documentation: add tutorial for first contribution

diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit-graph.txt b/Documentation/git-commit-graph.txt
index dececb79d772447e5ca0d3ea8253f20ea288ddf6..624470e198202a47e91e89274bb32b2bc3d441d6 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-commit-graph.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit-graph.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ git-commit-graph(1)
 
 NAME
 ----
-git-commit-graph - Write and verify Git commit graph files
+git-commit-graph - Write and verify Git commit-graph files
 
 
 SYNOPSIS
@@ -17,24 +17,24 @@ SYNOPSIS
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 
-Manage the serialized commit graph file.
+Manage the serialized commit-graph file.
 
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
 --object-dir::
-       Use given directory for the location of packfiles and commit graph
+       Use given directory for the location of packfiles and commit-graph
        file. This parameter exists to specify the location of an alternate
-       that only has the objects directory, not a full .git directory. The
-       commit graph file is expected to be at <dir>/info/commit-graph and
-       the packfiles are expected to be in <dir>/pack.
+       that only has the objects directory, not a full `.git` directory. The
+       commit-graph file is expected to be at `<dir>/info/commit-graph` and
+       the packfiles are expected to be in `<dir>/pack`.
 
 
 COMMANDS
 --------
 'write'::
 
-Write a commit graph file based on the commits found in packfiles.
+Write a commit-graph file based on the commits found in packfiles.
 +
 With the `--stdin-packs` option, generate the new commit graph by
 walking objects only in the specified pack-indexes. (Cannot be combined
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ existing commit-graph file.
 
 'read'::
 
-Read a graph file given by the commit-graph file and output basic
-details about the graph file. Used for debugging purposes.
+Read the commit-graph file and output basic details about it.
+Used for debugging purposes.
 
 'verify'::
 
@@ -66,27 +66,28 @@ database. Used to check for corrupted data.
 EXAMPLES
 --------
 
-* Write a commit graph file for the packed commits in your local .git folder.
+* Write a commit-graph file for the packed commits in your local `.git`
+  directory.
 +
 ------------------------------------------------
 $ git commit-graph write
 ------------------------------------------------
 
-* Write a graph file, extending the current graph file using commits
-* in <pack-index>.
+* Write a commit-graph file, extending the current commit-graph file
+  using commits in `<pack-index>`.
 +
 ------------------------------------------------
 $ echo <pack-index> | git commit-graph write --stdin-packs
 ------------------------------------------------
 
-* Write a graph file containing all reachable commits.
+* Write a commit-graph file containing all reachable commits.
 +
 ------------------------------------------------
 $ git show-ref -s | git commit-graph write --stdin-commits
 ------------------------------------------------
 
-* Write a graph file containing all commits in the current
-* commit-graph file along with those reachable from HEAD.
+* Write a commit-graph file containing all commits in the current
+  commit-graph file along with those reachable from `HEAD`.
 +
 ------------------------------------------------
 $ git rev-parse HEAD | git commit-graph write --stdin-commits --append