Re: [PATCH 1/1] doc/gitcli: minor fixes

[Dirk Gouders <dirk@gouders.net>]

On Sat, Nov 14 2026, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Dirk Gouders <dirk@gouders.net> writes:
>
>> -This manual describes the convention used throughout Git CLI.
>> +This manual describes the conventions used throughout Git CLI.
>
> OK.
>
>> @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ arguments.  Here are the rules:
>>     `v1.0` and `v2.0` are revisions and `arch/x86` and `include/asm-x86`
>>     are paths.
>>  
>> - * When an argument can be misunderstood as either a revision or a path,
>> + * When arguments can be misunderstood as either a revision or a path,
>>     they can be disambiguated by placing `--` between them.
>
> I would rather have left the subject as-is, and then rewrote the
> conclusion part to "it can be disambiguated by placing `--` before
> or arter it".  Once you start talking about multiple arguments, you
> would have to also reorder them so that all revs come first, then
> '--', and then all paths. 

Thank you for the quick review.

Yes, there were two possible fixes for this second detail.
I will send a v2 according to your suggestion.

Regards,

Dirk

>> @@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ you will.
>>  Here are the rules regarding the "flags" that you should follow when you are
>>  scripting Git:
>>  
>> - * Splitting short options to separate words (prefer `git foo -a -b`
>> -   to `git foo -ab`, the latter may not even work).
>> + * Split short options to separate words: prefer `git foo -a -b`
>> +   to `git foo -ab` (the latter may not even work).
>
> OK.
>
> Thanks.