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[PATCH] cvs-migration document: make the need for "push" more obvious

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Dec 6, 2006, 12:27 UTC
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<Pine.LNX.4.63.0612061325320.28348@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>
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It really is an important concept to grasp for people coming from CVS. Even if it is briefly mentioned, it is not obvious enough to sink in.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
---
	On Wed, 6 Dec 2006, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
	
	> It took me a while to realize that a git repository, as soon as 
	> you've cloned it, is *self-contained*, and that commiting to the 
	> repository and synchronizing with a different git repository are 
	> two completely different things (contrary to CVS).  This should 
	> be pronounced more in the CVS->git guide.
 Documentation/cvs-migration.txt |    5 +++++
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/cvs-migration.txt b/Documentation/cvs-migration.txt
index 6812683..8e610c7 100644
--- a/Documentation/cvs-migration.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cvs-migration.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ First, note some ways that git differs from CVS:
     single shared repository which people can synchronize with; see below
     for details.
 
+  * Since every working tree contains a repository, a commit will not
+    publish your changes; it will only create a revision. You have to
+    "push" your changes to a public repository to make them visible
+    to others.
+
 Importing a CVS archive
 -----------------------
 
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  1. Graham PercivalDec 6, 2006
  2. Jakub NarebskiDec 6, 2006
  3. Han-Wen NienhuysDec 6, 2006
  4. Jakub NarebskiDec 6, 2006
  5. Han-Wen NienhuysDec 6, 2006
  6. Johannes SchindelinDec 6, 2006
  7. Junio C HamanoDec 6, 2006
  8. Daniel BarkalowDec 6, 2006
  9. Tom PrinceDec 6, 2006
  10. Graham PercivalDec 6, 2006
  11. Han-Wen NienhuysDec 6, 2006
  12. Junio C HamanoDec 6, 2006
  13. Jakub NarebskiDec 6, 2006
  14. Han-Wen NienhuysDec 6, 2006
  15. cvs-migration document: make the need for "push" more obviousJohannes Schindelin, Dec 6, 2006
  16. Jakub NarebskiDec 6, 2006
  17. Johannes SchindelinDec 6, 2006
  18. Jakub NarebskiDec 6, 2006
  19. New users, was Re: [PATCH] cvs-migration document: make the need for "push" more obviousJohannes Schindelin, Dec 6, 2006
  20. J. Bruce FieldsDec 6, 2006
  21. Han-Wen NienhuysDec 6, 2006
  22. J. Bruce FieldsDec 6, 2006
  23. Han-Wen NienhuysDec 6, 2006
  24. Johannes SchindelinDec 6, 2006
  25. J. Bruce FieldsDec 6, 2006
  26. J. Bruce FieldsDec 6, 2006
  27. Junio C HamanoDec 6, 2006
  28. Documentation: reorganize cvs-migration.txtJ. Bruce Fields, Dec 7, 2006
  29. Junio C HamanoDec 7, 2006
  30. J. Bruce FieldsDec 7, 2006
  31. Johannes SchindelinDec 7, 2006
  32. J. Bruce FieldsDec 7, 2006
  33. Johannes SchindelinDec 7, 2006
  34. J. Bruce FieldsDec 8, 2006
  35. Junio C HamanoDec 8, 2006
  36. J. Bruce FieldsDec 9, 2006
  37. Graham PercivalDec 6, 2006
  38. J. Bruce FieldsDec 6, 2006

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