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Re: [PATCH] Documentation: git diff --check respects core.whitespace

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 22, 2011, 23:12 UTC
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Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com> writes:
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> Heya,
>
> 2011/6/22 Christof Krüger <git@christof-krueger.de>:
>> What are considered whitespace errors is controlled by `core.whitespace`
>
> Am I the only one who fees that "What are considered <plural>" would
> sound better if phrased "What is considered a <singular>"? Is it
> because I haven't heard the phrase much, or is the latter actually
> better somehow?

Perhaps. In any case, the original description seems to have been inadequate for somebody to understand what it does, so the patch is an improvement; I've queued it.

Thanks.
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  1. Documentation: git diff --check respects core.whitespaceChristof Krüger, Jun 22, 2011
  2. Sverre RabbelierJun 22, 2011
  3. Junio C HamanoJun 22, 2011

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