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@@ -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