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2007-10-15manual: use 'URL' instead of 'url'.Libravatar Ralf Wildenhues1-4/+4
Just for consistency, use the spelling URL everywhere. Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
2007-10-15manual: add some markup.Libravatar Ralf Wildenhues1-5/+5
Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
2007-10-15manual: Fix example finding commits referencing given content.Libravatar Ralf Wildenhues1-1/+1
If I'm handed a file, then it typically lives outside the working directory. git-log only operates on in-tree files, so the first 'filename' should be an in-tree one, or it should look at all files. This patch does the latter, so it would also find renamed files. However, it is also slower. Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
2007-10-15Fix some typos, punctuation, missing words, minor markup.Libravatar Ralf Wildenhues1-13/+14
Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
2007-10-15manual: Fix or remove em dashes.Libravatar Ralf Wildenhues1-10/+10
em dashes were used inconsistently in the manual. This changes them to the way they are used in US English. Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
2007-09-25user-manual: Explain what submodules are good for.Libravatar Michael Smith1-12/+42
Rework the introduction to the Submodules section to explain why someone would use them, and fix up submodule references from the tree-object and todo sections. Signed-off-by: Michael Smith <msmith@cbnco.com> Acked-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2007-09-23User Manual: add a chapter for submodulesLibravatar Miklos Vajna1-0/+202
Signed-off-by: Michael Smith <msmith@cbnco.com> Signed-off-by: Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org> Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-09-23user-manual: don't assume refs are stored under .git/refsLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-7/+11
The scripts taken from Tony Luck's howto assume all refs can be found under .git/refs, but this is not necessarily true, especially since git-gc runs git-pack-refs. Also add a note warning of this in the chapter that introduces refs, and fix the same incorrect assumption in one other spot. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-09-15user-manual: todo updates and cleanupLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-13/+16
Format a couple lists. Reminder that we may want to add submodule documentation some day.
2007-09-15user-manual: fix introduction to packfilesLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-2/+2
Actually I don't think we've previously mentioned .git/objects, so we need a different introduction here. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-09-15user-manual: move packfile and dangling object discussionLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-148/+147
The discussions of packfiles and dangling objects both belong in the object database section. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-09-15user-manual: rewrite object database discussionLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-139/+196
Rewrite the introduction. Rewrite each section completely to make them work in the new order, to add some examples, and to move plumbing commands (like git-commit-tree) to the following chapter. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-09-15user-manual: reorder commit, blob, tree discussionLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-41/+41
The bottom-up blog, tree, commit order makes sense unless you want to give explicit examples--it's easier to discover objects to examine if you go in the other order...., Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-09-15user-manual: rewrite index discussionLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-49/+55
Add an example using git-ls-files, standardize on the new "index" terminology (as opposed to "cache"), attempt to clarify discussion and make it a little shorter, avoid some unnecessary jargon ("write-back cache"). Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-09-15user-manual: create new "low-level git operations" chapterLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-9/+24
The low-level index operations aren't as important to regular users as the rest of this "git concepts" chapter; so move it into a separate chapter, and do some minor cleanup. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-09-15user-manual: rename "git internals" to "git concepts"Libravatar J. Bruce Fields1-6/+10
"git internals" sounds like something only git developers must know about, but this stuff should be of wider interest. Rename the chapter and give it a slightly friendlier introduction. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-09-15user-manual: move object format details to hacking-git chapterLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-23/+32
Most of this is probably only of interest to git developers. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-09-15user-manual: adjust section levels in "git internals"Libravatar J. Bruce Fields1-5/+12
The descriptions of the various object types should all be a subsection of the "Object Database" section. I cribbed most of this chapter from the README (now core-intro.txt and git(7)), because there's stuff in there people need to know and I was too lazy to rewrite it. The audience isn't quite right, though--the chapter is a mixture of user- and developer- level documentation that isn't as appropriate now as it was originally. So, reserve this chapter for stuff users need to know, and move the source code introduction into a new "git hacking" chapter where we'll also move any hacker-only technical details. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-08-28Porcelain level "log" family should recurse when diffing.Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
