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[v2,0/5] git-worktree documentation cleanups

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Eric Sunshine Aug. 4, 2020, 12:55 a.m. UTC
This is a re-roll of [1] which fixes some problems I ran across in the
git-worktree documentation while working on another worktree-related
topic.

This version adds some `linkgit:` invocations, typesets `HEAD` as
fixed-width, and covers a few additional places where backticks should
have been applied in place of other quotes, as suggested by Martin[2],
as well as a few more I noticed beyond those found by him. Although I
had planned on adding backticks around `HEAD` in a separate patch, I
ended up folding that change into patch 1 since there are relatively few
such instances, and since, upon reflection, such a change didn't seem to
warrant its own patch.

I omitted Taylor's Reviewed-by:[4] since the patches have changed since
he reviewed them, but he's welcome to give it again.

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20200803053612.50095-1-sunshine@sunshineco.com/
[2]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20200803175717.7465-1-martin.agren@gmail.com/
[3]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAPig+cQtcxqQDAQ5bO6ica+Z7dd2+r8B+kXm0RK7qhpsAiX_xg@mail.gmail.com/
[4]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20200803161102.GB50799@syl.lan/

Eric Sunshine (5):
  git-worktree.txt: employ fixed-width typeface consistently
  git-worktree.txt: consistently use term "working tree"
  git-worktree.txt: fix minor grammatical issues
  git-worktree.txt: make start of new sentence more obvious
  git-wortkree.txt: link to man pages when citing other Git commands

 Documentation/git-worktree.txt | 123 +++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 62 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)

Interdiff against v1:

Comments

Taylor Blau Aug. 4, 2020, 1:10 a.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, Aug 03, 2020 at 08:55:30PM -0400, Eric Sunshine wrote:
> This is a re-roll of [1] which fixes some problems I ran across in the
> git-worktree documentation while working on another worktree-related
> topic.
>
> This version adds some `linkgit:` invocations, typesets `HEAD` as
> fixed-width, and covers a few additional places where backticks should
> have been applied in place of other quotes, as suggested by Martin[2],
> as well as a few more I noticed beyond those found by him. Although I
> had planned on adding backticks around `HEAD` in a separate patch, I
> ended up folding that change into patch 1 since there are relatively few
> such instances, and since, upon reflection, such a change didn't seem to
> warrant its own patch.
>
> I omitted Taylor's Reviewed-by:[4] since the patches have changed since
> he reviewed them, but he's welcome to give it again.

Thanks for dropping that. I looked at the inter-diff and skimmed the
re-rolled patches, and they all look good to me. You can add my

  Reviewed-by: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>

back to these patches (really Junio can when he queues them).

Thanks.

