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diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index ce8f923a15..d57bed618f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ link:user-manual.html[Git User's Manual] for a more in-depth introduction. The COMMAND is either a name of a Git command (see below) or an alias -as defined in the configuration file (see gitlink:git-config[1]). +as defined in the configuration file (see linkgit:git-config[1]). Formatted and hyperlinked version of the latest git documentation can be viewed at @@ -43,13 +43,25 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master' branch of the `git.git` repository. Documentation for older releases are available here: -* link:v1.5.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.3] +* link:v1.5.4.2/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.4.2] * release notes for + link:RelNotes-1.5.4.2.txt[1.5.4.2], + link:RelNotes-1.5.4.1.txt[1.5.4.1], + link:RelNotes-1.5.4.txt[1.5.4]. + +* link:v1.5.3.8/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.3.8] + +* release notes for + link:RelNotes-1.5.3.8.txt[1.5.3.8], + link:RelNotes-1.5.3.7.txt[1.5.3.7], + link:RelNotes-1.5.3.6.txt[1.5.3.6], + link:RelNotes-1.5.3.5.txt[1.5.3.5], link:RelNotes-1.5.3.4.txt[1.5.3.4], link:RelNotes-1.5.3.3.txt[1.5.3.3], link:RelNotes-1.5.3.2.txt[1.5.3.2], - link:RelNotes-1.5.3.1.txt[1.5.3.1]. + link:RelNotes-1.5.3.1.txt[1.5.3.1], + link:RelNotes-1.5.3.txt[1.5.3]. * release notes for link:RelNotes-1.5.2.5.txt[1.5.2.5], @@ -97,9 +109,14 @@ OPTIONS --help:: Prints the synopsis and a list of the most commonly used - commands. If a git command is named this option will bring up - the man-page for that command. If the option '--all' or '-a' is - given then all available commands are printed. + commands. If the option '--all' or '-a' is given then all + available commands are printed. If a git command is named this + option will bring up the manual page for that command. ++ +Other options are available to control how the manual page is +displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information, +because 'git --help ...' is converted internally into 'git +help ...'. --exec-path:: Path to wherever your core git programs are installed. @@ -144,6 +161,8 @@ introductions to the underlying git architecture. See also the link:howto-index.html[howto] documents for some useful examples. +The internals are documented link:technical/api-index.html[here]. + GIT COMMANDS ------------ @@ -187,8 +206,8 @@ Low-level commands (plumbing) Although git includes its own porcelain layer, its low-level commands are sufficient to support development of alternative porcelains. Developers of such porcelains -might start by reading about gitlink:git-update-index[1] and -gitlink:git-read-tree[1]. +might start by reading about linkgit:git-update-index[1] and +linkgit:git-read-tree[1]. The interface (input, output, set of options and the semantics) to these low-level commands are meant to be a lot more stable @@ -320,7 +339,7 @@ HEAD:: (i.e. the contents of `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/<head>`). For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see -"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1]. +"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1]. File/Directory Structure @@ -388,7 +407,7 @@ git Commits 'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL':: 'GIT_COMMITTER_DATE':: 'EMAIL':: - see gitlink:git-commit-tree[1] + see linkgit:git-commit-tree[1] git Diffs ~~~~~~~~~ @@ -428,7 +447,7 @@ other 'GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY':: A number controlling the amount of output shown by the recursive merge strategy. Overrides merge.verbosity. - See gitlink:git-merge[1] + See linkgit:git-merge[1] 'GIT_PAGER':: This environment variable overrides `$PAGER`. If it is set @@ -436,8 +455,8 @@ other a pager. 'GIT_SSH':: - If this environment variable is set then gitlink:git-fetch[1] - and gitlink:git-push[1] will use this command instead + If this environment variable is set then linkgit:git-fetch[1] + and linkgit:git-push[1] will use this command instead of `ssh` when they need to connect to a remote system. The 'GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two arguments: the 'username@host' (or just 'host') from the URL and the @@ -491,7 +510,7 @@ as tags and branch heads. The object database contains objects of three main types: blobs, which hold file data; trees, which point to blobs and other trees to build up -directory heirarchies; and commits, which each reference a single tree +directory hierarchies; and commits, which each reference a single tree and some number of parent commits. The commit, equivalent to what other systems call a "changeset" or @@ -511,7 +530,7 @@ efficiency may later be compressed together into "pack files". Named pointers called refs mark interesting points in history. A ref may contain the SHA1 name of an object or the name of another ref. Refs with names beginning `ref/head/` contain the SHA1 name of the most -recent commit (or "head") of a branch under developement. SHA1 names of +recent commit (or "head") of a branch under development. SHA1 names of tags of interest are stored under `ref/tags/`. A special ref named `HEAD` contains the name of the currently checked-out branch. @@ -532,7 +551,7 @@ Authors ------- * git's founding father is Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>. * The current git nurse is Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>. -* The git potty was written by Andres Ericsson <ae@op5.se>. +* The git potty was written by Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>. * General upbringing is handled by the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. Documentation @@ -543,4 +562,4 @@ contributors on the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. GIT --- -Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite +Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite |