X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit.txt;h=31397dc5390d79343dc5d6fa5501cd493be0ea21;hb=3a81b9f571a6b7edd83b3d5f27c3c95d9b1c9d5c;hp=7cd346798615eb31fbf4d6b8a329a7ff36d78741;hpb=e0d10e1c63bc52b37bbec99b07deee794058d9b4;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index 7cd346798..31397dc53 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -22,10 +22,43 @@ 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:v1.5.0.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.0.5] + +* link:v1.5.0.5/RelNotes-1.5.0.5.txt[release notes for 1.5.0.5] + +* link:v1.5.0.3/RelNotes-1.5.0.3.txt[release notes for 1.5.0.3] + +* link:v1.5.0.2/RelNotes-1.5.0.2.txt[release notes for 1.5.0.2] + +* link:v1.5.0.1/RelNotes-1.5.0.1.txt[release notes for 1.5.0.1] + +* link:v1.5.0/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 +243,12 @@ Identifier Terminology operate on a object but automatically dereferences and objects that point at a . +:: + Indicates a commit or tag object name. A + command that takes a argument ultimately wants to + operate on a object but automatically dereferences + objects that point at a . + :: Indicates that an object type is required. Currently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`.