diff --git a/Documentation/config/advice.txt b/Documentation/config/advice.txt index c7ea70f2e2..72cd9f9e9d 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/advice.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/advice.txt @@ -6,23 +6,23 @@ advice.*:: + -- addEmbeddedRepo:: - Advice on what to do when you've accidentally added one + Shown when the user accidentally adds one git repo inside of another. addEmptyPathspec:: - Advice shown if a user runs the add command without providing + Shown when the user runs the add command without providing the pathspec parameter. addIgnoredFile:: - Advice shown if a user attempts to add an ignored file to + Shown when the user attempts to add an ignored file to the index. amWorkDir:: - Advice that shows the location of the patch file when - linkgit:git-am[1] fails to apply it. + Shown when linkgit:git-am[1] fails to apply a patch + file, to tell the user the location of the file. ambiguousFetchRefspec:: - Advice shown when a fetch refspec for multiple remotes maps to + Shown when a fetch refspec for multiple remotes maps to the same remote-tracking branch namespace and causes branch tracking set-up to fail. checkoutAmbiguousRemoteBranchName:: - Advice shown when the argument to + Shown when the argument to linkgit:git-checkout[1] and linkgit:git-switch[1] ambiguously resolves to a remote tracking branch on more than one remote in @@ -33,31 +33,31 @@ advice.*:: to be used by default in some situations where this advice would be printed. commitBeforeMerge:: - Advice shown when linkgit:git-merge[1] refuses to + Shown when linkgit:git-merge[1] refuses to merge to avoid overwriting local changes. detachedHead:: - Advice shown when you used + Shown when the user uses linkgit:git-switch[1] or linkgit:git-checkout[1] - to move to the detached HEAD state, to instruct how to - create a local branch after the fact. + to move to the detached HEAD state, to tell the user how + to create a local branch after the fact. diverging:: - Advice shown when a fast-forward is not possible. + Shown when a fast-forward is not possible. fetchShowForcedUpdates:: - Advice shown when linkgit:git-fetch[1] takes a long time + Shown when linkgit:git-fetch[1] takes a long time to calculate forced updates after ref updates, or to warn that the check is disabled. forceDeleteBranch:: - Advice shown when a user tries to delete a not fully merged + Shown when the user tries to delete a not fully merged branch without the force option set. ignoredHook:: - Advice shown if a hook is ignored because the hook is not + Shown when a hook is ignored because the hook is not set as executable. implicitIdentity:: - Advice on how to set your identity configuration when - your information is guessed from the system username and - domain name. + Shown when the user's information is guessed from the + system username and domain name, to tell the user how to + set their identity configuration. nestedTag:: - Advice shown if a user attempts to recursively tag a tag object. + Shown when a user attempts to recursively tag a tag object. pushAlreadyExists:: Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects an update that does not qualify for fast-forwarding (e.g., a tag.) @@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ advice.*:: object that is not a commit-ish, or make the remote ref point at an object that is not a commit-ish. pushNonFFCurrent:: - Advice shown when linkgit:git-push[1] fails due to a + Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] fails due to a non-fast-forward update to the current branch. pushNonFFMatching:: - Advice shown when you ran linkgit:git-push[1] and pushed - 'matching refs' explicitly (i.e. you used ':', or - specified a refspec that isn't your current branch) and + Shown when the user ran linkgit:git-push[1] and pushed + 'matching refs' explicitly (i.e. used ':', or + specified a refspec that isn't the current branch) and it resulted in a non-fast-forward error. pushRefNeedsUpdate:: Shown when linkgit:git-push[1] rejects a forced update of @@ -95,17 +95,17 @@ advice.*:: 'pushFetchFirst', 'pushNeedsForce', and 'pushRefNeedsUpdate' simultaneously. resetNoRefresh:: - Advice to consider using the `--no-refresh` option to - linkgit:git-reset[1] when the command takes more than 2 seconds - to refresh the index after reset. + Shown when linkgit:git-reset[1] takes more than 2 + seconds to refresh the index after reset, to tell the user + that they can use the `--no-refresh` option. resolveConflict:: - Advice shown by various commands when conflicts + Shown by various commands when conflicts prevent the operation from being performed. rmHints:: - In case of failure in the output of linkgit:git-rm[1], - show directions on how to proceed from the current state. + Shown on failure in the output of linkgit:git-rm[1], to + give directions on how to proceed from the current state. sequencerInUse:: - Advice shown when a sequencer command is already in progress. + Shown when a sequencer command is already in progress. skippedCherryPicks:: Shown when linkgit:git-rebase[1] skips a commit that has already been cherry-picked onto the upstream branch. @@ -123,27 +123,27 @@ advice.*:: by linkgit:git-switch[1] or linkgit:git-checkout[1] when switching branches. statusUoption:: - Advise to consider using the `-u` option to linkgit:git-status[1] - when the command takes more than 2 seconds to enumerate untracked - files. + Shown when linkgit:git-status[1] takes more than 2 + seconds to enumerate untracked files, to tell the user that + they can use the `-u` option. submoduleAlternateErrorStrategyDie:: - Advice shown when a submodule.alternateErrorStrategy option + Shown when a submodule.alternateErrorStrategy option configured to "die" causes a fatal error. submodulesNotUpdated:: - Advice shown when a user runs a submodule command that fails + Shown when a user runs a submodule command that fails because `git submodule update --init` was not run. suggestDetachingHead:: - Advice shown when linkgit:git-switch[1] refuses to detach HEAD + Shown when linkgit:git-switch[1] refuses to detach HEAD without the explicit `--detach` option. updateSparsePath:: - Advice shown when either linkgit:git-add[1] or linkgit:git-rm[1] + Shown when either linkgit:git-add[1] or linkgit:git-rm[1] is asked to update index entries outside the current sparse checkout. waitingForEditor:: - Print a message to the terminal whenever Git is waiting for - editor input from the user. + Shown when Git is waiting for editor input. Relevant + when e.g. the editor is not launched inside the terminal. worktreeAddOrphan:: - Advice shown when a user tries to create a worktree from an - invalid reference, to instruct how to create a new unborn + Shown when the user tries to create a worktree from an + invalid reference, to tell the user how to create a new unborn branch instead. --