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author | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | |
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:02:56 +0000 (11:02 -0800) | ||
committer | Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> | |
Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:53:00 +0000 (11:53 -0800) |
We accumulated some inconsistencies without an explicit guidance to spell
this out over time.
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
this out over time.
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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when writing or modifying command usage strings and synopsis sections
in the manual pages:
- Placeholders are enclosed in angle brackets:
+ Placeholders are spelled in lowercase and enclosed in angle brackets:
<file>
--sort=<key>
--abbrev[=<n>]