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[PATCH 2/4] doc: convert [\--] to [--]

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MÅMartin Ågren <martin.agren@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 17, 2018, 19:15 UTC
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Commit 1c262bb7b (doc: convert \--option to --option, 2015-05-13) explains that we used to need to write \--option to play well with older versions of AsciiDoc, but that we do not support such versions anymore anyway, and that Asciidoctor literally renders \--.

With [\--], which is used to denote the optional separator between revisions and paths, Asciidoctor renders the backslash literally. Change all [\--] to [--]. This changes nothing for AsciiDoc version 8.6.9, but is an improvement for Asciidoctor version 1.5.4.

We use double-dashes in several list entries (\--::). In my testing, it appears that we do need to use the backslash there, so leave those.

Signed-off-by: Martin Ågren <martin.agren@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-log.txt      | 4 ++--
 Documentation/git-shortlog.txt | 4 ++--
 Documentation/gitk.txt         | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-log.txt b/Documentation/git-log.txt
index 5437f8b0f0..be2f10b70b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-log.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-log.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-log - Show commit logs
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git log' [<options>] [<revision range>] [[\--] <path>...]
+'git log' [<options>] [<revision range>] [[--] <path>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ include::line-range-format.txt[]
 	ways to spell <revision range>, see the 'Specifying Ranges'
 	section of linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
 
-[\--] <path>...::
+[--] <path>...::
 	Show only commits that are enough to explain how the files
 	that match the specified paths came to be.  See 'History
 	Simplification' below for details and other simplification
diff --git a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt
index 5e35ea18ac..00a22152a2 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-shortlog - Summarize 'git log' output
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git shortlog' [<options>] [<revision range>] [[\--] <path>...]
+'git shortlog' [<options>] [<revision range>] [[--] <path>...]
 git log --pretty=short | 'git shortlog' [<options>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ them.
 	ways to spell <revision range>, see the "Specifying Ranges"
 	section of linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
 
-[\--] <path>...::
+[--] <path>...::
 	Consider only commits that are enough to explain how the files
 	that match the specified paths came to be.
 +
diff --git a/Documentation/gitk.txt b/Documentation/gitk.txt
index ca96c281d1..244cd01493 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitk.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitk.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ gitk - The Git repository browser
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'gitk' [<options>] [<revision range>] [\--] [<path>...]
+'gitk' [<options>] [<revision range>] [--] [<path>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-- 
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  1. 0/3 shortlog: do not accept revisions when run outside repoMartin Ågren, Mar 10, 2018
  2. 1/3 git-shortlog.txt: reorder usagesMartin Ågren, Mar 10, 2018
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2018
  4. 2/3 shortlog: add usage-string for stdin-readingMartin Ågren, Mar 10, 2018
  5. 3/3 shortlog: do not accept revisions when run outside repoMartin Ågren, Mar 10, 2018
  6. Jonathan NiederMar 13, 2018
  7. Martin ÅgrenMar 13, 2018
  8. Jonathan NiederMar 13, 2018
  9. Junio C HamanoMar 13, 2018
  10. Martin ÅgrenMar 14, 2018
  11. 0/3 shortlog: disallow left-over arguments outside repoMartin Ågren, Mar 14, 2018
  12. 1/3 git-shortlog.txt: reorder usagesMartin Ågren, Mar 14, 2018
  13. 2/3 shortlog: add usage-string for stdin-readingMartin Ågren, Mar 14, 2018
  14. 3/3 shortlog: disallow left-over arguments outside repoMartin Ågren, Mar 14, 2018
  15. Jeff KingMar 28, 2018
  16. Martin ÅgrenMar 28, 2018
  17. 0/4 doc: cleaning up instances of \--Martin Ågren, Apr 17, 2018
  18. 1/4 doc: convert \--option to --optionMartin Ågren, Apr 17, 2018
  19. 2/4 doc: convert [\--] to [--]Martin Ågren, Apr 17, 2018
  20. 3/4 git-[short]log.txt: unify quoted standalone --Martin Ågren, Apr 17, 2018
  21. 4/4 git-submodule.txt: quote usage in monospace, drop backslashMartin Ågren, Apr 17, 2018
  22. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2018
  23. Jeff KingMay 10, 2018
  24. brian m. carlsonApr 19, 2018

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