# [PATCH] diff-format.txt: Expand information about pathnames quoting in patch format 2 messages from 2006-10-26 to 2006-10-26. Participants: Jakub Narebski. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/43235 ## Jakub Narebski, 2006-10-26 19:03 Subject: [PATCH] diff-format.txt: Expand information about pathnames quoting in patch format Message-ID: <200610262103.31058.jnareb@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200610262103.31058.jnareb%40gmail.com ``` Signed-off-by: Jakub Narebski --- Documentation/diff-format.txt | 3 +++ 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/diff-format.txt b/Documentation/diff-format.txt index ed4ebcb..f980ecf 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-format.txt @@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ the file that rename/copy produces, resp 3. TAB, LF, and backslash characters in pathnames are represented as `\t`, `\n`, and `\\`, respectively. + If there is need to quote pathname then the whole + pathname is put in double quotes, and quote characters + in pathname are represented as `\"`. combined diff format -- 1.4.3.3 ``` ## Jakub Narebski, 2006-10-26 20:21 Subject: [PATCH (amend)] diff-format.txt: Correct information about pathnames quoting in patch format Message-ID: <200610262221.03266.jnareb@gmail.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/200610262221.03266.jnareb%40gmail.com In-Reply-To: <200610262103.31058.jnareb@gmail.com> ``` Signed-off-by: Jakub Narebski --- Discard previous version, please. This one should be correct. Documentation/diff-format.txt | 6 ++++-- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/diff-format.txt b/Documentation/diff-format.txt index ed4ebcb..e4520e2 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-format.txt @@ -144,8 +144,10 @@ the file that rename/copy produces, resp dissimilarity index index .. -3. TAB, LF, and backslash characters in pathnames are - represented as `\t`, `\n`, and `\\`, respectively. +3. TAB, LF, double quote and backslash characters in pathnames + are represented as `\t`, `\n`, `\"` and `\\`, respectively. + If there is need for such substitution then the whole + pathname is put in double quotes. combined diff format -- 1.4.3.3 ```