doc: use only hyphens as word separators in placeholders

According to CodingGuidelines, multi-word placeholders should use
hyphens as word separators.

Signed-off-by: Jean-Noël Avila <jn.avila@free.fr>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Reviewed-by: Eli Schwartz <eschwartz@archlinux.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Jean-Noël Avila 2021-11-06 19:48:52 +01:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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14 changed files with 76 additions and 76 deletions

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@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ The `GIT_AUTHOR_DATE` and `GIT_COMMITTER_DATE` environment variables
support the following date formats:
Git internal format::
It is `<unix timestamp> <time zone offset>`, where `<unix
timestamp>` is the number of seconds since the UNIX epoch.
`<time zone offset>` is a positive or negative offset from UTC.
It is `<unix-timestamp> <time-zone-offset>`, where
`<unix-timestamp>` is the number of seconds since the UNIX epoch.
`<time-zone-offset>` is a positive or negative offset from UTC.
For example CET (which is 1 hour ahead of UTC) is `+0100`.
RFC 2822::

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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [<branch>]
'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] --detach [<branch>]
'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [--detach] <commit>
'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [[-b|-B|--orphan] <new_branch>] [<start_point>]
'git checkout' [-q] [-f] [-m] [[-b|-B|--orphan] <new-branch>] [<start-point>]
'git checkout' [-f|--ours|--theirs|-m|--conflict=<style>] [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>...
'git checkout' [-f|--ours|--theirs|-m|--conflict=<style>] [<tree-ish>] --pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]
'git checkout' (-p|--patch) [<tree-ish>] [--] [<pathspec>...]
@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ You could omit `<branch>`, in which case the command degenerates to
rather expensive side-effects to show only the tracking information,
if exists, for the current branch.
'git checkout' -b|-B <new_branch> [<start point>]::
'git checkout' -b|-B <new-branch> [<start-point>]::
Specifying `-b` causes a new branch to be created as if
linkgit:git-branch[1] were called and then checked out. In
@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ if exists, for the current branch.
`--track` without `-b` implies branch creation; see the
description of `--track` below.
+
If `-B` is given, `<new_branch>` is created if it doesn't exist; otherwise, it
If `-B` is given, `<new-branch>` is created if it doesn't exist; otherwise, it
is reset. This is the transactional equivalent of
+
------------
$ git branch -f <branch> [<start point>]
$ git branch -f <branch> [<start-point>]
$ git checkout <branch>
------------
+
@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ as `ours` (i.e. "our shared canonical history"), while what you did
on your side branch as `theirs` (i.e. "one contributor's work on top
of it").
-b <new_branch>::
Create a new branch named `<new_branch>` and start it at
`<start_point>`; see linkgit:git-branch[1] for details.
-b <new-branch>::
Create a new branch named `<new-branch>` and start it at
`<start-point>`; see linkgit:git-branch[1] for details.
-B <new_branch>::
Creates the branch `<new_branch>` and start it at `<start_point>`;
if it already exists, then reset it to `<start_point>`. This is
-B <new-branch>::
Creates the branch `<new-branch>` and start it at `<start-point>`;
if it already exists, then reset it to `<start-point>`. This is
equivalent to running "git branch" with "-f"; see
linkgit:git-branch[1] for details.
@ -209,16 +209,16 @@ variable.
`<commit>` is not a branch name. See the "DETACHED HEAD" section
below for details.
--orphan <new_branch>::
Create a new 'orphan' branch, named `<new_branch>`, started from
`<start_point>` and switch to it. The first commit made on this
--orphan <new-branch>::
Create a new 'orphan' branch, named `<new-branch>`, started from
`<start-point>` and switch to it. The first commit made on this
new branch will have no parents and it will be the root of a new
history totally disconnected from all the other branches and
commits.
+
The index and the working tree are adjusted as if you had previously run
`git checkout <start_point>`. This allows you to start a new history
that records a set of paths similar to `<start_point>` by easily running
`git checkout <start-point>`. This allows you to start a new history
that records a set of paths similar to `<start-point>` by easily running
`git commit -a` to make the root commit.
+
This can be useful when you want to publish the tree from a commit
@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ whose full history contains proprietary or otherwise encumbered bits of
code.
+
If you want to start a disconnected history that records a set of paths
that is totally different from the one of `<start_point>`, then you should
that is totally different from the one of `<start-point>`, then you should
clear the index and the working tree right after creating the orphan
branch by running `git rm -rf .` from the top level of the working tree.
Afterwards you will be ready to prepare your new files, repopulating the
@ -340,10 +340,10 @@ As a special case, you may use `A...B` as a shortcut for the
merge base of `A` and `B` if there is exactly one merge base. You can
leave out at most one of `A` and `B`, in which case it defaults to `HEAD`.
<new_branch>::
<new-branch>::
Name for the new branch.
<start_point>::
<start-point>::
The name of a commit at which to start the new branch; see
linkgit:git-branch[1] for details. Defaults to `HEAD`.
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@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ git-clone - Clone a repository into a new directory
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git clone' [--template=<template_directory>]
'git clone' [--template=<template-directory>]
[-l] [-s] [--no-hardlinks] [-q] [-n] [--bare] [--mirror]
[-o <name>] [-b <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>]
[--dissociate] [--separate-git-dir <git dir>]
[--dissociate] [--separate-git-dir <git-dir>]
[--depth <depth>] [--[no-]single-branch] [--no-tags]
[--recurse-submodules[=<pathspec>]] [--[no-]shallow-submodules]
[--[no-]remote-submodules] [--jobs <n>] [--sparse] [--[no-]reject-shallow]
@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ objects from the source repository into a pack in the cloned repository.
via ssh, this specifies a non-default path for the command
run on the other end.
--template=<template_directory>::
--template=<template-directory>::
Specify the directory from which templates will be used;
(See the "TEMPLATE DIRECTORY" section of linkgit:git-init[1].)
@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ or `--mirror` is given)
superproject's recorded SHA-1. Equivalent to passing `--remote` to
`git submodule update`.
--separate-git-dir=<git dir>::
--separate-git-dir=<git-dir>::
Instead of placing the cloned repository where it is supposed
to be, place the cloned repository at the specified directory,
then make a filesystem-agnostic Git symbolic link to there.

