git docs on kernel.org too new?

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The git documentation here:

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

does not seem to describe the current stable release of
git: git-1.4.4.4 (there is a release candidate of 1.5.0 on kernel.org)

I just want to let you know that it has been making it difficult to
learn how to use git.

I think in some cases the documentation is out of date, but I suspect
that in other cases the documentation refers to the future 1.5.0 release?

For example:

-Step one of tutorial.html:

   $ git config --global user.name "Your Name Comes Here"

   But git-config does not exist.

-Step two of tutorial "Importing a new project"

   $ git init

   But git-init does not exist.

-git-remote does not exist.

-Later "$ git merge experimental" is suggested, but see below, this
 appears to be the wrong usage.

-The everyday.html and git-merge.html pages describe
  a different usage for git-merge than the git-1.4.4.4 docs and
  executables.

  everyday.html(kernel.org):
    $ git checkout master (9)
    $ git merge alsa-audio (10)

  git-merge(kernel.org):
    git-merge [-n] [--no-commit] [--squash] [-s <strategy>] -m=<msg> <remote> <remote>

  git-merge(1.4.4.4):
    Usage: git-merge [-n] [--no-commit] [--squash] [-s <strategy>]... <merge-message> <head> <remote>+


-brandon

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