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@@ -11,15 +11,13 @@ diff" with:
$ man git-diff
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-It is a good idea to introduce yourself to git before doing any
-operation. The easiest way to do so is:
+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:
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-$ cat >~/.gitconfig <<\EOF
-[user]
- name = Your Name Comes Here
- email = you@yourdomain.example.com
-EOF
+$ git repo-config --global user.name "Your Name Comes Here"
+$ git repo-config --global user.email you@yourdomain.example.com
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@@ -211,7 +209,7 @@ at this point the two branches have diverged, with different changes
made in each. To merge the changes made in experimental into master, run
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-$ git pull . experimental
+$ git merge experimental
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If the changes don't conflict, you're done. If there are conflicts,
@@ -316,14 +314,14 @@ shows a list of all the changes that Bob made since he branched from
Alice's master branch.
After examining those changes, and possibly fixing things, Alice
-could pull the changes into her master branch:
+could merge the changes into her master branch:
-------------------------------------
$ git checkout master
-$ git pull . bob-incoming
+$ git merge bob-incoming
-------------------------------------
-The last command is a pull from the "bob-incoming" branch in Alice's
+The last command is a merge from the "bob-incoming" branch in Alice's
own repository.
Alice could also perform both steps at once with: