Julia Evans
bfae357a46
It hasn't been substantially updated for 20 years
(see `git diff e31952da5c52a4c1:Documentation/tutorial-2.txt
0f8e75abebff0877:Documentation/gittutorial-2.adoc`)
and it's becoming out of date, for example:
- refs do not necessarily live in `.git/refs`
- we don't really call it "the index file" anymore, and we don't
encourage users to think about the individual files in `.git` as much
as we did 20 years ago
More importantly, this approach of introducing Git by learning about the
contents of `.git` does not work for most people learning Git for the
first time. It's interesting information for some people (maybe more
advanced users or folks with a strong computer science background, for
not appropriate for a general tutorial).
Right now `gittutorial-2` is meant to be a logical sequel to
`gittutorial` ("read gittutorial, then gittutorial-2").
Deleting `gittutorial-2` means that we can more easily rewrite the main
`gittutorial` (which is also not effective) in any way we want, without
having to make sure that `gittutorial-2` is the logical next step.
We have other documentation which can serve a similar purpose to
tutorial-2 and isn't framed as a general tutorial appropriate for
everyone.
Keep building the man page for now and leave behind a stub to
redirect folks to those other documents.
Signed-off-by: Julia Evans <julia@jvns.ca>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.
Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
Many Git online resources are accessible from https://git-scm.com/ including full documentation and Git related tools.
See Documentation/gittutorial.adoc to get started, then see
Documentation/giteveryday.adoc for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-<commandname>.adoc for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with man gittutorial or git help tutorial, and the
documentation of each command with man git-<commandname> or git help <commandname>.
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.adoc
(man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is
installed).
The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission and Documentation/CodingGuidelines).
Those wishing to help with error message, usage and informational message
string translations (localization l10) should see po/README.md
(a po file is a Portable Object file that holds the translations).
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Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.
The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks