Merge branch 'maint'

[git.git] / Documentation / everyday.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/everyday.txt b/Documentation/everyday.txt
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--- a/Documentation/everyday.txt
+++ b/Documentation/everyday.txt
@@ -25,26 +25,28 @@ Basic Repository[[Basic Repository]]
 
 Everybody uses these commands to maintain git repositories.
 
-  * gitlink:git-init-db[1] or gitlink:git-clone[1] to create a
+  * gitlink:git-init[1] or gitlink:git-clone[1] to create a
     new repository.
 
-  * gitlink:git-fsck-objects[1] to check the repository for errors.
+  * gitlink:git-fsck[1] to check the repository for errors.
 
   * gitlink:git-prune[1] to remove unused objects in the repository.
 
   * gitlink:git-repack[1] to pack loose objects for efficiency.
 
+  * gitlink:git-gc[1] to do common housekeeping tasks such as
+    repack and prune.
+
 Examples
 ~~~~~~~~
 
 Check health and remove cruft.::
 +
 ------------
-$ git fsck-objects <1>
-$ git prune
+$ git fsck <1>
 $ git count-objects <2>
 $ git repack <3>
-$ git prune <4>
+$ git gc <4>
 ------------
 +
 <1> running without `\--full` is usually cheap and assures the
@@ -53,7 +55,8 @@ repository health reasonably well.
 disk space is wasted by not repacking.
 <3> without `-a` repacks incrementally.  repacking every 4-5MB
 of loose objects accumulation may be a good rule of thumb.
-<4> after repack, prune removes the duplicate loose objects.
+<4> it is easier to use `git gc` than individual housekeeping commands
+such as `prune` and `repack`.  This runs `repack -a -d`.
 
 Repack a small project into single pack.::
 +
@@ -104,9 +107,9 @@ Use a tarball as a starting point for a new repository.::
 ------------
 $ tar zxf frotz.tar.gz
 $ cd frotz
-$ git-init-db
+$ git-init
 $ git add . <1>
-$ git commit -m 'import of frotz source tree.'
+$ git commit -m "import of frotz source tree."
 $ git tag v2.43 <2>
 ------------
 +
@@ -145,8 +148,7 @@ modification will be caught if you do `git commit -a` later.
 <8> redo the commit undone in the previous step, using the message
 you originally wrote.
 <9> switch to the master branch.
-<10> merge a topic branch into your master branch.  You can also use
-`git pull . alsa-audio`, i.e. pull from the local repository.
+<10> merge a topic branch into your master branch.
 <11> review commit logs; other forms to limit output can be
 combined and include `\--max-count=10` (show 10 commits),
 `\--until=2005-12-10`, etc.
@@ -210,12 +212,12 @@ Push into another repository.::
 ------------
 satellite$ git clone mothership:frotz frotz <1>
 satellite$ cd frotz
-satellite$ git repo-config --get-regexp '^(remote|branch)\.' <2>
+satellite$ git config --get-regexp '^(remote|branch)\.' <2>
 remote.origin.url mothership:frotz
 remote.origin.fetch refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
 branch.master.remote origin
 branch.master.merge refs/heads/master
-satellite$ git repo-config remote.origin.push \
+satellite$ git config remote.origin.push \
            master:refs/remotes/satellite/master <3>
 satellite$ edit/compile/test/commit
 satellite$ git push origin <4>
@@ -298,7 +300,7 @@ $ git merge topic/one topic/two && git merge hold/linus <8>
 $ git checkout maint
 $ git cherry-pick master~4 <9>
 $ compile/test
-$ git tag -s -m 'GIT 0.99.9x' v0.99.9x <10>
+$ git tag -s -m "GIT 0.99.9x" v0.99.9x <10>
 $ git fetch ko && git show-branch master maint 'tags/ko-*' <11>
 $ git push ko <12>
 $ git push ko v0.99.9x <13>