# small gitweb.txt patch fixing improper "it's" 2 messages from 2012-03-22 to 2012-03-23. Participants: David Waitzman, Jakub Narebski. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/30022 ## David Waitzman, 2012-03-22 02:15 Subject: small gitweb.txt patch fixing improper "it's" Message-ID: <017CC154-2E41-4F29-B9CE-30D7430CB41B@bbn.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/017CC154-2E41-4F29-B9CE-30D7430CB41B%40bbn.com ``` From 2cec86150882ba0b7f165b658d54573066e70f14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Waitzman Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:10:49 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Fixed improper use of "it's" when it should be "its" --- Documentation/gitweb.txt | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/gitweb.txt b/Documentation/gitweb.txt index 605a085..065c54e 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitweb.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitweb.txt @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ gitweb. DESCRIPTION ----------- -Gitweb provides a web interface to git repositories. It's features include: +Gitweb provides a web interface to git repositories. Its features include: * Viewing multiple Git repositories with common root. * Browsing every revision of the repository. @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ to gitweb. The list of projects is generated by default by scanning the more exact; gitweb is not interested in a working area, and is best suited to showing "bare" repositories). -The name of repository in gitweb is path to it's `$GIT_DIR` (it's object +The name of repository in gitweb is path to its `$GIT_DIR` (its object database) relative to `$projectroot`. Therefore the repository $repo can be found at "$projectroot/$repo". -- 1.7.9.GIT ``` ## Jakub Narebski, 2012-03-23 12:44 Subject: Re: small gitweb.txt patch fixing improper "it's" Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/m3k42bbi69.fsf%40localhost.localdomain In-Reply-To: <017CC154-2E41-4F29-B9CE-30D7430CB41B@bbn.com> ``` David Waitzman writes: > From 2cec86150882ba0b7f165b658d54573066e70f14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: David Waitzman > Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:10:49 -0400 The above is not needed, unless you are sending a patch on behalf of other author or use different email: then you need to provide "From:" only. > Subject: [PATCH] Fixed improper use of "it's" when it should be "its" You can use subject of email for that. The oneline description of commit (commit summary) should include name of subsystem, e.g.: Subject: [PATCH] gitweb(1): Fixed improper use of "it's" when it should be "its" or just Subject: [PATCH] Fixed improper use of "it's" in gitweb(1) manpage Signoff? See Documentation/SubmittingPatches. > --- > Documentation/gitweb.txt | 4 ++-- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/gitweb.txt b/Documentation/gitweb.txt > index 605a085..065c54e 100644 > --- a/Documentation/gitweb.txt > +++ b/Documentation/gitweb.txt > @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ gitweb. > > DESCRIPTION > ----------- > -Gitweb provides a web interface to git repositories. It's features include: > +Gitweb provides a web interface to git repositories. Its features include: > > * Viewing multiple Git repositories with common root. > * Browsing every revision of the repository. > @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ to gitweb. The list of projects is generated by default by scanning the > more exact; gitweb is not interested in a working area, and is best suited > to showing "bare" repositories). > > -The name of repository in gitweb is path to it's `$GIT_DIR` (it's object > +The name of repository in gitweb is path to its `$GIT_DIR` (its object > database) relative to `$projectroot`. Therefore the repository $repo can be > found at "$projectroot/$repo". > Thanks! -- Jakub Narebski ```