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Re: [PATCH] Documentation: convert "glossary" and "core-tutorial" to man pages

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Ping Yin <pkufranky@gmail.com>
Date
May 5, 2008, 01:50 UTC
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On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Christian Couder <chriscool@tuxfamily.org> wrote:

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> This patch renames the following documents and at the same time converts
>  them to the man format:
>
>  core-tutorial.txt -> gitcore-tutorial.txt
>  glossary.txt      -> gitglossary.txt
>
>  But as the glossary is included in the user manual and as the new
>  gitglossary man page cannot be included as a whole in the user manual,
>  the actual glossary content is now in its own "glossary-content.txt"
>  new file. And this file is included by both the user manual and the
>  gitglossary man page.
>
>  Other documents that reference the above ones are changed accordingly
>  and sometimes improved a little too.
>  ---
>   Documentation/Makefile                             |    7 ++---
>   Documentation/git.txt                              |   13 +++++++--
>   .../{core-tutorial.txt => gitcore-tutorial.txt}    |   26 ++++++++++++++++---
>   Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt                 |    6 +++-
>   Documentation/giteveryday.txt                      |    5 ++-
>   Documentation/gitglossary.txt                      |   25 +++++++++++++++++++
>   Documentation/gittutorial-2.txt                    |   11 ++++----
>   Documentation/gittutorial.txt                      |    5 ++-
>   .../{glossary.txt => glossary-content.txt}         |    3 --
>   Documentation/user-manual.txt                      |    5 +++-
>   10 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
>   rename Documentation/{core-tutorial.txt => gitcore-tutorial.txt} (99%)
>   create mode 100644 Documentation/gitglossary.txt
>   rename Documentation/{glossary.txt => glossary-content.txt} (99%)
>
>
>         This is another patch to convert some help documents to
>         man pages. It should apply on top of the previous ones.
>
>
>  diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
>  index 9a8043f..5ec7bd8 100644
>  --- a/Documentation/Makefile
>  +++ b/Documentation/Makefile
>  @@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ MAN1_TXT= \
>         gitk.txt
>   MAN5_TXT=gitattributes.txt gitignore.txt gitmodules.txt githooks.txt
>   MAN7_TXT=git.txt gitcli.txt gittutorial.txt gittutorial-2.txt \
>  -       gitcvs-migration.txt giteveryday.txt
>  +       gitcvs-migration.txt giteveryday.txt gitcore-tutorial.txt \
>  +       gitglossary.txt
>
>   MAN_TXT = $(MAN1_TXT) $(MAN5_TXT) $(MAN7_TXT)
>   MAN_XML=$(patsubst %.txt,%.xml,$(MAN_TXT))
>  @@ -12,12 +13,10 @@ MAN_HTML=$(patsubst %.txt,%.html,$(MAN_TXT))
>
>   DOC_HTML=$(MAN_HTML)
>
>  -ARTICLES = core-tutorial
>  -ARTICLES += diffcore
>  +ARTICLES = diffcore
>   ARTICLES += howto-index
>   ARTICLES += repository-layout
>   ARTICLES += git-tools
>  -ARTICLES += glossary
>   # with their own formatting rules.
>   SP_ARTICLES = howto/revert-branch-rebase howto/using-merge-subtree user-manual
>   API_DOCS = $(patsubst %.txt,%,$(filter-out technical/api-index-skel.txt technical/api-index.txt, $(wildcard technical/api-*.txt)))
>  diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
>  index 1c3c56e..855e90e 100644
>  --- a/Documentation/git.txt
>  +++ b/Documentation/git.txt
>  @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ See the references above to get started using git.  The following is
>   probably more detail than necessary for a first-time user.
>
>   The link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[git concepts chapter of the
>  -user-manual] and the link:core-tutorial.html[Core tutorial] both provide
>  +user-manual] and the linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7][Core tutorial] both provide
>   introductions to the underlying git architecture.
