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[PATCH v2 2/9] Use "whitespace" consistently

From
PWPhillip Wood <phillip.wood@talktalk.net>
Date
Nov 23, 2018, 11:16 UTC
Message-ID
<20181123111658.30342-3-phillip.wood@talktalk.net>
In-Reply-To
<20181123111658.30342-1-phillip.wood@talktalk.net>
From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>

Most of the messages and documentation use 'whitespace' rather than 'white space' or 'white spaces' convert to latter two to the former for consistency.

Signed-off-by: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk>
---
 Documentation/diff-options.txt | 4 ++--
 Documentation/git-cat-file.txt | 8 ++++----
 diff.c                         | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
index 151690f814..57a2f4cb7a 100644
--- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ dimmed-zebra::
 	settings. It is the same as `--color-moved=no`.
 
 --color-moved-ws=<modes>::
-	This configures how white spaces are ignored when performing the
+	This configures how whitespace is ignored when performing the
 	move detection for `--color-moved`.
 ifdef::git-diff[]
 	It can be set by the `diff.colorMovedWS` configuration setting.
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ ignore-all-space::
 	Ignore whitespace when comparing lines. This ignores differences
 	even if one line has whitespace where the other line has none.
 allow-indentation-change::
-	Initially ignore any white spaces in the move detection, then
+	Initially ignore any whitespace in the move detection, then
 	group the moved code blocks only into a block if the change in
 	whitespace is the same per line. This is incompatible with the
 	other modes.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
index 74013335a1..9a2e9cdafb 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cat-file.txt
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ In the second form, a list of objects (separated by linefeeds) is provided on
 stdin, and the SHA-1, type, and size of each object is printed on stdout. The
 output format can be overridden using the optional `<format>` argument. If
 either `--textconv` or `--filters` was specified, the input is expected to
-list the object names followed by the path name, separated by a single white
-space, so that the appropriate drivers can be determined.
+list the object names followed by the path name, separated by a single
+whitespace, so that the appropriate drivers can be determined.
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
@@ -79,15 +79,15 @@ OPTIONS
 	Print object information and contents for each object provided
 	on stdin.  May not be combined with any other options or arguments
 	except `--textconv` or `--filters`, in which case the input lines
-	also need to specify the path, separated by white space.  See the
+	also need to specify the path, separated by whitespace.  See the
 	section `BATCH OUTPUT` below for details.
 
 --batch-check::
 --batch-check=<format>::
 	Print object information for each object provided on stdin.  May
 	not be combined with any other options or arguments except
 	`--textconv` or `--filters`, in which case the input lines also
-	need to specify the path, separated by white space.  See the
+	need to specify the path, separated by whitespace.  See the
 	section `BATCH OUTPUT` below for details.
 
 --batch-all-objects::
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index c29b1cce14..78cd3958f4 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static int parse_color_moved_ws(const char *arg)
 
 	if ((ret & COLOR_MOVED_WS_ALLOW_INDENTATION_CHANGE) &&
 	    (ret & XDF_WHITESPACE_FLAGS))
-		die(_("color-moved-ws: allow-indentation-change cannot be combined with other white space modes"));
+		die(_("color-moved-ws: allow-indentation-change cannot be combined with other whitespace modes"));
 
 	string_list_clear(&l, 0);
 
-- 
2.19.1.1690.g258b440b18
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Message 38 of 44 in “diff --color-moved-ws: allow mixed spaces and tabs in indentation change”
  1. 0/3 diff --color-moved-ws: allow mixed spaces and tabs in indentation changePhillip Wood, Sep 24, 2018
  2. 1/3 xdiff-interface: make xdl_blankline() availablePhillip Wood, Sep 24, 2018
  3. Stefan BellerSep 24, 2018
  4. 2/3 diff.c: remove unused variablesPhillip Wood, Sep 24, 2018
  5. 3/3 diff: add --color-moved-ws=allow-mixed-indentation-changePhillip Wood, Sep 24, 2018
  6. Stefan BellerSep 25, 2018
  7. 3/3 diff: add --color-moved-ws=allow-mixed-indentation-changePhillip Wood, Oct 9, 2018
  8. Stefan BellerOct 9, 2018
  9. Phillip WoodOct 10, 2018
  10. Stefan BellerOct 10, 2018
  11. Phillip WoodSep 24, 2018
  12. 0/9 diff --color-moved-ws fixes and enhancmentPhillip Wood, Nov 16, 2018
  13. 1/9 diff: document --no-color-movedPhillip Wood, Nov 16, 2018
  14. 7/9 diff --color-moved-ws: optimize allow-indentation-changePhillip Wood, Nov 16, 2018
  15. Stefan BellerNov 16, 2018
  16. Phillip WoodNov 17, 2018
  17. 4/9 diff --color-moved-ws: demonstrate false positivesPhillip Wood, Nov 16, 2018
  18. 8/9 diff --color-moved-ws: modify allow-indentation-changePhillip Wood, Nov 16, 2018
  19. Stefan BellerNov 16, 2018
  20. Phillip WoodNov 17, 2018
  21. 6/9 diff --color-moved=zebra: be stricter with color alternationPhillip Wood, Nov 16, 2018
  22. 9/9 diff --color-moved-ws: handle blank linesPhillip Wood, Nov 16, 2018
  23. Stefan BellerNov 20, 2018
  24. Phillip WoodNov 21, 2018
  25. 5/9 diff --color-moved-ws: fix false positivesPhillip Wood, Nov 16, 2018
  26. 3/9 diff: allow --no-color-moved-wsPhillip Wood, Nov 16, 2018
  27. 2/9 diff: use whitespace consistentlyPhillip Wood, Nov 16, 2018
  28. Stefan BellerNov 16, 2018
  29. 0/9 diff --color-moved-ws fixes and enhancmentPhillip Wood, Nov 23, 2018
  30. 1/9 diff: document --no-color-movedPhillip Wood, Nov 23, 2018
  31. 5/9 diff --color-moved-ws: fix false positivesPhillip Wood, Nov 23, 2018
  32. 4/9 diff --color-moved-ws: demonstrate false positivesPhillip Wood, Nov 23, 2018
  33. 6/9 diff --color-moved=zebra: be stricter with color alternationPhillip Wood, Nov 23, 2018
  34. 7/9 diff --color-moved-ws: optimize allow-indentation-changePhillip Wood, Nov 23, 2018
  35. 8/9 diff --color-moved-ws: modify allow-indentation-changePhillip Wood, Nov 23, 2018
  36. 9/9 diff --color-moved-ws: handle blank linesPhillip Wood, Nov 23, 2018
  37. 3/9 diff: allow --no-color-moved-wsPhillip Wood, Nov 23, 2018
  38. 2/9 Use "whitespace" consistentlyPhillip Wood, Nov 23, 2018
  39. Stefan BellerNov 26, 2018
  40. Phillip WoodNov 27, 2018
  41. Phillip WoodJan 8, 2019
  42. Junio C HamanoJan 8, 2019
  43. Stefan BellerJan 10, 2019
  44. Junio C HamanoJan 10, 2019

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