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From: Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
To: Francis Daly <francis@daoine.org>
Cc: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>, git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Some doc typo fixes
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:22:57 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4487D051.6020802@op5.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060607174614.GU29682@craic.sysops.org>

Francis Daly wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 10:07:02AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> 
>>Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> writes:
>>
>>>Francis Daly <francis@daoine.org> writes:
> 
> 
>>>Thanks.  I am not a native, and this is very much appreciated.
> 
> 
> You're welcome.
> 
> 
>>>> . It could be named hierarchically (i.e. separated with slash
>>>>-  `/`), but each of its component cannot begin with a dot `.`;
>>>>+  `/`), but each of its components cannot begin with a dot `.`;
>>>
>>>I am not sure; ...
>>
>>Sheesh, I was reading the diff backwards.  Sorry.
> 
> 
> No worries.  I had a head-scratching moment, and suspect that the whole
> stanza could be better phrased.  If only there was someone who didn't
> already know what it means, they could suggest which phrasing makes
> it clear...
> 
> How about rewriting it as
> 
> It can include slash `/` for hierarchical (directory) grouping, but no
> slash-separated component can begin with a dot `.`;
> 
> ?
> 

I like it.

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      reply	other threads:[~2006-06-08  7:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-06-07 12:56 [PATCH] Some doc typo fixes Francis Daly
2006-06-07 16:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-06-07 17:07   ` Junio C Hamano
2006-06-07 17:46     ` Francis Daly
2006-06-08  7:22       ` Andreas Ericsson [this message]

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