# [PATCH] gitignore.txt: use backticks instead of double quotes 2 messages from 2023-07-18 to 2023-07-18. Participants: jr via GitGitGadget, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/59998 ## jr via GitGitGadget, 2023-07-18 13:13 Subject: [PATCH] gitignore.txt: use backticks instead of double quotes Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/pull.1553.git.git.1689685982027.gitgitgadget%40gmail.com ``` From: Johan Ruokangas unifies highlighting with the rest of the documentation Signed-off-by: Johan Ruokangas --- gitignore.txt: use backticks instead of double quotes Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-git-1553%2Fjozan%2Fbackticks-gitignore-doc-v1 Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-git-1553/jozan/backticks-gitignore-doc-v1 Pull-Request: https://github.com/git/git/pull/1553 Documentation/gitignore.txt | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/gitignore.txt b/Documentation/gitignore.txt index 4c17f2356c4..810041acd17 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitignore.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitignore.txt @@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ EXAMPLES is not relevant if there is already a middle slash in the pattern. - - The pattern "foo/*", matches "foo/test.json" - (a regular file), "foo/bar" (a directory), but it does not match - "foo/bar/hello.c" (a regular file), as the asterisk in the - pattern does not match "bar/hello.c" which has a slash in it. + - The pattern `foo/*`, matches `foo/test.json` + (a regular file), `foo/bar` (a directory), but it does not match + `foo/bar/hello.c` (a regular file), as the asterisk in the + pattern does not match `bar/hello.c` which has a slash in it. -------------------------------------------------------------- $ git status base-commit: 5e238546dc7a232d8998f1cd1ec9d3f4a0add68b -- gitgitgadget ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2023-07-18 13:53 Subject: Re: [PATCH] gitignore.txt: use backticks instead of double quotes Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqqlefdiaws.fsf%40gitster.g In-Reply-To: ``` "jr via GitGitGadget" writes: > From: Johan Ruokangas > > unifies highlighting with the rest of the documentation I find "The rest of the documentation" is a bit of overstatement, but something like Among four examples, only this one used "double quoted" sample patterns, but all others marked up the patterns in `monospace`. would be a good justification. The change is good. A change in the same vein elsewhere in the same document ... diff --git i/Documentation/gitignore.txt w/Documentation/gitignore.txt index 4c17f2356c..bf2d823c94 100644 --- i/Documentation/gitignore.txt +++ w/Documentation/gitignore.txt @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ PATTERN FORMAT Put a backslash ("`\`") in front of the first "`!`" for patterns that begin with a literal "`!`", for example, "`\!important!.txt`". - - The slash '/' is used as the directory separator. Separators may + - The slash "`/`" is used as the directory separator. Separators may occur at the beginning, middle or end of the `.gitignore` search pattern. - If there is a separator at the beginning or middle (or both) of the ... would be sufficient to make the PATTERN FORMAT section consistent, I think. > Signed-off-by: Johan Ruokangas Thanks, will queue. > diff --git a/Documentation/gitignore.txt b/Documentation/gitignore.txt > index 4c17f2356c4..810041acd17 100644 > --- a/Documentation/gitignore.txt > +++ b/Documentation/gitignore.txt > @@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ EXAMPLES > is not relevant if there is already a middle slash in > the pattern. > > - - The pattern "foo/*", matches "foo/test.json" > - (a regular file), "foo/bar" (a directory), but it does not match > - "foo/bar/hello.c" (a regular file), as the asterisk in the > - pattern does not match "bar/hello.c" which has a slash in it. > + - The pattern `foo/*`, matches `foo/test.json` > + (a regular file), `foo/bar` (a directory), but it does not match > + `foo/bar/hello.c` (a regular file), as the asterisk in the > + pattern does not match `bar/hello.c` which has a slash in it. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > $ git status > > base-commit: 5e238546dc7a232d8998f1cd1ec9d3f4a0add68b ```