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[PATCH 2/3] git.txt: fix monospace rendering

From
MÅMartin Ågren <martin.agren@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 17, 2021, 19:56 UTC
Message-ID
<97c686dd7ba1bbd1c0be6f7f61a3a033adf8adb6.1613590761.git.martin.agren@gmail.com>
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When we write `<name>`s with the "s" tucked on to the closing backtick, we end up rendering the backticks literally. Rephrase this sentence slightly to render this as monospace.

Signed-off-by: Martin Ågren <martin.agren@gmail.com>
---
 doc-diff:
 --- a/.../man/man1/git.1
 +++ b/.../man/man1/git.1
 @@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ OPTIONS
             setting the value to an empty string, instead the environment
             variable itself must be set to the empty string. It is an error if
             the <envvar> does not exist in the environment.  <envvar> may not
 -           contain an equals sign to avoid ambiguity with `<name>`s which
 -           contain one.
 +           contain an equals sign to avoid ambiguity with <name> containing
 +           one.
 
             This is useful for cases where you want to pass transitory
             configuration options to git, but are doing so on OS’s where other
 Documentation/git.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index d36e6fd482..3a9c44987f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ foo.bar= ...`) sets `foo.bar` to the empty string which `git config
 	empty string, instead the environment variable itself must be
 	set to the empty string.  It is an error if the `<envvar>` does not exist
 	in the environment. `<envvar>` may not contain an equals sign
-	to avoid ambiguity with `<name>`s which contain one.
+	to avoid ambiguity with `<name>` containing one.
 +
 This is useful for cases where you want to pass transitory
 configuration options to git, but are doing so on OS's where
-- 
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  1. 0/3 fix some doc rendering issues since v2.30.0Martin Ågren, Feb 17, 2021
  2. 1/3 rev-list-options.txt: fix rendering of bonus paragraphMartin Ågren, Feb 17, 2021
  3. 2/3 git.txt: fix monospace renderingMartin Ågren, Feb 17, 2021
  4. Chris TorekFeb 17, 2021
  5. Martin ÅgrenFeb 18, 2021
  6. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 18, 2021
  7. Martin ÅgrenFeb 18, 2021
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 18, 2021
  9. Martin ÅgrenFeb 19, 2021
  10. 3/3 gitmailmap.txt: fix rendering of e-mail addressesMartin Ågren, Feb 17, 2021
  11. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 18, 2021
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 17, 2021

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