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[PATCH 4/7] user-manual: fix discussion of default clone

From
JFJ. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
Date
Apr 16, 2007, 04:37 UTC
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From: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>

The name "master" isn't actually quite so special. Also, fix some bad grammar.

Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
---
 Documentation/user-manual.txt |    6 +++---
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
index d43d237..49e936f 100644
--- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt
+++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ $ git branch
 * master
 ------------------------------------------------
 
-A freshly cloned repository contains a single branch head, named
-"master", and working directory is initialized to the state of
-the project referred to by "master".
+A freshly cloned repository contains a single branch head, by default
+named "master", with the working directory initialized to the state of
+the project referred to by that branch head.
 
 Most projects also use <<def_tag,tags>>.  Tags, like heads, are
 references into the project's history, and can be listed using the
-- 
1.5.1.1.98.gedb4f
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  2. 2/7 Documentation: clarify git-checkout -f, minor editingJ. Bruce Fields, Apr 16, 2007
  3. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2007
  4. J. Bruce FieldsApr 17, 2007
  5. git-commit.txt: better warning about -f optionJ. Bruce Fields, Apr 17, 2007
  6. 3/7 Documentation: clarify track/no-track option.J. Bruce Fields, Apr 16, 2007
  7. 4/7 user-manual: fix discussion of default cloneJ. Bruce Fields, Apr 16, 2007
  8. 5/7 user-manual: detached HEADJ. Bruce Fields, Apr 16, 2007
  9. 6/7 user-manual: start revising "internals" chapterJ. Bruce Fields, Apr 16, 2007
  10. 7/7 user-manual: use detached head when rewriting historyJ. Bruce Fields, Apr 16, 2007

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