Re: git for Darwin?

[Jim Meyering]

address@hidden (Karl Berry) wrote:
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>     but we'd commit changes only against the git repo
>
> That was my point.  Have you written a cheat sheet for coreutils git
> users?  Or maybe one exists independently?  You know,
> (a) how to check out

On the command line, it's probably best to start off using cogito wrappers.
That hides git's "index" concept, which can be a little annoying, at first.
Run this to create a checked-out directory named "any-name-you-want":

  cg-clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/coreutils any-name-you-want

or omit the destination dir-name to create a directory named "coreutils":

  cg-clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/coreutils

> (b) how to update

  cg-pull

> (c) how to commit [into your local copy of the repository]

  cg-commit

Browsing a local repository, it can be nice to use one of
the GUI-based tools, like qgit or gitk.

But there's much more.
There are many use cases outlined in git's own Documentation directory.
E.g.,

  http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/tutorial.html
  http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/everyday.html