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Re: [PATCH v3 2/6] Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #1

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jan 23, 2013, 00:19 UTC
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This is the summary of the review comments in a patch form.
Subject: [PATCH] fixup! Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #1
---
 Documentation/Makefile              | 4 ++--
 Documentation/git-clean.txt         | 2 +-
 Documentation/git-clone.txt         | 2 +-
 Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt | 2 +-
 Documentation/git-help.txt          | 2 +-
 Documentation/git-init.txt          | 2 +-
 Documentation/git-rm.txt            | 2 +-
 7 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
index a7a4f75..c2d3ec1 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@ $(patsubst %.txt,%.html,$(wildcard howto/*.txt)): %.html : %.txt
 install-webdoc : html
 	'$(SHELL_PATH_SQ)' ./install-webdoc.sh $(WEBDOC_DEST)
 
-# You must have a clone of git-htmldocs and git-manpages repositories
-# next to the Git repository itself for the following to work.
+# You must have a clone of 'git-htmldocs' and 'git-manpages' repositories
+# next to the 'git' repository itself for the following to work.
 
 quick-install: quick-install-man
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clean.txt b/Documentation/git-clean.txt
index 14bdbbb..bdc3ab8 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clean.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clean.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ OPTIONS
 -------
 -d::
 	Remove untracked directories in addition to untracked files.
-	If an untracked directory is managed by a different git
+	If an untracked directory is managed by a different Git
 	repository, it is not removed by default.  Use -f option twice
 	if you really want to remove such a directory.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone.txt b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
index 47d9880..5c16e31 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clone.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clone.txt
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
 --separate-git-dir=<git dir>::
 	Instead of placing the cloned repository where it is supposed
 	to be, place the cloned repository at the specified directory,
-	then make a filesytem-agnostic git symbolic link to there.
+	then make a filesytem-agnostic Git symbolic link to there.
 	The result is Git repository can be separated from working
 	tree.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
index c07ad61..dfd12c9 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-filter-branch.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-Lets you rewrite git revision history by rewriting the branches mentioned
+Lets you rewrite Git revision history by rewriting the branches mentioned
 in the <rev-list options>, applying custom filters on each revision.
 Those filters can modify each tree (e.g. removing a file or running
 a perl rewrite on all files) or information about each commit.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-help.txt b/Documentation/git-help.txt
index 071e947..835fba0 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-help.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-help.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ on the standard output.
 If the option '--all' or '-a' is given, then all available commands are
 printed on the standard output.
 
-If a git command is named, a manual page for that command is brought
+If a Git subcommand is named, a manual page for that subcommand is brought
 up. The 'man' program is used by default for this purpose, but this
 can be overridden by other options or configuration variables.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-init.txt b/Documentation/git-init.txt
index 2571f56..afd721e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-init.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-init.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ DIRECTORY" section below.)
 
 Instead of initializing the repository where it is supposed to be,
 place a filesytem-agnostic Git symbolic link there, pointing to the
-specified Git path, and initialize a Git repository at the path. The
+specified path, and initialize a Git repository at the path. The
 result is Git repository can be separated from working tree. If this
 is reinitialization, the repository will be moved to the specified
 path.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rm.txt b/Documentation/git-rm.txt
index 1e5ef3b..92bac27 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rm.txt
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ DISCUSSION
 The <file> list given to the command can be exact pathnames,
 file glob patterns, or leading directory names.  The command
 removes only the paths that are known to Git.  Giving the name of
-a file that you have not told git about does not remove that file.
+a file that you have not told Git about does not remove that file.
 
 File globbing matches across directory boundaries.  Thus, given
 two directories `d` and `d2`, there is a difference between
-- 
1.8.1.1.507.g1754052
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Message 15 of 49 in “Aw: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Change old system name 'GIT' to 'Git'”
  1. Thomas AckermannJan 20, 2013
  2. Junio C HamanoJan 20, 2013
  3. 0/6 GIT, Git, gitThomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  4. 1/6 Change old system name 'GIT' to 'Git'Thomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  5. 2/6 Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #1Thomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  6. Aw: [PATCH v2 0/6] GIT, Git, gitThomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  7. 0/6 GIT, Git, gitThomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  8. 1/6 Change old system name 'GIT' to 'Git'Thomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  9. Junio C HamanoJan 22, 2013
  10. Aw: Re: [PATCH v3 1/6] Change old system name 'GIT' to 'Git'Thomas Ackermann, Jan 22, 2013
  11. Junio C HamanoJan 22, 2013
  12. 2/6 Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #1Thomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  13. Junio C HamanoJan 22, 2013
  14. Junio C HamanoJan 22, 2013
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  16. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  17. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  18. 3/6 Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #2Thomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  19. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  20. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  21. David AguilarJan 23, 2013
  22. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  23. Aw: Re: [PATCH v3 3/6] Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #2Thomas Ackermann, Jan 23, 2013
  24. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  25. Aw: Re: Aw: Re: [PATCH v3 3/6] Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #2Thomas Ackermann, Feb 1, 2013
  26. 1/6 fixup! fixup! Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #2Thomas Ackermann, Feb 1, 2013
  27. 2/6 fixup! fixup! fixup! Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #1Thomas Ackermann, Feb 1, 2013
  28. Jonathan NiederFeb 1, 2013
  29. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  30. 3/6 fixup! Documentation: avoid poor-man's small capsThomas Ackermann, Feb 1, 2013
  31. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  32. 4/6 Fix places where 'Git' should be 'gitThomas Ackermann, Feb 1, 2013
  33. 5/6 Add a description for 'gitfile' to glossaryThomas Ackermann, Feb 1, 2013
  34. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  35. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  36. Jonathan NiederFeb 1, 2013
  37. 6/6 Use consistent links for User Manual and Everyday Git; Fix a quoting errorThomas Ackermann, Feb 1, 2013
  38. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  39. Jonathan NiederFeb 1, 2013
  40. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  41. Aw: Re: [PATCH 6/6] Use consistent links for User Manual and Everyday Git; Fix a quoting errorThomas Ackermann, Feb 1, 2013
  42. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  43. 4/6 Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #3Thomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  44. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  45. 5/6 Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #4Thomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  46. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  47. 6/6 Add rule for when to use 'git' and when to use 'Git'Thomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  48. Junio C HamanoJan 21, 2013
  49. Junio C HamanoJan 21, 2013

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