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diff, log doc: small grammer, format, and language fixes

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- Replace "SHA-1" by "object name", the modern name for hashes.

- Correct a few grammar weaknesses.

- Do not accidentally format a phrase in teletype font where quotes are
  intended.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Johannes Sixt 2019-09-15 18:57:48 +02:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ similarity index value of 100% is thus reserved for two equal
files, while 100% dissimilarity means that no line from the old
file made it into the new one.
+
The index line includes the SHA-1 checksum before and after the change.
The index line includes the blob object names before and after the change.
The <mode> is included if the file mode does not change; otherwise,
separate lines indicate the old and the new mode.
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ separate lines indicate the old and the new mode.
rename to a
combined diff format
Combined diff format
--------------------
Any diff-generating command can take the `-c` or `--cc` option to
@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ linkgit:git-show[1]. Note also that you can give the `-m` option to any
of these commands to force generation of diffs with individual parents
of a merge.
A 'combined diff' format looks like this:
A "combined diff" format looks like this:
------------
diff --combined describe.c
@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ index fabadb8,cc95eb0..4866510
------------
1. It is preceded with a "git diff" header, that looks like
this (when `-c` option is used):
this (when the `-c` option is used):
diff --combined file
+
or like this (when `--cc` option is used):
or like this (when the `--cc` option is used):
diff --cc file
@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ parents.
4. Chunk header format is modified to prevent people from
accidentally feeding it to `patch -p1`. Combined diff format
was created for review of merge commit changes, and was not
meant for apply. The change is similar to the change in the
meant to be applied. The change is similar to the change in the
extended 'index' header:
@@@ <from-file-range> <from-file-range> <to-file-range> @@@