Re: [PATCH] everyday: fsck and gc are not everyday operations

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On Wed, 21 Oct 2009, Anders Kaseorg wrote:
> Back in 2005 when this document was written, it may have made sense to 
> introduce ‘git fsck’ (then ‘git fsck-objects’) as the very first example 
> command for new users of Git 0.99.9.  Now that Git has been stable for 
> years and does not actually tend to eat your data, it makes significantly 
> less sense.  In fact, it sends an entirely wrong message.
> 
> ‘git gc’ is also unnecessary for the purposes of this document, especially 
> with gc.auto enabled by default.
> 
> The only other commands in the “Basic Repository” section were ‘git init’ 
> and ‘git clone’.  ‘clone’ is already listed in the “Participant” section, 
> so move ‘init’ to the “Standalone” section and get rid of “Basic 
> Repository” entirely.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anders Kaseorg <andersk@xxxxxxx>


This patch seems to have been forgotten.  Are there any opinions on it?  
I think it goes a long way toward making the “Everyday” document look less 
scary to Git newcomers.

Anders
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