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author | Lukas_Sandström <lukass@etek.chalmers.se> | 2005-11-11 04:12:27 +0300 |
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committer | Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net> | 2005-11-12 02:12:29 +0300 |
commit | 5f3aa197ac03eabbc45046cd3b9dbcfbda0426d9 (patch) | |
tree | 4283a10bb54027c8d53e6807e159c0f2de8d6945 /Documentation | |
parent | 3cab3594e9cfd5e98cbcb819b1bed91a7b3a974b (diff) |
Change 'cache' to 'index' in the docs
This patch makes the documentation refer to the index
as index instead of cache, but some references still
remain. (e.g. git-update-index.txt)
Signed-off-by: Lukas Sandström <lukass@etek.chalmers.se>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/diff-format.txt | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/diff-options.txt | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt | 14 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-diff-files.txt | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-diff-index.txt | 14 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-fsck-objects.txt | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-hash-object.txt | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-ls-files.txt | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-merge-index.txt | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-read-tree.txt | 20 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-svnimport.txt | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-update-index.txt | 24 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-write-tree.txt | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git.txt | 18 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/glossary.txt | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/tutorial.txt | 6 |
17 files changed, 71 insertions, 71 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/diff-format.txt b/Documentation/diff-format.txt index d1d0d2d3dc..b426a14f5e 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-format.txt @@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ git-diff-index <tree-ish>:: compares the <tree-ish> and the files on the filesystem. git-diff-index --cached <tree-ish>:: - compares the <tree-ish> and the cache. + compares the <tree-ish> and the index. git-diff-tree [-r] <tree-ish-1> <tree-ish-2> [<pattern>...]:: compares the trees named by the two arguments. git-diff-files [<pattern>...]:: - compares the cache and the files on the filesystem. + compares the index and the files on the filesystem. An output line is formatted this way: @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ That is, from the left to the right: . an LF or a NUL when '-z' option is used, to terminate the record. <sha1> is shown as all 0's if a file is new on the filesystem -and it is out of sync with the cache. +and it is out of sync with the index. Example: @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ where: The file parameters can point at the user's working file (e.g. `new-file` in "git-diff-files"), `/dev/null` (e.g. `old-file` when a new file is added), or a temporary file (e.g. `old-file` in the -cache). 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' should not worry about unlinking the +index). 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' should not worry about unlinking the temporary file --- it is removed when 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' exits. For a path that is unmerged, 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 1 diff --git a/Documentation/diff-options.txt b/Documentation/diff-options.txt index 32005b03f3..8eef86e474 100644 --- a/Documentation/diff-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/diff-options.txt @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ <orderfile>, which has one shell glob pattern per line. -R:: - Swap two inputs; that is, show differences from cache or + Swap two inputs; that is, show differences from index or on-disk file to tree contents. For more detailed explanation on these common options, see also diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt index 589dc9ad12..94b283a6bf 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-checkout-index.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-checkout-index(1) NAME ---- -git-checkout-index - Copy files from the cache to the working directory +git-checkout-index - Copy files from the index to the working directory SYNOPSIS @@ -13,23 +13,23 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Will copy all files listed from the cache to the working directory +Will copy all files listed from the index to the working directory (not overwriting existing files). OPTIONS ------- -u:: update stat information for the checked out entries in - the cache file. + the index file. -q:: - be quiet if files exist or are not in the cache + be quiet if files exist or are not in the index -f:: forces overwrite of existing files -a:: - checks out all files in the cache. Cannot be used + checks out all files in the index. Cannot be used together with explicit filenames. -n:: @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ supposed to be able to do things like: which will force all existing `*.h` files to be replaced with their cached copies. If an empty command line implied "all", then this would -force-refresh everything in the cache, which was not the point. +force-refresh everything in the index, which was not the point. To update and refresh only the files already checked out: @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ desired tree into the index, and do a git-checkout-index --prefix=git-export-dir/ -a -and git-checkout-index will "export" the cache into the specified +and git-checkout-index will "export" the index into the specified directory. NOTE The final "/" is important. The exported name is literally just diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt index 4b62256a79..88bd3b0f17 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ OPTIONS -i:: Import-only: don't perform a checkout after importing. This option - ensures the working directory and cache remain untouched and will + ensures the working directory and index remain untouched and will not create them if they do not exist. -k:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff-files.txt b/Documentation/git-diff-files.txt index e3873888f2..3b04bfeec6 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-diff-files.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-diff-files.