Re: [PATCH v2] doc: use `man git` to teach users how to navigate the docs
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Julia Evans <julia@jvns.ca>
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- Oct 7, 2026, 13:57 UTC
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On Wed, Oct 7, 2026, at 9:47 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> "Julia Evans" <julia@jvns.ca> writes: > >>> Nitpick: Okay, but with the current commit message I don’t really >>> understand why the git.github.io link is gone. I have to guess that it >>> is an effective duplicate of git-scm or something since git-scm does >>> remain after this change. >> >> Yep! It has the same content as https://git-scm.com as far as I know, > > Correct. That is direct rendition of what we ship. git-scm.com has > some fruff around it (grouping and other meaningful usability > improvements besides coloring and fonts), but I do not know how > up-to-date the contents or the grouping is and how they are kept > synchronized to the originals at git.github.io/htmldocs/git.html.
Yeah, the grouping at https://git-scm.com/docs is a bit out of date. I'm not sure how to fix it in a satisfactory way.