ls-files documentation: reword for consistency
Similar to descriptions of other options, state what -x does in imperative
mood. Start sentences for -X and --exclude-per-directory options in
capital letters.
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
index c05e7a5..44b6480 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
@@ -79,16 +79,16 @@
-x <pattern>::
--exclude=<pattern>::
- Skips untracked files matching pattern.
+ Skip untracked files matching pattern.
Note that pattern is a shell wildcard pattern. See EXCLUDE PATTERNS
below for more information.
-X <file>::
--exclude-from=<file>::
- exclude patterns are read from <file>; 1 per line.
+ Read exclude patterns from <file>; 1 per line.
--exclude-per-directory=<file>::
- read additional exclude patterns that apply only to the
+ Read additional exclude patterns that apply only to the
directory and its subdirectories in <file>.
--exclude-standard::
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
file containing a list of patterns. Patterns are ordered
in the same order they appear in the file.
- 3. command line flag --exclude-per-directory=<name> specifies
+ 3. The command line flag --exclude-per-directory=<name> specifies
a name of the file in each directory 'git-ls-files'
examines, normally `.gitignore`. Files in deeper
directories take precedence. Patterns are ordered in the
