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doc: remove "directory cache" from man pages

"directory cache" (or "directory cache index", "cache") are obsolete
terms which have been superseded by "index". Keeping them in the
documentation may be a source of confusion. This commit replaces
them with the current term, "index", on man pages.

Signed-off-by: Utku Gultopu <ugultopu@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Utku Gultopu 4 years ago committed by Junio C Hamano
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      Documentation/git-ls-files.txt
  2. 5
      Documentation/git-update-index.txt

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Documentation/git-ls-files.txt

@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ SYNOPSIS @@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION
-----------
This merges the file listing in the directory cache index with the
actual working directory list, and shows different combinations of the
two.
This merges the file listing in the index with the actual working
directory list, and shows different combinations of the two.

One or more of the options below may be used to determine the files
shown:

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Documentation/git-update-index.txt

@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ SYNOPSIS @@ -30,9 +30,8 @@ SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION
-----------
Modifies the index or directory cache. Each file mentioned is updated
into the index and any 'unmerged' or 'needs updating' state is
cleared.
Modifies the index. Each file mentioned is updated into the index and
any 'unmerged' or 'needs updating' state is cleared.

See also linkgit:git-add[1] for a more user-friendly way to do some of
the most common operations on the index.

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