diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc index f76f579b20..5e2968b707 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-repo.adoc +++ b/Documentation/git-repo.adoc @@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ supported: + `lines`::: - output key-value pairs one per line using the `=` character as + Output key-value pairs one per line using the `=` character as the delimiter between the key and the value. Values containing "unusual" characters are quoted as explained for the configuration variable `core.quotePath` (see linkgit:git-config[1]). This is the default. `nul`::: - similar to `lines`, but using a newline character as the delimiter + Similar to `lines`, but using a newline character as the delimiter between the key and the value and using a _NUL_ character after each value. This format is better suited for being parsed by another applications than `lines`. Unlike in the `lines` format, the values are never quoted.