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From: "Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy" <pclouds@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Junio C Hamano" <gitster@pobox.com>,
	"Jonathan Niedier" <jrnieder@gmail.com>,
	"Jiang Xin" <worldhello.net@gmail.com>,
	"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>,
	"Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy" <pclouds@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 66/66] Use imperative form in help usage to describe an action
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:32:55 +0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1345465975-16927-67-git-send-email-pclouds@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1345465975-16927-1-git-send-email-pclouds@gmail.com>


Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 My guts tell me this is correct, but my English foundation is shaking
 so I say "change in the name of consistency"!

 builtin/apply.c          | 2 +-
 builtin/checkout-index.c | 4 ++--
 builtin/config.c         | 8 ++++----
 builtin/grep.c           | 2 +-
 builtin/push.c           | 2 +-
 builtin/update-ref.c     | 2 +-
 6 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/builtin/apply.c b/builtin/apply.c
index d453c83..0ab81e3 100644
--- a/builtin/apply.c
+++ b/builtin/apply.c
@@ -4297,7 +4297,7 @@ int cmd_apply(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix_)
 		OPT_NOOP_NOARG(0, "allow-binary-replacement"),
 		OPT_NOOP_NOARG(0, "binary"),
 		OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "numstat", &numstat,
-			N_("shows number of added and deleted lines in decimal notation")),
+			N_("show number of added and deleted lines in decimal notation")),
 		OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "summary", &summary,
 			N_("instead of applying the patch, output a summary for the input")),
 		OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "check", &check,
diff --git a/builtin/checkout-index.c b/builtin/checkout-index.c
index 86b7d36..b1feda7 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout-index.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout-index.c
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ int cmd_checkout_index(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	int force = 0, quiet = 0, not_new = 0;
 	struct option builtin_checkout_index_options[] = {
 		OPT_BOOLEAN('a', "all", &all,
-			N_("checks out all files in the index")),
-		OPT__FORCE(&force, N_("forces overwrite of existing files")),
+			N_("check out all files in the index")),
+		OPT__FORCE(&force, N_("force overwrite of existing files")),
 		OPT__QUIET(&quiet,
 			N_("no warning for existing files and files not in index")),
 		OPT_BOOLEAN('n', "no-create", &not_new,
diff --git a/builtin/config.c b/builtin/config.c
index 41032cc..31e1354 100644
--- a/builtin/config.c
+++ b/builtin/config.c
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ static struct option builtin_config_options[] = {
 	OPT_BIT(0, "get-all", &actions, N_("get all values: key [value-regex]"), ACTION_GET_ALL),
 	OPT_BIT(0, "get-regexp", &actions, N_("get values for regexp: name-regex [value-regex]"), ACTION_GET_REGEXP),
 	OPT_BIT(0, "replace-all", &actions, N_("replace all matching variables: name value [value_regex]"), ACTION_REPLACE_ALL),
-	OPT_BIT(0, "add", &actions, N_("adds a new variable: name value"), ACTION_ADD),
-	OPT_BIT(0, "unset", &actions, N_("removes a variable: name [value-regex]"), ACTION_UNSET),
-	OPT_BIT(0, "unset-all", &actions, N_("removes all matches: name [value-regex]"), ACTION_UNSET_ALL),
+	OPT_BIT(0, "add", &actions, N_("add a new variable: name value"), ACTION_ADD),
+	OPT_BIT(0, "unset", &actions, N_("remove a variable: name [value-regex]"), ACTION_UNSET),
+	OPT_BIT(0, "unset-all", &actions, N_("remove all matches: name [value-regex]"), ACTION_UNSET_ALL),
 	OPT_BIT(0, "rename-section", &actions, N_("rename section: old-name new-name"), ACTION_RENAME_SECTION),
 	OPT_BIT(0, "remove-section", &actions, N_("remove a section: name"), ACTION_REMOVE_SECTION),
 	OPT_BIT('l', "list", &actions, N_("list all"), ACTION_LIST),
-	OPT_BIT('e', "edit", &actions, N_("opens an editor"), ACTION_EDIT),
+	OPT_BIT('e', "edit", &actions, N_("open an editor"), ACTION_EDIT),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "get-color", &get_color_slot, N_("slot"), N_("find the color configured: [default]")),
 	OPT_STRING(0, "get-colorbool", &get_colorbool_slot, N_("slot"), N_("find the color setting: [stdout-is-tty]")),
 	OPT_GROUP(N_("Type")),
diff --git a/builtin/grep.c b/builtin/grep.c
index d73841c..c9a65b3 100644
--- a/builtin/grep.c
+++ b/builtin/grep.c
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ int cmd_grep(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "cached", &cached,
 			N_("search in index instead of in the work tree")),
 		OPT_NEGBIT(0, "no-index", &use_index,
-			 N_("finds in contents not managed by git"), 1),
+			 N_("find in contents not managed by git"), 1),
 		OPT_BOOLEAN(0, "untracked", &untracked,
 			N_("search in both tracked and untracked files")),
 		OPT_SET_INT(0, "exclude-standard", &opt_exclude,
diff --git a/builtin/push.c b/builtin/push.c
index 4840bc2..8686a7a 100644
--- a/builtin/push.c
+++ b/builtin/push.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ int cmd_push(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_BIT( 0,  "porcelain", &flags, N_("machine-readable output"), TRANSPORT_PUSH_PORCELAIN),
 		OPT_BIT('f', "force", &flags, N_("force updates"), TRANSPORT_PUSH_FORCE),
 		{ OPTION_CALLBACK, 0, "recurse-submodules", &flags, N_("check"),
-			N_("controls recursive pushing of submodules"),
+			N_("control recursive pushing of submodules"),
 			PARSE_OPT_OPTARG, option_parse_recurse_submodules },
 		OPT_BOOLEAN( 0 , "thin", &thin, N_("use thin pack")),
 		OPT_STRING( 0 , "receive-pack", &receivepack, "receive-pack", N_("receive pack program")),
diff --git a/builtin/update-ref.c b/builtin/update-ref.c
index b30394f..51d2684 100644
--- a/builtin/update-ref.c
+++ b/builtin/update-ref.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ int cmd_update_ref(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	int delete = 0, no_deref = 0, flags = 0;
 	struct option options[] = {
 		OPT_STRING( 'm', NULL, &msg, N_("reason"), N_("reason of the update")),
-		OPT_BOOLEAN('d', NULL, &delete, N_("deletes the reference")),
+		OPT_BOOLEAN('d', NULL, &delete, N_("delete the reference")),
 		OPT_BOOLEAN( 0 , "no-deref", &no_deref,
 					N_("update <refname> not the one it points to")),
 		OPT_END(),
-- 
1.7.12.rc2.18.g61b472e

