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 <eba...@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, > > W: http://www.emmanuelebassi.net > > B: http://log.emmanuelebassi.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gnome-i18n mailing list > > gnome-i18n@gnome.org > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-i18n > > > _______________________________________________ > gnome-i18n mailing list > gnome-i18n@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-i18n _______________________________________________ gnome-i18n mailing list gnome-i18n@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-i18n