Most notably, "git log --name-status" stopped at top level directory changes without "-r" option. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2007-08-26Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar J. Bruce Fields1-84/+48
Conflicts: Documentation/user-manual.txt
2007-08-26Documentation/user-manual.txt: fix a few omissions of gitlink commands.Libravatar David Kastrup1-6/+8
Signed-off-by: David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
2007-08-26user-manual: fix incorrect header levelLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-1/+1
This section is a subsection of the "Examples" section. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-08-26user-manual: use pithier example commitLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-25/+20
Actually, we should have a competition for the favorite example commit. Criteria: - length: one-line changes with one-line comments preferred, and no long lines - significance/memorability - comic value Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-08-26user-manual: introduce the word "commit" earlierLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-5/+5
Use the word "commit" as a synonym for "version" from the start. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-08-26user-manual: minor editing for concisenessLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-7/+3
Just cutting out a few unnecessary words. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-08-26user-manual: edit "ignoring files" for concisenessLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-45/+18
The immediate motivation for writing this section was to explain the various places ignore patterns could be used. However, I still think .gitignore is the case most people will want to learn about first. It also makes it a bit more concrete to introduce ignore patterns in the context of .gitignore first. And the existance of gitignore(5) relieves the pressure to explain it all here. So, stick to the .gitignore example, with only a brief mention of the others, explain the syntax only by example, and leave the rest to gitignore(5). Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu> Cc: Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
2007-08-26Documentation/user-manual.txt: fix a few omissions of gitlink commands.Libravatar David Kastrup1-9/+11
Signed-off-by: David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
2007-08-24Documentation: Correct various misspellings and typos.Libravatar Brian Hetro1-6/+6
Fix minor typos throughout the documentation. Signed-off-by: Brian Hetro <whee@smaertness.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2007-08-05user-manual: mention git-guiLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-2/+9
The git gui project seems to be still in early stages, but at a point where it's worth mentioning as an alternative way of creating commits. One feature of interest is the ability to manipulate individual diff hunks. However, people have found that feature not to be easily discoverable from the user-interface. Pending some ui improvements, a parenthetical hint here may help. (Thanks to Steffen Prohask and Junio Hamano for suggesting the language.) Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-08-05user-manual: mention git stashLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-0/+32
Mention the git-stash command as a way to temporarily set aside work in progress. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-08-05user-manual: update for new default --track behaviorLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-14/+9
Update documentation to reflect the --track default. That change seems to have happened in the 1.5.3 -rc's, so bump the "for version x.y.z or newer" warning as well. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-07-24user-manual: fix typolets.Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-4/+4
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2007-07-08Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-5/+22
* maint: user-manual: fix directory name in git-archive example user-manual: more explanation of push and pull usage tutorial: Fix typo user-manual: grammar and style fixes
2007-07-08user-manual: fix directory name in git-archive exampleLibravatar William Pursell1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-07-08user-manual: more explanation of push and pull usageLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-1/+18
Recently a user on the mailing list complained that they'd read the manual but couldn't figure out how to keep a couple private repositories in sync. They'd tried using push, and were surprised by the effect. Add a little text in an attempt to make it clear that: - Pushing to a branch that is checked out will have odd results. - It's OK to synchronize just using pull if that's simpler. Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-07-08user-manual: grammar and style fixesLibravatar Andy Parkins1-3/+3
- "method of" is vulgar, "method for" is nicer - "recovery" becomes "recovering" from Steve Hoelzer's original version of this patch - "if you want" is nicer as "if you wish" - "you may" should be "you can"; "you may" is "you have permission to" rather than "you can"'s "it is possible to" Signed-off-by: Andy Parkins <andyparkins@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-07-06Fixed a formulation mistake in Documentation/user-manual.txtLibravatar Marcus Fritzsch1-7/+7
