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].
+also want to read link:cvs-migration.html[CVS migration]. See
+link:user-manual.html[Git User's Manual] for a more in-depth
+introduction.
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]).
+
+Formatted and hyperlinked version of the latest git
+documentation can be viewed at
+`http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/`.
+
+ifdef::stalenotes[]
+[NOTE]
+============
+
+You are reading the documentation for the latest (possibly
+unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master'
+branch of the `git.git` repository.
+Documentation for older releases are available here:
+
+* link:v1.5.2/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.2]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.2.txt[1.5.2].
+
+* link:v1.5.1.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.1.6]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.1.6.txt[1.5.1.6],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.1.5.txt[1.5.1.5],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.1.4.txt[1.5.1.4],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.1.3.txt[1.5.1.3],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.1.2.txt[1.5.1.2],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.1.1.txt[1.5.1.1],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.1.txt[1.5.1].
+
+* link:v1.5.0.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.0.7]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.0.7.txt[1.5.0.7],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.0.6.txt[1.5.0.6],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.0.5.txt[1.5.0.5],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.0.3.txt[1.5.0.3],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.0.2.txt[1.5.0.2],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.0.1.txt[1.5.0.1],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.0.txt[1.5.0].
+
+* documentation for release link:v1.4.4.4/git.html[1.4.4.4],
+ link:v1.3.3/git.html[1.3.3],
+ link:v1.2.6/git.html[1.2.6],
+ link:v1.0.13/git.html[1.0.13].
+
+============
+
+endif::stalenotes[]
OPTIONS
-------
operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences
<commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>.
+<commit-ish>::
+ Indicates a commit or tag object name. A
+ command that takes a <commit-ish> argument ultimately wants to
+ operate on a <commit> object but automatically dereferences
+ <tag> objects that point at a <commit>.
+
<type>::
Indicates that an object type is required.
Currently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`.
'GIT_AUTHOR_DATE'::
'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME'::
'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL'::
+'GIT_COMMITTER_DATE'::
+'EMAIL'::
see gitlink:git-commit-tree[1]
git Diffs