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-diff-files(1) NAME ---- -git-diff-files - Compares files in the working tree and the cache +git-diff-files - Compares files in the working tree and the index SYNOPSIS @@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Compares the files in the working tree and the cache. When paths +Compares the files in the working tree and the index. When paths are specified, compares only those named paths. Otherwise all -entries in the cache are compared. The output format is the +entries in the index are compared. The output format is the same as "git-diff-index" and "git-diff-tree". OPTIONS diff --git a/Documentation/git-diff-index.txt b/Documentation/git-diff-index.txt index 2fc3eed710..d8fc78fab9 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-diff-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-diff-index.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-diff-index(1) NAME ---- -git-diff-index - Compares content and mode of blobs between the cache and repository +git-diff-index - Compares content and mode of blobs between the index and repository SYNOPSIS @@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- Compares the content and mode of the blobs found via a tree -object with the content of the current cache and, optionally +object with the content of the current index and, optionally ignoring the stat state of the file on disk. When paths are specified, compares only those named paths. Otherwise all -entries in the cache are compared. +entries in the index are compared. OPTIONS ------- @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ Cached Mode ----------- If '--cached' is specified, it allows you to ask: - show me the differences between HEAD and the current cache + show me the differences between HEAD and the current index contents (the ones I'd write with a "git-write-tree") For example, let's say that you have worked on your working directory, updated -some files in the cache and are ready to commit. You want to see eactly +some files in the index and are ready to commit. You want to see eactly *what* you are going to commit is without having to write a new tree object and compare it that way, and to do that, you just do @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ which is obviously a very useful question too, since that tells you what you *could* commit. Again, the output matches the "git-diff-tree -r" output to a tee, but with a twist. -The twist is that if some file doesn't match the cache, we don't have +The twist is that if some file doesn't match the index, we don't have a backing store thing for it, and we use the magic "all-zero" sha1 to show that. So let's say that you have edited `kernel/sched.c`, but have not actually done a "git-update-index" on it yet - there is no @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ NOTE: As with other commands of this type, "git-diff-index" does not actually look at the contents of the file at all. So maybe `kernel/sched.c` hasn't actually changed, and it's just that you touched it. In either case, it's a note that you need to -"git-upate-cache" it to make the cache be in sync. +"git-upate-index" it to make the index be in sync. NOTE: You can have a mixture of files show up as "has been updated" and "is still dirty in the working directory" together. You can always diff --git a/Documentation/git-fsck-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-fsck-objects.txt index 5dc9dbdd78..37e8055d21 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-fsck-objects.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-fsck-objects.txt @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ index file and all SHA1 references in .git/refs/* as heads. Report tags. --cache:: - Consider any object recorded in the cache also as a head node for + Consider any object recorded in the index also as a head node for an unreachability trace. --standalone:: @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY:: used to specify the object database root (usually $GIT_DIR/objects) GIT_INDEX_FILE:: - used to specify the index file of the cache + used to specify the index file of the index GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES:: used to specify additional object database roots (usually unset) diff --git a/Documentation/git-hash-object.txt b/Documentation/git-hash-object.txt index 9239f11135..07d2c427c5 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-hash-object.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-hash-object.txt @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Computes the object ID value for an object with specified type with the contents of the named file (which can be outside of the work tree), and optionally writes the resulting object into the object database. Reports its object ID to its standard output. -This is used by "git-cvsimport" to update the cache +This is used by "git-cvsimport" to update the index without modifying files in the work tree. When <type> is not specified, it defaults to "blob". diff --git a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt index 8c1784d2e3..2f308ecda9 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-ls-files.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-ls-files(1) NAME ---- -git-ls-files - Information about files in the cache/working directory +git-ls-files - Information about files in the index/working directory SYNOPSIS diff --git a/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt b/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt index d072fdaa4f..60306429fb 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-merge-index.txt @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -This looks up the <file>(s) in the cache and, if there are any merge +This looks up the <file>(s) in the index and, if there are any merge entries, passes the SHA1 hash for those files as arguments 1, 2, 3 (empty argument if no file), and <file> as argument 4. File modes for the three files are passed as arguments 5, 6 and 7. @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ OPTIONS Interpret all following arguments as filenames. -a:: - Run merge against all files in the cache that need merging. + Run merge against all files in the index that need merging. -o:: Instead of stopping at the first failed merge, do all of them diff --git a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt index 7db5fb5795..e219c6a788 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-read-tree.