GIT 0.99.9n aka 1.0rc6v1.0rc6v0.99.9n

Oh, I hate to do this but I ended up merging big usage string
cleanups from Fredrik, git-am enhancements that made a lot of
sense for non mbox users from HPA, and rebase changes (done
independently by me and Lukas) among other things, so git is
still in perpetual state of 1.0rc.  1.0 will probably be next
Wednesday, but who knows.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>

1 files changed, 295 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/everyday.txt b/Documentation/everyday.txt
index 5775cd28ac..d8d7a6441a 100644
--- a/Documentation/everyday.txt
+++ b/Documentation/everyday.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,38 @@ Everybody uses these commands to feed and care git repositories.
 
   * gitlink:git-repack[1] to pack loose objects for efficiency.
 
+Examples
+~~~~~~~~
+
+Check health and remove cruft.::
++
+------------
+$ git fsck-objects <1>
+$ git prune
+$ git count-objects <2>
+$ git repack <3>
+$ git prune <4>
+
+<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
+diskspace is wasted by not repacking.
+<3> without "-a" repacks incrementally.  repacking every 4-5MB
+of loose objects accumulation may be a good rule of thumb.
+<4> after repack, prune removes the duplicate loose objects.
+------------
+
+Repack a small project into single pack.::
++
+------------
+$ git repack -a -d <1>
+$ git prune
+
+<1> pack all the objects reachable from the refs into one pack
+and remove unneeded other packs
+------------
+
+
 Individual Developer (Standalone)[[Individual Developer (Standalone)]]
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -59,9 +91,6 @@ following commands.
 
   * gitlink:git-show-branch[1] to see where you are.
 
-  * gitlink:git-diff[1] and gitlink:git-status[1] to see what
-    you are in the middle of doing.
-
   * gitlink:git-log[1] to see what happened.
 
   * gitlink:git-whatchanged[1] to find out where things have
@@ -70,7 +99,11 @@ following commands.
   * gitlink:git-checkout[1] and gitlink:git-branch[1] to switch
     branches.
 
-  * gitlink:git-update-index[1] to manage the index file.
+  * gitlink:git-add[1] and gitlink:git-update-index[1] to manage
+    the index file.
+
+  * gitlink:git-diff[1] and gitlink:git-status[1] to see what
+    you are in the middle of doing.
 
   * gitlink:git-commit[1] to advance the current branch.
 
@@ -82,6 +115,63 @@ following commands.
 
   * gitlink:git-rebase[1] to maintain topic branches.
 
+  * gitlink:git-tag[1] to mark known point.
+
+Examples
+~~~~~~~~
+
+Extract a tarball and create a working tree and a new repository to keep track of it.::
++
+------------
+$ tar zxf frotz.tar.gz
+$ cd frotz
+$ git-init-db
+$ git add . <1>
+$ git commit -m 'import of frotz source tree.'
+$ git tag v2.43 <2>
+
+<1> add everything under the current directory.
+<2> make a lightweight, unannotated tag.
+------------
+
+Create a topic branch and develop.::
++
+------------
+$ git checkout -b alsa-audio <1>
+$ edit/compile/test
+$ git checkout -- curses/ux_audio_oss.c <2>
+$ git add curses/ux_audio_alsa.c <3>
+$ edit/compile/test
+$ git diff <4>
+$ git commit -a -s <5>
+$ edit/compile/test
+$ git reset --soft HEAD^ <6>
+$ edit/compile/test
+$ git diff ORIG_HEAD <7>
+$ git commit -a -c ORIG_HEAD <8>
+$ git checkout master <9>
+$ git pull . alsa-audio <10>
+$ git log --since='3 days ago' <11>
+$ git log v2.43.. curses/ <12>
+
+<1> create a new topic branch.
+<2> revert your botched changes in "curses/ux_audio_oss.c".
+<3> you need to tell git if you added a new file; removal and
+modification will be caught if you do "commit -a" later.
+<4> to see what changes you are committing.
+<5> commit everything as you have tested, with your sign-off.
+<6> take the last commit back, keeping what is in the working tree.
+<7> look at the changes since the premature commit we took back.
+<8> redo the commit undone in the previous step, using the message
+you originally wrote.
+<9> switch to the master branch.
+<10> merge a topic branch into your master branch
+<11> review commit logs; other forms to limit output can be
+combined and include --max-count=10 (show 10 commits), --until='2005-12-10'.
+<12> view only the changes that touch what's in curses/
+directory, since v2.43 tag.
+------------
+
 
 Individual Developer (Participant)[[Individual Developer (Participant)]]
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -90,15 +180,93 @@ A developer working as a participant in a group project needs to
 learn how to communicate with others, and uses these commands in
 addition to the ones needed by a standalone developer.
 
