# more than 20 commands in everyday.txt 3 messages from 2007-12-19 to 2007-12-20. Participants: Miklos Vajna, Jakub Narebski, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/11362 ## Miklos Vajna, 2007-12-19 22:56 Subject: more than 20 commands in everyday.txt Message-ID: <20071219225618.GA7378@genesis.frugalware.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20071219225618.GA7378%40genesis.frugalware.org ``` hi, this might seem to be a bit bikesheding, but i hope it isn't. today i teched git to someone who never used any scm so far. i showed him the "everyday with git" document, as i think it's a great start for newbies. actually i read it once but it was in the past, now i did it again and i think there are some commands listed there which is not something we use "every day". of course it may be only me, that's why i ask. here are the commands i rarely use and are in everyday.txt: - git-prune and git-repack: usually i use git-gc only. maybe prune and repack could be removed from everyday.txt? - git-show-branch: what about mentioning gitk instead? i think it's much more used - compared to git-show-branch what do you think about this? maybe i'm wrong, but if i'm right, then i would provide a patch to update everyday.txt according to these suggestions. thanks, - VMiklos ``` ## Jakub Narebski, 2007-12-19 23:23 Subject: Re: more than 20 commands in everyday.txt Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/m34peep8vc.fsf%40roke.D-201 In-Reply-To: <20071219225618.GA7378@genesis.frugalware.org> ``` Miklos Vajna writes: > this might seem to be a bit bikesheding, but i hope it isn't. today i > teched git to someone who never used any scm so far. i showed him the > "everyday with git" document, as i think it's a great start for newbies. > actually i read it once but it was in the past, now i did it again and i > think there are some commands listed there which is not something we use > "every day". of course it may be only me, that's why i ask. here are the > commands i rarely use and are in everyday.txt: > > - git-prune and git-repack: usually i use git-gc only. maybe prune and > repack could be removed from everyday.txt? I agree that git-repack should be removed (there is git-gc), and git-prune should be replaced by mentioning --prune option to git-gc. This document is for newbies, and they shouldn't need to run anything other than git-gc. Besides with new enough git the number of generated loose objects should be greatly reduced: git now produces (small) packs if possible. I'm not sure if mentioning git-fsck at all, or at least this early is a good idea for introductory tutorial. Running git-fsck should be rare, very rare. > - git-show-branch: what about mentioning gitk instead? i think it's much > more used - compared to git-show-branch I would replace git-show-branch by git-show as command to see where you are. and add gitk (which has now manpage) to view history. git-show-branch output is a bit cryptic... Perhaps we could add git-reflog / "git log -g" somewhere around? > what do you think about this? maybe i'm wrong, but if i'm right, then i > would provide a patch to update everyday.txt according to these > suggestions. I'd like this. At least the first one is unambiguous. -- Jakub Narebski Poland ShadeHawk on #git ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2007-12-20 00:15 Subject: Re: more than 20 commands in everyday.txt Message-ID: <7vejdite4x.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vejdite4x.fsf%40gitster.siamese.dyndns.org In-Reply-To: <20071219225618.GA7378@genesis.frugalware.org> ``` Miklos Vajna writes: > "every day". of course it may be only me, that's why i ask. here are the > commands i rarely use and are in everyday.txt: > > - git-prune and git-repack: usually i use git-gc only. maybe prune and > repack could be removed from everyday.txt? > > - git-show-branch: what about mentioning gitk instead? i think it's much > more used - compared to git-show-branch > > what do you think about this? maybe i'm wrong, but if i'm right, then i > would provide a patch to update everyday.txt according to these > suggestions. I think you would probably get unanimous yes for the former (I don't use gc myself but "repack -a -d" or "repack -a -d -f" regularly, though --- I am old fashioned and do not mind being counted as an oddball). For the latter it all depends on whether you are in windowed environment (I usually don't). ```