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+++ b/Documentation/git-remote-ext.txt
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ git-remote-ext - Bridge smart transport to external command.
SYNOPSIS
--------
-git remote add nick "ext::<command>[ <arguments>...]"
+git remote add <nick> "ext::<command>[ <arguments>...]"
DESCRIPTION
-----------
-This remote helper uses the specified 'program' to connect
+This remote helper uses the specified '<command>' to connect
to a remote git server.
-Data written to stdin of this specified 'program' is assumed
+Data written to stdin of the specified '<command>' is assumed
to be sent to a git:// server, git-upload-pack, git-receive-pack
or git-upload-archive (depending on situation), and data read
-from stdout of this program is assumed to be received from
+from stdout of <command> is assumed to be received from
the same service.
Command and arguments are separated by an unescaped space.
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The following sequences have a special meaning:
git wants to invoke.
'%G' (must be the first characters in an argument)::
- This argument will not be passed to 'program'. Instead, it
+ This argument will not be passed to '<command>'. Instead, it
will cause the helper to start by sending git:// service requests to
the remote side with the service field set to an appropriate value and
the repository field set to rest of the argument. Default is not to send
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ This is useful if remote side is git:// server accessed over
some tunnel.
'%V' (must be first characters in argument)::
- This argument will not be passed to 'program'. Instead it sets
+ This argument will not be passed to '<command>'. Instead it sets
the vhost field in the git:// service request (to rest of the argument).
Default is not to send vhost in such request (if sent).
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ EXAMPLES:
---------
This remote helper is transparently used by git when
you use commands such as "git fetch <URL>", "git clone <URL>",
-, "git push <URL>" or "git remote add nick <URL>", where <URL>
+, "git push <URL>" or "git remote add <nick> <URL>", where <URL>
begins with `ext::`. Examples:
"ext::ssh -i /home/foo/.ssh/somekey user&#64;host.example %S 'foo/repo'"::