[PATCH V3 1/2] doc: command line interface (cli) dot-repository dwimmery

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The Git cli will accept dot '.' (period) as the relative path,
and thus the current repository. Explain this action.

Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@xxxxxxx>
---

This updates 431260cc8dd

 Documentation/gitcli.txt | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/gitcli.txt b/Documentation/gitcli.txt
index b065c0e..50e4ce0 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitcli.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitcli.txt
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ the paths in the index that match the pattern to be checked out to your
 working tree.  After running `git add hello.c; rm hello.c`, you will _not_
 see `hello.c` in your working tree with the former, but with the latter
 you will.
-+
-Just as the filesystem '.' (period) refers to the current directory,
-using a '.' as a repository name in Git (a dot-repository) is a relative
-path for your current repository.
+
+ * Just as the filesystem '.' (period) refers to the current directory,
+   using a '.' as a repository name in Git (a dot-repository) is a relative
+   path and hence will be your current repository.
 
 Here are the rules regarding the "flags" that you should follow when you are
 scripting Git:
-- 
1.8.1.msysgit.1

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