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authorStephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com>2009-04-23 02:37:57 -0700
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2009-04-23 04:20:34 -0700
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Documentation: use lowercase for shallow and deep threading
Even when a sentence is started with 'shallow' or 'deep' use the lowercase version to maintain consistency. Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
the Message-Id header to reference.
+
The optional <style> argument can be either `shallow` or `deep`.
-'Shallow' threading makes every mail a reply to the head of the
+'shallow' threading makes every mail a reply to the head of the
series, where the head is chosen from the cover letter, the
-`\--in-reply-to`, and the first patch mail, in this order. 'Deep'
+`\--in-reply-to`, and the first patch mail, in this order. 'deep'
threading makes every mail a reply to the previous one. If not
specified, defaults to the 'format.thread' configuration, or `shallow`
if that is not set.