frede...@ofb.net writes:
> Hi Jonathan and Git developers,
>
> I poked around today and figured out how to reorder the command
> listings in the manual page, they are taken from git/command-list.txt
> so I just reorder the lines in that file (after disabling sorting in
>
Hi Jonathan and Git developers,
I poked around today and figured out how to reorder the command
listings in the manual page, they are taken from git/command-list.txt
so I just reorder the lines in that file (after disabling sorting in
git/Documentation/cmd-list.perl).
I haven't reordered the
Hi,
frede...@ofb.net wrote:
> Next week I should have time to send you a patch with the manual page
> reordered...
Yay!
> although, unless you have a special 'diff' which can
> detect when text has been moved from one place to another, I'm
> guessing it would take you even longer
Hello Jonathan,
Thank you for replying to me earlier. I just wanted to follow up on
this thread. Did you decide not to go with my proposal?
Next week I should have time to send you a patch with the manual page
reordered... although, unless you have a special 'diff' which can
detect when text has
Hi Jonathan,
If it's really just a matter of needing someone with a newcomer's
perspective, then I'd be happy to look over the ordering of the git
subcommands. You can run the command I provided to glean the frequency
of each subcommand from your shell history, I'll look over the output
and see
On Fri, Jul 06, 2018 at 04:21:47PM -0700, frede...@ofb.net wrote:
> I don't think that it's really important to find a "best" ordering for
> commands or glossary terms; it's more a matter of finding someone who
> is willing to take responsibility for choosing a reasonable ordering.
> Presumably
Hi,
Frederick Eaton wrote:
> Unfortunately my contribution will have to be limited for the
> moment to making this suggestion, as I am extraordinarily busy. I hope
> it will not be too burdensome to add this item to your TODO list and
> keep it there until a willing volunteer comes along.
Thank you Jonathan for signaling your willingness to adopt the
documentation philosophy I suggested. That's a quite valuable first
step. Unfortunately my contribution will have to be limited for the
moment to making this suggestion, as I am extraordinarily busy. I hope
it will not be too
On Fri, Jul 06, 2018 at 02:16:00PM -0700, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Frederick Eaton wrote:
> > I wonder if someone familiar with Git could list the commands in an
> > order which makes more sense for learning, for example in the order in
> > which they were invented by Git developers,
>
> Alas,
Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Ideas? If you start with a proposal, we're happy to help refine it.
> People in the #git channel on irc.freenode.net (wechat.freenode.net)
> might also be useful for inspiration in coming up with a proposal.
I meant to link to webchat.freenode.net. But
Hi Frederick,
Frederick Eaton wrote:
> I am trying to learn how to use Git but I've been put off by not
> knowing where to start. I would like to start with the 'git' man page,
> but it lists the Git subcommands in alphabetical order, rather than in
> an order which would be useful for learners.
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