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Re: [PATCH v3] imap-send doc: omit confusing "to use imap-send" modifier

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Aug 5, 2014, 20:48 UTC
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<1407207410-26443-1-git-send-email-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
"brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> writes:
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> It wouldn't make sense for these configuration variables to be
> required for Git in general to function.  'Required' in this context
> means required for git imap-send to work.
>
> Noticed while trying to figure out what the sentence describing
> imap.tunnel meant.
>
> [jn: expanded to also simplify explanation of imap.folder and
>  imap.host in the same way]
>
> Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
> ---
Thanks, both.  Will queue and squash the "required. otherwise." fix in.
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>  Documentation/git-imap-send.txt | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt b/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt
> index 875d283..d3b465d 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-imap-send.txt
> @@ -38,17 +38,17 @@ Variables
>  imap.folder::
>  	The folder to drop the mails into, which is typically the Drafts
>  	folder. For example: "INBOX.Drafts", "INBOX/Drafts" or
> -	"[Gmail]/Drafts". Required to use imap-send.
> +	"[Gmail]/Drafts". Required.
>  
>  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 when imap.host is not set.
>  
>  imap.host::
>  	A URL identifying the server. Use a `imap://` prefix for non-secure
>  	connections and a `imaps://` prefix for secure connections.
> -	Ignored when imap.tunnel is set, but required to use imap-send
> +	Ignored when imap.tunnel is set, but required.
>  	otherwise.
>  
>  imap.user::
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Message 11 of 11 in “Documentation: avoid dangling modifier for imap-send”
  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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