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[PATCH 02/22] mailmap doc: quote config variables `like.this`

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 12, 2021, 20:17 UTC
Message-ID
<20210112201806.13284-3-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20210105130359.21139-1-avarab@gmail.com>

Quote the mailmap.file and mailmap.blob configuration variables as `mailmap.file` and `mailmap.blob`, and link to git-config(1). This is in line with the preferred way of doing this in the rest of our documentation.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/gitmailmap.txt | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/gitmailmap.txt b/Documentation/gitmailmap.txt
index 8b07f9c5d7..e75eadde63 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitmailmap.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitmailmap.txt
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 
 If the file `.mailmap` exists at the toplevel of the repository, or at
-the location pointed to by the mailmap.file or mailmap.blob
-configuration options, it
+the location pointed to by the `mailmap.file` or `mailmap.blob`
+configuration options (see linkgit:git-config[1]), it
 is used to map author and committer names and email addresses to
 canonical real names and email addresses.
 
-- 
2.29.2.222.g5d2a92d10f8
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  1. 2/2 git-shortlog: make common repository prefix configurable with .mailmapJunio C Hamano, Nov 25, 2006
  2. shortlog: remove unused(?) "repo-abbrev" featureÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 5, 2021
  3. Linus TorvaldsJan 5, 2021
  4. Martin ÅgrenJan 5, 2021
  5. Junio C HamanoJan 5, 2021
  6. 20/22 mailmap tests: add tests for empty "<>" syntaxÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  7. 19/22 mailmap tests: add tests for whitespace syntaxÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  8. 21/22 mailmap doc + tests: document and test for case-insensitivityÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  9. 22/22 shortlog: remove unused(?) "repo-abbrev" featureÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  10. 16/22 tests: refactor a few tests to use "test_commit --append"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  11. 15/22 test-lib functions: add an --append option to test_commitÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  12. 09/22 mailmap tests: add a test for "not a blob" errorÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  13. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2021
  14. 12/22 test-lib functions: expand "test_commit" comment templateÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  15. 11/22 mailmap: test for silent exiting on missing file/blobÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  16. 14/22 test-lib functions: add --author support to test_commitÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  17. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2021
  18. Denton LiuJan 14, 2021
  19. 13/22 test-lib functions: document arguments to test_commitÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  20. 10/22 mailmap tests: get rid of overly complex blame fuzzingÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  21. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2021
  22. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2021
  23. 08/22 mailmap tests: remove redundant entry in testÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  24. 07/22 mailmap tests: improve --stdin testsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  25. 17/22 mailmap doc + tests: add better examples & test themÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  26. 18/22 mailmap tests: add a test for comment syntaxÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  27. 06/22 mailmap tests: modernize syntax & test idiomsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  28. Denton LiuJan 14, 2021
  29. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2021
  30. 05/22 mailmap tests: use our preferred whitespace syntaxÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  31. 04/22 mailmap doc: start by mentioning the comment syntaxÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  32. 03/22 check-mailmap doc: note config optionsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  33. 01/22 mailmap doc: create a new "gitmailmap(5)" man pageÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  34. Philippe BlainJan 14, 2021
  35. Junio C HamanoJan 14, 2021
  36. Philippe BlainJan 15, 2021
  37. Junio C HamanoJan 15, 2021
  38. Philippe BlainJan 15, 2021
  39. Junio C HamanoJan 15, 2021
  40. fixup! mailmap doc: create a new "gitmailmap(5)" man pagePhilippe Blain, Jan 15, 2021
  41. mailmap doc: use correct environment variable 'GIT_WORK_TREE'Philippe Blain, Jan 15, 2021
  42. 00/22 mailmap: doc + test fixesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021
  43. Junio C HamanoJan 12, 2021
  44. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 14, 2021
  45. 0/2 mailmap: test cleanupDenton Liu, Jan 14, 2021
  46. 1/2 test-lib-functions.sh: fix usage for test_commit()Denton Liu, Jan 14, 2021
  47. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 15, 2021
  48. 2/2 t4203: stop losing return codes of git commandsDenton Liu, Jan 14, 2021
  49. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJan 15, 2021
  50. 02/22 mailmap doc: quote config variables `like.this`Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Jan 12, 2021

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