>
>   See also the link:howto-index.html[howto] documents for some useful
>  @@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ Higher level SCMs may provide and manage additional information in the
>
>   Terminology
>   -----------
>  -Please see the link:glossary.html[glossary] document.
>  +Please see the linkgit:gitglossary[7][glossary] document.
>
>
>   Environment Variables
>  @@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ Discussion[[Discussion]]
>
>   More detail on the following is available from the
>   link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[git concepts chapter of the
>  -user-manual] and the link:core-tutorial.html[Core tutorial].
>  +user-manual] and the linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7][Core tutorial].
>
>   A git project normally consists of a working directory with a ".git"
>   subdirectory at the top level.  The .git directory contains, among other
>  @@ -577,6 +577,13 @@ The documentation for git suite was started by David Greaves
>   <david@dgreaves.com>, and later enhanced greatly by the
>   contributors on the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
>
>  +SEE ALSO
>  +--------
>  +linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7],
>  +linkgit:giteveryday[7], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7],
>  +linkgit:gitglossary[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7],
>  +link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual]
>  +
>   GIT
>   ---
>   Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite
>  diff --git a/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt b/Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt
>  similarity index 99%
>  rename from Documentation/core-tutorial.txt
>  rename to Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt
>  index b50b5dd..5995a2e 100644
>  --- a/Documentation/core-tutorial.txt
>  +++ b/Documentation/gitcore-tutorial.txt
>  @@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
>  -A git core tutorial for developers
>  -==================================
>  +gitcore-tutorial(7)
>  +===================
>
>  -Introduction
>  -------------
>  +NAME
>  +----
>  +gitcore-tutorial - A git core tutorial for developers
>  +
>  +SYNOPSIS
>  +--------
>  +git *
>  +
>  +DESCRIPTION
>  +-----------
>
>   This tutorial explains how to use the "core" git programs to set up and
>   work with a git repository.
>  @@ -1679,3 +1687,13 @@ merge two at a time, documenting how you resolved the conflicts,
>   and the reason why you preferred changes made in one side over
>   the other.  Otherwise it would make the project history harder
>   to follow, not easier.
>  +
>  +SEE ALSO
>  +--------
>  +linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7],
>  +linkgit:giteveryday[7], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7],
>  +link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual]
>  +
>  +GIT
>  +---
>  +Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite.
>  diff --git a/Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt b/Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
>  index 4e5ea33..3eaf4b8 100644
>  --- a/Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
>  +++ b/Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
>  @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ can synchronize with; this document explains how to do that.
>
>   Some basic familiarity with git is required.  This
>   linkgit:gittutorial[7][tutorial introduction to git] and the
>  -link:glossary.html[git glossary] should be sufficient.
>  +linkgit:gitglossary[7][git glossary] should be sufficient.
>
>   Developing against a shared repository
>   --------------------------------------
>  @@ -187,7 +187,9 @@ repositories without the need for a central maintainer.
>   SEE ALSO
>   --------
>   linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7],
>  -linkgit:giteveryday[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual]
>  +linkgit:giteveryday[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7],
>  +linkgit:gitglossary[7],
>  +link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual]
>
>   GIT
>   ---
>  diff --git a/Documentation/giteveryday.txt b/Documentation/giteveryday.txt
>  index d7c3a35..6b33242 100644
>  --- a/Documentation/giteveryday.txt
>  +++ b/Documentation/giteveryday.txt
>  @@ -474,8 +474,9 @@ ftp> cp -r .git /home/user/myproject.git
>   SEE ALSO
>   --------
>   linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7],
>  -linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's
>  -Manual]
>  +linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7],
>  +linkgit:gitglossary[7],
>  +link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual]
>
>   GIT
>   ---
>  diff --git a/Documentation/gitglossary.txt b/Documentation/gitglossary.txt
>  new file mode 100644
>  index 0000000..e8475a0
>  --- /dev/null
>  +++ b/Documentation/gitglossary.txt
>  @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
>  +gitglossary(7)
>  +==============
>  +
>  +NAME
>  +----
>  +gitglossary - A GIT Glossary
>  +
>  +SYNOPSIS
>  +--------
>  +*
>  +
>  +DESCRIPTION
>  +-----------
>  +
>  +include::glossary-content.txt[]
>  +
>  +SEE ALSO
>  +--------
>  +linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7],
>  +linkgit:giteveryday[7], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7],
>  +link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual]
>  +
>  +GIT
>  +---
>  +Part of the linkgit:git[7] suite.
