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diff --git a/Documentation/gitcli.txt b/Documentation/gitcli.txt index 29e5929db2..be39ed7c15 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitcli.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitcli.txt @@ -46,20 +46,20 @@ Here are the rules regarding the "flags" that you should follow when you are scripting git: * it's preferred to use the non dashed form of git commands, which means that - you should prefer `"git foo"` to `"git-foo"`. + you should prefer `git foo` to `git-foo`. - * splitting short options to separate words (prefer `"git foo -a -b"` - to `"git foo -ab"`, the latter may not even work). + * splitting short options to separate words (prefer `git foo -a -b` + to `git foo -ab`, the latter may not even work). * when a command line option takes an argument, use the 'sticked' form. In - other words, write `"git foo -oArg"` instead of `"git foo -o Arg"` for short - options, and `"git foo --long-opt=Arg"` instead of `"git foo --long-opt Arg"` + other words, write `git foo -oArg` instead of `git foo -o Arg` for short + options, and `git foo --long-opt=Arg` instead of `git foo --long-opt Arg` for long options. An option that takes optional option-argument must be written in the 'sticked' form. * when you give a revision parameter to a command, make sure the parameter is not ambiguous with a name of a file in the work tree. E.g. do not write - `"git log -1 HEAD"` but write `"git log -1 HEAD --"`; the former will not work + `git log -1 HEAD` but write `git log -1 HEAD --`; the former will not work if you happen to have a file called `HEAD` in the work tree. @@ -99,17 +99,17 @@ usage: git-describe [options] <committish>* Negating options ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Options with long option names can be negated by prefixing `"--no-"`. For -example, `"git branch"` has the option `"--track"` which is 'on' by default. You -can use `"--no-track"` to override that behaviour. The same goes for `"--color"` -and `"--no-color"`. +Options with long option names can be negated by prefixing `--no-`. For +example, `git branch` has the option `--track` which is 'on' by default. You +can use `--no-track` to override that behaviour. The same goes for `--color` +and `--no-color`. Aggregating short options ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Commands that support the enhanced option parser allow you to aggregate short -options. This means that you can for example use `"git rm -rf"` or -`"git clean -fdx"`. +options. This means that you can for example use `git rm -rf` or +`git clean -fdx`. Separating argument from the option |