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patch, 2 partsls-tree manpage: output of ls-tree is compatible with update-index

Subject: [PATCH 2/2] ls-tree manpage: output of ls-tree is compatible with update-index

## tl;dr

2 messages between May 10, 2009 and May 10, 2009. Diffs are folded; open one to read it.

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Alex Riesen· May 10, 2009, 16:13 UTC · lore

[PATCH 1/2] ls-tree manpage: use "unless" instead of "when ... is not"

Delayed negation in a statement is harder to spot and keep in mind.

Signed-off-by: Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

Show changes to Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt +1 −1

diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt
index f68e5c5..8292059 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Output Format
 -------------
         <mode> SP <type> SP <object> TAB <file>
 
-When the `-z` option is not used, TAB, LF, and backslash characters
+Unless the `-z` option is used, TAB, LF, and backslash characters
 in pathnames are represented as `\t`, `\n`, and `\\`, respectively.
 
 When the `-l` option is used, format changes to

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1.6.3.28.ga852b

Alex Riesen· May 10, 2009, 16:14 UTC · re: Alex Riesen · lore

Such format relationships are very useful things to remember for script writers.

Signed-off-by: Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
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 Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt |    2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

Show changes to Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt +2 −0

diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt
index 8292059..c3fdccb 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-tree.txt
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ Output Format
 
 Unless the `-z` option is used, TAB, LF, and backslash characters
 in pathnames are represented as `\t`, `\n`, and `\\`, respectively.
+This output format is compatible with what '--index-info --stdin' of
+'git update-index' expects.
 
 When the `-l` option is used, format changes to

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1.6.3.28.ga852b