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2011-07-06Documentation: use [verse] for SYNOPSIS sectionsLibravatar Martin von Zweigbergk1-0/+1
The SYNOPSIS sections of most commands that span several lines already use [verse] to retain line breaks. Most commands that don't span several lines seem not to use [verse]. In the HTML output, [verse] does not only preserve line breaks, but also makes the section indented, which causes a slight inconsistency between commands that use [verse] and those that don't. Use [verse] in all SYNOPSIS sections for consistency. Also remove the blank lines from git-fetch.txt and git-rebase.txt to align with the other man pages. In the case of git-rebase.txt, which already uses [verse], the blank line makes the [verse] not apply to the last line, so removing the blank line also makes the formatting within the document more consistent. While at it, add single quotes to 'git cvsimport' for consistency with other commands. Signed-off-by: Martin von Zweigbergk <martin.von.zweigbergk@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-03-19Merge branch 'ss/mergetool--lib'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+2
* ss/mergetool--lib: mergetool--lib: Add Beyond Compare 3 as a tool mergetool--lib: Sort tools alphabetically for easier lookup
2011-03-11doc: drop author/documentation sections from most pagesLibravatar Jeff King1-9/+0
The point of these sections is generally to: 1. Give credit where it is due. 2. Give the reader an idea of where to ask questions or file bug reports. But they don't do a good job of either case. For (1), they are out of date and incomplete. A much more accurate answer can be gotten through shortlog or blame. For (2), the correct contact point is generally git@vger, and even if you wanted to cc the contact point, the out-of-date and incomplete fields mean you're likely sending to somebody useless. So let's drop the fields entirely from all manpages except git(1) itself. We already point people to the mailing list for bug reports there, and we can update the Authors section to give credit to the major contributors and point to shortlog and blame for more information. Each page has a "This is part of git" footer, so people can follow that to the main git manpage.
2011-02-28mergetool--lib: Add Beyond Compare 3 as a toolLibravatar Sebastian Schuberth1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Schuberth <sschuberth@gmail.com> Tested-by: Chris Packham <judge.packham@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2011-02-28mergetool--lib: Sort tools alphabetically for easier lookupLibravatar Sebastian Schuberth1-2/+2
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Schuberth <sschuberth@gmail.com> Tested-by: Chris Packham <judge.packham@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-12-16Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+4
* maint: difftool: provide basename to external tools git-difftool.txt: correct the description of $BASE and describe $MERGED
2010-12-16difftool: provide basename to external toolsLibravatar Michael J Gruber1-0/+1
Currently, only configured diff helpers get the basename of the file being compared. Tools specified with "git difftool -x" only get the names of temporary files for the different versions. Export BASE so that an external tool can read the name from the environment. Rather than using a third argument, this avoids breaking existing scripts which may somewhat carelessly be using "$@" rather than "$1" "$2". Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-12-16git-difftool.txt: correct the description of $BASE and describe $MERGEDLibravatar Michael J Gruber1-2/+3
Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-11-05docs: clarify git diff modes of operationLibravatar Jeff King1-1/+2
It is an oversimplification to say that we can take "[<commit> [<commit>]]", as it really depends on what options have been given. Instead, let's list the major modes of operation separately, as we do in other manpages. This patch also adjusts the text immediately after the synopsis to match the lines given in the synopsis. For git-difftool, which has the same issue, let's refer the user to the git-diff manpage rather than spelling it all out again. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-11-05diff,difftool: Don't use the {0,2} notation in usage stringsLibravatar Štěpán Němec1-1/+1
This was the only occurence of that usage, and square brackets are sufficient and already well-established for that purpose. Signed-off-by: Štěpán Němec <stepnem@gmail.com> Acked-by: Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-01-20Merge remote branch 'remotes/trast-doc/for-next'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-8/+8
* remotes/trast-doc/for-next: Documentation: spell 'git cmd' without dash throughout Documentation: format full commands in typewriter font Documentation: warn prominently against merging with dirty trees Documentation/git-merge: reword references to "remote" and "pull" Conflicts: Documentation/config.txt Documentation/git-config.txt Documentation/git-merge.txt
2010-01-15difftool: Add '-x' and as an alias for '--extcmd'Libravatar David Aguilar1-1/+2
This adds '-x' as a shorthand for the '--extcmd' option. Arguments to '--extcmd' can be specified separately, which was not originally possible. This also fixes the brief help text so that it mentions both '-x' and '--extcmd'. Signed-off-by: David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-01-10Documentation: spell 'git cmd' without dash throughoutLibravatar Thomas Rast1-8/+8
The documentation was quite inconsistent when spelling 'git cmd' if it only refers to the program, not to some specific invocation syntax: both 'git-cmd' and 'git cmd' spellings exist. The current trend goes towards dashless forms, and there is precedent in 647ac70 (git-svn.txt: stop using dash-form of commands., 2009-07-07) to actively eliminate the dashed variants. Replace 'git-cmd' with 'git cmd' throughout, except where git-shell, git-cvsserver, git-upload-pack, git-receive-pack, and git-upload-archive are concerned, because those really live in the $PATH.
2010-01-09difftool: Allow specifying unconfigured commands with --extcmdLibravatar David Aguilar1-0/+5
git-difftool requires difftool.<tool>.cmd configuration even when tools use the standard "$diffcmd $from $to" form. This teaches git-difftool to run these tools in lieu of configuration by allowing the command to be specified on the command line. Reference: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/133377 Signed-off-by: David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-01-03git-difftool: Add '--gui' for selecting a GUI toolLibravatar David Aguilar1-0/+9
Users might prefer to have git-difftool use a different tool when run from a Git GUI. This teaches git-difftool to honor 'diff.guitool' when the '--gui' option is specified. This allows users to configure their preferred command-line diff tool in 'diff.tool' and a GUI diff tool in 'diff.guitool'. Reference: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/133386 Signed-off-by: David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2009-10-28mergetool--lib: add p4merge as a pre-configured mergetool optionLibravatar Scott Chacon1-1/+1
Add p4merge to the set of built-in diff/merge tools, and update bash completion and documentation. Signed-off-by: Scott Chacon <schacon@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2009-05-24mergetool--lib: add support for araxis mergeLibravatar David Aguilar1-1/+1
Araxis merge is now a built-in diff/merge tool. This adds araxis to git-completion and updates the documentation to mention araxis. Signed-off-by: David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2009-04-07difftool: add support for a difftool.prompt config variableLibravatar David Aguilar1-1/+9
difftool now supports difftool.prompt so that users do not have to pass --no-prompt or hit enter each time a diff tool is launched. The --prompt flag overrides the configuration variable. Signed-off-by: David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2009-04-07difftool: move 'git-difftool' out of contribLibravatar David Aguilar1-0/+97
This prepares 'git-difftool' and its documentation for mainstream use. 'git-difftool-helper' became 'git-difftool--helper' since users should not use it directly. 'git-difftool' was added to the list of commands as an ancillaryinterrogator. Signed-off-by: David Aguilar <davvid@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>