Re: [PATCH] clean up confusing suggestion for commit references

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Oct 10, 2016, 18:24 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqh98kf4fy.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <20161007143200.qw77pdsymbdmjhbw@sigill.intra.peff.net>

Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

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> On Fri, Oct 07, 2016 at 11:56:38AM +0200, Heiko Voigt wrote:
>
>> The description for referencing commits looks as if it is contradicting
>> the example, since it is itself enclosed in double quotes. Lets use
>> single quotes around the description and include the double quotes in
>> the description so it matches the example.
>> ---
>> Sorry for opening this up again but I just looked up the format and was
>> like: "Umm, which one is now the correct one..."
>> 
>> For this makes more sense. What do others think?
>
> Looking over the threads, I wasn't sure there was consensus[1,2]. So it would
> be equally correct to drop the quotes from the example.
>
> I dunno. I am in favor of no-quotes, myself, so maybe I am just
> manufacturing dissent in my mind. :)

I no longer have preference either way myself, even though I was in favor of no-quotes simply because I had an alias to produce that format and was used to it.