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[PATCH 05/15] git-commit(1): depersonalize description

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@uchicago.edu>
Date
Jul 3, 2008, 05:13 UTC
Message-ID
<Pine.GSO.4.62.0807030008200.16085@harper.uchicago.edu>
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<Pine.GSO.4.62.0807022322380.16085@harper.uchicago.edu>

The intent is to make git-commit(1) feel more like a manual page. The change also makes the page four words shorter.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@uchicago.edu>
---
 Documentation/git-commit.txt |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index 03594cd..0ac6204 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-Use 'git commit' to store the current contents of the index in a new
-commit along with a log message describing the changes you have made.
+Stores the current contents of the index in a new commit along
+with a log message from the user describing the changes.
 
 The content to be added can be specified in several ways:
 
-- 
1.5.5.GIT
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  1. 0/7 Some superficial documentation changesJonathan Nieder, Jun 30, 2008
  2. 1/7 Documentation: fix links to tutorials and other new manual pagesJonathan Nieder, Jun 30, 2008
  3. Christian CouderJun 30, 2008
  4. 2/7 whitespace fix in Documentation/git-repack.txtJonathan Nieder, Jun 30, 2008
  5. 3/7 Documentation: complicate example of "man git-command"Jonathan Nieder, Jun 30, 2008
  6. Christian CouderJun 30, 2008
  7. J. Bruce FieldsJul 1, 2008
  8. Junio C HamanoJul 1, 2008
  9. J. Bruce FieldsJul 2, 2008
  10. Jonathan NiederJul 3, 2008
  11. J. Bruce FieldsJul 3, 2008
  12. Christian CouderJul 3, 2008
  13. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2008
  14. 4/7 git-daemon(1): don't assume git-daemon is in /usr/binJonathan Nieder, Jun 30, 2008
  15. 5/7 Documentation: prepare to be consistent about "git-" versus "git "Jonathan Nieder, Jun 30, 2008
  16. 6/7 Documentation: be consistent about "git-" versus "git "Jonathan Nieder, Jun 30, 2008
  17. 7/7 Documentation formatting and cleanupJonathan Nieder, Jun 30, 2008
  18. Olivier MarinJul 1, 2008
  19. Junio C HamanoJul 1, 2008
  20. Jonathan NiederJul 3, 2008
  21. Jonathan NiederJul 3, 2008
  22. Junio C HamanoJul 1, 2008
  23. Jonathan NiederJul 3, 2008
  24. 01/15 git-format-patch(1): fix stray \ in outputJonathan Nieder, Jul 3, 2008
  25. 02/15 Documentation: fix gitlinksJonathan Nieder, Jul 3, 2008
  26. 03/15 manpages: fix bogus whitespaceJonathan Nieder, Jul 3, 2008
  27. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2008
  28. Jonathan NiederJul 4, 2008
  29. 04/15 git(1): add commaJonathan Nieder, Jul 3, 2008
  30. 05/15 git-commit(1): depersonalize descriptionJonathan Nieder, Jul 3, 2008
  31. 06/15 Documentation: rewrap to prepare for "git-" vs "git " changeJonathan Nieder, Jul 3, 2008
  32. 07/15 Documentation: more "git-" versus "git " changesJonathan Nieder, Jul 3, 2008
  33. 08/15 gitdiffcore(7): fix awkward wordingJonathan Nieder, Jul 3, 2008
  34. 09/15 manpages: italicize command names in synopsesJonathan Nieder, Jul 3, 2008
  35. 10/15 manpages: italicize command namesJonathan Nieder, Jul 3, 2008
  36. 11/15 manpages: italicize git command names (which were in teletype font)Jonathan Nieder, Jul 3, 2008
  37. 12/15 manpages: italicize gitk's name (where it was in teletype font)Jonathan Nieder, Jul 3, 2008
  38. 13/15 manpages: italicize nongit command names (if they are in teletype font)Jonathan Nieder, Jul 3, 2008
  39. 14/15 manpages: italicize git subcommand names (which were in teletype font)Jonathan Nieder, Jul 3, 2008
  40. 15/15 manpages: use teletype font for sample command linesJonathan Nieder, Jul 3, 2008

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