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authorLinus Arver <linusa@google.com>2023-06-15 02:53:45 +0000
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2023-06-14 21:42:19 -0700
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doc: trailer: examples: avoid the word "message" by itself
Previously, "message" could mean the input, output, commit message, or "internal body text inside the commit message" (in the EXAMPLES section). Avoid overloading this term by using the appropriate meanings explicitly. Signed-off-by: Linus Arver <linusa@google.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.txt b/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.txt
index d0a0b30388..58a9c69149 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-interpret-trailers.txt
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ OPTIONS
--trim-empty::
If the <value> part of any trailer contains only whitespace,
- the whole trailer will be removed from the resulting message.
+ the whole trailer will be removed from the output.
This applies to existing trailers as well as new trailers.
--trailer <token>[(=|:)<value>]::
Specify a (<token>, <value>) pair that should be applied as a
- trailer to the input messages. See the description of this
+ trailer to the inputs. See the description of this
command.
--where <placement>::
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ OPTIONS
--if-exists <action>::
--no-if-exists::
Specify what action will be performed when there is already at
- least one trailer with the same <token> in the message. A setting
+ least one trailer with the same <token> in the input. A setting
provided with '--if-exists' overrides all configuration variables
and applies to all '--trailer' options until the next occurrence of
'--if-exists' or '--no-if-exists'. Possible actions are `addIfDifferent`,
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ OPTIONS
--if-missing <action>::
--no-if-missing::
Specify what action will be performed when there is no other
- trailer with the same <token> in the message. A setting
+ trailer with the same <token> in the input. A setting
provided with '--if-missing' overrides all configuration variables
and applies to all '--trailer' options until the next occurrence of
'--if-missing' or '--no-if-missing'. Possible actions are `doNothing`
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ first trailer with the same <token>.
trailer.ifexists::
This option makes it possible to choose what action will be
performed when there is already at least one trailer with the
- same <token> in the message.
+ same <token> in the input.
+
The valid values for this option are: `addIfDifferentNeighbor` (this
is the default), `addIfDifferent`, `add`, `replace` or `doNothing`.
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ trailer with the same (<token>, <value>) pair is above or below the line
where the new trailer will be added.
+
With `addIfDifferent`, a new trailer will be added only if no trailer
-with the same (<token>, <value>) pair is already in the message.
+with the same (<token>, <value>) pair is already in the input.
+
With `add`, a new trailer will be added, even if some trailers with
-the same (<token>, <value>) pair are already in the message.
+the same (<token>, <value>) pair are already in the input.
+
With `replace`, an existing trailer with the same <token> will be
deleted and the new trailer will be added. The deleted trailer will be
@@ -199,12 +199,12 @@ the closest one (with the same <token>) to the place where the new one
will be added.
+
With `doNothing`, nothing will be done; that is no new trailer will be
-added if there is already one with the same <token> in the message.
+added if there is already one with the same <token> in the input.
trailer.ifmissing::
This option makes it possible to choose what action will be
performed when there is not yet any trailer with the same
- <token> in the message.
+ <token> in the input.
+
The valid values for this option are: `add` (this is the default) and
`doNothing`.
@@ -276,37 +276,37 @@ EXAMPLES
--------
* Configure a 'sign' trailer with a 'Signed-off-by' key, and then
- add two of these trailers to a message:
+ add two of these trailers to a commit message file:
+
------------
$ git config trailer.sign.key "Signed-off-by"
$ cat msg.txt
subject
-message
+body text
$ git interpret-trailers --trailer 'sign: Alice <alice@example.com>' --trailer 'sign: Bob <bob@example.com>' <msg.txt
subject
-message
+body text
Signed-off-by: Alice <alice@example.com>
Signed-off-by: Bob <bob@example.com>
------------
-* Use the `--in-place` option to edit a message file in place:
+* Use the `--in-place` option to edit a commit message file in place:
+
------------
$ cat msg.txt
subject
-message
+body text
Signed-off-by: Bob <bob@example.com>
$ git interpret-trailers --trailer 'Acked-by: Alice <alice@example.com>' --in-place msg.txt
$ cat msg.txt
subject
-message
+body text
Signed-off-by: Bob <bob@example.com>
Acked-by: Alice <alice@example.com>
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ $ git interpret-trailers --trailer 'Cc: Alice <alice@example.com>' --trailer 'Re
$ cat msg1.txt
subject
-message
+body text
$ git config trailer.sign.key "Signed-off-by: "
$ git config trailer.sign.ifmissing add
$ git config trailer.sign.ifexists doNothing
@@ -337,19 +337,19 @@ $ git config trailer.sign.cmd 'echo "$(git config user.name) <$(git config user.
$ git interpret-trailers --trailer sign <msg1.txt
subject
-message
+body text
Signed-off-by: Bob <bob@example.com>
$ cat msg2.txt
subject
-message
+body text
Signed-off-by: Alice <alice@example.com>
$ git interpret-trailers --trailer sign <msg2.txt
subject
-message
+body text
Signed-off-by: Alice <alice@example.com>
------------
@@ -377,14 +377,14 @@ test -n "$1" && git log --author="$1" --pretty="%an <%ae>" -1 || true
$ cat msg.txt
subject
-message
+body text
$ git config trailer.help.key "Helped-by: "
$ git config trailer.help.ifExists "addIfDifferentNeighbor"
$ git config trailer.help.cmd "~/bin/glog-find-author"
$ git interpret-trailers --trailer="help:Junio" --trailer="help:Couder" <msg.txt
subject
-message
+body text
Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Helped-by: Christian Couder <christian.couder@gmail.com>
@@ -401,14 +401,14 @@ test -n "$1" && git log --grep "$1" --pretty=reference -1 || true
$ cat msg.txt
subject
-message
+body text
$ git config trailer.ref.key "Reference-to: "
$ git config trailer.ref.ifExists "replace"
$ git config trailer.ref.cmd "~/bin/glog-grep"
$ git interpret-trailers --trailer="ref:Add copyright notices." <msg.txt
subject
-message
+body text
Reference-to: 8bc9a0c769 (Add copyright notices., 2005-04-07)
------------
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ Reference-to: 8bc9a0c769 (Add copyright notices., 2005-04-07)
$ cat msg.txt
subject
-message
+body text
see: HEAD~2
$ cat ~/bin/glog-ref
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ $ git config trailer.see.cmd "glog-ref"
$ git interpret-trailers --trailer=see <msg.txt
subject
-message
+body text
See-also: fe3187489d69c4 (subject of related commit)
------------