-  * gitlink:git-pull[1] from "origin" to keep up-to-date with
-    the upstream.
+  * gitlink:git-clone[1] from the upstream to prime your local
+    repository.
+
+  * gitlink:git-pull[1] and gitlink:git-fetch[1] from "origin"
+    to keep up-to-date with the upstream.
 
-  * gitlink:git-push[1] to shared repository if you adopt CVS
+  * gitlink:git-push[1] to shared repository, if you adopt CVS
     style shared repository workflow.
 
   * gitlink:git-format-patch[1] to prepare e-mail submission, if
     you adopt Linux kernel-style public forum workflow.
 
+Examples
+~~~~~~~~
+
+Clone the upstream and work on it.  Feed changes to upstream.::
++
+------------
+$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/.../torvalds/linux-2.6 my2.6
+$ cd my2.6
+$ edit/compile/test; git commit -a -s <1>
+$ git format-patch origin <2>
+$ git pull <3>
+$ git whatchanged -p ORIG_HEAD.. arch/i386 include/asm-i386 <4>
+$ git pull git://git.kernel.org/pub/.../jgarzik/libata-dev.git ALL <5>
+$ git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD <6>
+$ git prune <7>
+$ git fetch --tags <8>
+
+<1> repeat as needed.
+<2> extract patches from your branch for e-mail submission.
+<3> "pull" fetches from "origin" by default and merges.
+<4> look at the changes since last time we checked, only in the
+area we are interested in.
+<5> fetch from a specific branch from a specific repository and and merge.
+<6> revert the pull.
+<7> garbage collect leftover objects from reverted pull.
+<8> from time to time, obtain official tags from the "origin"
+and store them under .git/refs/tags/.
+------------
+
+
+Push into another repository.::
++
+------------
+satellite$ git clone mothership:frotz/.git frotz <1>
+satellite$ cd frotz
+satellite$ cat .git/remotes/origin <2>
+URL: mothership:frotz/.git
+Pull: master:origin
+satellite$ echo 'Push: master:satellite' >>.git/remotes/origin <3>
+satellite$ edit/compile/test/commit
+satellite$ git push origin <4>
+
+mothership$ cd frotz
+mothership$ git checkout master
+mothership$ git pull . satellite <5>
+
+<1> mothership machine has a frotz repository under your home
+directory; clone from it to start a repository on the satellite
+machine.
+<2> clone creates this file by default.  It arranges "git pull"
+to fetch and store the master branch head of mothership machine
+to local "origin" branch.
+<3> arrange "git push" to push local "master" branch to
+"satellite" branch of the mothership machine.
+<4> push will stash our work away on "satellite" branch on the
+mothership machine.  You could use this as a back-up method.
+<5> on mothership machine, merge the work done on the satellite
+machine into the master branch.
+------------
+
+Branch off of a specific tag.::
++
+------------
+$ git checkout -b private2.6.14 v2.6.14 <1>
+$ edit/compile/test; git commit -a
+$ git checkout master
+$ git format-patch -k -m --stdout v2.6.14..private2.6.14 |
+  git am -3 -k <2>
+
+<1> create a private branch based on a well known (but somewhat behind)
+tag.
+<2> forward port all changes in private2.6.14 branch to master branch
+without a formal "merging".
+------------
+
 
 Integrator[[Integrator]]
 ------------------------
@@ -121,6 +289,62 @@ commands in addition to the ones needed by participants.
   * gitlink:git-push[1] to publish the bleeding edge.
 
