[PATCH] provide a Git user-manual man page

2014-02-15 Thread Philip Oakley
This is a resend of my original patch ($gman/240486), which disappeared without comment. I've cc'd those who have touched the User-Manual in the last year for comment on the provision of this access mechanism. The Git User Manual is formatted as a doc book, rather than as a man page so isn't

[PATCH] provide a Git user-manual man page

2014-01-15 Thread Philip Oakley
The Git User Manual is formatted as a doc book, rather than as a man page so isn't directly accessible via the 'hit help guide' command. This patch provides a simple man page with onward links to the true User-Manual. The man page is based directly on a very cut down version of the git(1) page.