se modernize-spelling would replace the dash in gold-thread so that it reads goldthread. Well goldthread is an actual word, which is why it’s in our dictionary, and why the script makes a replacement—but it’s the name of a type of flower, not a golden fabric thread! In this case, se modernize-spelling made an incorrect replacement, and we have to change it back.
git provides a handy way for us to visualize these differences:
git difftool
After you’ve reviewed the changes that the tool made, do another commit. This commit is important, because it gives purists an avenue to revert modernizing changes to the original text.
-Note how we preface this commit with “[Editorial]”. Any change you make to the source text that can be considered a modernization or editorial change should be prefaced like this, so that the git history can be easily searched by people looking to revert changes.
git add -A git commit -m "[Editorial] Modernize hyphenation and spelling"
+ Note how we preface this commit with “[Editorial]”. Any change you make to the source text that can be considered a modernization or editorial change should be prefaced like this, so that the git history can be easily searched by people looking to revert changes.
git commit -am "[Editorial] Modernize hyphenation and spelling"