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-rw-r--r--Documentation/git-repo-config.txt6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/tutorial.txt29
-rw-r--r--builtin-blame.c1
3 files changed, 31 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt b/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
index 8199615dd..5bede9ac2 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-repo-config.txt
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ OPTIONS
-l, --list::
List all variables set in config file.
+--bool::
+ git-repo-config will ensure that the output is "true" or "false"
+
+--int::
+ git-repo-config will ensure that the output is a simple decimal number
+
ENVIRONMENT
-----------
diff --git a/Documentation/tutorial.txt b/Documentation/tutorial.txt
index 35af81a3d..fe4491de4 100644
--- a/Documentation/tutorial.txt
+++ b/Documentation/tutorial.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ diff" with:
$ man git-diff
------------------------------------------------
+It is a good idea to introduce yourself to git before doing any
+operation. The easiest way to do so is:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ cat >~/.gitconfig <<\EOF
+[user]
+ name = Your Name Comes Here
+ email = you@yourdomain.example.com
+EOF
+------------------------------------------------
+
+
Importing a new project
-----------------------
@@ -31,7 +43,8 @@ defaulting to local storage area
You've now initialized the working directory--you may notice a new
directory created, named ".git". Tell git that you want it to track
-every file under the current directory with
+every file under the current directory with (notice the dot '.'
+that means the current directory):
------------------------------------------------
$ git add .
@@ -40,7 +53,7 @@ $ git add .
Finally,
------------------------------------------------
-$ git commit -a
+$ git commit
------------------------------------------------
will prompt you for a commit message, then record the current state
@@ -55,11 +68,17 @@ $ git diff
to review your changes. When you're done,
------------------------------------------------
-$ git commit -a
+$ git commit file1 file2...
------------------------------------------------
will again prompt your for a message describing the change, and then
-record the new versions of the modified files.
+record the new versions of the files you listed. It is cumbersome
+to list all files and you can say `-a` (which stands for 'all')
+instead.
+
+------------------------------------------------
+$ git commit -a
+------------------------------------------------
A note on commit messages: Though not required, it's a good idea to
begin the commit message with a single short (less than 50 character)
@@ -75,7 +94,7 @@ $ git add path/to/new/file
------------------------------------------------
then commit as usual. No special command is required when removing a
-file; just remove it, then commit.
+file; just remove it, then tell `commit` about the file as usual.
At any point you can view the history of your changes using
diff --git a/builtin-blame.c b/builtin-blame.c
index 53fed4501..dc3ffeaff 100644
--- a/builtin-blame.c
+++ b/builtin-blame.c
@@ -1787,6 +1787,7 @@ int cmd_blame(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
/* Now we got rev and path. We do not want the path pruning
* but we may want "bottom" processing.
*/
+ argv[unk++] = "--"; /* terminate the rev name */
argv[unk] = NULL;
init_revisions(&revs, NULL);