Re: [PATCH] Fix typos in the documentation

From: Drew Northup <drew.northup@maine.edu>
Date: Jan 3, 2011, 17:57 UTC
Message-ID: <1294077450.12519.15.camel@drew-northup.unet.maine.edu>
In-Reply-To: <20110102055653.GI19818@gmx.de>

On Sun, 2011-01-02 at 06:56 +0100, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:

<snip for clarity>

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> diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.4.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.4.txt
> index b736d39..5619641 100644
> --- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.4.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.4.txt
> @@ -8,12 +8,11 @@ Updates since v1.7.3
>     docbook-xsl >= 1.73. If you have older versions, you can set
>     ASCIIDOC7 and ASCIIDOC_ROFF, respectively.
>  
> - * The option parsers of various commands that create new branch (or
> + * The option parsers of various commands that create new branches (or
>     rename existing ones to a new name) were too loose and users were
> -   allowed to call a branch with a name that begins with a dash by
> -   creative abuse of their command line options, which only lead to
> -   burn themselves.  The name of a branch cannot begin with a dash
> -   now.
> +   allowed to give a branch a name that begins with a dash by creative
> +   abuse of their command line options, which only led to burn themselves.
> +   The name of a branch cannot begin with a dash now.
>  
>   * System-wide fallback default attributes can be stored in
>     /etc/gitattributes; core.attributesfile configuration variable can

<snip for clarity>

Ralf, Perhaps that should be:

- * The option parsers of various commands that create new branch (or
+ * The option parsers of various commands that create new branches (or
    rename existing ones to a new name) were too loose and users were
-   allowed to call a branch with a name that begins with a dash by
-   creative abuse of their command line options, which only lead to
-   burn themselves.  The name of a branch cannot begin with a dash
-   now.
+   allowed to give a branch a name that begins with a dash by creative
+   abuse of their command line options, which only led to burning 
+   themselves. The name of a branch cannot begin with a dash now.

(for consistency)?

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-Drew Northup N1XIM
   AKA RvnPhnx on OPN
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