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[PATCH] Docs - include README in git.txt

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Include the README in the git.txt

Signed-off-by: David Greaves <david@dgreaves.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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git(7)
======
v0.1, May 2005
May 2005
NAME
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This is reference information for the core git commands.
The link:README[] contains much useful definition and clarification
info - read that first. And of the commands, I suggest reading
'git-update-cache' and 'git-read-tree' first - I wish I had!
The Discussion section below contains much useful definition and
clarification info - read that first. And of the commands, I suggest
reading link:git-update-cache.html[git-update-cache] and
link:git-read-tree.html[git-read-tree] first - I wish I had!
David Greaves <david@dgreaves.com>
08/05/05
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Terminology
-----------
see README for description
Identifier terminology
Identifier Terminology
----------------------
<object>::
Indicates any object sha1 identifier
Indicates the sha1 identifier for any type of object
<blob>::
Indicates a blob object sha1 identifier
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Indicates a commit object sha1 identifier
<tree-ish>::
Indicates a tree, commit or tag object sha1 identifier.
A command that takes a <tree-ish> argument ultimately
wants to operate on a <tree> object but automatically
dereferences <commit> and <tag> that points at a
<tree>.
Indicates a tree, commit or tag object sha1 identifier. A
command that takes a <tree-ish> argument ultimately wants to
operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences
<commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>.
<type>::
Indicates that an object type is required.
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Symbolic Identifiers
--------------------
Any git comand accepting any <object> can also use the following symbolic notation:
Any git comand accepting any <object> can also use the following
symbolic notation:
HEAD::
indicates the head of the repository (ie the contents of `$GIT_DIR/HEAD`)
indicates the head of the repository (ie the contents of
`$GIT_DIR/HEAD`)
<tag>::
a valid tag 'name'+
(ie the contents of `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags/<tag>`)
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Terminology
-----------
Each line contains terms used interchangeably
Each line contains terms which you may see used interchangeably
object database, .git directory
directory cache, index
id, sha1, sha1-id, sha1 hash
type, tag
blob, blob object
tree, tree object
commit, commit object
parent
root object
changeset
Environment Variables
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link:git-diff-files.html[git-diff-files];
link:git-diff-tree.html[git-diff-tree]
Discussion
----------
include::../README[]
Author
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Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
Documentation
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