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diff --git a/Documentation/gittutorial.txt b/Documentation/gittutorial.txt index f1cb6f3be6..0e0b863105 100644 --- a/Documentation/gittutorial.txt +++ b/Documentation/gittutorial.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ gittutorial(7) NAME ---- -gittutorial - A tutorial introduction to git (for version 1.5.1 or newer) +gittutorial - A tutorial introduction to Git SYNOPSIS -------- @@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ git * DESCRIPTION ----------- -This tutorial explains how to import a new project into git, make +This tutorial explains how to import a new project into Git, make changes to it, and share changes with other developers. -If you are instead primarily interested in using git to fetch a project, +If you are instead primarily interested in using Git to fetch a project, for example, to test the latest version, you may prefer to start with the first two chapters of link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual]. @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ $ git help log With the latter, you can use the manual viewer of your choice; see linkgit:git-help[1] for more information. -It is a good idea to introduce yourself to git with your name and +It is a good idea to introduce yourself to Git with your name and public email address before doing any operation. The easiest way to do so is: @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Importing a new project ----------------------- Assume you have a tarball project.tar.gz with your initial work. You -can place it under git revision control as follows. +can place it under Git revision control as follows. ------------------------------------------------ $ tar xzf project.tar.gz @@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ Initialized empty Git repository in .git/ You've now initialized the working directory--you may notice a new directory created, named ".git". -Next, tell git to take a snapshot of the contents of all files under the +Next, tell Git to take a snapshot of the contents of all files under the current directory (note the '.'), with 'git add': ------------------------------------------------ $ git add . ------------------------------------------------ -This snapshot is now stored in a temporary staging area which git calls +This snapshot is now stored in a temporary staging area which Git calls the "index". You can permanently store the contents of the index in the repository with 'git commit': @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ $ git commit ------------------------------------------------ This will prompt you for a commit message. You've now stored the first -version of your project in git. +version of your project in Git. Making changes -------------- @@ -107,14 +107,15 @@ summary of the situation with 'git status': ------------------------------------------------ $ git status -# On branch master -# Changes to be committed: -# (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage) -# -# modified: file1 -# modified: file2 -# modified: file3 -# +On branch master +Changes to be committed: +Your branch is up to date with 'origin/master'. + (use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage) + + modified: file1 + modified: file2 + modified: file3 + ------------------------------------------------ If you need to make any further adjustments, do so now, and then add any @@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ begin the commit message with a single short (less than 50 character) line summarizing the change, followed by a blank line and then a more thorough description. The text up to the first blank line in a commit message is treated as the commit title, and that title is used -throughout git. For example, linkgit:git-format-patch[1] turns a +throughout Git. For example, linkgit:git-format-patch[1] turns a commit into email, and it uses the title on the Subject line and the rest of the commit in the body. @@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ $ git log --stat --summary Managing branches ----------------- -A single git repository can maintain multiple branches of +A single Git repository can maintain multiple branches of development. To create a new branch named "experimental", use ------------------------------------------------ @@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ automatically. The asterisk marks the branch you are currently on; type ------------------------------------------------ -$ git checkout experimental +$ git switch experimental ------------------------------------------------ to switch to the experimental branch. Now edit a file, commit the @@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ change, and switch back to the master branch: ------------------------------------------------ (edit file) $ git commit -a -$ git checkout master +$ git switch master ------------------------------------------------ Check that the change you made is no longer visible, since it was @@ -276,10 +277,10 @@ $ git branch -D crazy-idea Branches are cheap and easy, so this is a good way to try something out. -Using git for collaboration +Using Git for collaboration --------------------------- -Suppose that Alice has started a new project with a git repository in +Suppose that Alice has started a new project with a Git repository in /home/alice/project, and that Bob, who has a home directory on the same machine, wants to contribute. @@ -320,8 +321,8 @@ Note that in general, Alice would want her local changes committed before initiating this "pull". If Bob's work conflicts with what Alice did since their histories forked, Alice will use her working tree and the index to resolve conflicts, and existing local changes will interfere with the -conflict resolution process (git will still perform the fetch but will -refuse to merge --- Alice will have to get rid of her local changes in +conflict resolution process (Git will still perform the fetch but will +refuse to merge -- Alice will have to get rid of her local changes in some way and pull again when this happens). Alice can peek at what Bob did without merging first, using the "fetch" @@ -422,7 +423,7 @@ bob$ git pull ------------------------------------- Note that he doesn't need to give the path to Alice's repository; -when Bob cloned Alice's repository, git stored the location of her +when Bob cloned Alice's repository, Git stored the location of her repository in the repository configuration, and that location is used for pulls: @@ -450,7 +451,7 @@ perform clones and pulls using the ssh protocol: bob$ git clone alice.org:/home/alice/project myrepo ------------------------------------- -Alternatively, git has a native protocol, or can use rsync or http; +Alternatively, Git has a native protocol, or can use http; see linkgit:git-pull[1] for details. Git can also be used in a CVS-like mode, with a central repository @@ -518,7 +519,7 @@ share this name with other people (for example, to identify a release version), you should create a "tag" object, and perhaps sign it; see linkgit:git-tag[1] for details. -Any git command that needs to know a commit can take any of these +Any Git command that needs to know a commit can take any of these names. For example: ------------------------------------- @@ -554,9 +555,9 @@ files it manages in your current directory. So $ git grep "hello" ------------------------------------- -is a quick way to search just the files that are tracked by git. +is a quick way to search just the files that are tracked by Git. -Many git commands also take sets of commits, which can be specified +Many Git commands also take sets of commits, which can be specified in a number of ways. Here are some examples with 'git log': ------------------------------------- @@ -592,7 +593,7 @@ then merged back together, the order in which 'git log' presents those commits is meaningless. Most projects with multiple contributors (such as the Linux kernel, -or git itself) have frequent merges, and 'gitk' does a better job of +or Git itself) have frequent merges, and 'gitk' does a better job of visualizing their history. For example, ------------------------------------- @@ -623,7 +624,7 @@ Next Steps This tutorial should be enough to perform basic distributed revision control for your projects. However, to fully understand the depth -and power of git you need to understand two simple ideas on which it +and power of Git you need to understand two simple ideas on which it is based: * The object database is the rather elegant system used to @@ -636,7 +637,7 @@ is based: Part two of this tutorial explains the object database, the index file, and a few other odds and ends that you'll -need to make the most of git. You can find it at linkgit:gittutorial-2[7]. +need to make the most of Git. You can find it at linkgit:gittutorial-2[7]. If you don't want to continue with that right away, a few other digressions that may be interesting at this point are: @@ -656,7 +657,7 @@ digressions that may be interesting at this point are: * linkgit:gitworkflows[7]: Gives an overview of recommended workflows. - * link:everyday.html[Everyday GIT with 20 Commands Or So] + * linkgit:giteveryday[7]: Everyday Git with 20 Commands Or So. * linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7]: Git for CVS users. @@ -668,9 +669,9 @@ linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7], linkgit:gitglossary[7], linkgit:git-help[1], linkgit:gitworkflows[7], -link:everyday.html[Everyday git], +linkgit:giteveryday[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual] GIT --- -Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite. +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |