Re: [PATCH 03/10] Documentation: edit awkward references to `git merge-recursive`

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Re: [PATCH 03/10] Documentation: edit awkward references to `git merge-recursive`

From: Junio C Hamano <hidden>
Date: 2021-08-04 00:14:24

"Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget" [off-list ref] writes:
quoted hunk
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
 -s <strategy>::
 --strategy=<strategy>::
 	Use the given merge strategy.
-	If there is no `-s` option 'git merge-recursive' is used
-	instead.  This implies --merge.
+	If there is no `-s` option the `recursive` strategy is the
+	default. This implies --merge.
We can depart from the original even more to make it shorter and
more readable, I think.

    Use the given merge strategy, instead of the default
    `recursive`.  This implies `--merge`.

But the above is readable enough already, so I'll queue it as-is.

Re: [PATCH 03/10] Documentation: edit awkward references to `git merge-recursive`

From: Elijah Newren <hidden>
Date: 2021-08-04 00:20:16

On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 6:14 PM Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] wrote:
"Elijah Newren via GitGitGadget" [off-list ref] writes:
quoted
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ See also INCOMPATIBLE OPTIONS below.
 -s <strategy>::
 --strategy=<strategy>::
      Use the given merge strategy.
-     If there is no `-s` option 'git merge-recursive' is used
-     instead.  This implies --merge.
+     If there is no `-s` option the `recursive` strategy is the
+     default. This implies --merge.
We can depart from the original even more to make it shorter and
more readable, I think.

    Use the given merge strategy, instead of the default
    `recursive`.  This implies `--merge`.

But the above is readable enough already, so I'll queue it as-is.
I'm making multiple tweaks already for Eric and Dscho, so I'll include
this in the re-roll.
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