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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2016-06-27 16:56:42 (GMT)
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2016-06-27 16:56:42 (GMT)
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Merge branch 'tr/doc-tt'
The documentation set has been updated so that literal commands, configuration variables and environment variables are consistently typeset in fixed-width font and bold in manpages. * tr/doc-tt: doc: change configuration variables format doc: more consistency in environment variables format doc: change environment variables format doc: clearer rule about formatting literals
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@@ -526,12 +526,19 @@ Writing Documentation:
modifying paragraphs or option/command explanations that contain options
or commands:
- Literal examples (e.g. use of command-line options, command names, and
- configuration variables) are typeset in monospace, and if you can use
- `backticks around word phrases`, do so.
+ Literal examples (e.g. use of command-line options, command names,
+ configuration and environment variables) must be typeset in monospace (i.e.
+ wrapped with backticks):
`--pretty=oneline`
`git rev-list`
`remote.pushDefault`
+ `GIT_DIR`
+
+ An environment variable must be prefixed with "$" only when referring to its
+ value and not when referring to the variable itself, in this case there is
+ nothing to add except the backticks:
+ `GIT_DIR` is specified
+ `$GIT_DIR/hooks/pre-receive`
Word phrases enclosed in `backtick characters` are rendered literally
and will not be further expanded. The use of `backticks` to achieve the