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Re: Errors in man git

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DMder Mouse <mouse@rodents-montreal.org>
Date
Sep 8, 2010, 22:09 UTC
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> |   Main porcelain commands
> |       git-add(1)
> |           Add file contents to the index.
> Here, "git-add(1)" is written in one word because otherwise it's not
> a valid reference to another manpage.
That's always bothered me; I'd prefer to something more like
    Main porcelain commands
        git add (see git-add(1))
            Add file contents to the index.
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