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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prev parent 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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