Documentation/fast-import: put explanation of M 040000 <dataref> "" in context
Omit needless words ("Additionally ... <path> may also" is redundant). While at it, place the explanation of this special case after the general rules for paths to provide the reader with some context. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Jan 15, 2011 at 20:22 UTC
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Documentation/git-fast-import.txt
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@@ -534,9 +534,6 @@ start with double quote (`"`).
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If an `LF` or double quote must be encoded into `<path>` shell-style
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quoting should be used, e.g. `"path/with\n and \" in it"`.
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-Additionally, in `040000` mode, `<path>` may also be an empty string
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-(`""`) to specify the root of the tree.
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The value of `<path>` must be in canonical form. That is it must not:
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* contain an empty directory component (e.g. `foo//bar` is invalid),
@@ -545,6 +542,8 @@ The value of `<path>` must be in canonical form. That is it must not:
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* contain the special component `.` or `..` (e.g. `foo/./bar` and
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`foo/../bar` are invalid).
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+The root of the tree can be represented by an empty string as `<path>`.
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It is recommended that `<path>` always be encoded using UTF-8.
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`filedelete`