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[PATCH] archive: clarify explanation of --worktree-attributes

From
René Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx>
Date
Apr 10, 2013, 17:49 UTC
Message-ID
<5165A645.9090300@lsrfire.ath.cx>
In-Reply-To
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Make it a bit clearer that --worktree-attributes is about files in the working tree (checked out files, possibly changed) and not the current working directory ($PDW). Link to the ATTRIBUTES section, which has more details.

Reported-by: Amit Bakshi <ambakshi@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx>
---
Does this help a bit?
 Documentation/git-archive.txt | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-archive.txt b/Documentation/git-archive.txt
index b4c2e24..3dd3069 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-archive.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-archive.txt
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ OPTIONS
 	Write the archive to <file> instead of stdout.
 
 --worktree-attributes::
-	Look for attributes in .gitattributes in working directory too.
+	Look for attributes in .gitattributes files in the working tree
+	as well (see <<ATTRIBUTES>>).
 
 <extra>::
 	This can be any options that the archiver backend understands.
-- 
1.8.2.1
Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Eric Sunshine
Message 3 of 5 in “git-archive --worktree-attributes (1.8.2)”
  1. Amit BakshiApr 9, 2013
  2. Junio C HamanoApr 9, 2013
  3. archive: clarify explanation of --worktree-attributesRené Scharfe, Apr 10, 2013
  4. Eric SunshineApr 10, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoApr 10, 2013

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