Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:13:16 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: Updated Kernel Hacker's guide to git |
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Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Sun, 23 Dec 2007, Jeff Garzik wrote: > >> Another year, another update! :) >> >> The kernel hacker's guide to git has received some updates: >> >> http://linux.yyz.us/git-howto.html >> >> This includes all the input sent to me in the past several months, >> as well as a few new tips and tricks I use on a regular basis. >> >> In general, this document is designed to be a quick-start cookbook, >> and not a comprehensive introduction. > > there's one issue i have with this document, and that's that i wish it > more carefully distinguished between regular git "user" tasks, and git > "developer" tasks. > > i may be mistaken, but it would seem that a lot of folks are going to > be what i call basic users, who only want to update their git tree, > check the logs, check the status and so on. and if they start to get > ambitious, they might make some changes to the tree, do a diff, and > submit a patch. but in the beginning, they won't be making commits or > switching branches, etc. > > in short, i can see the value of something like a "getting started > with git as a basic user" tutorial. does such a thing exist?
hmmm. There's the tutorial linked at the bottom of the page, which in turn links to http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/everyday.html
git is a developer's tool, so I sorta targetted that audience. I definitely agree that is not only git audience...
Jeff
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