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Re: [PATCH] doc: fix form -> from typo

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MÅMartin Ågren <martin.agren@gmail.com>
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Jun 25, 2019, 09:41 UTC
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Hi Catalin
Welcome to the list!
On Tue, 25 Jun 2019 at 09:43, Catalin Criste <cris_linu_w@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ save [-p|--patch] [-k|--[no-]keep-index] [-u|--include-untracked] [-a|--all] [-q
>
>         This option is deprecated in favour of 'git stash push'.  It
>         differs from "stash push" in that it cannot take pathspecs,
> -       and any non-option arguments form the message.
> +       and any non-option arguments from the message.

I think this is actually intended as "form". It took me a couple of readings, but what this paragraph wants to say is that any non-option arguments will be used to form (construct) the message.

Do you have any suggestions as to how this could be made clearer? There are at least two of us that have stumbled on this. :-)

Cheers Martin

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  1. doc: fix form -> from typoCatalin Criste, Jun 25, 2019
  2. Martin ÅgrenJun 25, 2019
  3. Johannes SchindelinJun 25, 2019
  4. Martin ÅgrenJun 25, 2019
  5. Junio C HamanoJun 25, 2019
  6. Thomas GummererJun 26, 2019

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