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  howto/revert-a-faulty-merge: fix unescaped '^'s
  howto/setup-git-server-over-http: fix unescaped '^'s
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Documentation/howto/revert-a-faulty-merge.txt
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@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ where A and B are on the side development that was not so good, M is the
merge that brings these premature changes into the mainline, x are changes merge that brings these premature changes into the mainline, x are changes
unrelated to what the side branch did and already made on the mainline, unrelated to what the side branch did and already made on the mainline,
and W is the "revert of the merge M" (doesn't W look M upside down?). and W is the "revert of the merge M" (doesn't W look M upside down?).
IOW, "diff W^..W" is similar to "diff -R M^..M". IOW, `"diff W^..W"` is similar to `"diff -R M^..M"`.
Such a "revert" of a merge can be made with: Such a "revert" of a merge can be made with:
@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ If you reverted the revert in such a case as in the previous example:
---A---B A'--B'--C' ---A---B A'--B'--C'
where Y is the revert of W, A' and B' are rerolled A and B, and there may where Y is the revert of W, A' and B' are rerolled A and B, and there may
also be a further fix-up C' on the side branch. "diff Y^..Y" is similar also be a further fix-up C' on the side branch. `"diff Y^..Y"` is similar
to "diff -R W^..W" (which in turn means it is similar to "diff M^..M"), to `"diff -R W^..W"` (which in turn means it is similar to `"diff M^..M"`),
and "diff A'^..C'" by definition would be similar but different from that, and `"diff A'^..C'"` by definition would be similar but different from that,
because it is a rerolled series of the earlier change. There will be a because it is a rerolled series of the earlier change. There will be a
lot of overlapping changes that result in conflicts. So do not do "revert lot of overlapping changes that result in conflicts. So do not do "revert
of revert" blindly without thinking.. of revert" blindly without thinking..

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Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt
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@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ Initialize a bare repository
$ git --bare init $ git --bare init
Change the ownership to your web-server's credentials. Use "grep ^User Change the ownership to your web-server's credentials. Use `"grep ^User
httpd.conf" and "grep ^Group httpd.conf" to find out: httpd.conf"` and `"grep ^Group httpd.conf"` to find out:
$ chown -R www.www . $ chown -R www.www .