CodingGuidelines: mention whitespace preferences for shell scripts

Signed-off-by: Giuseppe Bilotta <giuseppe.bilotta@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Giuseppe Bilotta 2010-12-03 17:47:35 +01:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ But if you must have a list of rules, here they are.
For shell scripts specifically (not exhaustive): For shell scripts specifically (not exhaustive):
- We use tabs for indentation.
- Case arms are indented at the same depth as case and esac lines.
- We prefer $( ... ) for command substitution; unlike ``, it - We prefer $( ... ) for command substitution; unlike ``, it
properly nests. It should have been the way Bourne spelled properly nests. It should have been the way Bourne spelled
it from day one, but unfortunately isn't. it from day one, but unfortunately isn't.