Jay Soffian <jaysoffian@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
> index 15aee2f..f52b06a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
> @@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ OPTIONS
>
> -x <pattern>::
> --exclude=<pattern>::
> - Skips files matching pattern.
> - Note that pattern is a shell wildcard pattern.
> + Skips untracked files matching pattern.
> + Note that pattern is a shell wildcard pattern. See EXCLUDE PATTERNS
> + below for more information.
Would be helpful; will queue directly on top of 500348a.
Thanks
By the way, I think the language in that file needs a bit of tweaking for
readability. Perhaps this on top of your patch...
-- >8 --
Subject: [PATCH] ls-files documentation: reword for consistency
Similar to descriptions of other options, state what -x does in imperative
mood. Start sentences for -X and --exclude-per-directory options in
capital letters.
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/git-ls-files.txt | 8 ++++----
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
index c05e7a5..44b6480 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
@@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ OPTIONS
-x <pattern>::
--exclude=<pattern>::
- Skips untracked files matching pattern.
+ Skip untracked files matching pattern.
Note that pattern is a shell wildcard pattern. See EXCLUDE PATTERNS
below for more information.
-X <file>::
--exclude-from=<file>::
- exclude patterns are read from <file>; 1 per line.
+ Read exclude patterns from <file>; 1 per line.
--exclude-per-directory=<file>::
- read additional exclude patterns that apply only to the
+ Read additional exclude patterns that apply only to the
directory and its subdirectories in <file>.
--exclude-standard::
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ These exclude patterns come from these places, in order:
file containing a list of patterns. Patterns are ordered
in the same order they appear in the file.
- 3. command line flag --exclude-per-directory=<name> specifies
+ 3. The command line flag --exclude-per-directory=<name> specifies
a name of the file in each directory 'git-ls-files'
examines, normally `.gitignore`. Files in deeper
directories take precedence. Patterns are ordered in the
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