This splits push-pull related commands into a separate
category. I think a bigger overhaul of the main index is
needed, but have not got around to it. Help is welcome.
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
Documentation/git.txt | 65 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
1 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
9ea24aa8739dc23074872679d493dfd6fb0e5321
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ reflect recent changes.
Commands Overview
-----------------
The git commands can helpfully be split into those that manipulate
-the repository, the cache and the working fileset and those that
-interrogate and compare them.
+the repository, the cache and the working fileset, those that
+interrogate and compare them, and those that moves objects and
+references between repositories.
There are also some ancilliary programs that can be viewed as useful
aids for using the core commands but which are unlikely to be used by
@@ -117,16 +118,6 @@ The interrogate commands may create file
touch the working file set - but in general they don't
-Ancilliary Commands
--------------------
-Manipulators:
-
-link:git-apply-patch-script.html[git-apply-patch-script]::
- Sample script to apply the diffs from git-diff-*
-
-link:git-convert-cache.html[git-convert-cache]::
- Converts old-style GIT repository
-
link:git-clone-script.html[git-clone-script]::
Clones a repository into the current repository (user interface)
@@ -134,18 +125,49 @@ link:git-clone-pack.html[git-clone-pack]
Clones a repository into the current repository (engine
for ssh and local transport)
+link:git-pull-script.html[git-pull-script]::
+ Pull from a repote repository via various protocols
+ (user interface).
+
link:git-http-pull.html[git-http-pull]::
Downloads a remote GIT repository via HTTP
link:git-local-pull.html[git-local-pull]::
Duplicates another GIT repository on a local system
+link:git-ssh-pull.html[git-ssh-pull]::
+ Pulls from a remote repository over ssh connection
+
+link:git-send-pack.html[git-send-pack]::
+ Pushes to a remote repository, intelligently.
+
+link:git-receive-pack.html[git-receive-pack]::
+ Invoked by 'git-send-pack' to receive what is pushed to it.
+
+link:git-clone-pack.html[git-clone-pack]::
+ Clones from a remote repository.
+
+link:git-fetch-pack.html[git-fetch-pack]::
+ Updates from a remote repository.
+
+link:git-upload-pack.html[git-upload-pack]::
+ Invoked by 'git-clone-pack' and 'git-fetch-pack' to push
+ what are asked for.
+
+
+Ancilliary Commands
+-------------------
+Manipulators:
+
+link:git-apply-patch-script.html[git-apply-patch-script]::
+ Sample script to apply the diffs from git-diff-*
+
+link:git-convert-cache.html[git-convert-cache]::
+ Converts old-style GIT repository
+
link:git-merge-one-file-script.html[git-merge-one-file-script]::
The standard helper program to use with "git-merge-cache"
-link:git-pull-script.html[git-pull-script]::
- Script used by Linus to pull and merge a remote repository
-
link:git-prune-script.html[git-prune-script]::
Prunes all unreachable objects from the object database
@@ -155,8 +177,6 @@ link:git-resolve-script.html[git-resolve
link:git-tag-script.html[git-tag-script]::
An example script to create a tag object signed with GPG
-link:git-ssh-pull.html[git-ssh-pull]::
- Pulls from a remote repository over ssh connection
Interogators:
@@ -221,17 +241,16 @@ The git-core manipulates the following a
.git/ The base (overridden with $GIT_DIR)
objects/ The object base (overridden with $GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY)
- ??/ 'First 2 chars of object' directories
-
-It can interrogate (but never updates) the following areas:
+ ??/ 'First 2 chars of object' directories.
+ pack/ Packed archives.
refs/ Directories containing symbolic names for objects
(each file contains the hex SHA1 + newline)
heads/ Commits which are heads of various sorts
tags/ Tags, by the tag name (or some local renaming of it)
- snap/ ????
- ... Everything else isn't shared
- HEAD Symlink to refs/heads/<something>
+ */ Any other subdirectory of refs/ can be used to store
+ files similar to what are under refs/heads/.
+ HEAD Symlink to refs/heads/<current-branch-name>
Higher level SCMs may provide and manage additional information in the
GIT_DIR.
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