CONTRIBUTING: fixed some small issues

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Emma Tebibyte 2024-02-07 22:03:08 -07:00
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@ -90,16 +90,16 @@ notice:
* USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. * USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
*/ */
Make sure lines never exceed 80 characters in width when using Make sure lines never exceed 80 columns in width when using four-character
four-character-wide indentation steps. This helps contributors who do not have indentation steps. This helps contributors who do not have access to text
text wrapping in their text editors. wrapping in their text editors or terminals.
For usage text and help messages, please do not implement a -h option. Just For usage text and help messages, do not implement a -h option. Instead, print
print usage information when any erroneous option is specified. Follow the usage information when any erroneous option is specified. Follow the NetBSD
NetBSD style guide for usage text output format [1]. style guide for the usage texts output format [1].
If committing a new source file for a utility, format the commit message like If committing a new source file, format the commit message following these
this: guidelines:
$ git commit -m 'tool(1): added feature x' $ git commit -m 'tool(1): added feature x'
@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ $ git commit -m 'tool.1: added author details'
If modifying some other file or directory: If modifying some other file or directory:
$ git commit -m 'README: clarification' $ git commit -m 'README: clarified'
$ git commit -m 'tests/posix: fixed bug #47' $ git commit -m 'tests/posix: fixed bug #47'
For multiple of these: For multiple of these:
@ -122,9 +122,11 @@ For multiple of these:
$ git commit -m 'Makefile, tool(1): added tool(1)' $ git commit -m 'Makefile, tool(1): added tool(1)'
$ git commit -m 'tool(1): added tool(1); \ $ git commit -m 'tool(1): added tool(1); \
library(3), library.3: added library(3)' library(3), library.3: added library(3)'
$ git commit -m 'tool(1): fixed #42 & added feature x'
Commit messages should be written in the past tense.
[1] http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/share/misc/style [1] <http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/share/misc/style>
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