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[PATCH v2 02/19] doc: Correct git_attr() calls in example code

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Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Date
Jul 28, 2011, 04:46 UTC
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Commit 7fb0eaa2 (2010-01-17) changed git_attr() to take a string instead of a string and a length. Update the documentation accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
---
 Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt |   10 +++++-----
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt
index 9d97eaa..916720f 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ Data Structure
 `struct git_attr`::
 
 	An attribute is an opaque object that is identified by its name.
-	Pass the name and its length to `git_attr()` function to obtain
-	the object of this type.  The internal representation of this
-	structure is of no interest to the calling programs.
+	Pass the name to `git_attr()` function to obtain the object of
+	this type.  The internal representation of this structure is
+	of no interest to the calling programs.
 
 `struct git_attr_check`::
 
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ static void setup_check(void)
 {
 	if (check[0].attr)
 		return; /* already done */
-	check[0].attr = git_attr("crlf", 4);
-	check[1].attr = git_attr("ident", 5);
+	check[0].attr = git_attr("crlf");
+	check[1].attr = git_attr("ident");
 }
 ------------
 
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Message 3 of 24 in “Add --all option to git-check-attr”
  1. 00/19 Add --all option to git-check-attrMichael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  2. 01/19 doc: Add a link from gitattributes(5) to git-check-attr(1)Michael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  3. 02/19 doc: Correct git_attr() calls in example codeMichael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  4. 03/19 Remove anachronism from commentMichael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  5. 04/19 Disallow the empty string as an attribute nameMichael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  6. 05/19 git-check-attr: Add missing "&&"Michael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  7. 06/19 git-check-attr: Add tests of command-line parsingMichael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  8. 07/19 Provide access to the name attribute of git_attrMichael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  9. 08/19 git-check-attr: Use git_attr_name()Michael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  10. 09/19 Allow querying all attributes on a fileMichael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  11. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2011
  12. Michael HaggertyAug 4, 2011
  13. 10/19 git-check-attr: Extract a function output_attr()Michael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  14. 11/19 git-check-attr: Introduce a new variableMichael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  15. 12/19 git-check-attr: Extract a function error_with_usage()Michael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  16. 13/19 git-check-attr: Handle each error separatelyMichael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  17. 14/19 git-check-attr: Process command-line args more systematicallyMichael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  18. 15/19 git-check-attr: Error out if no pathnames are specifiedMichael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  19. 16/19 git-check-attr: Add an --all option to show all attributesMichael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  20. 17/19 git-check-attr: Drive two tests using the same raw dataMichael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  21. 18/19 git-check-attr: Fix command-line handling to match docsMichael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  22. 19/19 Rename struct git_attr_check to git_attr_valueMichael Haggerty, Jul 28, 2011
  23. Junio C HamanoAug 2, 2011
  24. Michael HaggertyAug 4, 2011

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