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[PATCH] adapt git-cvsserver manpage to dash-free syntax

From
Robert Schiele <rschiele@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 18, 2008, 14:17 UTC
Message-ID
<20080818141704.GC11842@schiele.dyndns.org>
Signed-off-by: Robert Schiele <rschiele@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt |    8 ++++----
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt
index c2d3c90..785779e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 SSH:
 
 [verse]
-export CVS_SERVER=git-cvsserver
+export CVS_SERVER="git cvsserver"
 'cvs' -d :ext:user@server/path/repo.git co <HEAD_name>
 
 pserver (/etc/inetd.conf):
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Note: Newer CVS versions (>= 1.12.11) also support specifying
 CVS_SERVER directly in CVSROOT like
 
 ------
-cvs -d ":ext;CVS_SERVER=git-cvsserver:user@server/path/repo.git" co <HEAD_name>
+cvs -d ":ext;CVS_SERVER=git cvsserver:user@server/path/repo.git" co <HEAD_name>
 ------
 This has the advantage that it will be saved in your 'CVS/Root' files and
 you don't need to worry about always setting the correct environment
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ allowing access over SSH.
 --
 ------
      export CVSROOT=:ext:user@server:/var/git/project.git
-     export CVS_SERVER=git-cvsserver
+     export CVS_SERVER="git cvsserver"
 ------
 --
 4. For SSH clients that will make commits, make sure their server-side
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ To get a checkout with the Eclipse CVS client:
 Protocol notes: If you are using anonymous access via pserver, just select that.
 Those using SSH access should choose the 'ext' protocol, and configure 'ext'
 access on the Preferences->Team->CVS->ExtConnection pane. Set CVS_SERVER to
-'git-cvsserver'. Note that password support is not good when using 'ext',
+"'git cvsserver'". Note that password support is not good when using 'ext',
 you will definitely want to have SSH keys setup.
 
 Alternatively, you can just use the non-standard extssh protocol that Eclipse
-- 
1.5.4.5
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