Add git-bundle: move objects and references by archive

diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index ac222060ea08000a17ceed4149a257482ae1e064..c0fa0d4b17c3b430e18bbe7adce2147ff22344ca 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -22,9 +22,30 @@ See this link:tutorial.html[tutorial] to get started, then see
 link:everyday.html[Everyday Git] for a useful minimum set of commands, and
 "man git-commandname" for documentation of each command.  CVS users may
 also want to read link:cvs-migration.html[CVS migration].
+link:user-manual.html[Git User's Manual] is still work in
+progress, but when finished hopefully it will guide a new user
+in a coherent way to git enlightenment ;-).
 
 The COMMAND is either a name of a Git command (see below) or an alias
-as defined in the configuration file (see gitlink:git-repo-config[1]).
+as defined in the configuration file (see gitlink:git-config[1]).
+
+ifdef::stalenotes[]
+[NOTE]
+============
+You are reading the documentation for the latest version of git.
+Documentation for older releases are available here:
+
+* link:v1.4.4.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.4.4.4]
+
+* link:v1.3.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.3.3]
+
+* link:v1.2.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.2.6]
+
+* link:v1.0.13/git.html[documentation for release 1.0.13]
+
+============
+
+endif::stalenotes[]
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
@@ -93,6 +114,16 @@ Interrogators:
 
 include::cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt[]
 
+
+Interacting with Others
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+These commands are to interact with foreign SCM and with other
+people via patch over e-mail.
+
+include::cmds-foreignscminterface.txt[]
+
+
 Low-level commands (plumbing)
 -----------------------------
 
@@ -102,11 +133,20 @@ development of alternative porcelains.  Developers of such porcelains
 might start by reading about gitlink:git-update-index[1] and
 gitlink:git-read-tree[1].
 
-We divide the low-level commands into commands that manipulate objects (in
+The interface (input, output, set of options and the semantics)
+to these low-level commands are meant to be a lot more stable
+than Porcelain level commands, because these commands are
+primarily for scripted use.  The interface to Porcelain commands
+on the other hand are subject to change in order to improve the
+end user experience.
+
+The following description divides
+the low-level commands into commands that manipulate objects (in
 the repository, index, and working tree), commands that interrogate and
 compare objects, and commands that move objects and references between
 repositories.
 
+
 Manipulation commands
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -127,6 +167,20 @@ Synching repositories
 
 include::cmds-synchingrepositories.txt[]
 
+The following are helper programs used by the above; end users
+typically do not use them directly.
+
+include::cmds-synchelpers.txt[]
+
+
+Internal helper commands
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+These are internal helper commands used by other commands; end
+users typically do not use them directly.
+
+include::cmds-purehelpers.txt[]
+
 
 Configuration Mechanism
 -----------------------