[RFC PATCH] Add git quick reference
From: Jonas Fonseca <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:43:13
It attempts to list some of the most commonly used commands, which should
give new users an idea of how to get started.
Available both as a manpage (generated via a script) and HTML page.
---
Documentation/Makefile | 8 ++-
Documentation/asciidoc.conf | 2 +
Documentation/git-quick-ref.sh | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++
Documentation/quick-reference.txt | 112 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
4 files changed, 187 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
create mode 100755 Documentation/git-quick-ref.sh
create mode 100644 Documentation/quick-reference.txt
This is "ported" from the Cogito quick reference that I made (inspired
by svn-ref) to serve as something to hand out for new users--a kinda
cheat sheet. I don't know if git even needs another document in this
category. However, contrary to some of the others, this document tries
to be very brief, which might help impatient users. ;)
Also, I am, myself, quite new to the git porcelain so any feedback on
which commands should be included would be very much appreciated! I'd
like to keep the format to 2 pages max, so there is still room for a
few additions.
See the end result at:
http://jonas.nitro.dk/git/quick-reference.{html,pdf}
diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
index 3f92783..9dcabaf 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ MAN1_TXT= \ $(wildcard git-*.txt)) \ gitk.txt MAN5_TXT=gitattributes.txt -MAN7_TXT=git.txt +MAN7_TXT=git.txt git-quick-ref.txt DOC_HTML=$(patsubst %.txt,%.html,$(MAN1_TXT) $(MAN5_TXT) $(MAN7_TXT))
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ ARTICLES += hooks ARTICLES += everyday ARTICLES += git-tools ARTICLES += glossary +ARTICLES += quick-reference # with their own formatting rules. SP_ARTICLES = howto/revert-branch-rebase user-manual
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ git.7 git.html: git.txt core-intro.txt clean: rm -f *.xml *.xml+ *.html *.html+ *.1 *.5 *.7 howto-index.txt howto/*.html doc.dep - rm -f $(cmds_txt) *.made + rm -f $(cmds_txt) *.made git-quick-ref.txt %.html : %.txt rm -f $@+ $@
@@ -129,6 +130,9 @@ clean: user-manual.xml: user-manual.txt user-manual.conf $(ASCIIDOC) -b docbook -d book $< +git-quick-ref.txt: quick-reference.txt + ./git-quick-ref.sh $< > $@ + XSLT = http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/html/docbook.xsl XSLTOPTS = --xinclude --stringparam html.stylesheet docbook-xsl.css
diff --git a/Documentation/asciidoc.conf b/Documentation/asciidoc.conf
index fa7dc94..546a074 100644
--- a/Documentation/asciidoc.conf
+++ b/Documentation/asciidoc.conf@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ caret=^ startsb=[ endsb=] tilde=~ +# Five non breaking spaces used for option indentation in the quick reference +qrefopt=      ifdef::backend-docbook[] [gitlink-inlinemacro]
diff --git a/Documentation/git-quick-ref.sh b/Documentation/git-quick-ref.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..65b02b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/git-quick-ref.sh@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +#!/bin/sh +# +# Generate asciidoc manpage markup from Git quick reference file. +# Copyright (c) Jonas Fonseca, 2007 +# +# Takes the path to the reference file. Prints the manpage to stdout. + +reffile="$1" + +cat <<__END__ +git-quick-ref(7) +================ + +NAME +---- +git-quick-ref - Git quick reference + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +A list of frequently used commands grouped with related commands. + +DESCRIPTION +----------- + +__END__ + +sed ' + 0,/^$/d + /^`---/d + /frame="none"/,1d + s/\\$// + s/[*]\([^*]*\)[*]/\1/g + s/[`]\([^`]*\)[`]/\1/g + s/['\'']\([^'\'']*\)['\'']/\1/g +' < "$reffile" | \ +while read line; do + col1=$(echo "$line" | cut -f 1) + case "$line" in + *":") + echo "$line" + echo "$line" | sed "s/[^~]/~/g" + echo + echo "[verse]" + continue + ;; + "-----"*|"") + echo "$line" | sed 's/-/./g' + continue + ;; + "{qrefopt}"*) + col1=$(echo "$col1" | sed 's/.*qrefopt}/ /') + ;; + esac + col2=$(echo "$line" | sed 's/.*[ ]\+//') + printf "%-30s %s\n" "$col1" "$col2" +done + +cat << __END__ + +DOCUMENTATION +------------- +Documentation by Jonas Fonseca and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>. + +GIT +--- +Part of the gitlink:git[7] suite +__END__