>
> [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20200803053612.50095-1-sunshine@sunshineco.com/
> [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20200803175717.7465-1-martin.agren@gmail.com/
> [3]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAPig+cQtcxqQDAQ5bO6ica+Z7dd2+r8B+kXm0RK7qhpsAiX_xg@mail.gmail.com/
> [4]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/20200803161102.GB50799@syl.lan/
>
> Eric Sunshine (5):
>   git-worktree.txt: employ fixed-width typeface consistently
>   git-worktree.txt: consistently use term "working tree"
>   git-worktree.txt: fix minor grammatical issues
>   git-worktree.txt: make start of new sentence more obvious
>   git-wortkree.txt: link to man pages when citing other Git commands
>
>  Documentation/git-worktree.txt | 123 +++++++++++++++++----------------
>  1 file changed, 62 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)
>
> Interdiff against v1:
> diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
> index 260bfe9105..6ee6ec7982 100644
> --- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
> @@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ Manage multiple working trees attached to the same repository.
>  A git repository can support multiple working trees, allowing you to check
>  out more than one branch at a time.  With `git worktree add` a new working
>  tree is associated with the repository.  This new working tree is called a
> -"linked working tree" as opposed to the "main working tree" prepared by "git
> -init" or "git clone".  A repository has one main working tree (if it's not a
> +"linked working tree" as opposed to the "main working tree" prepared by
> +linkgit:git-init[1] or linkgit:git-clone[1].
> +A repository has one main working tree (if it's not a
>  bare repository) and zero or more linked working trees. When you are done
>  with a linked working tree, remove it with `git worktree remove`.
>
> @@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ add <path> [<commit-ish>]::
>
>  Create `<path>` and checkout `<commit-ish>` into it. The new working directory
>  is linked to the current repository, sharing everything except working
> -directory specific files such as HEAD, index, etc. As a convenience,
> +directory specific files such as `HEAD`, `index`, etc. As a convenience,
>  `<commit-ish>` may be a bare "`-`", which is synonymous with `@{-1}`.
>  +
>  If `<commit-ish>` is a branch name (call it `<branch>`) and is not found,
> @@ -66,13 +67,13 @@ one for the purposes of disambiguation, even if the `<branch>` isn't
>  unique across all remotes. Set it to
>  e.g. `checkout.defaultRemote=origin` to always checkout remote
>  branches from there if `<branch>` is ambiguous but exists on the
> -'origin' remote. See also `checkout.defaultRemote` in
> +`origin` remote. See also `checkout.defaultRemote` in
>  linkgit:git-config[1].
>  +
>  If `<commit-ish>` is omitted and neither `-b` nor `-B` nor `--detach` used,
>  then, as a convenience, the new working tree is associated with a branch
>  (call it `<branch>`) named after `$(basename <path>)`.  If `<branch>`
> -doesn't exist, a new branch based on HEAD is automatically created as
> +doesn't exist, a new branch based on `HEAD` is automatically created as
>  if `-b <branch>` was given.  If `<branch>` does exist, it will be
>  checked out in the new working tree, if it's not checked out anywhere
>  else, otherwise the command will refuse to create the working tree (unless
> @@ -137,13 +138,13 @@ To remove a locked working tree, specify `--force` twice.
>  -B <new-branch>::
>  	With `add`, create a new branch named `<new-branch>` starting at
>  	`<commit-ish>`, and check out `<new-branch>` into the new working tree.
> -	If `<commit-ish>` is omitted, it defaults to HEAD.
> +	If `<commit-ish>` is omitted, it defaults to `HEAD`.
>  	By default, `-b` refuses to create a new branch if it already
>  	exists. `-B` overrides this safeguard, resetting `<new-branch>` to
>  	`<commit-ish>`.
>
>  --detach::
> -	With `add`, detach HEAD in the new working tree. See "DETACHED HEAD"
> +	With `add`, detach `HEAD` in the new working tree. See "DETACHED HEAD"
>  	in linkgit:git-checkout[1].
>
>  --[no-]checkout::
> @@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ To remove a locked working tree, specify `--force` twice.
>
>  --[no-]guess-remote::
>  	With `worktree add <path>`, without `<commit-ish>`, instead
> -	of creating a new branch from HEAD, if there exists a tracking
> +	of creating a new branch from `HEAD`, if there exists a tracking
>  	branch in exactly one remote matching the basename of `<path>`,
>  	base the new branch on the remote-tracking branch, and mark
>  	the remote-tracking branch as "upstream" from the new branch.
> @@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ This can also be set up as the default behaviour by using the
>  	When creating a new branch, if `<commit-ish>` is a branch,
>  	mark it as "upstream" from the new branch.  This is the
>  	default if `<commit-ish>` is a remote-tracking branch.  See
> -	"--track" in linkgit:git-branch[1] for details.
> +	`--track` in linkgit:git-branch[1] for details.
>
>  --lock::
>  	Keep the working tree locked after creation. This is the
> @@ -185,14 +186,14 @@ This can also be set up as the default behaviour by using the
>
>  -q::
>  --quiet::
> -	With 'add', suppress feedback messages.
> +	With `add`, suppress feedback messages.
>
>  -v::
>  --verbose::
>  	With `prune`, report all removals.
>
>  --expire <time>::
> -	With `prune`, only expire unused working trees older than <time>.
> +	With `prune`, only expire unused working trees older than `<time>`.
>
>  --reason <string>::
>  	With `lock`, an explanation why the working tree is locked.
> @@ -209,12 +210,12 @@ then `ghi` or `def/ghi` is enough to point to the former working tree.
>  REFS
>  ----
>  In multiple working trees, some refs may be shared between all working
> -trees and some refs are local. One example is HEAD which is different for each
> +trees and some refs are local. One example is `HEAD` which is different for each
>  working tree. This section is about the sharing rules and how to access
>  refs of one working tree from another.
>
>  In general, all pseudo refs are per working tree and all refs starting
> -with `refs/` are shared. Pseudo refs are ones like HEAD which are
> +with `refs/` are shared. Pseudo refs are ones like `HEAD` which are
>  directly under `$GIT_DIR` instead of inside `$GIT_DIR/refs`. There are
>  exceptions, however: refs inside `refs/bisect` and `refs/worktree` are not
>  shared.
> @@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ former gives access to per-working tree refs of the main working tree,
>  while the latter to all linked working trees.
>
>  For example, `main-worktree/HEAD` or `main-worktree/refs/bisect/good`
> -resolve to the same value as the main working tree's HEAD and
> +resolve to the same value as the main working tree's `HEAD` and
>  `refs/bisect/good` respectively. Similarly, `worktrees/foo/HEAD` or
>  `worktrees/bar/refs/bisect/bad` are the same as
>  `$GIT_COMMON_DIR/worktrees/foo/HEAD` and
> @@ -237,13 +238,13 @@ which will handle refs correctly.
>
>  CONFIGURATION FILE
>  ------------------
> -By default, the repository "config" file is shared across all working
> +By default, the repository `config` file is shared across all working
>  trees. If the config variables `core.bare` or `core.worktree` are
>  already present in the config file, they will be applied to the main
>  working trees only.
>
>  In order to have configuration specific to working trees, you can turn
> -on "worktreeConfig" extension, e.g.:
> +on the `worktreeConfig` extension, e.g.:
>
>  ------------
>  $ git config extensions.worktreeConfig true
> --
> 2.28.0.236.gb10cc79966
>

