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Re: [RFD] Gitweb: Source configuration from file separate from the CGI script

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 18, 2011, 17:54 UTC
Message-ID
<20110318175311.GA22421@elie>
In-Reply-To
<1300457243.12245.13.camel@drew-northup.unet.maine.edu>
Drew Northup wrote:
> At the very least I'm considering making a man page for the
> configuration file. I don't know off-hand how much that will be
> seemingly repetitive of the README, but I suspect I'm not the only one
> who often finds monolithic files tucked away in /usr/share/doc

Yes, please! I'd say, beyond that: please feel free to replace large chunks of the README with "See the manpage (or <source file for the manpage>) for further information.".

Happily, Jonathan

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Message 12 of 12 in “[RFD] Gitweb: Source configuration from file separate from the CGI script”
  1. Drew NorthupMar 16, 2011
  2. Jonathan NiederMar 16, 2011
  3. Drew NorthupMar 16, 2011
  4. Jakub NarebskiMar 17, 2011
  5. Matt RyanMar 22, 2011
  6. Jakub NarebskiMar 22, 2011
  7. Jakub NarebskiMar 17, 2011
  8. Drew NorthupMar 18, 2011
  9. Todd ZullingerMar 18, 2011
  10. Drew NorthupMar 18, 2011
  11. Todd ZullingerMar 18, 2011
  12. Jonathan NiederMar 18, 2011

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