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authorChristian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org>2008-11-17 16:43:04 +0100
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2008-11-17 08:21:34 -0800
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Documentation: tutorial: add information about "git help" at the beginning
Talking about "git help" is useful because it has a few more features (like when using it without arguments or with "-a") and it may work on non unix like platforms. Also add a few links to git-help(1) in "See also" sections. Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ First, note that you can get documentation for a command such as
$ man git-log
------------------------------------------------
+or:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ 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
public email address before doing any operation. The easiest
way to do so is:
@@ -653,6 +662,7 @@ linkgit:gittutorial-2[7],
linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7],
linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7],
linkgit:gitglossary[7],
+linkgit:git-help[1],
link:everyday.html[Everyday git],
link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual]