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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2022-10-28 21:26:54 +0300
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2022-10-28 21:26:54 +0300
commit7b9b634ca5e931941938c93bd233d9c6848fd7b2 (patch)
treeaa12d9ca6aaa84c6ec7404c756e2f6f3a85a8293 /Documentation/CodingGuidelines
parent5af5e54106e20f65c913550c80aec3186b859e9b (diff)
parenta0343f3002d229fd351ac4662ced580164657085 (diff)
Merge branch 'ab/doc-synopsis-and-cmd-usage'
The short-help text shown by "git cmd -h" and the synopsis text shown at the beginning of "git help cmd" have been made more consistent. * ab/doc-synopsis-and-cmd-usage: (34 commits) tests: assert consistent whitespace in -h output tests: start asserting that *.txt SYNOPSIS matches -h output doc txt & -h consistency: make "worktree" consistent worktree: define subcommand -h in terms of command -h reflog doc: list real subcommands up-front doc txt & -h consistency: make "commit" consistent doc txt & -h consistency: make "diff-tree" consistent doc txt & -h consistency: use "[<label>...]" for "zero or more" doc txt & -h consistency: make "annotate" consistent doc txt & -h consistency: make "stash" consistent doc txt & -h consistency: add missing options doc txt & -h consistency: use "git foo" form, not "git-foo" doc txt & -h consistency: make "bundle" consistent doc txt & -h consistency: make "read-tree" consistent doc txt & -h consistency: make "rerere" consistent doc txt & -h consistency: add missing options and labels doc txt & -h consistency: make output order consistent doc txt & -h consistency: add or fix optional "--" syntax doc txt & -h consistency: fix mismatching labels doc SYNOPSIS & -h: use "-" to separate words in labels, not "_" ...
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diff --git a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
index fc7de00aef..9d5c27807a 100644
--- a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
+++ b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines
@@ -663,8 +663,8 @@ Writing Documentation:
(One or more of <file>.)
Optional parts are enclosed in square brackets:
- [<extra>]
- (Zero or one <extra>.)
+ [<file>...]
+ (Zero or more of <file>.)
--exec-path[=<path>]
(Option with an optional argument. Note that the "=" is inside the
@@ -678,6 +678,16 @@ Writing Documentation:
[-q | --quiet]
[--utf8 | --no-utf8]
+ Use spacing around "|" token(s), but not immediately after opening or
+ before closing a [] or () pair:
+ Do: [-q | --quiet]
+ Don't: [-q|--quiet]
+
+ Don't use spacing around "|" tokens when they're used to seperate the
+ alternate arguments of an option:
+ Do: --track[=(direct|inherit)]
+ Don't: --track[=(direct | inherit)]
+
Parentheses are used for grouping:
[(<rev> | <range>)...]
(Any number of either <rev> or <range>. Parens are needed to make