v6, 4 partsgitfaq: changing the remote of a repository

> Add issue in 'Common Issues' section which addresses the problem of
> changing the remote of a repository.
>
> Signed-off-by: Shourya Shukla <shouryashukla.oo@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/gitfaq.txt | 11 +++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/gitfaq.txt b/Documentation/gitfaq.txt
> index 11d9bac859..875cfa0acd 100644
> --- a/Documentation/gitfaq.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/gitfaq.txt
> @@ -233,6 +233,17 @@ I asked Git to ignore various files, yet they are still tracked::
>  	and add a pattern to `.gitignore` that matches the <file>.
>  	See linkgit:gitignore[5] for details.
>  
> +[[changing-remote-of-the-repository]]
> +I want to change the remote of my repository. How do I do that?::
> +	A remote is an identifier for a location to which Git pushes your
> +	changes as well as fetches any new changes from (if any).  There
> +	might be different circumstances in which one might need to change
> +	the remote URL (see linkgit:git-remote[1]).  To change the remote URL
> +	one may use: git remote set-url <name> <newurl>

>
> Add an issue in 'Common Issues' section which addresses the confusion
> between performing a 'fetch' and a 'pull'.
>
> Helped-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Shourya Shukla <shouryashukla.oo@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/gitfaq.txt | 8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/gitfaq.txt b/Documentation/gitfaq.txt
> index 5dfbb32089..53e3844374 100644
> --- a/Documentation/gitfaq.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/gitfaq.txt
> @@ -255,6 +255,14 @@ way of cloning it in lesser space?::
>         presumes that the user has an always-on network connection to the
>         original repository).  See linkgit:partial-clone[1].
>
> +[[fetching-and-pulling]]
> +How do I know if I want to do a fetch or a pull?::
> +       A fetch stores a copy of the latest changes from the remote
> +       repository, without modifying the working tree or current branch.
> +       You can then at your leisure inspect, merge, rebase on top of, or
> +       ignore the upstream changes.  A pull consists of a fetch followed
> +       immediately     by either a merge or rebase.  See linkgit:git-pull[1].

>  Hooks
>  -----
>
> --
> 2.26.2

> Hi Shourya,
>
> On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 1:00 AM Shourya Shukla
> <shouryashukla.oo@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Add an issue in 'Common Issues' section which addresses the confusion
>> between performing a 'fetch' and a 'pull'.
>>
>> Helped-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Shourya Shukla <shouryashukla.oo@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>  Documentation/gitfaq.txt | 8 ++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/gitfaq.txt b/Documentation/gitfaq.txt
>> index 5dfbb32089..53e3844374 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/gitfaq.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/gitfaq.txt
>> @@ -255,6 +255,14 @@ way of cloning it in lesser space?::
>>         presumes that the user has an always-on network connection to the
>>         original repository).  See linkgit:partial-clone[1].
>>
>> +[[fetching-and-pulling]]
>> +How do I know if I want to do a fetch or a pull?::
>> +       A fetch stores a copy of the latest changes from the remote
>> +       repository, without modifying the working tree or current branch.
>> +       You can then at your leisure inspect, merge, rebase on top of, or
>> +       ignore the upstream changes.  A pull consists of a fetch followed
>> +       immediately     by either a merge or rebase.  See linkgit:git-pull[1].
>
> Looks like you have a tab instead of a space between 'immediately' and 'by'.

>
> Add issue in 'Common issue' section which covers issues with cloning
> large repositories. Use partial cloning to selectively clone the
> repository.
>
> Signed-off-by: Shourya Shukla <shouryashukla.oo@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/gitfaq.txt | 11 +++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/gitfaq.txt b/Documentation/gitfaq.txt
> index 875cfa0acd..5dfbb32089 100644
> --- a/Documentation/gitfaq.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/gitfaq.txt
> @@ -244,6 +244,17 @@ I want to change the remote of my repository. How do I do that?::
>  One can list the remotes of a repository using `git remote -v` command.
>  The default name of a remote is 'origin'.
>
> +[[partial-cloning]]
> +The repository I am trying to clone is too big.  Is there an alternative
> +way of cloning it in lesser space?::
> +       A good way to save space when cloning a repository is by using
> +       `partial clones`.  A partial clone will clone the full history of
> +       the repository but will skip out the entities specified by the
> +       `--filter` option one uses in `git clone`.  Any entity which has
> +       not been cloned to save space can be cloned     on-demand (hence this

> +       presumes that the user has an always-on network connection to the
> +       original repository).  See linkgit:partial-clone[1].
> +
>  Hooks
>  -----
>
> --
> 2.26.2