  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-08-20 12:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 69+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-08-20 12:31 [PATCH 00/66] parseopt i18n marking (again) Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:31 ` [PATCH 01/66] i18n: mark "style" in OPT_COLUMN() for translation Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:31 ` [PATCH 02/66] i18n: archive: mark parseopt strings " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:31 ` [PATCH 03/66] i18n: add: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:31 ` [PATCH 04/66] i18n: bisect--helper: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:31 ` [PATCH 05/66] i18n: blame: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:31 ` [PATCH 06/66] i18n: branch: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:31 ` [PATCH 07/66] i18n: cat-file: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:31 ` [PATCH 08/66] i18n: check-attr: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:31 ` [PATCH 09/66] i18n: checkout-index: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:31 ` [PATCH 10/66] i18n: checkout: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 11/66] i18n: cherry: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 12/66] i18n: clean: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 13/66] i18n: clone: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 14/66] i18n: column: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 15/66] i18n: commit: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 16/66] i18n: config: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 17/66] i18n: count-objects: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 18/66] i18n: describe: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 19/66] i18n: fast-export: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 20/66] i18n: fetch: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 21/66] i18n: fmt-merge-msg: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 22/66] i18n: for-each-ref: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 23/66] i18n: format-patch: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 24/66] i18n: fsck: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 25/66] i18n: gc: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 26/66] i18n: grep: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 27/66] i18n: hash-object: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 28/66] i18n: help: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 29/66] i18n: init-db: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 30/66] i18n: log: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 31/66] i18n: ls-files: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 32/66] i18n: ls-tree: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 33/66] i18n: merge-base: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 34/66] i18n: merge-file: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 35/66] i18n: merge: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 36/66] i18n: mktree: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 37/66] i18n: mv: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 38/66] i18n: name-rev: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 39/66] i18n: notes: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 40/66] i18n: pack-objects: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 41/66] i18n: pack-refs: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 42/66] i18n: prune-packed: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 43/66] i18n: prune: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 44/66] i18n: push: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 45/66] i18n: read-tree: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 46/66] i18n: remote: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 47/66] i18n: replace: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 48/66] i18n: status: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 49/66] i18n: rerere: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 50/66] i18n: reset: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 51/66] i18n: rev-parse: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 52/66] i18n: revert, cherry-pick: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 53/66] i18n: rm: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 54/66] i18n: shortlog: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 55/66] i18n: show-branch: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 56/66] i18n: show-ref: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 57/66] i18n: symbolic-ref: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 58/66] i18n: tag: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 59/66] i18n: update-index: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 60/66] i18n: update-ref: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 61/66] i18n: update-server-info: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 62/66] i18n: verify-pack: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 63/66] i18n: verify-tag: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 64/66] i18n: write-tree: " Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` [PATCH 65/66] Reduce translations by using same terminologies Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy
2012-08-20 12:32 ` Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy [this message]
2012-08-22 18:32   ` [PATCH 66/66] Use imperative form in help usage to describe an action Drew Northup
2012-08-20 22:55 ` [PATCH 00/66] parseopt i18n marking (again) Junio C Hamano

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