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[PATCH v2 1/5] README: use markdown syntax

From
Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@imag.fr>
Date
Feb 25, 2016, 08:37 UTC
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<1456389450-27118-2-git-send-email-Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
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This allows repository browsers like GitHub to display the content of the file nicely formatted.

Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
---
 README => README.md | 7 ++-----
 t/t7001-mv.sh       | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 rename README => README.md (93%)
diff --git a/README b/README.md
similarity index 93%
rename from README
rename to README.md
index 1083735..600779c 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-	Git - the stupid content tracker
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Git - the stupid content tracker
+================================
 
 "git" can mean anything, depending on your mood.
 
diff --git a/t/t7001-mv.sh b/t/t7001-mv.sh
index 51dd2b4..4008fae 100755
--- a/t/t7001-mv.sh
+++ b/t/t7001-mv.sh
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ test_expect_success \
 
 test_expect_success \
     'adding another file' \
-    'cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/../README path0/README &&
+    'cp "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/../README.md path0/README &&
      git add path0/README &&
      git commit -m add2 -a'
 
-- 
2.7.2.334.g35ed2ae.dirty
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  1. 0/5 Make README more pleasant to readMatthieu Moy, Feb 23, 2016
  2. 1/5 README: use markdown syntaxMatthieu Moy, Feb 23, 2016
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2016
  4. Matthieu MoyFeb 23, 2016
  5. Johannes SchindelinFeb 24, 2016
  6. Jeff KingFeb 24, 2016
  7. 2/5 README.md: add hyperlinks on filenamesMatthieu Moy, Feb 23, 2016
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2016
  9. Matthieu MoyFeb 23, 2016
  10. 3/5 README.md: move the link to git-scm.com upMatthieu Moy, Feb 23, 2016
  11. 4/5 README.md: don't call git stupid in the titleMatthieu Moy, Feb 23, 2016
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2016
  13. Matthieu MoyFeb 23, 2016
  14. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2016
  15. 5/5 README.md: move down historical explanation about the nameMatthieu Moy, Feb 23, 2016
  16. Jeff KingFeb 24, 2016
  17. Matthieu MoyFeb 24, 2016
  18. Jeff KingFeb 25, 2016
  19. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2016
  20. 0/5 Make README more pleasant to readMatthieu Moy, Feb 25, 2016
  21. 1/5 README: use markdown syntaxMatthieu Moy, Feb 25, 2016
  22. 2/5 README.md: add hyperlinks on filenamesMatthieu Moy, Feb 25, 2016
  23. 3/5 README.md: move the link to git-scm.com upMatthieu Moy, Feb 25, 2016
  24. 4/5 README.md: don't call git stupid in the titleMatthieu Moy, Feb 25, 2016
  25. 5/5 README.md: move down historical explanation about the nameMatthieu Moy, Feb 25, 2016

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