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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index 81f7ecd52c..b1597ac002 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ individual Git commands with "git help command". linkgit:gitcli[7] manual page gives you an overview of the command-line command syntax. A formatted and hyperlinked copy of the latest Git documentation -can be viewed at `https://git.github.io/htmldocs/git.html`. +can be viewed at https://git.github.io/htmldocs/git.html +or https://git-scm.com/docs. OPTIONS @@ -211,6 +212,26 @@ people via patch over e-mail. include::cmds-foreignscminterface.txt[] +Reset, restore and revert +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +There are three commands with similar names: `git reset`, +`git restore` and `git revert`. + +* linkgit:git-revert[1] is about making a new commit that reverts the + changes made by other commits. + +* linkgit:git-restore[1] is about restoring files in the working tree + from either the index or another commit. This command does not + update your branch. The command can also be used to restore files in + the index from another commit. + +* linkgit:git-reset[1] is about updating your branch, moving the tip + in order to add or remove commits from the branch. This operation + changes the commit history. ++ +`git reset` can also be used to restore the index, overlapping with +`git restore`. + Low-level commands (plumbing) ----------------------------- @@ -250,8 +271,8 @@ In general, the interrogate commands do not touch the files in the working tree. -Synching repositories -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Syncing repositories +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ include::cmds-synchingrepositories.txt[] @@ -523,6 +544,10 @@ other a pager. See also the `core.pager` option in linkgit:git-config[1]. +`GIT_PROGRESS_DELAY`:: + A number controlling how many seconds to delay before showing + optional progress indicators. Defaults to 2. + `GIT_EDITOR`:: This environment variable overrides `$EDITOR` and `$VISUAL`. It is used by several Git commands when, on interactive mode, @@ -907,7 +932,7 @@ Reporting Bugs Report bugs to the Git mailing list <git@vger.kernel.org> where the development and maintenance is primarily done. You do not have to be subscribed to the list to send a message there. See the list archive -at https://public-inbox.org/git for previous bug reports and other +at https://lore.kernel.org/git for previous bug reports and other discussions. Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to |