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

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jan 23, 2013, 02:24 UTC
Message-ID
<7vzk00k550.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> This is the summary of the review comments in a patch form.
>

And then there still are the ones in the file that was touched by Thomas's 2/6 that need fixing.

 Documentation/git-apply.txt          | 2 +-
 Documentation/git-archimport.txt     | 2 +-
 Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt      | 8 ++++----
 Documentation/git-help.txt           | 2 +-
 Documentation/git-mergetool--lib.txt | 2 +-
 Documentation/git-p4.txt             | 4 ++--
 6 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-apply.txt b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
index c1704dc..f605327 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-apply.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-apply.txt
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ behavior:
 * `fix` outputs warnings for a few such errors, and applies the
   patch after fixing them (`strip` is a synonym --- the tool
   used to consider only trailing whitespace characters as errors, and the
-  fix involved 'stripping' them, but modern gits do more).
+  fix involved 'stripping' them, but modern Gits do more).
 * `error` outputs warnings for a few such errors, and refuses
   to apply the patch.
 * `error-all` is similar to `error` but shows all errors.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-archimport.txt b/Documentation/git-archimport.txt
index 25b1cab..163b9f6 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-archimport.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-archimport.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-archimport(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-archimport - Import an Arch repository into git
+git-archimport - Import an Arch repository into Git
 
 
 SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt
index dc5069f..7ca64b3 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-cvsserver(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-cvsserver - A CVS server emulator for git
+git-cvsserver - A CVS server emulator for Git
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
@@ -291,14 +291,14 @@ Variable substitution
 In `dbdriver` and `dbuser` you can use the following variables:
 
 %G::
-	git directory name
+	Git directory name
 %g::
-	git directory name, where all characters except for
+	Git directory name, where all characters except for
 	alpha-numeric ones, `.`, and `-` are replaced with
 	`_` (this should make it easier to use the directory
 	name in a filename if wanted)
 %m::
-	CVS module/git head name
+	CVS module/Git head name
 %a::
 	access method (one of "ext" or "pserver")
 %u::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-help.txt b/Documentation/git-help.txt
index 835fba0..e07b6dc 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-help.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-help.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-help(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-help - display help information about git
+git-help - Display help information about Git
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-mergetool--lib.txt b/Documentation/git-mergetool--lib.txt
index b748bdf..055550b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-mergetool--lib.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-mergetool--lib.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-mergetool{litdd}lib(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-mergetool--lib - Common git merge tool shell scriptlets
+git-mergetool--lib - Common Git merge tool shell scriptlets
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
diff --git a/Documentation/git-p4.txt b/Documentation/git-p4.txt
index 96a5b31..1d1b020 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-p4.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-p4.txt
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ COMMANDS
 
 Clone
 ~~~~~
-Generally, 'git p4 clone' is used to create a new git directory
+Generally, 'git p4 clone' is used to create a new Git directory
 from an existing p4 repository:
 ------------
 $ git p4 clone //depot/path/project
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ git-p4.detectCopiesHarder::
 	Detect copies harder.  See linkgit:git-diff[1].  A boolean.
 
 git-p4.preserveUser::
-	On submit, re-author changes to reflect the git author,
+	On submit, re-author changes to reflect the Git author,
 	regardless of who invokes 'git p4 submit'.
 
 git-p4.allowMissingP4Users::
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Message 16 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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