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diff --git a/Documentation/gitk.txt b/Documentation/gitk.txt index a68d860fa3..244cd01493 100644 --- a/Documentation/gitk.txt +++ b/Documentation/gitk.txt @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ gitk - The Git repository browser SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] -'gitk' [<options>] [<revision range>] [\--] [<path>...] +'gitk' [<options>] [<revision range>] [--] [<path>...] DESCRIPTION ----------- @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ linkgit:git-rev-list[1] for a complete list. --left-right:: - Mark which side of a symmetric diff a commit is reachable + Mark which side of a symmetric difference a commit is reachable from. Commits from the left side are prefixed with a `<` symbol and those from the right with a `>` symbol. @@ -178,19 +178,21 @@ used by default. If '$XDG_CONFIG_HOME' is not set it defaults to History ------- Gitk was the first graphical repository browser. It's written in -tcl/tk and started off in a separate repository but was later merged -into the main Git repository. +tcl/tk. +'gitk' is actually maintained as an independent project, but stable +versions are distributed as part of the Git suite for the convenience +of end users. + +gitk-git/ comes from Paul Mackerras's gitk project: + + git://ozlabs.org/~paulus/gitk SEE ALSO -------- 'qgit(1)':: A repository browser written in C++ using Qt. -'gitview(1)':: - A repository browser written in Python using Gtk. It's based on - 'bzrk(1)' and distributed in the contrib area of the Git repository. - 'tig(1)':: A minimal repository browser and Git tool output highlighter written in C using Ncurses. |