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[PATCH 16/25] documentation: remove unnecessary hyphens

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Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 8, 2023, 06:45 UTC
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From: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
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Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/ReviewingGuidelines.txt | 2 +-
 Documentation/git-check-attr.txt      | 2 +-
 Documentation/git-merge-base.txt      | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/ReviewingGuidelines.txt b/Documentation/ReviewingGuidelines.txt
index 3e98c8a6af0..515d470d23c 100644
--- a/Documentation/ReviewingGuidelines.txt
+++ b/Documentation/ReviewingGuidelines.txt
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Terminology
 -----------
 nit: ::
 	Denotes a small issue that should be fixed, such as a typographical error
-	or mis-alignment of conditions in an `if()` statement.
+	or misalignment of conditions in an `if()` statement.
 
 aside: ::
 optional: ::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt b/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt
index 6e4f3aaf34c..7fea245ed22 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-check-attr.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ OPTIONS
 
 --stdin::
 	Read pathnames from the standard input, one per line,
-	instead of from the command-line.
+	instead of from the command line.
 
 -z::
 	The output format is modified to be machine-parsable.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt
index 463764b9c1e..5cdcb5663cd 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-merge-base.txt
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ When the history involves criss-cross merges, there can be more than one
 ---2---o---o---B
 ....
 
-both '1' and '2' are merge-bases of A and B.  Neither one is better than
+both '1' and '2' are merge bases of A and B.  Neither one is better than
 the other (both are 'best' merge bases).  When the `--all` option is not given,
 it is unspecified which best one is output.
 
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Message 18 of 32 in “Documentation fixes”
  1. 00/25 Documentation fixesElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  2. 03/25 documentation: fix typosElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  3. Ramsay JonesOct 8, 2023
  4. Junio C HamanoOct 9, 2023
  5. Elijah NewrenOct 10, 2023
  6. 02/25 documentation: fix small errorElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  7. 04/25 documentation: fix apostrophe usageElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  8. 05/25 documentation: add missing wordsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  9. 06/25 documentation: remove extraneous wordsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  10. 08/25 documentation: employ consistent verb tense for a listElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  11. 10/25 documentation: fix adjective vs. nounElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  12. 09/25 documentation: fix verb tenseElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  13. 11/25 documentation: fix verb vs. nounElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  14. 07/25 documentation: fix subject/verb agreementElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  15. 01/25 documentation: wording improvementsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  16. 14/25 documentation: fix choice of articleElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  17. 13/25 documentation: whitespace is already generally pluralElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  18. 16/25 documentation: remove unnecessary hyphensElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  19. 17/25 documentation: add missing hyphensElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  20. 12/25 documentation: fix singular vs. pluralElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  21. 18/25 documentation: use clearer prepositionsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  22. 21/25 documentation: fix whitespace issuesElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  23. 19/25 documentation: fix punctuationElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  24. 23/25 documentation: add missing fullstopsElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  25. 20/25 documentation: fix capitalizationElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  26. 24/25 documentation: add missing quotesElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  27. 15/25 documentation: add missing articleElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  28. 25/25 documentation: add missing parenthesisElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  29. 22/25 documentation: add some commas where they are helpfulElijah Newren via GitGitGadget, Oct 8, 2023
  30. Taylor BlauOct 9, 2023
  31. Elijah NewrenOct 9, 2023
  32. Junio C HamanoOct 16, 2023

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