git, branch v1.8.1-rc3

Git 1.8.1-rc3

2012-12-22T19:48:47Z

The changes since -rc2 are mostly documentation updates. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano

Merge branch 'ta/new-command-howto'

2012-12-21T23:19:25Z

* ta/new-command-howto: Move ./technical/api-command.txt to ./howto/new-command.txt

Merge branch 'jc/doc-diff-blobs'

2012-12-21T23:19:13Z

"git diff " was not documented and was only hinted as an extension to "git diff -- ", but comparison between two blobs are more special than that. It does not take any pathspec to begin with. * jc/doc-diff-blobs: Documentation: Describe "git diff " separately

Merge branch 'cr/doc-checkout-branch'

2012-12-21T23:19:08Z

Document the magic "git checkout " hack to create local branch out of a remote tracking branch that hasn't been documented so far. * cr/doc-checkout-branch: Documentation/git-checkout.txt: document 70c9ac2 behavior Documentation/git-checkout.txt: clarify usage

Merge branch 'ta/api-index-doc'

2012-12-21T23:19:04Z

* ta/api-index-doc: Remove misleading date from api-index-skel.txt

Merge branch 'jk/avoid-mailto-invalid-in-doc'

2012-12-21T23:18:57Z

Avoids invalid sample e-mail addresses from becoming mailto links in the formatted output. * jk/avoid-mailto-invalid-in-doc: Documentation: don't link to example mail addresses

Merge branch 'as/doc-for-devs'

2012-12-21T23:18:47Z

It might be a better idea to move the text the bottom one adds to the extended description from the quick checklist part. * as/doc-for-devs: Documentation: move support for old compilers to CodingGuidelines SubmittingPatches: add convention of prefixing commit messages

Merge branch 'sl/readme-gplv2'

2012-12-21T23:18:41Z

Clarify that the project as a whole is GPLv2 only, with some parts borrowed under different licenses that are compatible with GPLv2. * sl/readme-gplv2: README: it does not matter who the current maintainer is README: Git is released under the GPLv2, not just "the GPL"

Merge branch 'jc/fetch-tags-doc'

2012-12-21T23:18:35Z

"git fetch --tags" was explained as if it were "git fetch --no-no-tags", which is not the case, causing confusion. * jc/fetch-tags-doc: fetch --tags: clarify documentation

Merge branch 'nd/index-format-doc'

2012-12-21T23:18:32Z

* nd/index-format-doc: index-format.txt: clarify what is "invalid"