Junio C Hamano wrote: > Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> +++ b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt >> @@ -545,6 +542,9 @@ The value of `<path>` must be in canonical form. That is it must not: >> * contain the special component `.` or `..` (e.g. `foo/./bar` and >> `foo/../bar` are invalid). >> >> +In `040000` mode, `<path>` can be the empty string (`""`) >> +to specify the root of the tree. >> + > > Thanks, but is "In x mode" an appropriate wording here in the first place? Good point. No, it isn't. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@xxxxxxxxx> --- For squashing. Documentation/git-fast-import.txt | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt index 43d2174..7068de3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fast-import.txt @@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ The value of `<path>` must be in canonical form. That is it must not: * contain the special component `.` or `..` (e.g. `foo/./bar` and `foo/../bar` are invalid). -In `040000` mode, `<path>` can be the empty string (`""`) +If `<mode>` is `040000`, `<path>` can be the empty string (`""`) to specify the root of the tree. It is recommended that `<path>` always be encoded using UTF-8. -- 1.7.4.rc2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html