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[PATCH] doc/rev-list-options: fix duplicate word typo

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Jul 13, 2021, 22:31 UTC
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On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 10:21:26PM +0000, Jason Hatton wrote:
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> I believe I found a documentation typo.
> 
> Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
> 
> 898: The form '--filter=sparse:oid=<blob-ish>' uses a sparse-checkout
> 899: specification contained in the blob (or blob-expression) '<blob-ish>'
> 900: to omit blobs that would **not be not** required for a sparse checkout on
> 901: the requested refs.
> 
> I emphasized the "not be not" on line 900. I hope this is the correct place
> to report this.
Yep, it definitely looks like a typo. Thanks for reporting it!
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Subject: [PATCH] doc/rev-list-options: fix duplicate word typo
Reported-by: Jason Hatton <jhatton@globalfinishing.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 Documentation/rev-list-options.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
index 5bf2a85f69..5200f18d2c 100644
--- a/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/rev-list-options.txt
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ which are not of the requested type.
 +
 The form '--filter=sparse:oid=<blob-ish>' uses a sparse-checkout
 specification contained in the blob (or blob-expression) '<blob-ish>'
-to omit blobs that would not be not required for a sparse checkout on
+to omit blobs that would not be required for a sparse checkout on
 the requested refs.
 +
 The form '--filter=tree:<depth>' omits all blobs and trees whose depth
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Previous: Bagas Sanjaya
Message 3 of 3 in “Documentation Typo”
  1. Jason HattonJun 28, 2021
  2. rev-list-options.txt: fix "not be not" typoBagas Sanjaya, Jun 29, 2021
  3. doc/rev-list-options: fix duplicate word typoJeff King, Jul 13, 2021

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