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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index ec7878eead..89e4cf787a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ git(7) ====== -v0.1, May 2005 +May 2005 NAME ---- @@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ DESCRIPTION This is reference information for the core git commands. -The link:README[] contains much useful definition and clarification -info - read that first. And of the commands, I suggest reading -'git-update-cache' and 'git-read-tree' first - I wish I had! +The Discussion section below contains much useful definition and +clarification info - read that first. And of the commands, I suggest +reading link:git-update-cache.html[git-update-cache] and +link:git-read-tree.html[git-read-tree] first - I wish I had! David Greaves <david@dgreaves.com> 08/05/05 @@ -157,14 +158,10 @@ link:git-rpush.html[git-rpush]:: -Terminology ------------ -see README for description - -Identifier terminology +Identifier Terminology ---------------------- <object>:: - Indicates any object sha1 identifier + Indicates the sha1 identifier for any type of object <blob>:: Indicates a blob object sha1 identifier @@ -176,11 +173,10 @@ Identifier terminology Indicates a commit object sha1 identifier <tree-ish>:: - Indicates a tree, commit or tag object sha1 identifier. - A command that takes a <tree-ish> argument ultimately - wants to operate on a <tree> object but automatically - dereferences <commit> and <tag> that points at a - <tree>. + Indicates a tree, commit or tag object sha1 identifier. A + command that takes a <tree-ish> argument ultimately wants to + operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences + <commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>. <type>:: Indicates that an object type is required. @@ -192,10 +188,12 @@ Identifier terminology Symbolic Identifiers -------------------- -Any git comand accepting any <object> can also use the following symbolic notation: +Any git comand accepting any <object> can also use the following +symbolic notation: HEAD:: - indicates the head of the repository (ie the contents of `$GIT_DIR/HEAD`) + indicates the head of the repository (ie the contents of + `$GIT_DIR/HEAD`) <tag>:: a valid tag 'name'+ (ie the contents of `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags/<tag>`) @@ -230,18 +228,12 @@ GIT_DIR. Terminology ----------- -Each line contains terms used interchangeably +Each line contains terms which you may see used interchangeably object database, .git directory directory cache, index id, sha1, sha1-id, sha1 hash type, tag - blob, blob object - tree, tree object - commit, commit object - parent - root object - changeset Environment Variables @@ -295,9 +287,13 @@ git Diffs link:git-diff-files.html[git-diff-files]; link:git-diff-tree.html[git-diff-tree] +Discussion +---------- +include::../README[] + Author ------ -Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> +Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. Documentation -------------- |