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@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ the repository, the cache and the working fileset, those that
interrogate and compare them, and those that moves objects and
references between repositories.
+In addition, git itself comes with a spartan set of porcelain
+commands. They are usable but are not meant to compete with real
+Porcelains.
+
There are also some ancilliary programs that can be viewed as useful
aids for using the core commands but which are unlikely to be used by
SCMs layered over git.
@@ -128,14 +132,6 @@ link:git-clone-pack.html[git-clone-pack]::
Clones a repository into the current repository (engine
for ssh and local transport)
-link:git-fetch-script.html[git-fetch-script]::
- Download from a remote repository via various protocols
- (user interface).
-
-link:git-pull-script.html[git-pull-script]::
- Fetch from and merge with a remote repository via
- various protocols (user interface).
-
link:git-http-pull.html[git-http-pull]::
Downloads a remote GIT repository via HTTP
@@ -169,6 +165,18 @@ link:git-update-server-info.html[git-update-server-info]::
clients discover references and packs on it.
+Porcelainish Commands
+---------------------
+link:git-fetch-script.html[git-fetch-script]::
+ Download from a remote repository via various protocols.
+
+link:git-pull-script.html[git-pull-script]::
+ Fetch from and merge with a remote repository.
+
+link:git-commit-script.html[git-commit-script]::
+ Record changes to the repository.
+
+
Ancilliary Commands
-------------------
Manipulators: