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Re: Errors in man git

From
Jan Krüger <jk@jk.gs>
Date
Sep 8, 2010, 22:14 UTC
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<20100909001411.067f29f8@jk.gs>
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<201009082209.SAA08134@Sparkle.Rodents-Montreal.ORG>
der Mouse <mouse@Rodents-Montreal.ORG> wrote:
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> 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.

To what end? I have never seen anyone who got genuinely confused by the way it currently reads, and I've been hanging out on #git for over two years now.

Also, please address your concerns to the department of redundancy department. ;)

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