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Re: [PATCH v2] Documentation: avoid dangling modifier for imap-send

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 4, 2014, 18:29 UTC
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<1407024847-104449-1-git-send-email-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
"brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> writes:
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> Avoid a nonsensical misreading by moving the modifier closer to the
> word it modifies.
>
> Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
> ---
>  Documentation/git-imap-send.txt | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt b/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt
> index 875d283..23231e1 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt
> @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ imap.folder::
>  imap.tunnel::
>  	Command used to setup a tunnel to the IMAP server through which
>  	commands will be piped instead of using a direct network connection
> -	to the server. Required when imap.host is not set to use imap-send.
> +	to the server. Required to use imap-send when imap.host is not set.
To be honest, I find both versions are equally confusing.
How about dropping the three words "to use imap-send"?
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  1. Documentation: avoid dangling modifier for imap-sendbrian m. carlson, Aug 2, 2014
  2. Documentation: avoid dangling modifier for imap-sendbrian m. carlson, Aug 3, 2014
  3. Junio C HamanoAug 4, 2014
  4. brian m. carlsonAug 5, 2014
  5. Documentation: avoid dangling modifier for imap-sendbrian m. carlson, Aug 5, 2014
  6. Jonathan NiederAug 5, 2014
  7. Jonathan NiederAug 5, 2014
  8. brian m. carlsonAug 5, 2014
  9. Jonathan NiederAug 5, 2014
  10. imap-send doc: omit confusing "to use imap-send" modifierbrian m. carlson, Aug 5, 2014
  11. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2014

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