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Re: Re* [BUG] git-bisect man page description of terms command doesn't mention old/new support

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Dec 11, 2023, 15:05 UTC
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Matthieu Moy <git@matthieu-moy.fr> writes:
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> Nit: just above we have the description for `bisect start` saying:
>
> --term-{new,bad}=<term> --term-{old,good}=<term>
>
> it probably makes sense to make both homogeneous (start with the same
> alternative, and make the {...,...} vs (...|...) notations
> consistent. The (...|...) notation seems the most common).

Thanks for noticing; I think it has already been fixed a few months ago, but apparently what I sent predates 3f02785d (doc/git-bisect: clarify `git bisect run` syntax, 2023-10-23). So when the patch gets merged, it will fix itself ;-)

> In any case, the patch looks good to me, thanks.
Thanks.
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Message 4 of 11 in “[BUG] git-bisect man page description of terms command doesn't mention old/new support”
  1. Britton KerinDec 9, 2023
  2. Re* [BUG] git-bisect man page description of terms command doesn't mention old/new supportJunio C Hamano, Dec 9, 2023
  3. Matthieu MoyDec 11, 2023
  4. Junio C HamanoDec 11, 2023
  5. 0/2 minute "git bisect" doc updatesJunio C Hamano, Feb 7, 2024
  6. 1/2 bisect: document "terms" subcommand more fullyJunio C Hamano, Feb 7, 2024
  7. Kristoffer HaugsbakkFeb 8, 2024
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 8, 2024
  9. 2/2 bisect: document command line arguments for "bisect start"Junio C Hamano, Feb 7, 2024
  10. Jean-Noël AvilaFeb 8, 2024
  11. Christian CouderFeb 9, 2024

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