From: Junio C Hamano Date: Sun, 17 May 2020 18:34:46 GMT Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/6] Add bit on extending git to Hacking Git Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <1589681624-36969-3-git-send-email-keni@hers.com> Kenneth Lorber writes: > From: Kenneth Lorber > > The Hacking Git section of the user manual is the logical place to look > for information on extending Gut, so add a short section of links to > places where that information actually lives. > > Signed-off-by: Kenneth Lorber > --- > Documentation/user-manual.txt | 8 ++++++++ > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt > index 833652983f..2144246444 100644 > --- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt > +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt > @@ -4049,6 +4049,14 @@ and that is what higher level `git merge -s resolve` is implemented with. > This chapter covers internal details of the Git implementation which > probably only Git developers need to understand. > > +If you are extending Git using hooks, writing new tools, or otherwise > +looking for technical information but not hacking Git itself, the following > +documents may be what you are really looking for: > + > +* hooks: linkgit:githooks[5] > +* attributes: linkgit:gitattributes[5] > +* new tools: linkgit:git-sh-setup[1] I am not sure if this fits here. It is a distraction to the target audience of this section, no?