# [PATCH] notes: correct 'git notes prune' options to '[-n] [-v]'

2 messages from 2017-11-21 to 2017-11-21. Participants: Robert P. J. Day, Jonathan Nieder.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/47277

## Robert P. J. Day, 2017-11-21 19:17

Subject: [PATCH] notes: correct 'git notes prune' options to '[-n] [-v]'
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.21.1711211414290.5204@localhost.localdomain>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/alpine.LFD.2.21.1711211414290.5204%40localhost.localdomain

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Currently, 'git notes prune' in man page and usage message
incorrectly lists options as '[-n | -v]', rather than '[-n] [-v]'.

Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>

---

  i think i got it right this time.

diff --git a/Documentation/git-notes.txt b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
index 43677297f..e8dec1b3c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-notes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git notes' merge --commit [-v | -q]
 'git notes' merge --abort [-v | -q]
 'git notes' remove [--ignore-missing] [--stdin] [<object>...]
-'git notes' prune [-n | -v]
+'git notes' prune [-n] [-v]
 'git notes' get-ref


diff --git a/builtin/notes.c b/builtin/notes.c
index d7754db14..892e37a03 100644
--- a/builtin/notes.c
+++ b/builtin/notes.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static const char * const git_notes_usage[] = {
 	N_("git notes merge --commit [-v | -q]"),
 	N_("git notes merge --abort [-v | -q]"),
 	N_("git notes [--ref <notes-ref>] remove [<object>...]"),
-	N_("git notes [--ref <notes-ref>] prune [-n | -v]"),
+	N_("git notes [--ref <notes-ref>] prune [-n] [-v]"),
 	N_("git notes [--ref <notes-ref>] get-ref"),
 	NULL
 };

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## Jonathan Nieder, 2017-11-21 19:25

Subject: Re: [PATCH] notes: correct 'git notes prune' options to '[-n] [-v]'
Message-ID: <20171121192532.GF3429@aiede.mtv.corp.google.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20171121192532.GF3429%40aiede.mtv.corp.google.com
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.21.1711211414290.5204@localhost.localdomain>

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Robert P. J. Day wrote:

> Currently, 'git notes prune' in man page and usage message
> incorrectly lists options as '[-n | -v]', rather than '[-n] [-v]'.
>
> Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@crashcourse.ca>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Thanks.

> diff --git a/Documentation/git-notes.txt b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
> index 43677297f..e8dec1b3c 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-notes.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-notes.txt
> @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
>  'git notes' merge --commit [-v | -q]
>  'git notes' merge --abort [-v | -q]
>  'git notes' remove [--ignore-missing] [--stdin] [<object>...]
> -'git notes' prune [-n | -v]
> +'git notes' prune [-n] [-v]
>  'git notes' get-ref
> 
> 
> diff --git a/builtin/notes.c b/builtin/notes.c
> index d7754db14..892e37a03 100644
> --- a/builtin/notes.c
> +++ b/builtin/notes.c
> @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static const char * const git_notes_usage[] = {
>  	N_("git notes merge --commit [-v | -q]"),
>  	N_("git notes merge --abort [-v | -q]"),
>  	N_("git notes [--ref <notes-ref>] remove [<object>...]"),
> -	N_("git notes [--ref <notes-ref>] prune [-n | -v]"),
> +	N_("git notes [--ref <notes-ref>] prune [-n] [-v]"),
>  	N_("git notes [--ref <notes-ref>] get-ref"),
>  	NULL
>  };
> 

```