Thanks,
Taylor
Martin Ågren Aug. 4, 2020, 4:28 a.m. UTC | #2
On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 at 02:56, Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> wrote:
>
> This is a re-roll of [1] which fixes some problems I ran across in the
> git-worktree documentation while working on another worktree-related
> topic.

Thanks for this update.

> Eric Sunshine (5):
>   git-worktree.txt: employ fixed-width typeface consistently
>   git-worktree.txt: consistently use term "working tree"
>   git-worktree.txt: fix minor grammatical issues
>   git-worktree.txt: make start of new sentence more obvious
>   git-wortkree.txt: link to man pages when citing other Git commands

s/wortkree/worktree/ in the subject of the final, new patch.

I agree with all changes since v1, except ...

>  CONFIGURATION FILE
>  ------------------
> -By default, the repository "config" file is shared across all working
> +By default, the repository `config` file is shared across all working
>  trees. If the config variables `core.bare` or `core.worktree` are

I don't think this is a filename (in which case it would have been
`.gitconfig?) but rather some sort of colloquial short form for
'configuration file', thus '"config" file'. So I could see the double
quotes remain or being dropped, but I was surprised to see them
converted like this. But maybe you have a good reason, in which case I'm
sure it's good.

Martin
Eric Sunshine Aug. 4, 2020, 4:44 a.m. UTC | #3
On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 12:29 AM Martin Ågren <martin.agren@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 at 02:56, Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> wrote:
> >   git-wortkree.txt: link to man pages when citing other Git commands
>
> s/wortkree/worktree/ in the subject of the final, new patch.

