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diff --git a/Documentation/tutorial.txt b/Documentation/tutorial.txt index 4c298c6e71..79781adf4f 100644 --- a/Documentation/tutorial.txt +++ b/Documentation/tutorial.txt @@ -442,7 +442,25 @@ $ git diff v2.5:Makefile HEAD:Makefile.in Next Steps ---------- -Some good commands to explore next: +This tutorial should be enough to perform basic distributed revision +control for your projects. However, to fully understand the depth +and power of git you need to understand two simple ideas on which it +is based: + + * The object database is the rather elegant system used to + store the history of your project--files, directories, and + commits. + + * The index file is a cache of the state of a directory tree, + used to create commits, check out working directories, and + hold the various trees involved in a merge. + +link:tutorial-2.html[Part two of this tutorial] explains the object +database, the index file, and a few other odds and ends that you'll +need to make the most of git. + +If you don't want to consider with that right away, a few other +digressions that may be interesting at this point are: * gitlink:git-format-patch[1], gitlink:git-am[1]: These convert series of git commits into emailed patches, and vice versa, @@ -456,8 +474,6 @@ Some good commands to explore next: smart enough to perform a close-to-optimal search even in the case of complex non-linear history with lots of merged branches. -Other good starting points include link:everyday.html[Everday GIT -with 20 Commands Or So] and link:cvs-migration.html[git for CVS -users]. Also, link:core-tutorial.html[A short git tutorial] gives an -introduction to lower-level git commands for advanced users and -developers. + * link:everyday.html[Everday GIT with 20 Commands Or So] + + * link:cvs-migration.html[git for CVS users]. |