X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit-cvsserver.txt;h=f9e0c7737952891633a1f5503f8dc5ad46fbf53f;hb=402fa75eed29c104ae5392ce88560f6bffc64ce7;hp=e328db3797888046802b82954d8946bc8d317075;hpb=ab1b3af7925682e0375667b892e2f7e985effba5;p=git.git

diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt
index e328db379..f9e0c7737 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt
@@ -110,21 +110,21 @@ To get a checkout with the Eclipse CVS client:
 Protocol notes: If you are using anonymous access via pserver, just select that.
 Those using SSH access should choose the 'ext' protocol, and configure 'ext'
 access on the Preferences->Team->CVS->ExtConnection pane. Set CVS_SERVER to
-'git-cvsserver'. Not that password support is not good when using 'ext',
+'git-cvsserver'. Note that password support is not good when using 'ext',
 you will definitely want to have SSH keys setup.
 
 Alternatively, you can just use the non-standard extssh protocol that Eclipse
 offer. In that case CVS_SERVER is ignored, and you will have to replace
-the cvs utility on the server with git-cvsserver or manipulate your .bashrc
+the cvs utility on the server with git-cvsserver or manipulate your `.bashrc`
 so that calling 'cvs' effectively calls git-cvsserver.
 
 Clients known to work
 ---------------------
 
-CVS 1.12.9 on Debian
-CVS 1.11.17 on MacOSX (from Fink package)
-Eclipse 3.0, 3.1.2 on MacOSX (see Eclipse CVS Client Notes)
-TortoiseCVS
+- CVS 1.12.9 on Debian
+- CVS 1.11.17 on MacOSX (from Fink package)
+- Eclipse 3.0, 3.1.2 on MacOSX (see Eclipse CVS Client Notes)
+- TortoiseCVS
 
 Operations supported
 --------------------
@@ -134,9 +134,11 @@ checkout, diff, status, update, log, add, remove, commit.
 Legacy monitoring operations are not supported (edit, watch and related).
 Exports and tagging (tags and branches) are not supported at this stage.
 
-The server will set the -k mode to binary when relevant. In proper GIT
-tradition, the contents of the files are always respected.
-No keyword expansion or newline munging is supported.
+The server should set the '-k' mode to binary when relevant, however,
+this is not really implemented yet. For now, you can force the server
+to set '-kb' for all files by setting the `gitcvs.allbinary` config
+variable. In proper GIT tradition, the contents of the files are
+always respected. No keyword expansion or newline munging is supported.
 
 Dependencies
 ------------
@@ -148,13 +150,16 @@ Copyright and Authors
 
 This program is copyright The Open University UK - 2006.
 
-Authors: Martyn Smith    <martyn@catalyst.net.nz>
-         Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz>
-         with ideas and patches from participants of the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
+Authors:
+
+- Martyn Smith    <martyn@catalyst.net.nz>
+- Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz>
+
+with ideas and patches from participants of the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
 
 Documentation
 --------------
-Documentation by Martyn Smith <martyn@catalyst.net.nz> and Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz> Matthias Urlichs <smurf@smurf.noris.de>.
+Documentation by Martyn Smith <martyn@catalyst.net.nz>, Martin Langhoff <martin@catalyst.net.nz>, and Matthias Urlichs <smurf@smurf.noris.de>.
 
 GIT
 ---