diff --git a/Documentation/quick-reference.txt b/Documentation/quick-reference.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ab8620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/quick-reference.txt@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@ +Git Quick Reference +=================== + +[frame="none"] +`-------------------------------`--------------------------------------------- +Getting help: +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*git help* 'command' or +*git* 'command' \--help Show help for a command +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +[frame="none"] +`-------------------------------`--------------------------------------------- +Repository creation: +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*git init* Create a repository in the current directory +*git clone* 'url' Clone a remote repository into a subdirectory +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +[frame="none"] +`-------------------------------`--------------------------------------------- +File operations: +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*git add* 'path' Add file or files in directory recursively +*git rm* 'path' Remove file or directory from the working tree +{qrefopt} -f Force deletion of file(s) from disk +*git mv* 'path' 'destination' Move file or directory to new location +{qrefopt} -f Overwrite existing destination files +*git checkout* '[rev]' 'file' Restore file from current branch or revision +{qrefopt} -f Overwrite uncommitted local changes +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +[frame="none"] +`-------------------------------`--------------------------------------------- +Working tree: +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*git status* Show status of the working tree +*git diff* '[path]' Show diff of changes in the working tree +*git diff* HEAD 'path' Show diff of stages and unstaged changes +*git add* 'path' Stage file for commit +*git reset* HEAD 'path' Unstage file for commit +*git commit* Commit files that has been staged (with git-add) +{qrefopt} -a Automatically stage all modified files +*git reset* \--soft HEAD^ Undo commit & keep changes in the working tree +*git reset* \--hard HEAD^ Reset the working tree to the last commit +*git clean* Clean unknown files from the working tree +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +[frame="none"] +`-------------------------------`--------------------------------------------- +Examining History: +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*git log* '[path]' View commit log, optionally for specific path +*git log* '[from[..to]]' View commit log for a given revision range +{qrefopt} \--stat List diffstat for each revision +{qrefopt} -S'pattern' Search history for changes matching pattern +*git blame* '[file]' Show file annotated with line modifications +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +[frame="none"] +`-------------------------------`--------------------------------------------- +Remote repositories - 'remotes': +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*git fetch* '[remote]' Fetch changes from a remote repository +*git pull* '[remote]' Fetch and merge changes from a remote repository +*git push* '[remote]' Push changes to a remote repository +*git remote* List remote repositories +*git remote add* 'remote' 'url' Add remote to list of tracked repositories +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +[frame="none"] +`-------------------------------`--------------------------------------------- +Branches: +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*git checkout* 'branch' Switch working tree to branch +{qrefopt} -b 'branch' Create branch before switching to it +*git branch* List local branches +*git branch* -f 'branch' 'rev' Overwrite existing branch, start from revision +*git merge* 'branch' Merge changes from branch +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +[frame="none"] +`-------------------------------`--------------------------------------------- +Exporting and importing: +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*git apply* - < 'file' Apply patch from stdin +*git format-patch* 'from[..to]' Format a patch with log message and diffstat +*git archive* 'rev' > 'file' Export snapshot of revision to file +{qrefopt} \--prefix='dir'/ Nest all files in the snapshot in directory +{qrefopt} \--format='[tar|zip]' Specify archive format to use: 'tar' or 'zip' +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +[frame="none"] +`-------------------------------`--------------------------------------------- +Tags: +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +*git tag* 'name' '[revision]' Create tag for a given revision +{qrefopt} -s Sign tag with your private key using GPG +{qrefopt} -l '[pattern]' List tags, optionally matching pattern +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +[frame="none"] +`-------------------------------`--------------------------------------------- +File status flags: +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +`M` modified File has been modified +`C` copy-edit File has been copied and modified +`R` rename-edit File has been renamed and modified +`A` added File has been added +`D` deleted File has been deleted +`U` unmerged File has conflicts after a merge +------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Jonas Fonseca