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Re: [PATCH 02/10] user-manual: revise birdseye-view chapter

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
May 15, 2007, 00:07 UTC
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"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu> writes:
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> From: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
>
> Some revisions suggested by Junio along with some minor style fixes and
> one compile fix (asterisks need escaping).
>
> Cc: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
> Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
> ---
>  Documentation/user-manual.txt |   43 +++++++++++++++++++---------------------
>  1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
> index bac9660..7abdc3e 100644
> --- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
> @@ -3161,8 +3161,12 @@ contrast, running "git prune" while somebody is actively changing the
>  repository is a *BAD* idea).
>  
>  [[birdview-on-the-source-code]]
> -A birdview on Git's source code
> ------------------------------
> +A birds-eye view of Git's source code
> +-------------------------------------
> +
> +It is not always easy for new developers to find their way through Git's
> +source code.  This section gives you a gentle guidance to show where to
> +start.
>  
>  While Git's source code is quite elegant, it is not always easy for
>  new  developers to find their way through it.  A good idea is to look

Perhaps you meant to drop this first sentence "While ... through it." from the original?

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Message 2 of 17 in “user-manual: revise birdseye-view chapter”
  1. 02/10 user-manual: revise birdseye-view chapterJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoMay 15, 2007
  3. J. Bruce FieldsMay 15, 2007
  4. 03/10 glossary: expand and clarify some definitions, prune cross-referencesJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  5. Jakub NarebskiMay 14, 2007
  6. J. Bruce FieldsMay 17, 2007
  7. 04/10 user-manual: move quick-start to an appendixJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  8. 05/10 Documentation: remove howto's now incorporated into manualJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  9. 06/10 user-manual: move howto/make-dist.txt into user manualJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  10. 07/10 user-manual: move howto/using-topic-branches into manualJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  11. 08/10 user-manual: add a "counting commits" exampleJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  12. 09/10 user-manual: introduce gitJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  13. 10/10 user-manual: listing commits reachable from some refs not othersJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  14. Luck, TonyMay 14, 2007
  15. user-manual: fix origin/linus confusion in topic-branches exampleJ. Bruce Fields, May 14, 2007
  16. Linus TorvaldsMay 14, 2007
  17. J. Bruce FieldsMay 14, 2007

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