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@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ SYNOPSIS
[verse]
'git cvsimport' [-o <branch-for-HEAD>] [-h] [-v] [-d <CVSROOT>]
[-A <author-conv-file>] [-p <options-for-cvsps>] [-P <file>]
[-C <git_repository>] [-z <fuzz>] [-i] [-k] [-u] [-s <subst>]
[-a] [-m] [-M <regex>] [-S <regex>] [-L <commitlimit>]
[-r <remote>] [-R] [<CVS_module>]
[-C <git-repository>] [-z <fuzz>] [-i] [-k] [-u] [-s <subst>]
[-a] [-m] [-M <regex>] [-S <regex>] [-L <commit-limit>]
[-r <remote>] [-R] [<CVS-module>]
DESCRIPTION
@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ OPTIONS
from `CVS/Root`. If no such file exists, it checks for the
`CVSROOT` environment variable.
<CVS_module>::
<CVS-module>::
The CVS module you want to import. Relative to <CVSROOT>.
If not given, 'git cvsimport' tries to read it from
`CVS/Repository`.

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@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-diff-files - Compares files in the working tree and the index
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git diff-files' [-q] [-0|-1|-2|-3|-c|--cc] [<common diff options>] [<path>...]
'git diff-files' [-q] [-0|-1|-2|-3|-c|--cc] [<common-diff-options>] [<path>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------

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@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-diff-index - Compare a tree to the working tree or index
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git diff-index' [-m] [--cached] [--merge-base] [<common diff options>] <tree-ish> [<path>...]
'git diff-index' [-m] [--cached] [--merge-base] [<common-diff-options>] <tree-ish> [<path>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------

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@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
[verse]
'git diff-tree' [--stdin] [-m] [-s] [-v] [--no-commit-id] [--pretty]
[-t] [-r] [-c | --cc] [--combined-all-paths] [--root] [--merge-base]
[<common diff options>] <tree-ish> [<tree-ish>] [<path>...]
[<common-diff-options>] <tree-ish> [<tree-ish>] [<path>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------

