# [PATCH] README.md: format CLI commands with code syntax

3 messages from 2016-05-30 to 2016-05-31. Participants: Benjamin Dopplinger, Matthieu Moy, Junio C Hamano.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/42481

## Benjamin Dopplinger, 2016-05-30 03:08

Subject: [PATCH] README.md: format CLI commands with code syntax
Message-ID: <01020154ffa221f6-c45ab36e-cc26-46a8-b2fa-2c40e54959f1-000000@eu-west-1.amazonses.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/01020154ffa221f6-c45ab36e-cc26-46a8-b2fa-2c40e54959f1-000000%40eu-west-1.amazonses.com

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CLI commands which are mentioned in the readme are now formatted with
the Markdown code syntax to make the documentation more readable.

Signed-off-by: Benjamin Dopplinger <b.dopplinger@gmail.com>
---
 README.md | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2087748..bd8a918 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ including full documentation and Git related tools.
 
 See [Documentation/gittutorial.txt][] to get started, then see
 [Documentation/giteveryday.txt][] for a useful minimum set of commands, and
-Documentation/git-*commandname*.txt for documentation of each command.
+Documentation/git-<commandname>.txt for documentation of each command.
 If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
-read with "man gittutorial" or "git help tutorial", and the
-documentation of each command with "man git-*commandname*" or "git help
-*commandname*".
+read with `man gittutorial` or `git help tutorial`, and the
+documentation of each command with `man git-<commandname>` or `git help
+<commandname>`.
 
 CVS users may also want to read [Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt][]
-("man gitcvs-migration" or "git help cvs-migration" if git is
+(`man gitcvs-migration` or `git help cvs-migration` if git is
 installed).
 
 The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git

--
https://github.com/git/git/pull/247

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## Matthieu Moy, 2016-05-30 06:05

Subject: Re: [PATCH] README.md: format CLI commands with code syntax
Message-ID: <vpqbn3odqs9.fsf@anie.imag.fr>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/vpqbn3odqs9.fsf%40anie.imag.fr
In-Reply-To: <01020154ffa221f6-c45ab36e-cc26-46a8-b2fa-2c40e54959f1-000000@eu-west-1.amazonses.com>

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Benjamin Dopplinger <b.dopplinger@gmail.com> writes:

> CLI commands which are mentioned in the readme are now formatted with
> the Markdown code syntax to make the documentation more readable.
>
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Dopplinger <b.dopplinger@gmail.com>
> ---
>  README.md | 10 +++++-----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Looks good to me, thanks.

-- 
Matthieu Moy
http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/

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## Junio C Hamano, 2016-05-31 15:54

Subject: Re: [PATCH] README.md: format CLI commands with code syntax
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URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqqzir65iki.fsf%40gitster.mtv.corp.google.com
In-Reply-To: <vpqbn3odqs9.fsf@anie.imag.fr>

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Thanks, both..

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