From 5a7b693f84412da215546750e634e9cecb46adf4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Lynn Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 18:02:54 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Reworded Git Grandmastery intro. --- en/grandmaster.txt | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/en/grandmaster.txt b/en/grandmaster.txt index 238d90a..55e9eb9 100644 --- a/en/grandmaster.txt +++ b/en/grandmaster.txt @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ == Git Grandmastery == -This pretentiously named page is my dumping ground for uncategorized Git tricks. +By now, you should be able to navigate the *git help* pages and understand +almost everything. However, pinpointing the exact command required to solve a +given problem can be tedious. Perhaps I can save you some time: below are some +recipes I have needed in the past. === Source Releases === @@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ step permanently records the snapshot now in the index. Committing without the *-a* option only performs the second step, and only makes sense after running commands that somehow change the index, such as *git add*. -Usually we can ignore the index and pretend we are reading straight from and writing straight to the history. On this occasion, we want finer control on what gets written to history, and are forced to manipulate the index. We place a snapshot of some, but not all, of our changes into the index, and then permanently record this carefully rigged snapshot. +Usually we can ignore the index and pretend we are reading straight from and writing straight to the history. On this occasion, we want finer control, so we manipulate the index. We place a snapshot of some, but not all, of our changes into the index, and then permanently record this carefully rigged snapshot. === Don't Lose Your HEAD === -- 2.11.4.GIT