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[PATCH 4/4] docs: fix some antique example output

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
May 27, 2011, 02:33 UTC
Message-ID
<20110527023315.GD25362@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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<30543.1305828072@plover.com>

These diff-index and diff-tree sample outputs date back to the first month of git's existence. The output format has changed slightly since then, so let's have it match the current output.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
I just noticed these while auditing all of the "->" in the docs
directory. I didn't read through the whole text to make sure there were
no other inaccuracies, though.
 Documentation/git-diff-index.txt |    4 ++--
 Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt  |    4 ++--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff-index.txt b/Documentation/git-diff-index.txt
index 6d18486..2ea22ab 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-diff-index.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-diff-index.txt
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ show that. So let's say that you have edited `kernel/sched.c`, but
 have not actually done a 'git update-index' on it yet - there is no
 "object" associated with the new state, and you get:
 
-  torvalds@ppc970:~/v2.6/linux> git diff-index HEAD
-  *100644->100664 blob    7476bb......->000000......      kernel/sched.c
+  torvalds@ppc970:~/v2.6/linux> git diff-index --abbrev HEAD
+  :100644 100664 7476bb... 000000...      kernel/sched.c
 
 i.e., it shows that the tree has changed, and that `kernel/sched.c` has is
 not up-to-date and may contain new stuff. The all-zero sha1 means that to
diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
index 4e5f127..1439486 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-diff-tree.txt
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ so it can be used to name subdirectories.
 
 An example of normal usage is:
 
-  torvalds@ppc970:~/git> git diff-tree 5319e4......
-  *100664->100664 blob    ac348b.......->a01513.......      git-fsck-objects.c
+  torvalds@ppc970:~/git> git diff-tree --abbrev 5319e4
+  :100664 100664 ac348b... a01513...	git-fsck-objects.c
 
 which tells you that the last commit changed just one file (it's from
 this one:
-- 
1.7.4.5.26.g0c6a2
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Message 5 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

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