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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index d32e6cd745..482eba7eba 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -33,34 +33,41 @@ OPTIONS environment variable. If no path is given 'git' will print the current setting and then exit. -CORE GIT COMMANDS ------------------ -Before reading this cover to cover, you may want to take a look -at the link:tutorial.html[tutorial] document. If you are -migrating from CVS, link:cvs-migration.html[cvs migration] -document may be helpful after you finish the tutorial. - -The <<Discussion>> section below contains much useful definition -and clarification info - read that first. After that, if you -are interested in using git to manage (version control) + +NOT LEARNING CORE GIT COMMANDS +------------------------------ + +This manual is intended to give complete background information +and internal workings of git, which may be too much for most +people. The <<Discussion>> section below contains much useful +definition and clarification - read that first. + +If you are interested in using git to manage (version control) projects, use link:everyday.html[Everyday GIT] as a guide to the minimum set of commands you need to know for day-to-day work. +Most likely, that will get you started, and you can go a long +way without knowing the low level details too much. + +The link:tutorial.html[tutorial] document covers how things +internally work. + +If you are migrating from CVS, link:cvs-migration.html[cvs +migration] document may be helpful after you finish the +tutorial. After you get the general feel from the tutorial and this overview page, you may want to take a look at the link:howto-index.html[howto] documents. + +CORE GIT COMMANDS +----------------- + If you are writing your own Porcelain, you need to be familiar with most of the low level commands --- I suggest starting from gitlink:git-update-index[1] and gitlink:git-read-tree[1]. -David Greaves <david@dgreaves.com> -08/05/05 - -Updated by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> on 2005-05-05 and -further on 2005-12-07 to reflect recent changes. - Commands Overview ----------------- The git commands can helpfully be split into those that manipulate @@ -582,14 +589,16 @@ include::../README[] Authors ------- - git's founding father is Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>. - The current git nurse is Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>. - The git potty was written by Andres Ericsson <ae@op5.se>. - General upbringing is handled by the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. +* git's founding father is Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>. +* The current git nurse is Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>. +* The git potty was written by Andres Ericsson <ae@op5.se>. +* General upbringing is handled by the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. Documentation -------------- -Documentation by David Greaves, Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. +The documentation for git suite was started by David Greaves +<david@dgreaves.com>, and later enhanced greatly by the +contributors on the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. GIT --- |