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Re: as promised, docs: git for the confused

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Randal L. Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com>
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Dec 13, 2005, 03:59 UTC
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>>>>> "Joshua" == Joshua N Pritikin <jpritikin@pobox.com> writes:

Joshua> I don't remmeber which documentation I read but after spending a month Joshua> with cogito, I felt like I was ready for git. The only thing I miss Joshua> from cogito is colorized diff output. ;-)

Yes, that fits my experience as well. I also don't see any direct support for .gitignore files in any of the plumbing. Am I missing something there?

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Message 13 of 28 in “Re: as promised, docs: git for the confused”
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  4. Randy.DunlapDec 9, 2005
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  7. Junio C HamanoDec 9, 2005
  8. Linus TorvaldsDec 12, 2005
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  10. Linus TorvaldsDec 12, 2005
  11. Randal L. SchwartzDec 12, 2005
  12. Joshua N PritikinDec 13, 2005
  13. Randal L. SchwartzDec 13, 2005
  14. Junio C HamanoDec 13, 2005
  15. Linus TorvaldsDec 13, 2005
  16. H. Peter AnvinDec 13, 2005
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  18. Randal L. SchwartzDec 13, 2005
  19. Tip of the day: archaeologyJunio C Hamano, Dec 13, 2005
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  21. Junio C HamanoDec 13, 2005
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  23. Everyday: some examples.Junio C Hamano, Dec 13, 2005
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  25. linux@horizon.comDec 9, 2005
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