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diff --git a/Documentation/gittutorial.txt b/Documentation/gittutorial.txt index 384972cb9b..458fafdb2c 100644 --- a/Documentation/gittutorial.txt +++ b/Documentation/gittutorial.txt @@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ First, note that you can get documentation for a command such as $ man git-log ------------------------------------------------ +or: + +------------------------------------------------ +$ git help log +------------------------------------------------ + +With the latter, you can use the manual viewer of your choice; see +linkgit:git-help[1] for more information. + It is a good idea to introduce yourself to git with your name and public email address before doing any operation. The easiest way to do so is: @@ -581,7 +590,7 @@ list. When the history has lines of development that diverged and then merged back together, the order in which 'git-log' presents those commits is meaningless. -Most projects with multiple contributors (such as the linux kernel, +Most projects with multiple contributors (such as the Linux kernel, or git itself) have frequent merges, and 'gitk' does a better job of visualizing their history. For example, @@ -633,7 +642,7 @@ digressions that may be interesting at this point are: * linkgit:git-format-patch[1], linkgit:git-am[1]: These convert series of git commits into emailed patches, and vice versa, - useful for projects such as the linux kernel which rely heavily + useful for projects such as the Linux kernel which rely heavily on emailed patches. * linkgit:git-bisect[1]: When there is a regression in your @@ -653,6 +662,7 @@ linkgit:gittutorial-2[7], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7], linkgit:gitglossary[7], +linkgit:git-help[1], link:everyday.html[Everyday git], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual] |