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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index ac222060ea..9761de36b3 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -93,6 +93,16 @@ Interrogators: include::cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt[] + +Interacting with Others +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +These commands are to interact with foreign SCM and with other +people via patch over e-mail. + +include::cmds-foreignscminterface.txt[] + + Low-level commands (plumbing) ----------------------------- @@ -102,11 +112,20 @@ development of alternative porcelains. Developers of such porcelains might start by reading about gitlink:git-update-index[1] and gitlink:git-read-tree[1]. -We divide the low-level commands into commands that manipulate objects (in +The interface (input, output, set of options and the semantics) +to these low-level commands are meant to be a lot more stable +than Porcelain level commands, because these commands are +primarily for scripted use. The interface to Porcelain commands +on the other hand are subject to change in order to improve the +end user experience. + +The following description divides +the low-level commands into commands that manipulate objects (in the repository, index, and working tree), commands that interrogate and compare objects, and commands that move objects and references between repositories. + Manipulation commands ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -127,6 +146,20 @@ Synching repositories include::cmds-synchingrepositories.txt[] +The following are helper programs used by the above; end users +typically do not use them directly. + +include::cmds-synchelpers.txt[] + + +Internal helper commands +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +These are internal helper commands used by other commands; end +users typically do not use them directly. + +include::cmds-purehelpers.txt[] + Configuration Mechanism ----------------------- |