From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Brandon Casey Subject: git docs on kernel.org too new? Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 11:26:49 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Thu Feb 01 18:51:48 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HCg67-0007rf-I3 for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:51:47 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1422781AbXBARvd (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:51:33 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1422793AbXBARvd (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:51:33 -0500 Received: from mail1.nrlssc.navy.mil ([128.160.35.1]:47727 "EHLO mail1.nrlssc.navy.mil" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1422781AbXBARvc (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:51:32 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 1477 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:51:32 EST Received: from starfish.gems.nrlssc.navy.mil (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail1.nrlssc.navy.mil (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id l11HQNnV001367 for ; Thu, 1 Feb 2007 11:26:26 -0600 Received: from torch.nrlssc.navy.mil ([128.160.25.59]) by starfish.gems.nrlssc.navy.mil with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 1 Feb 2007 11:26:49 -0600 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Feb 2007 17:26:49.0941 (UTC) FILETIME=[2822A850:01C74626] X-TM-AS-Product-Ver: : ISVW-6.0.0.2339-3.6.0.1039-14970000 X-TM-AS-Result: : No X-TM-AS-Category-Info: : 31:0.000000 X-TM-AS-MatchedID: : =?us-ascii?B?MTQ3MDE4LTcwNDQxMC0xMDU3?= =?us-ascii?B?MDAtMTM5NzA0LTEwNjU4MC03MDAwNDAtNzA0NzEyLTcwMDkwOS03?= =?us-ascii?B?MDIwNDQtNzAxNDU1LTcwMjcyNi03MDE2MTgtMTEzOTQzLTcwMjM1?= =?us-ascii?B?OC03MDM4MjItNzA1NDYxLTEyMTExMy03MDA3NTYtNzA0Mjc3LTcw?= =?us-ascii?B?NDQyNS03MDQzNDEtNzAzMzM0LTcwNTA5MC03MDMyODMtNzAzMzk5?= =?us-ascii?B?LTE4ODAxOS03MDA0NzYtMTExNjA0LTE0ODA1MA==?= Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: The git documentation here: http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/ does not seem to describe the current stable release of git: git-1.4.4.4 (there is a release candidate of 1.5.0 on kernel.org) I just want to let you know that it has been making it difficult to learn how to use git. I think in some cases the documentation is out of date, but I suspect that in other cases the documentation refers to the future 1.5.0 release? For example: -Step one of tutorial.html: $ git config --global user.name "Your Name Comes Here" But git-config does not exist. -Step two of tutorial "Importing a new project" $ git init But git-init does not exist. -git-remote does not exist. -Later "$ git merge experimental" is suggested, but see below, this appears to be the wrong usage. -The everyday.html and git-merge.html pages describe a different usage for git-merge than the git-1.4.4.4 docs and executables. everyday.html(kernel.org): $ git checkout master (9) $ git merge alsa-audio (10) git-merge(kernel.org): git-merge [-n] [--no-commit] [--squash] [-s ] -m= git-merge(1.4.4.4): Usage: git-merge [-n] [--no-commit] [--squash] [-s ]... + -brandon