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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-clean.txt10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-credential-cache--daemon.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-mv.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-tag.txt18
-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-upload-archive.txt4
6 files changed, 22 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-clean.txt b/Documentation/git-clean.txt
index a7f309dff5..d5587cdd84 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-clean.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-clean.txt
@@ -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.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-credential-cache--daemon.txt b/Documentation/git-credential-cache--daemon.txt
index 01e1c214dd..650a15a7ed 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-credential-cache--daemon.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-credential-cache--daemon.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ git-credential-cache--daemon - Temporarily store user credentials in memory
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git credential-cache{litdd}daemon' [--debug] <socket>
+'git credential-cache{litdd}daemon' [--debug] <socket-path>
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
NOTE: You probably don't want to invoke this command yourself; it is
started automatically when you use linkgit:git-credential-cache[1].
-This command listens on the Unix domain socket specified by `<socket>`
+This command listens on the Unix domain socket specified by `<socket-path>`
for `git-credential-cache` clients. Clients may store and retrieve
credentials. Each credential is held for a timeout specified by the
client; once no credentials are held, the daemon exits.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-mv.txt b/Documentation/git-mv.txt
index 972a055fbd..fb0220fd18 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-mv.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-mv.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-mv - Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git mv' [<options>] <args>...
+'git mv' [<options>] <source>... <destination>
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ OPTIONS
-------
-f::
--force::
- Force renaming or moving of a file even if the target exists
+ Force renaming or moving of a file even if the <destination> exists.
-k::
Skip move or rename actions which would lead to an error
condition. An error happens when a source is neither existing nor
diff --git a/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt
index 014a78409b..5c297db1a4 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-receive-pack - Receive what is pushed into the repository
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git-receive-pack' <directory>
+'git-receive-pack' <git-dir>
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ its behavior, see linkgit:git-config[1].
OPTIONS
-------
-<directory>::
+<git-dir>::
The repository to sync into.
--http-backend-info-refs::
diff --git a/Documentation/git-tag.txt b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
index 31a97a1b6c..fdc72b5875 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-tag.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-tag.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-tag - Create, list, delete or verify a tag object signed with GPG
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git tag' [-a | -s | -u <keyid>] [-f] [-m <msg> | -F <file>] [-e]
+'git tag' [-a | -s | -u <key-id>] [-f] [-m <msg> | -F <file>] [-e]
<tagname> [<commit> | <object>]
'git tag' -d <tagname>...
'git tag' [-n[<num>]] -l [--contains <commit>] [--no-contains <commit>]
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@ to delete, list or verify tags.
Unless `-f` is given, the named tag must not yet exist.
-If one of `-a`, `-s`, or `-u <keyid>` is passed, the command
+If one of `-a`, `-s`, or `-u <key-id>` is passed, the command
creates a 'tag' object, and requires a tag message. Unless
`-m <msg>` or `-F <file>` is given, an editor is started for the user to type
in the tag message.
-If `-m <msg>` or `-F <file>` is given and `-a`, `-s`, and `-u <keyid>`
+If `-m <msg>` or `-F <file>` is given and `-a`, `-s`, and `-u <key-id>`
are absent, `-a` is implied.
Otherwise, a tag reference that points directly at the given object
(i.e., a lightweight tag) is created.
A GnuPG signed tag object will be created when `-s` or `-u
-<keyid>` is used. When `-u <keyid>` is not used, the
+<key-id>` is used. When `-u <key-id>` is not used, the
committer identity for the current user is used to find the
GnuPG key for signing. The configuration variable `gpg.program`
is used to specify custom GnuPG binary.
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ OPTIONS
Override `tag.gpgSign` configuration variable that is
set to force each and every tag to be signed.
--u <keyid>::
---local-user=<keyid>::
+-u <key-id>::
+--local-user=<key-id>::
Make a GPG-signed tag, using the given key.
-f::
@@ -164,14 +164,14 @@ This option is only applicable when listing tags without annotation lines.
Use the given tag message (instead of prompting).
If multiple `-m` options are given, their values are
concatenated as separate paragraphs.
- Implies `-a` if none of `-a`, `-s`, or `-u <keyid>`
+ Implies `-a` if none of `-a`, `-s`, or `-u <key-id>`
is given.
-F <file>::
--file=<file>::
Take the tag message from the given file. Use '-' to
read the message from the standard input.
- Implies `-a` if none of `-a`, `-s`, or `-u <keyid>`
+ Implies `-a` if none of `-a`, `-s`, or `-u <key-id>`
is given.
-e::
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ it in the repository configuration as follows:
-------------------------------------
[user]
- signingKey = <gpg-keyid>
+ signingKey = <gpg-key_id>
-------------------------------------
`pager.tag` is only respected when listing tags, i.e., when `-l` is
diff --git a/Documentation/git-upload-archive.txt b/Documentation/git-upload-archive.txt
index fba0f1c1b2..e8eb10baad 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-upload-archive.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-upload-archive.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git-upload-archive - Send archive back to git-archive
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
-'git upload-archive' <directory>
+'git upload-archive' <repository>
DESCRIPTION
-----------
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ access via non-smart-http.
OPTIONS
-------
-<directory>::
+<repository>::
The repository to get a tar archive from.
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