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[PATCH 2/2] Remove diagnostics section from commit-tree and var man pages New error messages shouldn't need explaining like the old ones did so just delete the diagnostics section of the man pages. Signed-off-by: Angus Hammond <angusgh@gmail.com>

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Angus Hammond <angusgh@gmail.com>
Date
May 10, 2012, 19:06 UTC
Message-ID
<1336676770-17965-2-git-send-email-angusgh@gmail.com>
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---
 Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt |    9 ---------
 Documentation/git-var.txt         |    9 ---------
 2 files changed, 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt
index cfb9906..eb8ee99 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt
@@ -88,15 +88,6 @@ for one to be entered and terminated with ^D.
 
 include::date-formats.txt[]
 
-Diagnostics
------------
-You don't exist. Go away!::
-    The passwd(5) gecos field couldn't be read
-Your parents must have hated you!::
-    The passwd(5) gecos field is longer than a giant static buffer.
-Your sysadmin must hate you!::
-    The passwd(5) name field is longer than a giant static buffer.
-
 Discussion
 ----------
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-var.txt b/Documentation/git-var.txt
index 988a323..67edf58 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-var.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-var.txt
@@ -59,15 +59,6 @@ ifdef::git-default-pager[]
     The build you are using chose '{git-default-pager}' as the default.
 endif::git-default-pager[]
 
-Diagnostics
------------
-You don't exist. Go away!::
-    The passwd(5) gecos field couldn't be read
-Your parents must have hated you!::
-    The passwd(5) gecos field is longer than a giant static buffer.
-Your sysadmin must hate you!::
-    The passwd(5) name field is longer than a giant static buffer.
-
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]
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  1. 1/2 Change error messages in ident.c Make error messages caused by failed reads of the /etc/passwd file easier to understand. Signed-off-by: Angus Hammond <angusgh@gmail.com>Angus Hammond, May 10, 2012
  2. 2/2 Remove diagnostics section from commit-tree and var man pages New error messages shouldn't need explaining like the old ones did so just delete the diagnostics section of the man pages. Signed-off-by: Angus Hammond <angusgh@gmail.com>Angus Hammond, May 10, 2012
  3. Angus HammondMay 10, 2012
  4. Jeff KingMay 10, 2012
  5. Jeff KingMay 10, 2012
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 11, 2012
  7. Jeff KingMay 11, 2012
  8. 1/2 drop length limitations on gecos-derived names and emailsJeff King, May 14, 2012
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  14. Junio C HamanoMay 15, 2012
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  16. Junio C HamanoMay 15, 2012
  17. 2/2 ident: report passwd errors with a more friendly messageJeff King, May 14, 2012
  18. Junio C HamanoMay 10, 2012
  19. Jeff KingMay 10, 2012
  20. Junio C HamanoMay 10, 2012
  21. Junio C HamanoMay 10, 2012
  22. Angus HammondMay 10, 2012
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