Re: Deficiency in Git Walkthrough for translators http://live.gnome.org/GitMigration/Translators

[Sven Herzberg <herzi gnome-de org>]

Hi,

Am Freitag, den 20.02.2009, 12:30 +0000 schrieb Simos:
> I updated http://live.gnome.org/GitMigration/Translators
> with the following
> 1. Added section on branches
> 2. Added section on initial configuration of your git.
> This is quite important, because in the initial configuration, you
> specify your name and e-mail address.
> This information is added whenever you commit to the repository.
> 3. Added table of contents for easy access to the guide
> 4. Added section on updating your local repository.
> 5. We now use 'pitivi' as guinea pig for our examples. Pitivi is among
> the early adopters to git.gnome.org

Thanks a lot. I extended the current version by mentioning the --author
flag in case people commit on behalf of people without an account.

Regards,
  Sven

> Things to add include
> a. What to do when we want to clear our own local changes in our repository
> b. How to revert a commit
> c. <add here>
> 
> Simos
> 
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Emmanuele Bassi <ebassi gmail com> wrote:
> > On Fri, 2009-02-20 at 09:59 +0000, Simos wrote:
> >
> >> When you clone a repository with ```git clone```, you download the
> >> necessary files for what we used to call HEAD only.
> >
> > no, this is not correct; when you clone you effectively download the
> > entire remote repository locally.
> >
> > saying that you only download the necessary files would imply that you
> > need to download more -- when in fact you can be completely offline.
> >
> > a possible rephrasing is:
> >
> > """
> > When you clone a repository with ```git clone``` you are positioned by
> > default at the tip (or HEAD) of the "master" branch.
> > """
> >
> >> You can verify with
> >>
> >> {{{
> >> $ git branch
> >> * master
> >> $ _
> >> }}}
> >>
> >> How can you view the available remote branches, so that you can
> >> checkout later? You use the ```-a``` parameter in ```git branch``` in
> >> order to show All available branches, both local and remote.
> >
> > to see the remote branches use the -r command line switch; -a will show
> > you all available branches, but it's not necessary -- especially if you
> > just want to create a new tracking branch.
> >
> > ciao,
> >  Emmanuele.
> >
> > --
> > Emmanuele Bassi,
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> > B: http://log.emmanuelebassi.net
> >
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