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@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-init-db - Creates an empty Git repository
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git init-db' [-q | --quiet] [--bare] [--template=<template_directory>] [--separate-git-dir <git dir>] [--shared[=<permissions>]]
'git init-db' [-q | --quiet] [--bare] [--template=<template-directory>] [--separate-git-dir <git-dir>] [--shared[=<permissions>]]
DESCRIPTION

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@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ git-init - Create an empty Git repository or reinitialize an existing one
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git init' [-q | --quiet] [--bare] [--template=<template_directory>]
[--separate-git-dir <git dir>] [--object-format=<format>]
'git init' [-q | --quiet] [--bare] [--template=<template-directory>]
[--separate-git-dir <git-dir>] [--object-format=<format>]
[-b <branch-name> | --initial-branch=<branch-name>]
[--shared[=<permissions>]] [<directory>]
@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ values are 'sha1' and (if enabled) 'sha256'. 'sha1' is the default.
+
include::object-format-disclaimer.txt[]
--template=<template_directory>::
--template=<template-directory>::
Specify the directory from which templates will be used. (See the "TEMPLATE
DIRECTORY" section below.)
--separate-git-dir=<git dir>::
--separate-git-dir=<git-dir>::
Instead of initializing the repository as a directory to either `$GIT_DIR` or
`./.git/`, create a text file there containing the path to the actual

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@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-log - Show commit logs
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git log' [<options>] [<revision range>] [[--] <path>...]
'git log' [<options>] [<revision-range>] [[--] <path>...]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ produced by `--stat`, etc.
include::line-range-options.txt[]
<revision range>::
<revision-range>::
Show only commits in the specified revision range. When no
<revision range> is specified, it defaults to `HEAD` (i.e. the
<revision-range> is specified, it defaults to `HEAD` (i.e. the
whole history leading to the current commit). `origin..HEAD`
specifies all the commits reachable from the current commit
(i.e. `HEAD`), but not from `origin`. For a complete list of
ways to spell <revision range>, see the 'Specifying Ranges'
ways to spell <revision-range>, see the 'Specifying Ranges'
section of linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
[--] <path>...::

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@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ git-p4 - Import from and submit to Perforce repositories
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git p4 clone' [<sync options>] [<clone options>] <p4 depot path>...
'git p4 sync' [<sync options>] [<p4 depot path>...]
'git p4 clone' [<sync-options>] [<clone-options>] <p4-depot-path>...
'git p4 sync' [<sync-options>] [<p4-depot-path>...]
'git p4 rebase'
'git p4 submit' [<submit options>] [<master branch name>]
'git p4 submit' [<submit-options>] [<master-branch-name>]
DESCRIPTION

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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-shortlog - Summarize 'git log' output
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git shortlog' [<options>] [<revision range>] [[--] <path>...]
'git shortlog' [<options>] [<revision-range>] [[--] <path>...]
git log --pretty=short | 'git shortlog' [<options>]
DESCRIPTION
@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ counts both authors and co-authors.
If width is `0` (zero) then indent the lines of the output without wrapping
them.
<revision range>::
<revision-range>::
Show only commits in the specified revision range. When no
<revision range> is specified, it defaults to `HEAD` (i.e. the
<revision-range> is specified, it defaults to `HEAD` (i.e. the
whole history leading to the current commit). `origin..HEAD`
specifies all the commits reachable from the current commit
(i.e. `HEAD`), but not from `origin`. For a complete list of
ways to spell <revision range>, see the "Specifying Ranges"
ways to spell <revision-range>, see the "Specifying Ranges"
section of linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
[--] <path>...::

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@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ OPTIONS
-------
--shared[=(false|true|umask|group|all|world|everybody)]::
--template=<template_directory>::
--template=<template-directory>::
Only used with the 'init' command.
These are passed directly to 'git init'.

