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diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt index 00a0679a28..41207a24b0 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt @@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ OPTIONS akin to the way 'git clone' uses 'origin' by default. -o <branch-for-HEAD>:: - When no remote is specified (via -r) the 'HEAD' branch + When no remote is specified (via -r) the `HEAD` branch from CVS is imported to the 'origin' branch within the Git - repository, as 'HEAD' already has a special meaning for Git. - When a remote is specified the 'HEAD' branch is named + repository, as `HEAD` already has a special meaning for Git. + When a remote is specified the `HEAD` branch is named remotes/<remote>/master mirroring 'git clone' behaviour. Use this option if you want to import into a different branch. @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ the old cvs2git tool. -p <options-for-cvsps>:: Additional options for cvsps. - The options '-u' and '-A' are implicit and should not be used here. + The options `-u` and '-A' are implicit and should not be used here. + If you need to pass multiple options, separate them with a comma. @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ If you need to pass multiple options, separate them with a comma. -M <regex>:: Attempt to detect merges based on the commit message with a custom - regex. It can be used with '-m' to enable the default regexes + regex. It can be used with `-m` to enable the default regexes as well. You must escape forward slashes. + The regex must capture the source branch name in $1. @@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ messages, bug-tracking systems, email archives, and the like. OUTPUT ------ -If '-v' is specified, the script reports what it is doing. +If `-v` is specified, the script reports what it is doing. Otherwise, success is indicated the Unix way, i.e. by simply exiting with a zero exit status. |