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diff --git a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines index 578d07c034..49089de5c0 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingGuidelines +++ b/Documentation/CodingGuidelines @@ -446,6 +446,10 @@ Writing Documentation: --sort=<key> --abbrev[=<n>] + If a placeholder has multiple words, they are separated by dashes: + <new-branch-name> + --template=<template-directory> + Possibility of multiple occurrences is indicated by three dots: <file>... (One or more of <file>.) @@ -462,12 +466,12 @@ Writing Documentation: (Zero or more of <patch>. Note that the dots are inside, not outside the brackets.) - Multiple alternatives are indicated with vertical bar: + Multiple alternatives are indicated with vertical bars: [-q | --quiet] [--utf8 | --no-utf8] Parentheses are used for grouping: - [(<rev>|<range>)...] + [(<rev> | <range>)...] (Any number of either <rev> or <range>. Parens are needed to make it clear that "..." pertains to both <rev> and <range>.) |