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authorÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>2022-10-13 17:39:10 +0200
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2022-10-13 09:32:56 -0700
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doc txt & -h consistency: fix mismatching labels
Fix various inconsistencies between command SYNOPSIS and the corresponding -h output where our translatable labels didn't match up. In some cases we need to adjust the prose that follows the SYNOPSIS accordingly, as it refers back to the changed label. Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-clean - Remove untracked files from the working tree
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git clean' [-d] [-f] [-i] [-n] [-q] [-e <pattern>] [-x | -X] [--] <path>...
+'git clean' [-d] [-f] [-i] [-n] [-q] [-e <pattern>] [-x | -X] [--] <pathspec>...
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@ Normally, only files unknown to Git are removed, but if the `-x`
option is specified, ignored files are also removed. This can, for
example, be useful to remove all build products.
-If any optional `<path>...` arguments are given, only those paths
-are affected.
+If any optional `<pathspec>...` arguments are given, only those paths
+that match the pathspec are affected.
OPTIONS
-------
-d::
- Normally, when no <path> is specified, git clean will not
+ Normally, when no <pathspec> is specified, git clean will not
recurse into untracked directories to avoid removing too much.
Specify -d to have it recurse into such directories as well.
- If any paths are specified, -d is irrelevant; all untracked
+ If a <pathspec> is specified, -d is irrelevant; all untracked
files matching the specified paths (with exceptions for nested
git directories mentioned under `--force`) will be removed.