Everyday GIT With 20 Commands Or So
===================================
-<<Basic Repository>> commands are needed by people who have a
-repository --- that is everybody, because every working tree of
-git is a repository.
-
-In addition, <<Individual Developer (Standalone)>> commands are
-essential for anybody who makes a commit, even for somebody who
-works alone.
+<<Individual Developer (Standalone)>> commands are essential for
+anybody who makes a commit, even for somebody who works alone.
If you work with other people, you will need commands listed in
the <<Individual Developer (Participant)>> section as well.
of git repositories.
-Basic Repository[[Basic Repository]]
-------------------------------------
-
-Everybody uses these commands to maintain git repositories.
-
- * linkgit:git-init[1] or linkgit:git-clone[1] to create a
- new repository.
-
- * linkgit:git-fsck[1] to check the repository for errors.
-
- * linkgit:git-gc[1] to do common housekeeping tasks such as
- repack and prune.
-
-Examples
-~~~~~~~~
-
-Check health and remove cruft.::
-+
-------------
-$ git fsck <1>
-$ git count-objects <2>
-$ git gc <3>
-------------
-+
-<1> running without `\--full` is usually cheap and assures the
-repository health reasonably well.
-<2> check how many loose objects there are and how much
-disk space is wasted by not repacking.
-<3> repacks the local repository and performs other housekeeping tasks.
-
-Repack a small project into single pack.::
-+
-------------
-$ git gc <1>
-------------
-+
-<1> pack all the objects reachable from the refs into one pack,
-then remove the other packs.
-
-
Individual Developer (Standalone)[[Individual Developer (Standalone)]]
----------------------------------------------------------------------
other people, and works alone in a single repository, using the
following commands.
+ * linkgit:git-init[1] to create a new repository.
+
* linkgit:git-show-branch[1] to see where you are.
* linkgit:git-log[1] to see what happened.