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Re: [RFC/WIP 0/2] Documentation clean-up: git commands

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Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date
Mar 23, 2009, 14:31 UTC
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Michael J Gruber venit, vidit, dixit 23.03.2009 15:28:
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> In current git documentation, git commands are still written in various
> styles: with and without dash, unformatted and formatted with `, ' or ".
> 
> I propose to use `git command` consistently. In asciidoc, backticks are
> for commands, ticks for paths. [Quotes should be like ``this''.]
> 
> A first step is reaching a consistent use of backticks. A second step
> would be sed magic to get rid of the dashes in the text, not in the
> links (linkgit:...).
> 
> Patch 1 is a preparation patch where I spotted the use of a command with
> "git" in an instance where it looks very inconsistent. (It feels OK when
s/with/without/
Sorry :|
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Message 6 of 11 in “[RFC/WIP 0/2] Documentation clean-up: git commands”
  1. Michael J GruberMar 23, 2009
  2. 1/2 Documentation: fix minor inconsistencyMichael J Gruber, Mar 23, 2009
  3. 2/2 Documentation: format git commands consistentlyMichael J Gruber, Mar 23, 2009
  4. Matthieu MoyMar 23, 2009
  5. Michael J GruberMar 23, 2009
  6. Michael J GruberMar 23, 2009
  7. Junio C HamanoMar 23, 2009
  8. Michael J GruberMar 23, 2009
  9. Chris JohnsenMar 23, 2009
  10. Jeff KingMar 24, 2009
  11. Michael J GruberMar 24, 2009

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