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[PATCH] doc: Use the term "remark" in "cherry-pick -x" to disambiguate from "git notes"

From
Sebastian Schuberth <sschuberth@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 15, 2011, 07:43 UTC
Message-ID
<4DA7F73B.9050007@gmail.com>

The documentation for "cherry-pick -x" can be misread in the way that a "git notes" object is attached to the new commit, which is not the case. Instead, just some text is appended to the original commit message. Make this more clear by simply using the term "remark" instead of "note".

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Schuberth <sschuberth@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
index 01db830..5afc2b0 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cherry-pick.txt
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ OPTIONS
 
 -x::
 	When recording the commit, append to the original commit
-	message a note that indicates which commit this change
-	was cherry-picked from.  Append the note only for cherry
+	message a remark that indicates which commit this change
+	was cherry-picked from.  Append the remark only for cherry
 	picks without conflicts.  Do not use this option if
 	you are cherry-picking from your private branch because
 	the information is useless to the recipient.  If on the
-- 
1.7.3.2.msysgit.11
Next: Junio C Hamano
Message 1 of 11 in “doc: Use the term "remark" in "cherry-pick -x" to disambiguate from "git notes"”
  1. doc: Use the term "remark" in "cherry-pick -x" to disambiguate from "git notes"Sebastian Schuberth, Apr 15, 2011
  2. Junio C HamanoApr 15, 2011
  3. [PATCHv2] doc: Clarify that "cherry-pick -x" does not use "git notes"Sebastian Schuberth, Apr 15, 2011
  4. Jay SoffianApr 15, 2011
  5. Sebastian SchuberthApr 16, 2011
  6. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2011
  7. Sebastian SchuberthApr 16, 2011
  8. Jay SoffianApr 16, 2011
  9. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2011
  10. Junio C HamanoApr 17, 2011
  11. Sebastian SchuberthApr 17, 2011

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