GIT 1.5.1

[git.git] / Documentation / git.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
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--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -22,10 +22,49 @@ See this link:tutorial.html[tutorial] to get started, then see
 link:everyday.html[Everyday Git] for a useful minimum set of commands, and
 "man git-commandname" for documentation of each command.  CVS users may
 also want to read link:cvs-migration.html[CVS migration].
+link:user-manual.html[Git User's Manual] is still work in
+progress, but when finished hopefully it will guide a new user
+in a coherent way to git enlightenment ;-).
 
 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]).
 
+ifdef::stalenotes[]
+[NOTE]
+============
+You are reading the documentation for the latest version of git.
+Documentation for older releases are available here:
+
+* link:RelNotes-1.5.1.txt[release notes for 1.5.1]
+
+* link:v1.5.0.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.0.7]
+
+* link:RelNotes-1.5.0.7.txt[release notes for 1.5.0.7]
+
+* link:RelNotes-1.5.0.6.txt[release notes for 1.5.0.6]
+
+* link:RelNotes-1.5.0.5.txt[release notes for 1.5.0.5]
+
+* link:RelNotes-1.5.0.3.txt[release notes for 1.5.0.3]
+
+* link:RelNotes-1.5.0.2.txt[release notes for 1.5.0.2]
+
+* link:RelNotes-1.5.0.1.txt[release notes for 1.5.0.1]
+
+* link:RelNotes-1.5.0.txt[release notes for 1.5.0]
+
+* link:v1.4.4.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.4.4.4]
+
+* link:v1.3.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.3.3]
+
+* link:v1.2.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.2.6]
+
+* link:v1.0.13/git.html[documentation for release 1.0.13]
+
+============
+
+endif::stalenotes[]
+
 OPTIONS
 -------
 --version::
@@ -210,6 +249,12 @@ Identifier Terminology
        operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences
        <commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>.
 
+<commit-ish>::
+       Indicates a commit or tag object name.  A
+       command that takes a <commit-ish> argument ultimately wants to
+       operate on a <commit> object but automatically dereferences
+       <tag> objects that point at a <commit>.
+
 <type>::
        Indicates that an object type is required.
        Currently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`.