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Re: [PATCH v2] git-rebase.txt: use back-ticks consistently

From
Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>
Date
Jun 29, 2022, 12:41 UTC
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On 6/29/22 5:27 AM, Phillip Wood wrote:
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> On 28/06/2022 21:02, Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget wrote:
>> There are also a few minor cleanups in the process, including those
>> found by reviwers.
> 
> Not worth a re-roll on its own: s/reviwers/reviewers/
Thanks!
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>> -git rebase has two primary backends: apply and merge.  (The apply
>> -backend used to be known as the 'am' backend, but the name led to
>> -confusion as it looks like a verb instead of a noun.  Also, the merge
>> +`git rebase` has two primary backends: 'apply' and 'merge'.  (The 'apply'
>> +backend used to be known as the `am` backend, but the name led to
> 
> I think we should keep single quotes around "am" as it is being used as a name like 'apply'

Thanks for your keen eye here. I searched the doc for all uses of "apply" and "merge" to evaluate this quoting, but missed this use of "am".

Thanks, -Stolee

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  1. git-rebase.txt: use back-ticks consistentlyDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 27, 2022
  2. Phillip WoodJun 28, 2022
  3. Derrick StoleeJun 28, 2022
  4. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 28, 2022
  5. Rendering back-ticks in plaintext docs (was Re: [PATCH] git-rebase.txt: use back-ticks consistently)Derrick Stolee, Jun 28, 2022
  6. Junio C HamanoJun 28, 2022
  7. Junio C HamanoJun 28, 2022
  8. Derrick StoleeJun 28, 2022
  9. git-rebase.txt: use back-ticks consistentlyDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 28, 2022
  10. Junio C HamanoJun 28, 2022
  11. Phillip WoodJun 29, 2022
  12. Derrick StoleeJun 29, 2022
  13. Junio C HamanoJun 30, 2022
  14. Derrick StoleeJun 29, 2022
  15. Phillip WoodJun 29, 2022
  16. Derrick StoleeJun 29, 2022
  17. git-rebase.txt: use back-ticks consistentlyDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 29, 2022
  18. Phillip WoodJun 29, 2022
  19. Junio C HamanoJun 30, 2022

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