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2008-06-01Documentation: convert "glossary" and "core-tutorial" to man pagesChristian Couder1-457/+0
This patch renames the following documents and at the same time converts them to the man format: core-tutorial.txt -> gitcore-tutorial.txt glossary.txt -> gitglossary.txt But as the glossary is included in the user manual and as the new gitglossary man page cannot be included as a whole in the user manual, the actual glossary content is now in its own "glossary-content.txt" new file. And this file is included by both the user manual and the gitglossary man page. Other documents that reference the above ones are changed accordingly and sometimes improved a little too. Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2008-03-25Documentation/git-checkout: Update summary to reflect current abilitiesJulian Phillips1-3/+6
For a while now, git-checkout has been more powerful than the man-page summary would suggest (the main text does describe the new features), so update the summary to hopefully better reflect the current functionality. Also update the glossary description of the word checkout. Signed-off-by: Julian Phillips <julian@quantumfyre.co.uk> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2008-01-06Documentation: rename gitlink macro to linkgitDan McGee1-9/+9
Between AsciiDoc 8.2.2 and 8.2.3, the following change was made to the stock Asciidoc configuration: @@ -149,7 +153,10 @@ # Inline macros. # Backslash prefix required for escape processing. # (?s) re flag for line spanning. -(?su)[\\]?(?P<name>\w(\w|-)*?):(?P<target>\S*?)(\[(?P<attrlist>.*?)\])= + +# Explicit so they can be nested. +(?su)[\\]?(?P<name>(http|https|ftp|file|mailto|callto|image|link)):(?P<target>\S*?)(\[(?P<attrlist>.*?)\])= + # Anchor: [[[id]]]. Bibliographic anchor. (?su)[\\]?\[\[\[(?P<attrlist>[\w][\w-]*?)\]\]\]=anchor3 # Anchor: [[id,xreflabel]] This default regex now matches explicit values, and unfortunately in this case gitlink was being matched by just 'link', causing the wrong inline macro template to be applied. By renaming the macro, we can avoid being matched by the wrong regex. Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dpmcgee@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2007-12-12Use "whitespace" consistentlyWincent Colaiuta1-2/+1
For consistency, change "white space" and "whitespaces" to "whitespace", fixing a couple of adjacent grammar problems in the docs. Signed-off-by: Wincent Colaiuta <win@wincent.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2007-10-15manual: add some markup.Ralf Wildenhues1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
2007-10-15Fix wording in push definition.Ralf Wildenhues1-2/+2
Make the definition of push in the glossary readable. Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
2007-10-15Fix some typos, punctuation, missing words, minor markup.Ralf Wildenhues1-3/+3
Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Shawn O. Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
2007-07-03glossary: add 'reflog'Johannes Schindelin1-0/+6
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2007-05-25Documentation: Add definition of "evil merge" to GIT GlossaryJakub Narebski1-0/+4
Signed-off-by: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2007-05-25Documentation: Clean up links in GIT GlossaryJakub Narebski1-29/+29
Ensure that the same link is not repeated in single glossary entry, and that there is no self-link i.e. link to current entry. Add links to other definitions in git glossary. Remove inappropriate (nonsense) links, or change link to link to correct definition (to correct term). Signed-off-by: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2007-05-17glossary: expand and clarify some definitions, prune cross-referencesJ. Bruce Fields1-94/+134
Revise and expand some of the definitions in the glossary, based in part on a recent thread started by a user looking for help with some of the jargon. I've borrowed some of the language from Linus's email on that thread. (I'm assuming standing permission to plagiarize Linus's email....) Also start making a few changes to mitigate the appearance of "circularity" mentioned in that thread: - feel free to use somewhat longer definitions and to explain some things more than once instead of relying purely on cross-references - don't use cross-references when they're redundant: eliminate self-references and repeated references to the same entry. Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-03-18glossary: clean up cross-referencesJ. Bruce Fields1-29/+29
Manual clean-up of cross-references, and also clean up a few definitions (e.g. git-rebase). Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-03-18glossary: stop generating automaticallyJ. Bruce Fields1-350/+390