 
+Examples
+~~~~~~~~
+
+My typical GIT day.::
++
+------------
+$ git status <1>
+$ git show-branch <2>
+$ mailx <3>
+& s 2 3 4 5 ./+to-apply
+& s 7 8 ./+hold-linus
+& q
+$ git checkout master
+$ git am -3 -i -s -u ./+to-apply <4>
+$ compile/test
+$ git checkout -b hold/linus && git am -3 -i -s -u ./+hold-linus <5>
+$ git checkout topic/one && git rebase master <6>
+$ git checkout pu && git reset --hard master <7>
+$ git pull . topic/one topic/two && git pull . hold/linus <8>
+$ git checkout maint
+$ git cherry-pick master~4 <9>
+$ compile/test
+$ git tag -s -m 'GIT 0.99.9x' v0.99.9x <10>
+$ git fetch ko && git show-branch master maint 'tags/ko-*' <11>
+$ git push ko <12>
+$ git push ko v0.99.9x <13>
+
+<1> see what I was in the middle of doing, if any.
+<2> see what topic branches I have and think about how ready
+they are.
+<3> read mails, save ones that are applicable, and save others
+that are not quite ready.
+<4> apply them, interactively, with my sign-offs.
+<5> create topic branch as needed and apply, again with my
+sign-offs. 
+<6> rebase internal topic branch that has not been merged to the
+master, nor exposed as a part of a stable branch.
+<7> restart "pu" every time from the master.
+<8> and bundle topic branches still cooking.
+<9> backport a critical fix.
+<10> create a signed tag.
+<11> make sure I did not accidentally rewound master beyond what I
+already pushed out.  "ko" shorthand points at the repository I have
+at kernel.org, and looks like this:
+$ cat .git/remotes/ko
+URL: kernel.org:/pub/scm/git/git.git
+Pull: master:refs/tags/ko-master
+Pull: maint:refs/tags/ko-maint
+Push: master
+Push: +pu
+Push: maint
+<12> push out the bleeding edge.
+<13> push the tag out, too.
+------------
+
+
 Repository Administration[[Repository Administration]]
 ------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -136,3 +360,67 @@ and maintain access to the repository by developers.
   * link:howto/update-hook-example.txt[update hook howto] has a
     good example of managing a shared central repository.
 
+
+Examples
+~~~~~~~~
+
+Run git-daemon to serve /pub/scm from inetd.::
++
+------------
+$ grep git /etc/inet.conf
+git	stream	tcp	nowait	nobody \
+  /usr/bin/git-daemon git-daemon --inetd --syslog --export-all /pub/scm
+------------
++
+The actual configuration line should be on one line.
+
+Give push/pull only access to developers.::
++
+------------
+$ grep git /etc/passwd <1>
+alice:x:1000:1000::/home/alice:/usr/bin/git-shell
+bob:x:1001:1001::/home/bob:/usr/bin/git-shell
+cindy:x:1002:1002::/home/cindy:/usr/bin/git-shell
+david:x:1003:1003::/home/david:/usr/bin/git-shell
+$ grep git /etc/shells <2>
+/usr/bin/git-shell
+
+<1> log-in shell is set to /usr/bin/git-shell, which does not
+allow anything but "git push" and "git pull".  The users should
+get an ssh access to the machine.
+<2> in many distributions /etc/shells needs to list what is used
+as the login shell.
+------------
+
+CVS-style shared repository.::
++
+------------
+$ grep git /etc/group <1>
+git:x:9418:alice,bob,cindy,david
+$ cd /home/devo.git
+$ ls -l <2>
+  lrwxrwxrwx   1 david git    17 Dec  4 22:40 HEAD -> refs/heads/master
+  drwxrwsr-x   2 david git  4096 Dec  4 22:40 branches
+  -rw-rw-r--   1 david git    84 Dec  4 22:40 config
+  -rw-rw-r--   1 david git    58 Dec  4 22:40 description
+  drwxrwsr-x   2 david git  4096 Dec  4 22:40 hooks
+  -rw-rw-r--   1 david git 37504 Dec  4 22:40 index
+  drwxrwsr-x   2 david git  4096 Dec  4 22:40 info
+  drwxrwsr-x   4 david git  4096 Dec  4 22:40 objects
+  drwxrwsr-x   4 david git  4096 Nov  7 14:58 refs
+  drwxrwsr-x   2 david git  4096 Dec  4 22:40 remotes
+$ ls -l hooks/update <3>
+  -r-xr-xr-x   1 david git  3536 Dec  4 22:40 update
+$ cat info/allowed-users <4>
+refs/heads/master	alice\|cindy
+refs/heads/doc-update	bob
+refs/tags/v[0-9]*	david
+
+<1> place the developers into the same git group.
+<2> and make the shared repository writable by the group.
+<3> use update-hook example by Carl from Documentation/howto/
+for branch policy control.
+<4> alice and cindy can push into master, only bob can push into doc-update.
+david is the release manager and is the only person who can
+create and push version tags.
+------------