Fix some documentation typos and grammar
Also suggest user manual mention .gitignore. Signed-off-by: Michael Coleman <tutufan@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ name for the state at that point.
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Copying repositories
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Copying repositories
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git repositories are normally totally self-sufficient and relocatable
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git repositories are normally totally self-sufficient and relocatable.
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Unlike CVS, for example, there is no separate notion of
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Unlike CVS, for example, there is no separate notion of
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"repository" and "working tree". A git repository normally *is* the
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"repository" and "working tree". A git repository normally *is* the
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working tree, with the local git information hidden in the `.git`
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working tree, with the local git information hidden in the `.git`
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@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ You could do without using any branches at all, by
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keeping as many local repositories as you would like to have
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keeping as many local repositories as you would like to have
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branches, and merging between them with `git pull`, just like
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branches, and merging between them with `git pull`, just like
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you merge between branches. The advantage of this approach is
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you merge between branches. The advantage of this approach is
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that it lets you keep set of files for each `branch` checked
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that it lets you keep a set of files for each `branch` checked
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out and you may find it easier to switch back and forth if you
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out and you may find it easier to switch back and forth if you
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juggle multiple lines of development simultaneously. Of
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juggle multiple lines of development simultaneously. Of
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course, you will pay the price of more disk usage to hold
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course, you will pay the price of more disk usage to hold
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@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ differences since stage 2 (i.e. your version).
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Publishing your work
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Publishing your work
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So we can use somebody else's work from a remote repository; but
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So, we can use somebody else's work from a remote repository, but
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how can *you* prepare a repository to let other people pull from
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how can *you* prepare a repository to let other people pull from
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it?
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it?
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@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ branch name, but this longer name can also be useful. Most
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importantly, it is a globally unique name for this commit: so if you
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importantly, it is a globally unique name for this commit: so if you
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tell somebody else the object name (for example in email), then you are
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tell somebody else the object name (for example in email), then you are
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guaranteed that name will refer to the same commit in their repository
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guaranteed that name will refer to the same commit in their repository
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that you it does in yours (assuming their repository has that commit at
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that it does in yours (assuming their repository has that commit at
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all).
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all).
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Understanding history: commits, parents, and reachability
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Understanding history: commits, parents, and reachability
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@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ the relationships between these snapshots.
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Git provides extremely flexible and fast tools for exploring the
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Git provides extremely flexible and fast tools for exploring the
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history of a project.
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history of a project.
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We start with one specialized tool which is useful for finding the
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We start with one specialized tool that is useful for finding the
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commit that introduced a bug into a project.
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commit that introduced a bug into a project.
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How to use bisect to find a regression
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How to use bisect to find a regression
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@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ dangling commit 13472b7c4b80851a1bc551779171dcb03655e9b5
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and watch for output that mentions "dangling commits". You can examine
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You can examine
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one of those dangling commits with, for example,
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one of those dangling commits with, for example,
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@ -2923,6 +2923,8 @@ Think about how to create a clear chapter dependency graph that will
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allow people to get to important topics without necessarily reading
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allow people to get to important topics without necessarily reading
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everything in between.
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everything in between.
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Say something about .gitignore.
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Scan Documentation/ for other stuff left out; in particular:
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Scan Documentation/ for other stuff left out; in particular:
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howto's
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howto's
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some of technical/?
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some of technical/?
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