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Re: [PATCH 2/3] git.txt: fix monospace rendering

From: Patrick Steinhardt <hidden>
Date: 2021-02-18 06:35:13

On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 08:56:05PM +0100, Martin Ågren wrote:
When we write `<name>`s with the "s" tucked on to the closing backtick,
we end up rendering the backticks literally. Rephrase this sentence
slightly to render this as monospace.

Signed-off-by: Martin Ågren <redacted>
---
 doc-diff:
 --- a/.../man/man1/git.1
 +++ b/.../man/man1/git.1
 @@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ OPTIONS
             setting the value to an empty string, instead the environment
             variable itself must be set to the empty string. It is an error if
             the <envvar> does not exist in the environment.  <envvar> may not
 -           contain an equals sign to avoid ambiguity with `<name>`s which
 -           contain one.
 +           contain an equals sign to avoid ambiguity with <name> containing
 +           one.
Over here you're also dropping the backticks, while...
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
             This is useful for cases where you want to pass transitory
             configuration options to git, but are doing so on OS’s where other
 Documentation/git.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index d36e6fd482..3a9c44987f 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ foo.bar= ...`) sets `foo.bar` to the empty string which `git config
 	empty string, instead the environment variable itself must be
 	set to the empty string.  It is an error if the `<envvar>` does not exist
 	in the environment. `<envvar>` may not contain an equals sign
-	to avoid ambiguity with `<name>`s which contain one.
+	to avoid ambiguity with `<name>` containing one.
... here you don't. Is this on purpose?

Patrick
 This is useful for cases where you want to pass transitory
 configuration options to git, but are doing so on OS's where
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2.30.0.284.gd98b1dd5ea

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