RE: git & patterns

From: Tim Mazid <timmazid@hotmail.com>
Date: May 19, 2011, 06:54 UTC
Message-ID: <SNT124-W262001D726480B1E78D059C48E0@phx.gbl>
In-Reply-To: <4DD4BCB2.5080309@hupie.com>

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> From: mailings@hupie.com
> On 05/19/2011 08:43 AM, Tim Mazid wrote:
> >
> >> Is there a "concepts" or "glossary" man page or similar somewhere that
> >> explains all the terms used in git that an "outsider" (somebody who does
> >> not develop git and just began to use it) might not be aware of?
> >
> > Well, I look like an idiot; I just found the glossary man page.
> >
> > However, there is no entry for "glob", or anything about pathnames.
> >
>
> Well glob is 'real easy' to find, once you actually know that the code
> calls fnmatch :-) :-)
>
> man fnmatch points to man 7 glob :-)
>
> A regular git user will never know this so adding it to the glossary
> seems a good idea

Yes... I was merely demonstrating a point... I knew that all along... >.>

Onto the glossary, though; I did not even know it existed until just now when I tried to look for it. Nothing ever told me "if you're confused about anything, go 'git help glossary'". I don't think it was ever in the "see also" sections of other pages.

Out of curiosity, did Linus/Junio write the majority of the documentation? I know it is difficult to write documentation for those who don't know once you already know what is going on.

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