<1289336209-28222-1-git-send-email-martin.von.zweigbergk@gmail.com>

The sentence about 'branch.<name>.rebase' refers to the first sentence in the paragraph. Clarify by moving it right after that sentence.

Signed-off-by: Martin von Zweigbergk <martin.von.zweigbergk@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-pull.txt |   11 +++++------
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-pull.txt b/Documentation/git-pull.txt
index c50f7dc..e9c0393 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-pull.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-pull.txt
@@ -92,12 +92,11 @@ include::merge-options.txt[]
 :git-pull: 1
 
 --rebase::
-	Instead of a merge, perform a rebase after fetching.  If
-	there is a remote ref for the upstream branch, and this branch
-	was rebased since last fetched, the rebase uses that information
-	to avoid rebasing non-local changes. To make this the default
-	for branch `<name>`, set configuration `branch.<name>.rebase`
-	to `true`.
+	Instead of a merge, perform a rebase after fetching. To make this
+	the default for branch `<name>`, set configuration
+	`branch.<name>.rebase` to `true`. If there is a remote ref for the
+	upstream branch, and this branch was rebased since last fetched, the
+	rebase uses that information to avoid rebasing non-local changes.
 +
 [NOTE]
 This is a potentially _dangerous_ mode of operation.
-- 
1.7.3.2.167.ga361b
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  1. Documentation/git-pull: clarify configurationMartin von Zweigbergk, Nov 9, 2010
  2. Jonathan NiederNov 10, 2010
  3. When is a patch ready for inclusion? (Re: [PATCH] Documentation/git-pull: clarify configuration)Jonathan Nieder, Nov 10, 2010

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