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-read-tree(1) NAME ---- -git-read-tree - Reads tree information into the directory cache +git-read-tree - Reads tree information into the index SYNOPSIS @@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Reads the tree information given by <tree-ish> into the directory cache, +Reads the tree information given by <tree-ish> into the index, but does not actually *update* any of the files it "caches". (see: git-checkout-index) -Optionally, it can merge a tree into the cache, perform a +Optionally, it can merge a tree into the index, perform a fast-forward (i.e. 2-way) merge, or a 3-way merge, with the -m flag. When used with -m, the -u flag causes it to also update the files in the work tree with the result of the merge. @@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ provided. Single Tree Merge ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If only 1 tree is specified, git-read-tree operates as if the user did not -specify '-m', except that if the original cache has an entry for a +specify '-m', except that if the original index has an entry for a given pathname, and the contents of the path matches with the tree -being read, the stat info from the cache is used. (In other words, the -cache's stat()s take precedence over the merged tree's). +being read, the stat info from the index is used. (In other words, the +index's stat()s take precedence over the merged tree's). That means that if you do a "git-read-tree -m <newtree>" followed by a "git-checkout-index -f -u -a", the "git-checkout-index" only checks out @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Here are the "carry forward" rules: ------------------------------------------------------- 0 nothing nothing nothing (does not happen) 1 nothing nothing exists use M - 2 nothing exists nothing remove path from cache + 2 nothing exists nothing remove path from index 3 nothing exists exists use M clean I==H I==M @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Here are the "carry forward" rules: 8 yes N/A no nothing exists fail 9 no N/A no nothing exists fail - 10 yes yes N/A exists nothing remove path from cache + 10 yes yes N/A exists nothing remove path from index 11 no yes N/A exists nothing fail 12 yes no N/A exists nothing fail 13 no no N/A exists nothing fail @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Here are the "carry forward" rules: 20 yes yes no exists exists use M 21 no yes no exists exists fail -In all "keep index" cases, the cache entry stays as in the +In all "keep index" cases, the index entry stays as in the original index file. If the entry were not up to date, git-read-tree keeps the copy in the work tree intact when operating under the -u flag. @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ since you pulled from him: Your work tree is still based on your HEAD ($JC), but you have some edits since. Three-way merge makes sure that you have not -added or modified cache entries since $JC, and if you haven't, +added or modified index entries since $JC, and if you haven't, then does the right thing. So with the following sequence: $ git-read-tree -m -u `git-merge-base $JC $LT` $JC $LT diff --git a/Documentation/git-svnimport.txt b/Documentation/git-svnimport.txt index 88bdc08eb4..fcc79fa93a 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-svnimport.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-svnimport.txt @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ When importing incementally, you might need to edit the .git/svn2git file. -i:: Import-only: don't perform a checkout after importing. This option - ensures the working directory and cache remain untouched and will + ensures the working directory and index remain untouched and will not create them if they do not exist. -t <trunk_subdir>:: diff --git a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt index 58b9e49af5..52874c8562 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-update-index.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-update-index.txt @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- Modifies the index or directory cache. Each file mentioned is updated -into the cache and any 'unmerged' or 'needs updating' state is +into the index and any 'unmerged' or 'needs updating' state is cleared. The way "git-update-index" handles files it is told about can be modified @@ -30,26 +30,26 @@ using the various options: OPTIONS ------- --add:: - If a specified file isn't in the cache already then it's + If a specified file isn't in the index already then it's added. Default behaviour is to ignore new files. --remove:: - If a specified file is in the cache but is missing then it's + If a specified file is in the index but is missing then it's removed. Default behaviour is to ignore removed file. --refresh:: - Looks at the current cache and checks to see if merges or + Looks at the current index and checks to see if merges or updates are needed by checking stat() information. -q:: - Quiet. If --refresh finds that the cache needs an update, the + Quiet. If --refresh finds that the index needs an update, the default behavior is to error out. This option makes git-update-index continue anyway. --unmerged:: - If --refresh finds unmerged changes in the cache, the default + If --refresh finds unmerged changes in the index, the default behavior is to error out. This option makes git-update-index continue anyway. @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ OPTIONS Ignores missing files during a --refresh --cacheinfo <mode> <object> <path>:: - Directly insert the specified info into the cache. + Directly insert the specified info into the index. --index-info:: Read index info from stdin. @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ OPTIONS --info-only:: Do not create objects in the object database for all <file> arguments that follow this flag; just insert - their object IDs into the cache. + their object IDs into the index. --force-remove:: Remove the file from the index even when the working directory @@ -106,14 +106,14 @@ OPTIONS Using --refresh --------------- -'--refresh' does not calculate a new sha1 file or bring the cache +'--refresh' does not calculate a new sha1 file or bring the index up-to-date for mode/content changes. But what it *does* do is to -"re-match" the stat information of a file with the cache, so that you -can refresh the cache for a file that hasn't been changed but where +"re-match" the stat information of a file with the index, so that you +can refresh the index for a file that hasn't been changed but where the stat entry is out of date. For example, you'd want to do this after doing a "git-read-tree", to link -up the stat cache details with the proper files. +up the stat index details with the proper files. Using --cacheinfo or --info-only -------------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt b/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt index 51be44d1f2..abee05f6f5 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-write-tree.