# [PATCH] Documentation: correct typo in example

2 messages from 2016-05-12 to 2016-05-12. Participants: Stefan Beller, Junio C Hamano.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/42295

## Stefan Beller, 2016-05-12 21:30

Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: correct typo in example
Message-ID: <20160512213001.30822-1-sbeller@google.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20160512213001.30822-1-sbeller%40google.com

```
The example want's to explain how 'To see how attributes "crlf" and
"indent" are set for different paths.'

Spell the selected attribute correctly.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
---
 Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt
index 2602668..0d7e98c 100644
--- a/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static void setup_check(void)
 	if (check[0].attr)
 		return; /* already done */
 	check[0].attr = git_attr("crlf");
-	check[1].attr = git_attr("ident");
+	check[1].attr = git_attr("indent");
 }
 ------------
 
-- 
2.8.2.397.g23dc3dd.dirty

```

## Junio C Hamano, 2016-05-12 21:52

Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: correct typo in example
Message-ID: <xmqq7fezc5by.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqq7fezc5by.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com
In-Reply-To: <20160512213001.30822-1-sbeller@google.com>

```
Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com> writes:

> The example want's to explain how 'To see how attributes "crlf" and
> "indent" are set for different paths.'
>
> Spell the selected attribute correctly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt b/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt
> index 2602668..0d7e98c 100644
> --- a/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/technical/api-gitattributes.txt
> @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ static void setup_check(void)
>  	if (check[0].attr)
>  		return; /* already done */
>  	check[0].attr = git_attr("crlf");
> -	check[1].attr = git_attr("ident");
> +	check[1].attr = git_attr("indent");
>  }
>  ------------

Technically the text and code after this patch is more "correct".

Back when I wrote the original, 530e741c (Start preparing the API
documents., 2007-11-24), however, I did mean to use "ident", iow,
the introductory text has typo, and the code sample is correct.
There wasn't any "indent" attribute that is natively recognised by
Git back then for git_attr("indent") would have made sense, either.

So perhaps update the introductory text instead?

```
