From: Alex Henrie <alexhenrie24@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] Improve English grammar
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 02:52:15 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140823025215.d559001d2dded97c8e3e8248@gmail.com> (raw)
Signed-off-by: Alex Henrie <alexhenrie24@gmail.com>
---
builtin/commit.c | 2 +-
builtin/ls-files.c | 2 +-
builtin/merge.c | 4 ++--
builtin/notes.c | 2 +-
builtin/rm.c | 2 +-
git-bisect.sh | 4 ++--
git-stash.sh | 2 +-
git.c | 2 +-
8 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 5ed6036..59c91ea 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ int cmd_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
if (commit_index_files())
die (_("Repository has been updated, but unable to write\n"
- "new_index file. Check that disk is not full or quota is\n"
+ "new_index file. Check that disk is not full and quota is\n"
"not exceeded, and then \"git reset HEAD\" to recover."));
rerere(0);
diff --git a/builtin/ls-files.c b/builtin/ls-files.c
index 47c3880..99cee20 100644
--- a/builtin/ls-files.c
+++ b/builtin/ls-files.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ int cmd_ls_files(int argc, const char **argv, const char *cmd_prefix)
OPT_BOOL('k', "killed", &show_killed,
N_("show files on the filesystem that need to be removed")),
OPT_BIT(0, "directory", &dir.flags,
- N_("show 'other' directories' name only"),
+ N_("show 'other' directories' names only"),
DIR_SHOW_OTHER_DIRECTORIES),
OPT_NEGBIT(0, "empty-directory", &dir.flags,
N_("don't show empty directories"),
diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index ce82eb2..db47200 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -1144,14 +1144,14 @@ int cmd_merge(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
*/
if (advice_resolve_conflict)
die(_("You have not concluded your merge (MERGE_HEAD exists).\n"
- "Please, commit your changes before you can merge."));
+ "Please, commit your changes before you merge."));
else
die(_("You have not concluded your merge (MERGE_HEAD exists)."));
}
if (file_exists(git_path("CHERRY_PICK_HEAD"))) {
if (advice_resolve_conflict)
die(_("You have not concluded your cherry-pick (CHERRY_PICK_HEAD exists).\n"
- "Please, commit your changes before you can merge."));
+ "Please, commit your changes before you merge."));
else
die(_("You have not concluded your cherry-pick (CHERRY_PICK_HEAD exists)."));
}
diff --git a/builtin/notes.c b/builtin/notes.c
index 820c341..0606964 100644
--- a/builtin/notes.c
+++ b/builtin/notes.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static void create_note(const unsigned char *object, struct msg_arg *msg,
if (write_sha1_file(msg->buf.buf, msg->buf.len, blob_type, result)) {
error(_("unable to write note object"));
if (path)
- error(_("The note contents has been left in %s"),
+ error(_("The note contents have been left in %s"),
path);
exit(128);
}
diff --git a/builtin/rm.c b/builtin/rm.c
index bc6490b..2b61d3b 100644
--- a/builtin/rm.c
+++ b/builtin/rm.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void error_removing_concrete_submodules(struct string_list *files, int *e
Q_("the following submodule (or one of its nested "
"submodules)\n"
"uses a .git directory:",
- "the following submodules (or one of its nested "
+ "the following submodules (or one of their nested "
"submodules)\n"
"use a .git directory:", files->nr),
_("\n(use 'rm -rf' if you really want to remove "
diff --git a/git-bisect.sh b/git-bisect.sh
index 1e0d602..6cda2b5 100755
--- a/git-bisect.sh
+++ b/git-bisect.sh
@@ -286,11 +286,11 @@ bisect_next_check() {
if test -s "$GIT_DIR/BISECT_START"
then
- gettextln "You need to give me at least one good and one bad revisions.
+ gettextln "You need to give me at least one good and one bad revision.
(You can use \"git bisect bad\" and \"git bisect good\" for that.)" >&2
else
gettextln "You need to start by \"git bisect start\".
-You then need to give me at least one good and one bad revisions.
+You then need to give me at least one good and one bad revision.
(You can use \"git bisect bad\" and \"git bisect good\" for that.)" >&2
fi
exit 1 ;;
diff --git a/git-stash.sh b/git-stash.sh
index bcc757b..a640a36 100755
--- a/git-stash.sh
+++ b/git-stash.sh
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ parse_flags_and_rev()
REV=$(git rev-parse --quiet --symbolic --verify "$1" 2>/dev/null) || {
reference="$1"
- die "$(eval_gettext "\$reference is not valid reference")"
+ die "$(eval_gettext "\$reference is not a valid reference")"
}
i_commit=$(git rev-parse --quiet --verify "$REV^2" 2>/dev/null) &&
diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 9c49519..465d33a 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const char git_usage_string[] =
" <command> [<args>]";
const char git_more_info_string[] =
- N_("'git help -a' and 'git help -g' lists available subcommands and some\n"
+ N_("'git help -a' and 'git help -g' list available subcommands and some\n"
"concept guides. See 'git help <command>' or 'git help <concept>'\n"
"to read about a specific subcommand or concept.");
--
1.9.1
next reply other threads:[~2014-08-23 8:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-08-23 8:52 Alex Henrie [this message]
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2014-08-30 19:56 [PATCH] Improve English grammar Alex Henrie
2014-08-30 20:05 ` Johan Herland
2014-09-02 18:53 ` Junio C Hamano
[not found] ` <CAMMLpeThp2O3dbC0YamitW3gTaxmhgbd-HnfXBAOM5LPFOy7sw@mail.gmail.com>
2014-09-09 18:58 ` Alex Henrie
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