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From: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
To: "Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: "Git List" <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	"Martin Ågren" <martin.agren@gmail.com>,
	"Jean-Noël Avila" <jn.avila@free.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/9] doc: express grammar placeholders between angle brackets
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:46:17 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAPig+cR4j_jPLJs-sQAAuNQ5cEqbO0ibck-czOBy=difgi50VQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4d2d198f57294d8307453bda784bf5efe5905f45.1635438124.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 12:22 PM Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
<gitgitgadget@gmail.com> wrote:
> doc: express grammar placeholders between angle brackets
>
> This rules discerns user inputs from verbatim options in the
> synopsis.

Maybe: s/rules//

> Signed-off-by: Jean-Noël Avila <jn.avila@free.fr>
> ---
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt
> @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ See also <<FILES>>.
> --f config-file::
> +-f <config-file>::
>  --file config-file::

You need to fix the `--file` item as well (mentioned in my v1 review):

    --file <config-file>::

> @@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ Valid `<type>`'s include:
>  --default <value>::
>    When using `--get`, and the requested variable is not found, behave as if
> -  <value> were the value assigned to the that variable.
> +  `<value>` were the value assigned to the that variable.

This change seems out of place in this patch which claims only to be
adding angle brackets.

  reply	other threads:[~2021-10-28 17:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 49+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-10-26 15:11 [PATCH] doc: fix grammar rules in commands'syntax Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2021-10-26 18:21 ` Eric Sunshine
2021-10-27 13:01   ` Jean-Noël Avila
2021-10-27 18:56 ` Martin Ågren
2021-10-27 20:08   ` Eric Sunshine
2021-10-28  9:31   ` Jean-Noël Avila
2021-10-28 18:47     ` Martin Ågren
2021-10-28 16:21 ` [PATCH v2 0/9] doc: fix grammar rules in commands' syntax Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2021-10-28 16:21   ` [PATCH v2 1/9] doc: fix git credential synopsis Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2021-10-28 16:21   ` [PATCH v2 2/9] doc: split placeholders as individual tokens Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2021-10-28 18:45     ` Martin Ågren
2021-10-28 16:21   ` [PATCH v2 3/9] doc: express grammar placeholders between angle brackets Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2021-10-28 17:46     ` Eric Sunshine [this message]
2021-10-28 19:36       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-28 16:21   ` [PATCH v2 4/9] doc: use only hyphens as word separators in placeholders Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2021-10-28 18:47     ` Martin Ågren
2021-10-28 19:35       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-31 18:58     ` Eli Schwartz
2021-10-31 20:23       ` Jean-Noël AVILA
2021-11-01  6:47         ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-03 12:46           ` Jean-Noël Avila
2021-11-03 16:28             ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-04  0:38               ` Johannes Schindelin
2021-11-04 17:36                 ` Junio C Hamano
2021-11-07 12:40                 ` Eli Schwartz
2021-10-28 16:22   ` [PATCH v2 5/9] doc: git-ls-files: express options as optional alternatives Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2021-10-28 16:22   ` [PATCH v2 6/9] doc: use three dots for indicating repetition instead of star Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2021-10-28 16:22   ` [PATCH v2 7/9] doc: uniformize <URL> placeholders' case Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2021-10-28 17:53     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-28 16:22   ` [PATCH v2 8/9] doc: git-http-push: describe the refs as pattern pairs Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2021-10-28 17:55     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-28 16:22   ` [PATCH v2 9/9] doc: git-init: clarify file modes in octal Jean-Noël Avila via GitGitGadget
2021-10-28 17:17     ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-28 17:25       ` Junio C Hamano
2021-10-28 19:22   ` [PATCH v2 0/9] doc: fix grammar rules in commands' syntax Junio C Hamano
2021-11-06 18:48 ` [PATCH v3 00/10] " Jean-Noël Avila
2021-11-06 18:48   ` [PATCH v3 01/10] doc: fix git credential synopsis Jean-Noël Avila
2021-11-06 18:48   ` [PATCH v3 02/10] doc: split placeholders as individual tokens Jean-Noël Avila
2021-11-06 18:48   ` [PATCH v3 03/10] doc: express grammar placeholders between angle brackets Jean-Noël Avila
2021-11-06 18:48   ` [PATCH v3 04/10] doc: use only hyphens as word separators in placeholders Jean-Noël Avila
2021-11-06 18:48   ` [PATCH v3 05/10] doc: git-ls-files: express options as optional alternatives Jean-Noël Avila
2021-11-06 18:48   ` [PATCH v3 06/10] doc: use three dots for indicating repetition instead of star Jean-Noël Avila
2021-11-06 18:48   ` [PATCH v3 07/10] doc: uniformize <URL> placeholders' case Jean-Noël Avila
2021-11-06 18:48   ` [PATCH v3 08/10] doc: git-http-push: describe the refs as pattern pairs Jean-Noël Avila
2021-11-06 18:48   ` [PATCH v3 09/10] doc: git-init: clarify file modes in octal Jean-Noël Avila
2021-11-07 13:20     ` Johannes Altmanninger
2021-11-06 18:48   ` [PATCH v3 10/10] init doc: --shared=0xxx does not give umask but perm bits Jean-Noël Avila
2021-11-07 13:22     ` Johannes Altmanninger
2021-11-09 17:32       ` Junio C Hamano

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