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[PATCH 04/10] everyday.txt: change "tracking branch" to "remote-tracking branch"

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Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@imag.fr>
Date
Nov 2, 2010, 15:31 UTC
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Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
---
 Documentation/everyday.txt |    6 +++---
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/everyday.txt b/Documentation/everyday.txt
index e0ba8cc..ae413e5 100644
--- a/Documentation/everyday.txt
+++ b/Documentation/everyday.txt
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ directory; clone from it to start a repository on the satellite
 machine.
 <2> clone sets these configuration variables by default.
 It arranges `git pull` to fetch and store the branches of mothership
-machine to local `remotes/origin/*` tracking branches.
+machine to local `remotes/origin/*` remote-tracking branches.
 <3> arrange `git push` to push local `master` branch to
 `remotes/satellite/master` branch of the mothership machine.
 <4> push will stash our work away on `remotes/satellite/master`
-tracking branch on the mothership machine.  You could use this as
-a back-up method.
+remote-tracking 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.
 
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  1. 00/10 More consistant terminologyMatthieu Moy, Nov 2, 2010
  2. 01/10 Better "Changed but not updated" message in git-statusMatthieu Moy, Nov 2, 2010
  3. 02/10 Replace "remote tracking" with "remote-tracking"Matthieu Moy, Nov 2, 2010
  4. 03/10 Change remote tracking to remote-tracking in non-trivial placesMatthieu Moy, Nov 2, 2010
  5. 04/10 everyday.txt: change "tracking branch" to "remote-tracking branch"Matthieu Moy, Nov 2, 2010
  6. 05/10 Change "tracking branch" to "remote-tracking branch"Matthieu Moy, Nov 2, 2010
  7. Santi BéjarNov 2, 2010
  8. Forgotten 'tracking' -> 'remote-tracking'Matthieu Moy, Nov 2, 2010
  9. 06/10 Change incorrect uses of "remote branch" meaning "remote-tracking"Matthieu Moy, Nov 2, 2010
  10. 07/10 Change incorrect "remote branch" to "remote tracking branch" in C codeMatthieu Moy, Nov 2, 2010
  11. What's the -s switch in git show?Will Hall, Nov 9, 2010
  12. Documentation: document show -sJonathan Nieder, Nov 9, 2010
  13. 08/10 user-manual.txt: explain better the remote(-tracking) branch termsMatthieu Moy, Nov 2, 2010
  14. Peter KreftingNov 2, 2010
  15. user-manual.txt: explain better the remote(-tracking) branch termsMatthieu Moy, Nov 2, 2010
  16. 09/10 user-manual: remote-tracking can be checked out, with detached HEADMatthieu Moy, Nov 2, 2010
  17. 10/10 git-branch.txt: mention --set-upstream as a way to change upstream configurationMatthieu Moy, Nov 2, 2010

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