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[PATCH 1/6] Fix 'git var' usage synopsis

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 14, 2010, 11:55 UTC
Message-ID
<20100214115533.GA3499@progeny.tock>
In-Reply-To
<20100214115430.GA1849@progeny.tock>
The parameter to 'git var' is not optional.
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
---
Noticed while considering changing the usage.
 Documentation/git-var.txt |    2 +-
 builtin-var.c             |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-var.txt b/Documentation/git-var.txt
index bb98182..458f3e2 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-var.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-var.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-var - Show a git logical variable
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git var' [ -l | <variable> ]
+'git var' ( -l | <variable> )
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
diff --git a/builtin-var.c b/builtin-var.c
index 2280518..e6ee7bc 100644
--- a/builtin-var.c
+++ b/builtin-var.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "exec_cmd.h"
 
-static const char var_usage[] = "git var [-l | <variable>]";
+static const char var_usage[] = "git var (-l | <variable>)";
 static const char *editor(int flag)
 {
-- 
1.7.0
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  2. Jeff KingFeb 13, 2010
  3. Jonathan NiederFeb 14, 2010
  4. 1/6 Fix 'git var' usage synopsisJonathan Nieder, Feb 14, 2010
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2010
  6. 1/6 Fix 'git var' usage synopsisJonathan Nieder, Feb 15, 2010
  7. Jeff KingFeb 15, 2010
  8. 2/6 Make 'git var GIT_PAGER' always print the configured pagerJonathan Nieder, Feb 14, 2010
  9. Jeff KingFeb 15, 2010
  10. Jonathan NiederFeb 15, 2010
  11. Jeff KingFeb 15, 2010
  12. 3/6 git.1: Clarify the behavior of the --paginate optionJonathan Nieder, Feb 14, 2010
  13. Jeff KingFeb 15, 2010
  14. 4/6 git svn: Fix launching of pagerJonathan Nieder, Feb 14, 2010
  15. Eric WongFeb 15, 2010
  16. 5/6 am: Fix launching of pagerJonathan Nieder, Feb 14, 2010
  17. Junio C HamanoFeb 15, 2010
  18. 5/6 am: Fix launching of pagerJonathan Nieder, Feb 15, 2010
  19. 5/6 am: Fix launching of pagerJonathan Nieder, Feb 15, 2010
  20. Jeff KingFeb 15, 2010
  21. 5/6 am: Fix launching of pagerJonathan Nieder, Feb 15, 2010
  22. Jeff KingFeb 15, 2010
  23. Johannes SixtFeb 15, 2010
  24. 6/6 tests: Add tests for automatic use of pagerJonathan Nieder, Feb 14, 2010
  25. Jeff KingFeb 15, 2010
  26. 6/6 tests: Add tests for automatic use of pagerJonathan Nieder, Feb 15, 2010
  27. Jeff KingFeb 15, 2010

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