Merge branch 'maint'

[git.git] / Documentation / gitcore-tutorial.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt b/Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt
index df48045ef61fa1565bb1af1eb1b165b2f2dad8f8..7ba5e589d7e824c526482c9707a5c26ac730cc9e 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt
@@ -999,8 +999,8 @@ Fast forward (no commit created; -m option ignored)
  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 ----------------
 
-Because your branch did not contain anything more than what are
-already merged into the `master` branch, the merge operation did
+Because your branch did not contain anything more than what had
+already been merged into the `master` branch, the merge operation did
 not actually do a merge. Instead, it just updated the top of
 the tree of your branch to that of the `master` branch. This is
 often called 'fast forward' merge.
@@ -1243,10 +1243,10 @@ $ git ls-files --stage
 ------------
 
 In our example of only two files, we did not have unchanged
-files so only 'example' resulted in collapsing, but in real-life
-large projects, only small number of files change in one commit,
-and this 'collapsing' tends to trivially merge most of the paths
-fairly quickly, leaving only a handful the real changes in non-zero
+files so only 'example' resulted in collapsing.  But in real-life
+large projects, when only a small number of files change in one commit,
+this 'collapsing' tends to trivially merge most of the paths
+fairly quickly, leaving only a handful of real changes in non-zero
 stages.
 
 To look at only non-zero stages, use `\--unmerged` flag:
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ $ GIT_DIR=my-git.git git init
 ------------
 
 Make sure this directory is available for others you want your
-changes to be pulled by via the transport of your choice. Also
+changes to be pulled via the transport of your choice. Also
 you need to make sure that you have the 'git-receive-pack'
 program on the `$PATH`.
 
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ You can repack this private repository whenever you feel like.
 6. Push your changes to the public repository, and announce it
    to the public.
 
-7. Every once in a while, "git-repack" the public repository.
+7. Every once in a while, 'git-repack' the public repository.
    Go back to step 5. and continue working.