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Re: [PATCH 4/6] doc: notes: mention comment character configuration

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 20, 2025, 19:14 UTC
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kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com writes:
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> From: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name>
>
> Signed-off-by: Kristoffer Haugsbakk <code@khaugsbakk.name>
> ---
>  Documentation/git-notes.adoc | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-notes.adoc b/Documentation/git-notes.adoc
> index 8706b33f2ee..1b714eb9e81 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-notes.adoc
> +++ b/Documentation/git-notes.adoc
> @@ -186,9 +186,12 @@ OPTIONS
>  `--no-stripspace`::
>  	Strip leading and trailing whitespace from the note message.
>  	Also strip out empty lines other than a single line between
> -	paragraphs. Lines starting with `#` will be stripped out
> +	paragraphs. Lines starting with the comment character
> +	(default `#`) will be stripped out
>  	in non-editor cases like `-m`, `-F` and `-C`, but not in
>  	editor case like `git notes edit`, `-c`, etc.
> ++
> +See `core.commentChar` in linkgit:git-config[1].
>  
>  `--ref <ref>`::
>  	Manipulate the notes tree in _<ref>_.  This overrides

The above is more like [1/6] I commented on, rather than [2/6], so the same comment "why is it suggested that I go read about that variable?" applies. Perhaps

    ... starting with the comment character (the `core.commentChar`
    configuration variable, if set, otherwise `#`) will be ...
or something?  I dunno.
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  1. 0/6 doc: --stdin on notes and core.commentChar mentionskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 20, 2025
  2. 1/6 doc: stripspace: mention where the default comes fromkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 20, 2025
  3. Junio C HamanoMay 20, 2025
  4. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMay 21, 2025
  5. 2/6 doc: config: mention core.commentChar on commit.cleanupkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 20, 2025
  6. 3/6 doc: notes: split out options with negationskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 20, 2025
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 20, 2025
  8. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2025
  9. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMay 21, 2025
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2025
  11. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMay 21, 2025
  12. 4/6 doc: notes: mention comment character configurationkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 20, 2025
  13. Junio C HamanoMay 20, 2025
  14. 5/6 doc: notes: point out copy --stdin use with argvkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 20, 2025
  15. Junio C HamanoMay 20, 2025
  16. 6/6 doc: notes: treat --stdin equally between copy/removekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 20, 2025
  17. Junio C HamanoMay 20, 2025
  18. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMay 21, 2025
  19. D. Ben KnobleMay 21, 2025
  20. Kristoffer HaugsbakkMay 21, 2025
  21. Junio C HamanoMay 21, 2025
  22. 0/9 doc: --stdin on notes and core.commentChar mentionskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 23, 2025
  23. 1/9 doc: stripspace: mention where the default comes fromkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 23, 2025
  24. 2/9 doc: config: mention core.commentChar on commit.cleanupkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 23, 2025
  25. 3/9 doc: notes: split out options with negated formskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 23, 2025
  26. 4/9 doc: notes: rework --[no-]stripspacekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 23, 2025
  27. 5/9 doc: notes: remove stripspace discussion from other optionskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 23, 2025
  28. 6/9 doc: notes: clearly state that --stripspace is the defaultkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 23, 2025
  29. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2025
  30. 7/9 doc: notes: point out copy --stdin use with argvkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 23, 2025
  31. 8/9 doc: notes: treat --stdin equally between copy/removekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 23, 2025
  32. Junio C HamanoMay 23, 2025
  33. 9/9 doc: notes: use stuck form throughoutkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 23, 2025
  34. 0/9 doc: --stdin on notes and core.commentChar mentionskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 27, 2025
  35. 1/9 doc: stripspace: mention where the default comes fromkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 27, 2025
  36. 2/9 doc: config: mention core.commentChar on commit.cleanupkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 27, 2025
  37. 3/9 doc: notes: split out options with negated formskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 27, 2025
  38. 4/9 doc: notes: rework --[no-]stripspacekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 27, 2025
  39. 5/9 doc: notes: remove stripspace discussion from other optionskristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 27, 2025
  40. 6/9 doc: notes: clearly state that --stripspace is the defaultkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 27, 2025
  41. 7/9 doc: notes: point out copy --stdin use with argvkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 27, 2025
  42. 8/9 doc: notes: treat --stdin equally between copy/removekristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 27, 2025
  43. 9/9 doc: notes: use stuck form throughoutkristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com, May 27, 2025
  44. Junio C HamanoMay 27, 2025

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