GIT 0.99.9j aka 1.0rc3

[git.git] / Documentation / git.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 7045f3f..338e5ac 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -8,13 +8,33 @@ git - the stupid content tracker
 
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
-'git-<command>' <args>
+'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=GIT_EXEC_PATH]] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
-
-This is reference information for the core git commands.
-
+'git' is both a program and a directory content tracker system.
+The program 'git' is just a wrapper to reach the core git programs
+(or a potty if you like, as it's not exactly porcelain but still
+brings your stuff to the plumbing).
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+--version::
+       prints the git suite version that the 'git' program came from.
+
+--help::
+       prints the synopsis and a list of available commands.
+       If a git command is named this option will bring up the
+       man-page for that command.
+
+--exec-path::
+       path to wherever your core git programs are installed.
+       This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH
+       environment variable. If no path is given 'git' will print
+       the current setting and then exit.
+
+CORE GIT COMMANDS
+-----------------
 Before reading this cover to cover, you may want to take a look
 at the link:tutorial.html[tutorial] document.
 
@@ -67,7 +87,7 @@ gitlink:git-commit-tree[1]::
 gitlink:git-hash-object[1]::
        Computes the object ID from a file.
 
-gitlink:git-index-pack.html[1]::
+gitlink:git-index-pack[1]::
        Build pack index file for an existing packed archive.
 
 gitlink:git-init-db[1]::
@@ -533,9 +553,12 @@ Discussion[[Discussion]]
 ------------------------
 include::../README[]
 
-Author
-------
-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
+Authors
+-------
+       git's founding father is Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>.
+       The current git nurse is Junio C. Hamano <junkio@cox.net>.
+       The git potty was written by Andres Ericsson <ae@op5.se>.
+       General upbringing is handled by the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
 
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