The sort_glossary.pl script sorts the glossary, checks for duplicates, and automatically adds cross-references. But it's not so hard to do all that by hand, and sometimes the automatic cross-references are a little wrong; so let's run the script one last time and check in its output. Note: to make the output fit better into the user manual I also deleted the acknowledgements at the end, which was maybe a little rude; feel free to object and I can find a different solution. Cc: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
2007-03-04glossary: Add definitions for dangling and unreachable objectsYasushi SHOJI1-0/+9
Define "dangling" and "unreachable" objects. Modified from original text proposed by Yasushi Shoji. Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2007-01-17Documentation: describe shallow repositoryJunio C Hamano1-0/+12
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2007-01-12glossary typofixJunio C Hamano1-1/+1
Pointed out by Paul Witt <paul.witt@oxix.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2007-01-07Documentation: clarify definition of "reachable"J. Bruce Fields1-2/+5
Clarify definition of "reachable" (what chain?) Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2006-12-31Documentation: update glossary entry for "origin"J. Bruce Fields1-3/+4
Update glossary entry for "origin" to reflect fact that it normally now refers to a remote repository, not a branch. Also, warning not to work on remote-tracking branches is no longer necessary since git doesn't allow that. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2006-11-18Documentation: Define symref and update HEAD descriptionPetr Baudis1-0/+7
HEAD was still described as a symlink instead of a symref. Signed-off-by: Petr Baudis <pasky@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2006-10-12Documentation: add missing second colons and remove a typoRene Scharfe1-2/+2
It takes two colons to mark text as item label. Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <rene.scharfe@lsrfire.ath.cx> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2006-07-09change ent to tree in git-diff documentationMatthias Lederhofer1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2006-06-07Misc doc improvementsJonas Fonseca1-0/+7
Signed-off-by: Jonas Fonseca <fonseca@diku.dk> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2006-05-03Add a few more words to the glossary.v1.3.2Jon Loeliger1-12/+51
Clean up a few entries and fix typos. bare repository cherry-picking hook topic branch [jc: removing questionable "symbolic ref -- see 'ref'" for now.] Signed-off-by: Jon Loeliger <jdl@jdl.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2006-05-03Added definitions for a few words:Jon Loeliger1-0/+33
fast forward pickaxe refspec tracking branch Wild hack allows "link:git-" prefix to reference commands too. Signed-off-by: Jon Loeliger <jdl@jdl.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2006-05-03Alphabetize the glossary.Jon Loeliger1-169/+170
Signed-off-by: Jon Loeliger <jdl@jdl.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2006-01-10glossary: explain "master" and "origin"Johannes Schindelin1-0/+11
If you are a long time git user/developer, you forget that to a new git user, these words have not the same meaning as to you. [jc: with updates from J. Bruce Fields.] Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2005-12-29Documentation: spell.Junio C Hamano1-1/+1
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2005-12-07Documentation(glossary): minor formatting clean-ups.Junio C Hamano1-6/+6
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2005-11-11Change 'cache' to 'index' in the docsLukas_Sandström1-3/+3
This patch makes the documentation refer to the index as index instead of cache, but some references still remain. (e.g. git-update-index.txt) Signed-off-by: Lukas Sandström <lukass@etek.chalmers.se> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2005-10-10Convert usage of GIT and Git into gitChristian Meder1-1/+1
Convert usage of GIT and Git into git. Signed-off-by: Christian Meder <chris@absolutegiganten.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2005-08-26[PATCH] More missing terms in glossary.txtJohannes Schindelin1-2/+12
Describe a DAG and octopus, and change wording of tree object. Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2005-08-18[PATCH] Updates to glossaryJohannes Schindelin1-6/+22
Changes to the descriptions of tree and tag objects, a link for ent, and descriptions for rewind, rebase and core git were added. Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2005-08-17[PATCH] Assorted changes to glossaryJohannes Schindelin1-43/+61
Based on the discussion on the git list, here are some important changes to the glossary. (There is no cache, but an index. Use "object name" rather than "SHA1". Reorder. Clarify.) Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
2005-08-17[PATCH] Add GIT glossaryJohannes Schindelin1-0/+198
[jc: This is the version without asciidoc cross references; Johannes says that the cross referenced one is generated from this file using a Perl script, so I am placing this as the source, and expecting to later receive the script and a Makefile entry or two to massage this file into the final HTML or whatever form.] Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>