Debian Bug report logs - #631421
git-man: apply.ignorewhitespace should be apply.ignore-whitespace

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Package: git-man; Maintainer for git-man is Jonathan Nieder <[email protected]>; Source for git-man is src:git (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: "Ph. Marek" <[email protected]>

Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:57:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: upstream

Found in version git/1:1.7.5.4-1

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Hello Jonathan!

> > As using apply.ignorewhitespace gives an error and git apply --help
> > shows that a dash is needed, the man page of "git-config" should be
> > fixed to use apply ..ignore-whitespace
> 
> Could you elaborate (for example, what error message do you get)?
Starting "git gui" and choosing a chunk to commit gave an error:
	"fatal: unrecognized whitespace ignore option 'yes'".

The keyword with dash was accepted, and "git apply" had it this way, too.


So, which is correct now?


Thank you!


Regards,

Phil




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