From 5ec3e67052289217c84e53d2cda90d939ac5725b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eyvind Bernhardsen Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 22:43:11 +0200 Subject: Rename the "crlf" attribute "text" As discussed on the list, "crlf" is not an optimal name. Linus suggested "text", which is much better. Signed-off-by: Eyvind Bernhardsen Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt | 13 +++++-------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt index dbb053ee1..086485763 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsserver.txt @@ -340,16 +340,13 @@ By default the server leaves the '-k' mode blank for all files, which causes the cvs client to treat them as a text files, subject to crlf conversion on some platforms. -You can make the server use `crlf` attributes to set the '-k' modes -for files by setting the `gitcvs.usecrlfattr` config variable. -In this case, if `crlf` is explicitly unset ('-crlf'), then the -server will set '-kb' mode for binary files. If `crlf` is set, -then the '-k' mode will explicitly be left blank. See -also linkgit:gitattributes[5] for more information about the `crlf` -attribute. +You can make the server use the end-of-line conversion attributes to +set the '-k' modes for files by setting the `gitcvs.usecrlfattr` +config variable. See linkgit:gitattributes[5] for more information +about end-of-line conversion. Alternatively, if `gitcvs.usecrlfattr` config is not enabled -or if the `crlf` attribute is unspecified for a filename, then +or the attributes do not allow automatic detection for a filename, then the server uses the `gitcvs.allbinary` config for the default setting. If `gitcvs.allbinary` is set, then file not otherwise specified will default to '-kb' mode. Otherwise the '-k' mode -- cgit v1.2.1