CodingGuidelines: mention whitespace preferences for shell scripts

Signed-off-by: Giuseppe Bilotta <giuseppe.bilotta@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2010-12-03 17:47:35 +01:00 · 2010-12-03 17:47:35 +01:00 · f36a4fa8ef
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@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ But if you must have a list of rules, here they are.

 For shell scripts specifically (not exhaustive):

+ - We use tabs for indentation.
+
+ - Case arms are indented at the same depth as case and esac lines.
+
 - We prefer $( ... ) for command substitution; unlike ``, it
   properly nests.  It should have been the way Bourne spelled
   it from day one, but unfortunately isn't.