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[PATCH 1/7] Fix 'git var' usage synopsis

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 19, 2010, 06:51 UTC
Message-ID
<20100219065156.GA29916@progeny.tock>
In-Reply-To
<20100219065010.GA22258@progeny.tock>
The parameter to 'git var' is not optional.
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
Same as v1, probably should be ejected from the series.  I am
including it for reference anyway.
 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. 1/7 Fix 'git var' usage synopsisJonathan Nieder, Feb 19, 2010
  3. 2/7 Make 'git var GIT_PAGER' always print the configured pagerJonathan Nieder, Feb 19, 2010
  4. 3/7 git.1: Clarify the behavior of the --paginate optionJonathan Nieder, Feb 19, 2010
  5. 4/7 git svn: Fix launching of pagerJonathan Nieder, Feb 19, 2010
  6. 5/7 am: Fix launching of pagerJonathan Nieder, Feb 19, 2010
  7. 6/7 tests: Add tests for automatic use of pagerJonathan Nieder, Feb 19, 2010
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2010
  9. 6/7 tests: Add tests for automatic use of pagerJonathan Nieder, Feb 21, 2010
  10. 7/7 t7006-pager: if stdout is not a terminal, make a new oneJonathan Nieder, Feb 21, 2010
  11. Jeff KingFeb 21, 2010
  12. Johannes SixtFeb 22, 2010
  13. 8/7 tests: Fix race condition in t7006-pagerJonathan Nieder, Feb 22, 2010
  14. Jonathan NiederFeb 22, 2010
  15. 7/7 t7006-pager: if stdout is not a terminal, make a new oneJonathan Nieder, Feb 19, 2010
  16. Jeff KingFeb 19, 2010
  17. Jonathan NiederFeb 19, 2010
  18. Jeff KingFeb 19, 2010
  19. Brandon CaseyFeb 19, 2010
  20. Brandon CaseyFeb 20, 2010
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  22. Brandon CaseyFeb 20, 2010
  23. 7/7 t7006-pager: if stdout is not a terminal, make a new oneJonathan Nieder, Feb 20, 2010
  24. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2010
  25. 7/7 t7006-pager: if stdout is not a terminal, make a new oneJonathan Nieder, Feb 20, 2010
  26. Simplify test-terminal.perlJonathan Nieder, Feb 20, 2010

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