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-write-tree(1) NAME ---- -git-write-tree - Creates a tree object from the current cache +git-write-tree - Creates a tree object from the current index SYNOPSIS @@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION ----------- -Creates a tree object using the current cache. +Creates a tree object using the current index. -The cache must be merged. +The index must be merged. -Conceptually, "git-write-tree" sync()s the current directory cache contents +Conceptually, "git-write-tree" sync()s the current index contents into a set of tree files. In order to have that match what is actually in your directory right now, you need to have done a "git-update-index" phase before you did the diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt index 2f9622f5ac..b7bc4fb231 100644 --- a/Documentation/git.txt +++ b/Documentation/git.txt @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ reflect recent changes. Commands Overview ----------------- The git commands can helpfully be split into those that manipulate -the repository, the cache and the working fileset, those that +the repository, the index and the working fileset, those that interrogate and compare them, and those that moves objects and references between repositories. @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ gitlink:git-apply[1]:: applies it to the working tree. gitlink:git-checkout-index[1]:: - Copy files from the cache to the working directory + Copy files from the index to the working directory gitlink:git-commit-tree[1]:: Creates a new commit object @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ gitlink:git-prune-packed[1]:: Remove extra objects that are already in pack files. gitlink:git-read-tree[1]:: - Reads tree information into the directory cache + Reads tree information into the directory index gitlink:git-unpack-objects[1]:: Unpacks objects out of a packed archive. @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ gitlink:git-update-index[1]:: Modifies the index or directory cache gitlink:git-write-tree[1]:: - Creates a tree from the current cache + Creates a tree from the current index Interrogation commands @@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ gitlink:git-cat-file[1]:: Provide content or type information for repository objects gitlink:git-diff-index[1]:: - Compares content and mode of blobs between the cache and repository + Compares content and mode of blobs between the index and repository gitlink:git-diff-files[1]:: - Compares files in the working tree and the cache + Compares files in the working tree and the index gitlink:git-diff-stages[1]:: Compares two "merge stages" in the index file. @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ gitlink:git-fsck-objects[1]:: Verifies the connectivity and validity of the objects in the database gitlink:git-ls-files[1]:: - Information about files in the cache/working directory + Information about files in the index/working directory gitlink:git-ls-tree[1]:: Displays a tree object in human readable form @@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ git so take care if using Cogito etc 'GIT_INDEX_FILE':: This environment allows the specification of an alternate - cache/index file. If not specified, the default of - `$GIT_DIR/index` is used. + index file. If not specified, the default of `$GIT_DIR/index` + is used. 'GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY':: If the object storage directory is specified via this diff --git a/Documentation/glossary.txt b/Documentation/glossary.txt index eb7b471024..07df6b48be 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary.txt +++ b/Documentation/glossary.txt @@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ DAG:: index:: A collection of files with stat information, whose contents are - stored as objects. The cache is a stored version of your working + stored as objects. The index is a stored version of your working tree. Truth be told, it can also contain a second, and even a third version of a working tree, which are used when merging. index entry:: The information regarding a particular file, stored in the index. An index entry can be unmerged, if a merge was started, but not - yet finished (i.e. if the cache contains multiple versions of + yet finished (i.e. if the index contains multiple versions of that file). unmerged index: @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ checkout:: stored in the object database. commit:: - As a verb: The action of storing the current state of the cache in the + As a verb: The action of storing the current state of the index in the object database. The result is a revision. As a noun: Short hand for commit object. diff --git a/Documentation/tutorial.txt b/Documentation/tutorial.txt index 95ed852f26..03eb4216f3 100644 --- a/Documentation/tutorial.txt +++ b/Documentation/tutorial.txt @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ actually check in your hard work, you will have to go through two steps: The first step is trivial: when you want to tell git about any changes to your working tree, you use the `git-update-index` program. That program normally just takes a list of filenames you want to update, but -to avoid trivial mistakes, it refuses to add new entries to the cache +to avoid trivial mistakes, it refuses to add new entries to the index (or remove existing ones) unless you explicitly tell it that you're adding a new entry with the `\--add` flag (or removing an entry with the `\--remove`) flag. @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ was just to show that `git-update-index` did something magical, and actually saved away the contents of your files into the git object database. -Updating the cache did something else too: it created a `.git/index` +Updating the index did something else too: it created a `.git/index` file. This is the index that describes your current working tree, and something you should be very aware of. Again, you normally never worry about the index file itself, but you should be aware of the fact that @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ a bit about what you have done. Write whatever message you want, and all the lines that start with '#' will be pruned out, and the rest will be used as the commit message for the change. If you decide you don't want to commit anything after all at -this point (you can continue to edit things and update the cache), you +this point (you can continue to edit things and update the index), you can just leave an empty message. Otherwise `git commit` will commit the change for you. |