Thanks. Perhaps Junio can tweak that when queuing, otherwise I'll fix
it if I re-roll, otherwise it's minor enough that I won't worry about
it if it makes it into permanent history.

> I agree with all changes since v1, except ...
>
> > -By default, the repository "config" file is shared across all working
> > +By default, the repository `config` file is shared across all working
>
> I don't think this is a filename (in which case it would have been
> `.gitconfig?) but rather some sort of colloquial short form for
> 'configuration file', thus '"config" file'. So I could see the double
> quotes remain or being dropped, but I was surprised to see them
> converted like this.

I also thought at first that it was just shorthand for "configuration
file", but then I realized that it's talking about the `.git/config`
file, in which case it is an actual filename. So, I believe that
quoting it with backticks is correct here.
Martin Ågren Aug. 4, 2020, 5:23 a.m. UTC | #4
On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 at 06:44, Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 12:29 AM Martin Ågren <martin.agren@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, 4 Aug 2020 at 02:56, Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> wrote:
> >
> > > -By default, the repository "config" file is shared across all working
> > > +By default, the repository `config` file is shared across all working
> >
> > I don't think this is a filename (in which case it would have been
> > `.gitconfig?) but rather some sort of colloquial short form for
> > 'configuration file', thus '"config" file'. So I could see the double
> > quotes remain or being dropped, but I was surprised to see them
> > converted like this.
>
> I also thought at first that it was just shorthand for "configuration
> file", but then I realized that it's talking about the `.git/config`
> file, in which case it is an actual filename. So, I believe that
> quoting it with backticks is correct here.

Yes, you're perfectly right, of course.

Thanks
Martin
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diff --git a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
index 260bfe9105..6ee6ec7982 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-worktree.txt
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@  Manage multiple working trees attached to the same repository.
 A git repository can support multiple working trees, allowing you to check
 out more than one branch at a time.  With `git worktree add` a new working
 tree is associated with the repository.  This new working tree is called a
-"linked working tree" as opposed to the "main working tree" prepared by "git
-init" or "git clone".  A repository has one main working tree (if it's not a
+"linked working tree" as opposed to the "main working tree" prepared by
+linkgit:git-init[1] or linkgit:git-clone[1].
+A repository has one main working tree (if it's not a
 bare repository) and zero or more linked working trees. When you are done
 with a linked working tree, remove it with `git worktree remove`.
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@  add <path> [<commit-ish>]::
 
 Create `<path>` and checkout `<commit-ish>` into it. The new working directory
 is linked to the current repository, sharing everything except working
-directory specific files such as HEAD, index, etc. As a convenience,
+directory specific files such as `HEAD`, `index`, etc. As a convenience,
 `<commit-ish>` may be a bare "`-`", which is synonymous with `@{-1}`.
 +
 If `<commit-ish>` is a branch name (call it `<branch>`) and is not found,
@@ -66,13 +67,13 @@  one for the purposes of disambiguation, even if the `<branch>` isn't
 unique across all remotes. Set it to
 e.g. `checkout.defaultRemote=origin` to always checkout remote
 branches from there if `<branch>` is ambiguous but exists on the
-'origin' remote. See also `checkout.defaultRemote` in
+`origin` remote. See also `checkout.defaultRemote` in
 linkgit:git-config[1].
 +
 If `<commit-ish>` is omitted and neither `-b` nor `-B` nor `--detach` used,
 then, as a convenience, the new working tree is associated with a branch
 (call it `<branch>`) named after `$(basename <path>)`.  If `<branch>`
-doesn't exist, a new branch based on HEAD is automatically created as
+doesn't exist, a new branch based on `HEAD` is automatically created as
 if `-b <branch>` was given.  If `<branch>` does exist, it will be
 checked out in the new working tree, if it's not checked out anywhere
 else, otherwise the command will refuse to create the working tree (unless
@@ -137,13 +138,13 @@  To remove a locked working tree, specify `--force` twice.
 -B <new-branch>::
 	With `add`, create a new branch named `<new-branch>` starting at
 	`<commit-ish>`, and check out `<new-branch>` into the new working tree.
-	If `<commit-ish>` is omitted, it defaults to HEAD.
+	If `<commit-ish>` is omitted, it defaults to `HEAD`.
 	By default, `-b` refuses to create a new branch if it already
 	exists. `-B` overrides this safeguard, resetting `<new-branch>` to
 	`<commit-ish>`.
 