This one fixes a small formulation weirdness in Documentation/user-manual.txt Signed-off-by: Marcus Fritzsch <m@fritschy.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2007-06-16Merge branch 'maint' to sync with GIT 1.5.2.2Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+2
2007-06-16Documentation: adjust to AsciiDoc 8Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+2
It turns out that the attribute definition we have had for a long time to hide "^" character from AsciiDoc 7 was not honored by AsciiDoc 8 even under "-a asciidoc7compatible" mode. There is a similar breakage with the "compatible" mode with + characters. The double colon at the end of definition list term needs to be attached to the term, without a whitespace. After this minimum fixups, AsciiDoc 8 (I used 8.2.1 on Debian) with compatibility mode seems to produce reasonably good results. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2007-06-10Merge branch 'maint'Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-6/+11
* maint: tutorial: use "project history" instead of "changelog" in header Documentation: user-manual todo user-manual: add a missing section ID Fix typo in remote branch example in git user manual user-manual: quick-start updates
2007-06-10Documentation: user-manual todoLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-0/+4
Some more user-manual todo's: how to share objects between repositories, how to recover. Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-06-10user-manual: add a missing section IDLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-0/+1
I forgot to give an ID for this section. Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-06-10Fix typo in remote branch example in git user manualLibravatar Gerrit Pape1-1/+1
In Documentation/user-manual.txt the example $ git checkout --track -b origin/maint maint under "Getting updates with git pull", should read $ git checkout --track -b maint origin/maint This was noticed by Ron, and reported through http://bugs.debian.org/427502 Signed-off-by: Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org> Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-06-10user-manual: quick-start updatesLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-5/+5
Update text to reflect new position in appendix. Update the name to reflect the fact that this is closer to reference than tutorial documentation (as suggested by Jonas Fonseca). Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-06-07War on whitespaceLibravatar Junio C Hamano1-19/+19
This uses "git-apply --whitespace=strip" to fix whitespace errors that have crept in to our source files over time. There are a few files that need to have trailing whitespaces (most notably, test vectors). The results still passes the test, and build result in Documentation/ area is unchanged. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2007-06-02Create a new manpage for the gitignore format, and reference it elsewhereLibravatar Josh Triplett1-6/+6
Only git-ls-files(1) describes the gitignore format in detail, and it does so with reference to git-ls-files options. Most users don't use the plumbing command git-ls-files directly, and shouldn't have to look in its manpage for information on the gitignore format. Create a new manpage gitignore(5) (Documentation/gitignore.txt), and factor out the gitignore documentation into that file, changing it to refer to .gitignore and $GIT_DIR/info/exclude as used by porcelain commands. Reference gitignore(5) from other relevant manpages and documentation. Remove now-redundant information on exclude patterns from git-ls-files(1), leaving only information on how git-ls-files options specify exclude patterns and what precedence they have. Signed-off-by: Josh Triplett <josh@freedesktop.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2007-05-28user-manual: fixed typo in exampleLibravatar Steffen Prohaska1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Steffen Prohaska <prohaska@zib.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2007-05-20Merge branch 'maint' to synchronize with 1.5.1.6Libravatar Junio C Hamano1-2/+106
* maint: GIT 1.5.1.6 git-svn: don't minimize-url when doing an init that tracks multiple paths git-svn: avoid crashing svnserve when creating new directories user-manual: Add section on ignoring files user-manual: finding commits referencing given file content user-manual: discourage shared repository tutorial: revise index introduction tutorials: add user-manual links Conflicts: GIT-VERSION-GEN RelNotes
2007-05-19user-manual: Add section on ignoring filesLibravatar Johan Herland1-2/+69
The todo list at the end of the user manual says that something must be said about .gitignore. Also, there seems to be a lack of documentation on how to choose between the various types of ignore files (.gitignore vs. .git/info/exclude, etc.). This patch adds a section on ignoring files which try to introduce how to tell git about ignored files, and how the different strategies complement eachother. The syntax of exclude patterns is explained in a simplified manner, with a reference to git-ls-files(1) which already contains a more thorough explanation. Signed-off-by: Johan Herland <johan@herland.net>
2007-05-19user-manual: finding commits referencing given file contentLibravatar J. Bruce Fields1-0/+16
Another amusing git exploration example brought up in irc. (Credit to aeruder for the complete solution.) Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu>