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Re: [PATCH 2/2] docs: convert "concept" manpages to git-*

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 1, 2013, 19:25 UTC
Message-ID
<20130201192559.GB12368@google.com>
In-Reply-To
<20130201082744.GB25783@sigill.intra.peff.net>
Jeff King wrote:
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> Let's just call everything git-*, which is simpler. This
> patch renames the documentation files, updates the Makefile
> to find them, and updates internal linkgit references to the
> pages. It updates builtin/help.c so that users of "git help
> foo" will not even notice the difference.
>
> Users of external html links, or users who have trained
> their fingers to type "man gitfoo" will notice the missing
> pages. This patch does not install a "this page has moved"
> placeholder, but that can easily be done on top.
Thanks for writing this.

I think this one should wait until someone (perhaps me) takes care of the redirects. Ideally in addition to simple "this place has moved" HTML placeholders and manpages using the .so macro, a makefile target to generate redirect directives for your apache configuration might make sense.

In the meantime, having "man gitrepository-layout" is not the worst wart in the world.

Cheers, Jonathan

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Message 27 of 32 in “git-remote-helpers.txt: should it be gitremote-helpers.txt?”
  1. John KeepingJan 30, 2013
  2. Junio C HamanoJan 30, 2013
  3. gitremote-helpers.txt: rename from git-remote-helpers.txtJohn Keeping, Jan 31, 2013
  4. Matthieu MoyJan 31, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2013
  6. Rename {git- => git}remote-helpers.txtJohn Keeping, Jan 31, 2013
  7. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2013
  8. John KeepingJan 31, 2013
  9. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2013
  10. John KeepingJan 31, 2013
  11. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2013
  12. Jeff KingJan 31, 2013
  13. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2013
  14. Jonathan NiederJan 31, 2013
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2013
  16. Jonathan NiederJan 31, 2013
  17. Jeff KingFeb 1, 2013
  18. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  19. Jeff KingFeb 1, 2013
  20. Jeff KingFeb 1, 2013
  21. 1/2 Documentation/Makefile: clean up MAN*_TXT listsJeff King, Feb 1, 2013
  22. Jonathan NiederFeb 1, 2013
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  24. Jeff KingFeb 1, 2013
  25. Jeff KingFeb 1, 2013
  26. 2/2 docs: convert "concept" manpages to git-*Jeff King, Feb 1, 2013
  27. Jonathan NiederFeb 1, 2013
  28. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  29. Jeff KingFeb 1, 2013
  30. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  31. Tomas CarneckyJan 31, 2013
  32. Junio C HamanoJan 31, 2013

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