X-Git-Url: https://git.octo.it/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fgit.txt;h=45773db135684529640cb73a4e8129b04490521a;hb=8b15e2fbc9d9b9d04c70fe590a3d0562d4334c38;hp=fc11516deb04fa525d21df3cdd0a2ed1bff6d0a8;hpb=db9536c8566bc7b2f2dd388a066bb0fda960b379;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index fc11516d..45773db1 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -36,23 +36,24 @@ OPTIONS CORE GIT COMMANDS ----------------- Before reading this cover to cover, you may want to take a look -at the link:tutorial.html[tutorial] document. +at the link:tutorial.html[tutorial] document. If you are +migrating from CVS, link:cvs-migration.html[cvs migration] +document may be helpful after you finish the tutorial. The <> section below contains much useful definition and clarification info - read that first. After that, if you are interested in using git to manage (version control) -projects, read on commands listed in Porcelain-ish commands -section next. On the other hand, if you are writing your own -Porcelain, I suggest reading gitlink:git-update-index[1] and -gitlink:git-read-tree[1] first. - -If you are migrating from CVS, link:cvs-migration.html[cvs migration] -document may be helpful after you finish the tutorial. +projects, use link:everyday.html[Everyday GIT] as a guide to the +minimum set of commands you need to know for day-to-day work. After you get the general feel from the tutorial and this overview page, you may want to take a look at the link:howto-index.html[howto] documents. +If you are writing your own Porcelain, you need to be familiar +with most of the low level commands --- I suggest starting from +gitlink:git-update-index[1] and gitlink:git-read-tree[1]. + David Greaves 08/05/05