>  diff --git a/Documentation/gittutorial-2.txt b/Documentation/gittutorial-2.txt
>  index 4af9073..c7f59bd 100644
>  --- a/Documentation/gittutorial-2.txt
>  +++ b/Documentation/gittutorial-2.txt
>  @@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ in the index file is identical to the one in the working directory.
>   In addition to being the staging area for new commits, the index file
>   is also populated from the object database when checking out a
>   branch, and is used to hold the trees involved in a merge operation.
>  -See the link:core-tutorial.html[core tutorial] and the relevant man
>  +See the linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7][core tutorial] and the relevant man
>   pages for details.
>
>   What next?
>  @@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ At this point you should know everything necessary to read the man
>   pages for any of the git commands; one good place to start would be
>   with the commands mentioned in linkgit:giteveryday[7][Everyday git].
>   You should be able to find any unknown jargon in the
>  -link:glossary.html[Glossary].
>  +linkgit:gitglossary[7][Glossary].
>
>   The link:user-manual.html[Git User's Manual] provides a more
>   comprehensive introduction to git.
>  @@ -412,15 +412,16 @@ CVS-like way.
>   For some interesting examples of git use, see the
>   link:howto-index.html[howtos].
>
>  -For git developers, the link:core-tutorial.html[Core tutorial] goes
>  +For git developers, the linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7][Core tutorial] goes
>   into detail on the lower-level git mechanisms involved in, for
>   example, creating a new commit.
>
>   SEE ALSO
>   --------
>   linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:giteveryday[7],
>  -linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's
>  -Manual]
>  +linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7],
>  +linkgit:gitglossary[7],
>  +link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual]
>
>   GIT
>   ---
>  diff --git a/Documentation/gittutorial.txt b/Documentation/gittutorial.txt
>  index 470f7f7..34469be 100644
>  --- a/Documentation/gittutorial.txt
>  +++ b/Documentation/gittutorial.txt
>  @@ -598,8 +598,9 @@ digressions that may be interesting at this point are:
>   SEE ALSO
>   --------
>   linkgit:gittutorial-2[7], linkgit:giteveryday[7],
>  -linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's
>  -Manual]
>  +linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7],
>  +linkgit:gitglossary[7],
>  +link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual]
>
>   GIT
>   ---
>  diff --git a/Documentation/glossary.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
>  similarity index 99%
>  rename from Documentation/glossary.txt
>  rename to Documentation/glossary-content.txt
>  index 51b6353..f981fee 100644
>  --- a/Documentation/glossary.txt
>  +++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
>  @@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
>  -GIT Glossary
>  -============
>  -
>   [[def_alternate_object_database]]alternate object database::
>         Via the alternates mechanism, a <<def_repository,repository>>
>         can inherit part of its <<def_object_database,object database>>
>  diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
>  index b2c4f2c..a99489e 100644
>  --- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt
>  +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
>  @@ -4252,7 +4252,10 @@ You see, Git is actually the best tool to find out about the source of Git
>   itself!
>
>   [[glossary]]
>  -include::glossary.txt[]
>  +GIT Glossary
>  +============
>  +
>  +include::glossary-content.txt[]
>
>   [[git-quick-start]]
>   Appendix A: Git Quick Reference
>  --
THX very much for the great work.
-- 
Ping Yin
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