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-config[1]).
+as defined in the configuration file (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
Formatted and hyperlinked version of the latest git
documentation can be viewed at
branch of the `git.git` repository.
Documentation for older releases are available here:
-* link:v1.5.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.3]
+* link:v1.5.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.5]
* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.5.1.txt[1.5.5.1],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.5.txt[1.5.5].
+
+* link:v1.5.5.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.5.1]
+
+* link:v1.5.4.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.4.5]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.4.5.txt[1.5.4.5],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.4.4.txt[1.5.4.4],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.4.3.txt[1.5.4.3],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.4.2.txt[1.5.4.2],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.4.1.txt[1.5.4.1],
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.4.txt[1.5.4].
+
+* link:v1.5.3.8/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.3.8]
+
+* release notes for
+ link:RelNotes-1.5.3.8.txt[1.5.3.8],
link:RelNotes-1.5.3.7.txt[1.5.3.7],
link:RelNotes-1.5.3.6.txt[1.5.3.6],
link:RelNotes-1.5.3.5.txt[1.5.3.5],
--help::
Prints the synopsis and a list of the most commonly used
- commands. If a git command is named this option will bring up
- the man-page for that command. If the option '--all' or '-a' is
- given then all available commands are printed.
+ commands. If the option '--all' or '-a' is given then all
+ available commands are printed. If a git command is named this
+ option will bring up the manual page for that command.
++
+Other options are available to control how the manual page is
+displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information,
+because 'git --help ...' is converted internally into 'git
+help ...'.
--exec-path::
Path to wherever your core git programs are installed.
--git-dir=<path>::
Set the path to the repository. This can also be controlled by
- setting the GIT_DIR environment variable.
+ setting the GIT_DIR environment variable. It can be an absolute
+ path or relative path to current working directory.
--work-tree=<path>::
Set the path to the working tree. The value will not be
a .git directory (i.e. $GIT_DIR is not set).
This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE
environment variable and the core.worktree configuration
- variable.
+ variable. It can be an absolute path or relative path to
+ the directory specified by --git-dir or GIT_DIR.
+ Note: If --git-dir or GIT_DIR are specified but none of
+ --work-tree, GIT_WORK_TREE and core.worktree is specified,
+ the current working directory is regarded as the top directory
+ of your working tree.
--bare::
Treat the repository as a bare repository. If GIT_DIR
See also the link:howto-index.html[howto] documents for some useful
examples.
+The internals are documented link:technical/api-index.html[here].
+
GIT COMMANDS
------------
Although git includes its
own porcelain layer, its low-level commands are sufficient to support
development of alternative porcelains. Developers of such porcelains
-might start by reading about gitlink:git-update-index[1] and
-gitlink:git-read-tree[1].
+might start by reading about linkgit:git-update-index[1] and
+linkgit:git-read-tree[1].
The interface (input, output, set of options and the semantics)
to these low-level commands are meant to be a lot more stable
(i.e. the contents of `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/<head>`).
For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see
-"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in gitlink:git-rev-parse[1].
+"SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:git-rev-parse[1].
File/Directory Structure
'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL'::
'GIT_COMMITTER_DATE'::
'EMAIL'::
- see gitlink:git-commit-tree[1]
+ see linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]
git Diffs
~~~~~~~~~
'GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY'::
A number controlling the amount of output shown by
the recursive merge strategy. Overrides merge.verbosity.
- See gitlink:git-merge[1]
+ See linkgit:git-merge[1]
'GIT_PAGER'::
This environment variable overrides `$PAGER`. If it is set
a pager.
'GIT_SSH'::
- If this environment variable is set then gitlink:git-fetch[1]
- and gitlink:git-push[1] will use this command instead
+ If this environment variable is set then linkgit:git-fetch[1]
+ and linkgit:git-push[1] will use this command instead
of `ssh` when they need to connect to a remote system.
The 'GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two arguments:
the 'username@host' (or just 'host') from the URL and the
The object database contains objects of three main types: blobs, which
hold file data; trees, which point to blobs and other trees to build up
-directory heirarchies; and commits, which each reference a single tree
+directory hierarchies; and commits, which each reference a single tree
and some number of parent commits.
The commit, equivalent to what other systems call a "changeset" or
Named pointers called refs mark interesting points in history. A ref
may contain the SHA1 name of an object or the name of another ref. Refs
with names beginning `ref/head/` contain the SHA1 name of the most
-recent commit (or "head") of a branch under developement. SHA1 names of
+recent commit (or "head") of a branch under development. SHA1 names of
tags of interest are stored under `ref/tags/`. A special ref named
`HEAD` contains the name of the currently checked-out branch.
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* git's founding father is Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>.
* The current git nurse is Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>.
-* The git potty was written by Andres Ericsson <ae@op5.se>.
+* The git potty was written by Andre
as Ericsson <ae@op5.se>.
* General upbringing is handled by the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
Documentation
GIT
---
-Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite
+Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite