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[PATCH] Documentation: default -u<mode> is 'normal'

From
Clemens Buchacher <drizzd@aon.at>
Date
Feb 19, 2011, 16:30 UTC
Message-ID
<20110219163008.GA16117@localhost>

git-commit's and git-status' default untracked status mode is 'normal', not 'all'.

Signed-off-by: Clemens Buchacher <drizzd@aon.at>
---
 Documentation/git-commit.txt |    2 +-
 Documentation/git-status.txt |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index b586c0f..b4e2f1b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ FROM UPSTREAM REBASE" section in linkgit:git-rebase[1].)
 
 -u[<mode>]::
 --untracked-files[=<mode>]::
-	Show untracked files (Default: 'all').
+	Show untracked files (Default: 'normal').
 +
 The mode parameter is optional, and is used to specify
 the handling of untracked files.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt
index dae190a..369277a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-status.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -u[<mode>]::
 --untracked-files[=<mode>]::
-	Show untracked files (Default: 'all').
+	Show untracked files (Default: 'normal').
 +
 The mode parameter is optional, and is used to specify
 the handling of untracked files. The possible options are:
-- 
1.7.3.1.105.g84915
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  1. Documentation: default -u<mode> is 'normal'Clemens Buchacher, Feb 19, 2011
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 21, 2011
  3. Documentation: clarify -u<mode> option defaultsClemens Buchacher, Feb 21, 2011

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