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Re: [PATCH] Documentation/git-add.txt: Explain --patch option in layman terms

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Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>
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Aug 30, 2009, 22:00 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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>> +	operation to a subset of the working tree. See section
>> +	``INTERACTIVE MODE'' for details.
>
> It is not justified with your commit log message, I do not see why you
> have to shout in all CAPS,

There are plenty of examples, that it's standard practise to refer top level headings, in all caps, from:

    POSIX/SusV guides for manual pages: "1.11 Utility Description Defaults"
    http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/utilities/xcu_chap01.html#tag_01_11
Jari
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  1. Documentation/git-add.txt: Explain --patch option in layman termsJari Aalto, Aug 30, 2009
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 30, 2009
  3. Jeff KingAug 30, 2009
  4. Jari AaltoAug 30, 2009
  5. Junio C HamanoAug 30, 2009
  6. Jari AaltoAug 30, 2009
  7. Junio C HamanoAug 30, 2009
  8. Jari AaltoAug 31, 2009
  9. Junio C HamanoAug 31, 2009
  10. Improve --patch option documentation in git-addJari Aalto, Sep 13, 2009
  11. Mikael MagnussonSep 13, 2009
  12. Jari AaltoSep 13, 2009
  13. Sean EstabrooksSep 14, 2009
  14. Jari AaltoSep 15, 2009
  15. Nanako ShiraishiSep 15, 2009
  16. Jari AaltoSep 15, 2009
  17. Nanako ShiraishiSep 15, 2009
  18. Junio C HamanoAug 30, 2009
  19. Jari AaltoAug 31, 2009
  20. Junio C HamanoAug 31, 2009
  21. Jari AaltoAug 30, 2009

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