Re: [PATCH] remove doubled words, e.g., s/to to/to/, and fix related typos

Drew Northup wrote:

On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 17:39 +0200, Jim Meyering wrote:

quoted

I found that some doubled words had snuck back into projects from
which I'd already removed them, so now there's a "syntax-check" makefile
rule in gnulib to help prevent recurrence.  Running the command below
spotted a few in git, too:

This patch is relative to "next".

Jim,
Try putting the output of git format-patch into your drafts folder, then
open that draft in your mail client. The output of format-patch isn't
meant to be pasted directly into a mail message.

I hope I haven't caused Junio or anyone else undue trouble.
I know well how format-patch output can be used, but in the vast
majority of patch-including messages I send, I include format-patch
output mainly as an FYI, *following* commentary that does not
belong in the log, so it's ok there -- desirable, even.

I find it slightly backwards to have to put non-log (i.e, intro
commentary) *after* the real log, and that's why I've developed
this habit.

I'll try to remember to do it the other way when the
recipient is more likely to apply the patch.