Re: [PATCH] everyday: fsck and gc are not everyday operations

From: Anders Kaseorg <andersk@mit.edu>
Date: Mar 15, 2010, 01:12 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1003142109020.14055@dr-wily.mit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.00.0910211559210.5105@dr-wily.mit.edu>

On Wed, 21 Oct 2009, Anders Kaseorg wrote:

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> Back in 2005 when this document was written, it may have made sense to 
> introduce ‘git fsck’ (then ‘git fsck-objects’) as the very first example 
> command for new users of Git 0.99.9.  Now that Git has been stable for 
> years and does not actually tend to eat your data, it makes significantly 
> less sense.  In fact, it sends an entirely wrong message.
> 
> ‘git gc’ is also unnecessary for the purposes of this document, especially 
> with gc.auto enabled by default.
> 
> The only other commands in the “Basic Repository” section were ‘git init’ 
> and ‘git clone’.  ‘clone’ is already listed in the “Participant” section, 
> so move ‘init’ to the “Standalone” section and get rid of “Basic 
> Repository” entirely.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anders Kaseorg <andersk@mit.edu>

This patch seems to have been forgotten. Are there any opinions on it? I think it goes a long way toward making the “Everyday” document look less scary to Git newcomers.

Anders