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[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / rcs / gitmanual.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/rcs/gitmanual.mdwn b/doc/rcs/gitmanual.mdwn
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Main use case I am trying to accomplish: Edit wiki pages offline.
 
 # Workflow
 
-## on webconverger.org hosted on si.dabase.com (hendry)
+## on webconverger.org/si.dabase.com/hendry
 
 Wiki page created with [ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info). Example usb.mdwn [usb](http://webconverger.org/usb/)
 
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ I wonder why a "pull" doesn't just init a repo like a "svn co" does?
     monty:~/git-testing% git-init
     Initialized empty Git repository in .git/
 
+You might want to set some config variables like your email as this [tutorial](http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/tutorial.html) describes.
+
     monty:~/git-testing% git-pull ssh://si.dabase.com/home/hendry/wikiwc/.git/
     warning: no common commits
     remote: Generating pack...
@@ -49,5 +51,31 @@ I wonder why a "pull" doesn't just init a repo like a "svn co" does?
     refs/heads/master: 75a4a8e94e5fff2a4beced1574e772742d3f9847 -> d3507dfe19b469e61a728d1b0a833a5f480f5802
 
 
-## on si
+## on webconverger.org/si.dabase.com/hendry
+
+    hendry:239$ git-status 
+    # On branch master
+    # Changes to be committed:
+    #   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
+    #
+    #       modified:   usb.mdwn
+    #
+    # Untracked files:
+    #   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
+    #
+    #       .ikiwiki/
+
+Great, we see the usb.mdwn file has been modified. Now we need to check it out to update the local work tree (and the wiki?)
+
+    hendry:242$ git-checkout master usb.mdwn
+
+
+# Stuff I am confused about
+
+* this master/origin stuff
+* why do I have to explicitly say the filename "usb.mdwn" for it to be updated?
+* why do I have to explicitly have to write the url if I am going a git-pull again? I know I can alias it, but why can't it just pull from the last source?
+
+# Ack
 
+Thanks to gitte on #git on Freenode
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