Documentation/git.txt: clarify that GIT_TRACE=/path appends

szeder · gitster · commit fa0aeea77066 · 2018-09-04T10:28:40.000-07:00
The current wording of the description of GIT_TRACE=/path/to/file
("... will try to write the trace messages into it") might be
misunderstood as "overwriting"; at least I interpreted it that way on
a cursory first read.

State it more explicitly that the trace messages are appended.

Signed-off-by: SZEDER Gábor &lt;szeder.dev@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano &lt;gitster@pobox.com&gt;
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -599,8 +599,8 @@ trace messages into this file descriptor.
 +
 Alternatively, if the variable is set to an absolute path
 (starting with a '/' character), Git will interpret this
-as a file path and will try to write the trace messages
-into it.
+as a file path and will try to append the trace messages
+to it.
 +
 Unsetting the variable, or setting it to empty, "0" or
 "false" (case insensitive) disables trace messages.

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -599,8 +599,8 @@ trace messages into this file descriptor.`
`599`	`599`	`+`
`600`	`600`	`Alternatively, if the variable is set to an absolute path`
`601`	`601`	`(starting with a '/' character), Git will interpret this`
`602`		`-as a file path and will try to write the trace messages`
`603`		`-into it.`
	`602`	`+as a file path and will try to append the trace messages`
	`603`	`+to it.`
`604`	`604`	`+`
`605`	`605`	`Unsetting the variable, or setting it to empty, "0" or`
`606`	`606`	`"false" (case insensitive) disables trace messages.`