Re: Updated Kernel Hacker's guide to git

Nigel Cunningham
2006-12-21T21:18:01Z

Hi.

On Thu, 2006-12-21 at 06:44 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Nigel Cunningham wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > On Wed, 2006-12-20 at 22:04 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> >> I refreshed my git intro/cookbook for kernel hackers, at
> >> http://linux.yyz.us/git-howto.html
> >>
> >> This describes most of the commands I use in day-to-day kernel hacking.
> >> Let me know if there are glaring errors or missing key commands.
> >
> > Thanks for the work! I'd suggest also saying how to repack and cleanup.
>
> Yes, I should mention repacking. When you say cleanup, what
> specifically do you mean?

Oh, I was just thinking of the related commands - prune-packed,
count-objects, fsck-objects and so on. (I know repack does prune-packed
when you use -d, but it might be handy to mention it anyway... or
not :>)

> > Could also be a good idea to go through the steps for uploading to
> > master.kernel.org or elsewhere?
>
> Yes, push should be mentioned at the very least.

Nigel