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@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ built-in formats:
* 'oneline'
<hash> <title line>
<hash> <title-line>
+
This is designed to be as compact as possible.
@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ This is designed to be as compact as possible.
commit <hash>
Author: <author>
<title line>
<title-line>
* 'medium'
commit <hash>
Author: <author>
Date: <author date>
Date: <author-date>
<title line>
<title-line>
<full commit message>
<full-commit-message>
* 'full'
@ -47,25 +47,25 @@ This is designed to be as compact as possible.
Author: <author>
Commit: <committer>
<title line>
<title-line>
<full commit message>
<full-commit-message>
* 'fuller'
commit <hash>
Author: <author>
AuthorDate: <author date>
AuthorDate: <author-date>
Commit: <committer>
CommitDate: <committer date>
CommitDate: <committer-date>
<title line>
<title-line>
<full commit message>
<full-commit-message>
* 'reference'
<abbrev hash> (<title line>, <short author date>)
<abbrev-hash> (<title-line>, <short-author-date>)
+
This format is used to refer to another commit in a commit message and
is the same as `--pretty='format:%C(auto)%h (%s, %ad)'`. By default,
@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ placeholders, its output is not affected by other options like
From <hash> <date>
From: <author>
Date: <author date>
Subject: [PATCH] <title line>
Date: <author-date>
Subject: [PATCH] <title-line>
<full commit message>
<full-commit-message>
* 'mboxrd'
+
@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ commits are displayed, but not the way the diff is shown e.g. with
`git log --raw`. To get full object names in a raw diff format,
use `--no-abbrev`.
* 'format:<string>'
* 'format:<format-string>'
+
The 'format:<string>' format allows you to specify which information
The 'format:<format-string>' format allows you to specify which information
you want to show. It works a little bit like printf format,
with the notable exception that you get a newline with '%n'
instead of '\n'.
@ -273,12 +273,12 @@ endif::git-rev-list[]
If any option is provided multiple times the
last occurrence wins.
+
The boolean options accept an optional value `[=<BOOL>]`. The values
The boolean options accept an optional value `[=<value>]`. The values
`true`, `false`, `on`, `off` etc. are all accepted. See the "boolean"
sub-section in "EXAMPLES" in linkgit:git-config[1]. If a boolean
option is given with no value, it's enabled.
+
** 'key=<K>': only show trailers with specified key. Matching is done
** 'key=<key>': only show trailers with specified <key>. Matching is done
case-insensitively and trailing colon is optional. If option is
given multiple times trailer lines matching any of the keys are
shown. This option automatically enables the `only` option so that
@ -286,25 +286,25 @@ option is given with no value, it's enabled.
desired it can be disabled with `only=false`. E.g.,
`%(trailers:key=Reviewed-by)` shows trailer lines with key
`Reviewed-by`.
** 'only[=<BOOL>]': select whether non-trailer lines from the trailer
** 'only[=<bool>]': select whether non-trailer lines from the trailer
block should be included.
** 'separator=<SEP>': specify a separator inserted between trailer
** 'separator=<sep>': specify a separator inserted between trailer
lines. When this option is not given each trailer line is
terminated with a line feed character. The string SEP may contain
terminated with a line feed character. The string <sep> may contain
the literal formatting codes described above. To use comma as
separator one must use `%x2C` as it would otherwise be parsed as
next option. E.g., `%(trailers:key=Ticket,separator=%x2C )`
shows all trailer lines whose key is "Ticket" separated by a comma
and a space.
** 'unfold[=<BOOL>]': make it behave as if interpret-trailer's `--unfold`
** 'unfold[=<bool>]': make it behave as if interpret-trailer's `--unfold`
option was given. E.g.,
`%(trailers:only,unfold=true)` unfolds and shows all trailer lines.
** 'keyonly[=<BOOL>]': only show the key part of the trailer.
** 'valueonly[=<BOOL>]': only show the value part of the trailer.
** 'key_value_separator=<SEP>': specify a separator inserted between
** 'keyonly[=<bool>]': only show the key part of the trailer.
** 'valueonly[=<bool>]': only show the value part of the trailer.
** 'key_value_separator=<sep>': specify a separator inserted between
trailer lines. When this option is not given each trailer key-value
pair is separated by ": ". Otherwise it shares the same semantics
as 'separator=<SEP>' above.
as 'separator=<sep>' above.
NOTE: Some placeholders may depend on other options given to the
revision traversal engine. For example, the `%g*` reflog options will