Re: [PATCH] rebase docs: fix incorrect format of the section Behavioral Differences

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On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 11:40 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Johannes Sixt <j6t@xxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > Please let me deposit my objection. This paragraph is not the right
> > place to explain what directory renme detection is and how it works
> > under the hood. "works fine" in the original text is the right phrase
> > here; if there is concern that this induces expectations that cannot
> > be met, throw in the word "heuristics".
> >
> > Such as:
> >    Directory rename heuristics work fine in the merge and interactive
> >    backends. It does not in the am backend because...
>
> OK, good enough, I guess.  Or just s/work fine/is enabled/.

So...

Directory rename heuristics are enabled in the merge and interactive
backends. They are not in the am backend because it operates on
"fake ancestors" that involve trees containing only the files modified
in the patch.  Due to the lack of accurate tree information, directory
rename detection is disabled for the am backend.

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