 --detach::
-	With `add`, detach HEAD in the new working tree. See "DETACHED HEAD"
+	With `add`, detach `HEAD` in the new working tree. See "DETACHED HEAD"
 	in linkgit:git-checkout[1].
 
 --[no-]checkout::
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@  To remove a locked working tree, specify `--force` twice.
 
 --[no-]guess-remote::
 	With `worktree add <path>`, without `<commit-ish>`, instead
-	of creating a new branch from HEAD, if there exists a tracking
+	of creating a new branch from `HEAD`, if there exists a tracking
 	branch in exactly one remote matching the basename of `<path>`,
 	base the new branch on the remote-tracking branch, and mark
 	the remote-tracking branch as "upstream" from the new branch.
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@  This can also be set up as the default behaviour by using the
 	When creating a new branch, if `<commit-ish>` is a branch,
 	mark it as "upstream" from the new branch.  This is the
 	default if `<commit-ish>` is a remote-tracking branch.  See
-	"--track" in linkgit:git-branch[1] for details.
+	`--track` in linkgit:git-branch[1] for details.
 
 --lock::
 	Keep the working tree locked after creation. This is the
@@ -185,14 +186,14 @@  This can also be set up as the default behaviour by using the
 
 -q::
 --quiet::
-	With 'add', suppress feedback messages.
+	With `add`, suppress feedback messages.
 
 -v::
 --verbose::
 	With `prune`, report all removals.
 
 --expire <time>::
-	With `prune`, only expire unused working trees older than <time>.
+	With `prune`, only expire unused working trees older than `<time>`.
 
 --reason <string>::
 	With `lock`, an explanation why the working tree is locked.
@@ -209,12 +210,12 @@  then `ghi` or `def/ghi` is enough to point to the former working tree.
 REFS
 ----
 In multiple working trees, some refs may be shared between all working
-trees and some refs are local. One example is HEAD which is different for each
+trees and some refs are local. One example is `HEAD` which is different for each
 working tree. This section is about the sharing rules and how to access
 refs of one working tree from another.
 
 In general, all pseudo refs are per working tree and all refs starting
-with `refs/` are shared. Pseudo refs are ones like HEAD which are
+with `refs/` are shared. Pseudo refs are ones like `HEAD` which are
 directly under `$GIT_DIR` instead of inside `$GIT_DIR/refs`. There are
 exceptions, however: refs inside `refs/bisect` and `refs/worktree` are not
 shared.
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@  former gives access to per-working tree refs of the main working tree,
 while the latter to all linked working trees.
 
 For example, `main-worktree/HEAD` or `main-worktree/refs/bisect/good`
-resolve to the same value as the main working tree's HEAD and
+resolve to the same value as the main working tree's `HEAD` and
 `refs/bisect/good` respectively. Similarly, `worktrees/foo/HEAD` or
 `worktrees/bar/refs/bisect/bad` are the same as
 `$GIT_COMMON_DIR/worktrees/foo/HEAD` and
@@ -237,13 +238,13 @@  which will handle refs correctly.
 
 CONFIGURATION FILE
 ------------------
-By default, the repository "config" file is shared across all working
+By default, the repository `config` file is shared across all working
 trees. If the config variables `core.bare` or `core.worktree` are
 already present in the config file, they will be applied to the main
 working trees only.
 
 In order to have configuration specific to working trees, you can turn
-on "worktreeConfig" extension, e.g.:
+on the `worktreeConfig` extension, e.g.:
 
 ------------
 $ git config extensions.worktreeConfig true