On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 08:56:05PM +0100, Martin Ågren wrote: > When we write `<name>`s with the "s" tucked on to the closing backtick, > we end up rendering the backticks literally. Rephrase this sentence > slightly to render this as monospace. > > Signed-off-by: Martin Ågren <martin.agren@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > doc-diff: > --- a/.../man/man1/git.1 > +++ b/.../man/man1/git.1 > @@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ OPTIONS > setting the value to an empty string, instead the environment > variable itself must be set to the empty string. It is an error if > the <envvar> does not exist in the environment. <envvar> may not > - contain an equals sign to avoid ambiguity with `<name>`s which > - contain one. > + contain an equals sign to avoid ambiguity with <name> containing > + one. Over here you're also dropping the backticks, while... > This is useful for cases where you want to pass transitory > configuration options to git, but are doing so on OS’s where other > Documentation/git.txt | 2 +- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt > index d36e6fd482..3a9c44987f 100644 > --- a/Documentation/git.txt > +++ b/Documentation/git.txt > @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ foo.bar= ...`) sets `foo.bar` to the empty string which `git config > empty string, instead the environment variable itself must be > set to the empty string. It is an error if the `<envvar>` does not exist > in the environment. `<envvar>` may not contain an equals sign > - to avoid ambiguity with `<name>`s which contain one. > + to avoid ambiguity with `<name>` containing one. ... here you don't. Is this on purpose? Patrick > This is useful for cases where you want to pass transitory > configuration options to git, but are doing so on OS's where > -- > 2.30.0.284.gd98b1dd5ea >
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