git/list[1] front-page[2] threads[3] people[4] search[5] about
 

[PATCH 1/4] docs: minor grammar fixes to git-status

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
May 27, 2011, 02:31 UTC
Message-ID
<20110527023111.GA25362@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<30543.1305828072@plover.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
Noticed these while working on 2/4.
 Documentation/git-status.txt |    7 ++++---
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-status.txt b/Documentation/git-status.txt
index 00b699f..7702727 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-status.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-status.txt
@@ -78,18 +78,19 @@ OUTPUT
 The output from this command is designed to be used as a commit
 template comment, and all the output lines are prefixed with '#'.
 The default, long format, is designed to be human readable,
-verbose and descriptive.  They are subject to change in any time.
+verbose and descriptive.  Its contents and format are subject to change
+at any time.
 
 The paths mentioned in the output, unlike many other git commands, are
 made relative to the current directory if you are working in a
 subdirectory (this is on purpose, to help cutting and pasting). See
 the status.relativePaths config option below.
 
-In short-format, the status of each path is shown as
+In the short-format, the status of each path is shown as
 
 	XY PATH1 -> PATH2
 
-where `PATH1` is the path in the `HEAD`, and ` -> PATH2` part is
+where `PATH1` is the path in the `HEAD`, and the ` -> PATH2` part is
 shown only when `PATH1` corresponds to a different path in the
 index/worktree (i.e. the file is renamed). The 'XY' is a two-letter
 status code.
-- 
1.7.4.5.26.g0c6a2
Previous: Mark Jason DominusNext: Jeff King
Message 2 of 6 in “Bug report : git-status manual fibs about semantics of --porcelain”
  1. Mark Jason DominusMay 19, 2011
  2. 1/4 docs: minor grammar fixes to git-statusJeff King, May 27, 2011
  3. 2/4 docs: update status --porcelain formatJeff King, May 27, 2011
  4. 3/4 docs: make sure literal "->" isn't converted to arrowJeff King, May 27, 2011
  5. 4/4 docs: fix some antique example outputJeff King, May 27, 2011
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 27, 2011

Read the whole thread, see it on lore, or plain text.

$ cat FOOTERMessages come from the public archive at lore.kernel.org/git, fetched every hour. The front page is chosen and written each morning by an AI editor and can be wrong; the threads themselves are the record. About and API. For agents: an MCP server at https://gitlist.dev/mcp, and any thread, story or person page as Markdown by adding .md to its URL (or sending Accept: text/markdown). Details in /llms.txt.