{"thread":{"id":"2541","subject":"[PATCH 2/3] Update git(7) man-page for the C wrapper.","startedAt":"2005-11-15T23:31:25Z","lastAt":"2005-11-15T23:31:25Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["Andreas Ericsson"],"isPatch":true,"patchVersion":1,"patchTotal":3},"messages":[{"id":"11955","messageId":"20051115233125.251595BFA0@nox.op5.se","threadId":"2541","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"[PATCH 2/3] Update git(7) man-page for the C wrapper.","fromName":"Andreas Ericsson","fromEmail":"exon@op5.se","sentAt":"2005-11-15T23:31:25Z","receivedAt":"2005-11-15T23:31:25Z","isPatch":true,"sender":{"key":"exon@op5.se","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/b948c4f759e868f8e721e545e37afe2cf89cfa8e2ee8b70a432f0d76aee39891?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"\nThe program 'git' now has --exec-path which needs explaining.\n\nRenamed old \"DESCRIPTION\" to \"CORE GIT COMMANDS\" to make room for\n\"OPTIONS\" while following follow some sort of convention.\n\nAlso updated AUTHORS section to pat my own back a bit.\n\nSigned-off-by: Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>\n\n---\n\n Documentation/git.txt |   33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------\n 1 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)\n\napplies-to: 5b537267ba1593d4eb92f9bc09d32c14fb7e2faf\ne743bc1a48f15533ae9cd2f450106be96516d037\ndiff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt\nindex 7045f3f..91e9f9f 100644\n--- a/Documentation/git.txt\n+++ b/Documentation/git.txt\n@@ -8,13 +8,31 @@ git - the stupid content tracker\n \n SYNOPSIS\n --------\n-'git-<command>' <args>\n+'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=GIT_EXEC_PATH]] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]\n \n DESCRIPTION\n -----------\n+'git' is both a program and a directory content tracker system.\n+The program 'git' is just a wrapper to reach the core git programs\n+(or a potty if you like, as it's not exactly porcelain but still\n+brings your stuff to the plumbing).\n+\n+OPTIONS\n+-------\n+--version::\n+\tprints the git suite version that the 'git' program came from.\n+\n+--help::\n+\tprints the synopsis and a list of available commands.\n+\n+--exec-path::\n+\tpath to wherever your core git programs are installed.\n+\tThis can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH\n+\tenvironment variable. If no path is given 'git' will print\n+\tthe current setting and then exit.\n \n-This is reference information for the core git commands.\n-\n+CORE GIT COMMANDS\n+-----------------\n Before reading this cover to cover, you may want to take a look\n at the link:tutorial.html[tutorial] document.\n \n@@ -533,9 +551,12 @@ Discussion[[Discussion]]\n ------------------------\n include::../README[]\n \n-Author\n-------\n-Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.\n+Authors\n+-------\n+\tgit's founding father is Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>.\n+\tThe current git nurse is Junio C. Hamano <junkio@cox.net>.\n+\tThe git potty was written by Andres Ericsson <ae@op5.se>.\n+\tGeneral upbringing is handled by the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.\n \n Documentation\n --------------\n---\n0.99.9.GIT\n"}]}