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Update documentation to change "GIT" which was a poor-man's small caps to "Git". The latter was the intended spelling. Also change "git" spelled in all-lowercase to "Git" when it refers to the system as the whole or the concept it embodies, as opposed to the command the end users would type. * ta/doc-no-small-caps: Documentation: StGit is the right spelling, not StGIT Documentation: describe the "repository" in repository-layout Documentation: add a description for 'gitfile' to glossary Documentation: do not use undefined terms git-dir and git-file Documentation: the name of the system is 'Git', not 'git' Documentation: avoid poor-man's small caps GIT
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Git - the stupid content tracker
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"git" can mean anything, depending on your mood.
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- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not
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actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a
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mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
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- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the
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dictionary of slang.
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- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually
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works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
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- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks
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Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
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unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
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and full access to internals.
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Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public
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License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses,
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compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus
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Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
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Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
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See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
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Documentation/everyday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
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Documentation/git-commandname.txt for documentation of each command.
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If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
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read with "man gittutorial" or "git help tutorial", and the
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documentation of each command with "man git-commandname" or "git help
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commandname".
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CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
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("man gitcvs-migration" or "git help cvs-migration" if git is
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installed).
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Many Git online resources are accessible from http://git-scm.com/
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including full documentation and Git related tools.
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The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git
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mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature
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requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read
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Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission).
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To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in
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the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are
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available at http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/,
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http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.
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The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that
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list the current status of various development topics to the mailing
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list. The discussion following them give a good reference for
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project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
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