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Re: [PATCH] git-config: fix misworded --type=path explanation

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Sep 16, 2023, 06:16 UTC
Message-ID
<20230916061604.GA628367@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To
<20230915202610.21206-1-evan.gates@gmail.com>
On Fri, Sep 15, 2023 at 02:24:59PM -0600, Evan Gates wrote:
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> When `--type=<type>` was added as a prefered alias for `--<type>`
> the explanation for the path type was reworded.  Whereas the previous
> explanation said "expand a leading `~`" this was changed to "adding a
> leading `~`".  Change "adding" to "expanding" to correctly explain the
> canonicalization.

Yeah, the sentence as-is does not make any sense. Your suggested wording looks good to me. Thanks.

-Peff
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  1. git-config: fix misworded --type=path explanationEvan Gates, Sep 15, 2023
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