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author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2022-10-28 21:26:54 +0300 |
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committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | 2022-10-28 21:26:54 +0300 |
commit | 7b9b634ca5e931941938c93bd233d9c6848fd7b2 (patch) | |
tree | aa12d9ca6aaa84c6ec7404c756e2f6f3a85a8293 /Documentation/CodingGuidelines | |
parent | 5af5e54106e20f65c913550c80aec3186b859e9b (diff) | |
parent | a0343f3002d229fd351ac4662ced580164657085 (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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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/CodingGuidelines')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
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 |