From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andreas Ericsson Subject: Re: [PATCH] Some doc typo fixes Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:22:57 +0200 Message-ID: <4487D051.6020802@op5.se> References: <20060607125644.GT29682@craic.sysops.org> <7v1wu0lxnd.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> <7vwtbshp3d.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> <20060607174614.GU29682@craic.sysops.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Junio C Hamano , git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Thu Jun 08 09:23:03 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FoEr8-00079X-G1 for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:23:02 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932493AbWFHHW7 (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Jun 2006 03:22:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932525AbWFHHW7 (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Jun 2006 03:22:59 -0400 Received: from linux-server1.op5.se ([193.201.96.2]:30340 "EHLO smtp-gw1.op5.se") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932493AbWFHHW6 (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Jun 2006 03:22:58 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.20] (host-213.88.215.14.addr.se.sn.net [213.88.215.14]) by smtp-gw1.op5.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id 720C16BCC0; Thu, 8 Jun 2006 09:22:57 +0200 (CEST) User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.8-1.1.fc4 (X11/20060501) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en To: Francis Daly In-Reply-To: <20060607174614.GU29682@craic.sysops.org> Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Francis Daly wrote: > On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 10:07:02AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > >>Junio C Hamano writes: >> >>>Francis Daly 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. -- Andreas Ericsson andreas.ericsson@op5.se OP5 AB www.op5.se Tel: +46 8-230225 Fax: +46 8-230231