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authorJunio C Hamano <junio@kernel.org>2011-06-23 00:51:22 +0000
committerJunio C Hamano <junio@kernel.org>2011-06-23 00:51:22 +0000
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@@ -765,10 +765,14 @@ override configuration settings.</p></div>
</dt>
<dd>
<p>
- Warn if changes introduce trailing whitespace
- or an indent that uses a space before a tab. Exits with
- non-zero status if problems are found. Not compatible with
- --exit-code.
+ Warn if changes introduce whitespace errors. What are
+ considered whitespace errors is controlled by <tt>core.whitespace</tt>
+ configuration. By default, trailing whitespaces (including
+ lines that solely consist of whitespaces) and a space character
+ that is immediately followed by a tab character inside the
+ initial indent of the line are considered whitespace errors.
+ Exits with non-zero status if problems are found. Not compatible
+ with --exit-code.
</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1">