# [PATCH] Documentation/merge subtree How-To: fix typo

4 messages from 2011-02-09 to 2011-02-09. Participants: Uwe Kleine-König, Miles Bader, Michael J Gruber.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/26451

## Uwe Kleine-König, 2011-02-09 09:04

Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/merge subtree How-To: fix typo
Message-ID: <1297242283-11532-1-git-send-email-u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1297242283-11532-1-git-send-email-u.kleine-koenig%40pengutronix.de

```
Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
---
 Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt b/Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt
index 0953a50..2933056 100644
--- a/Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt
@@ -71,5 +71,5 @@ Additional tips
   relevant parts of your tree.
 
 - Please note that if the other project merges from you, then it will
-  connects its history to yours, which can be something they don't want
+  connect its history to yours, which can be something they don't want
   to.
-- 
1.7.2.3

```

## Uwe Kleine-König, 2011-02-09 09:08

Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/merge subtree How-To: fix typo
Message-ID: <20110209090821.GP27982@pengutronix.de>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20110209090821.GP27982%40pengutronix.de
In-Reply-To: <1297242283-11532-1-git-send-email-u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>

```
On Wed, Feb 09, 2011 at 10:04:43AM +0100, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
> ---
>  Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt b/Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt
> index 0953a50..2933056 100644
> --- a/Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt
> @@ -71,5 +71,5 @@ Additional tips
>    relevant parts of your tree.
>  
>  - Please note that if the other project merges from you, then it will
> -  connects its history to yours, which can be something they don't want
> +  connect its history to yours, which can be something they don't want
AFAIK additionally it should be "your's".  Should I resend?

Uwe

-- 
Pengutronix e.K.                           | Uwe Kleine-König            |
Industrial Linux Solutions                 | http://www.pengutronix.de/  |

```

## Miles Bader, 2011-02-09 09:38

Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/merge subtree How-To: fix typo
Message-ID: <buo39nxbl8s.fsf@dhlpc061.dev.necel.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/buo39nxbl8s.fsf%40dhlpc061.dev.necel.com
In-Reply-To: <20110209090821.GP27982@pengutronix.de>

```
Uwe Kleine-König  <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de> writes:
>>  - Please note that if the other project merges from you, then it will
>> -  connects its history to yours, which can be something they don't want
>> +  connect its history to yours, which can be something they don't want
> AFAIK additionally it should be "your's".  Should I resend?

No, "yours" is correct.

-Miles

-- 
Erudition, n. Dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull.

```

## Michael J Gruber, 2011-02-09 15:58

Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/merge subtree How-To: fix typo
Message-ID: <4D52B98A.2060408@drmicha.warpmail.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4D52B98A.2060408%40drmicha.warpmail.net
In-Reply-To: <1297242283-11532-1-git-send-email-u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>

```
Uwe Kleine-König venit, vidit, dixit 09.02.2011 10:04:
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>
> ---
>  Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt b/Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt
> index 0953a50..2933056 100644
> --- a/Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/howto/using-merge-subtree.txt
> @@ -71,5 +71,5 @@ Additional tips
>    relevant parts of your tree.
>  
>  - Please note that if the other project merges from you, then it will
> -  connects its history to yours, which can be something they don't want
> +  connect its history to yours, which can be something they don't want
>    to.

On that occasion you may scrap the final "to". It's either "they don't
want" (which I suggest) or "they don't want to do".

Michael

```
