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[PATCH 5/7] git(7): put the synopsis in a verse style paragraph

From
Jonas Fonseca <fonseca@diku.dk>
Date
Aug 25, 2006, 01:05 UTC
Message-ID
<20060825010548.GF4069@diku.dk>
In-Reply-To
<20060825010458.GE4069@diku.dk>
... so it wraps properly in small terminals.
Signed-off-by: Jonas Fonseca <fonseca@diku.dk>
---
 Documentation/git.txt |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 3de5fa9..a9c87e3 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ git - the stupid content tracker
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
+[verse]
 'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=GIT_EXEC_PATH]] [-p|--paginate]
-	[--bare] [--git-dir=GIT_DIR] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]
+    [--bare] [--git-dir=GIT_DIR] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------

-- 
1.4.2.GIT

-- 
Jonas Fonseca
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  4. 2/7 git-ls-remote(1): document --upload-packJonas Fonseca, Aug 25, 2006
  5. 3/7 git-blame(1): mention options in the synopsis and advertise pickaxeJonas Fonseca, Aug 25, 2006
  6. 4/7 gitk(1): expand the manpage to look less like a templateJonas Fonseca, Aug 25, 2006
  7. 5/7 git(7): put the synopsis in a verse style paragraphJonas Fonseca, Aug 25, 2006
  8. 6/7 gitview.txt: improve asciidoc markupJonas Fonseca, Aug 25, 2006
  9. 7/7 git-svn(1): improve asciidoc markupJonas Fonseca, Aug 25, 2006

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