I did this by mistake: $git fet linux-2.6 git: 'fet' is not a git-command The most commonly used git commands are: add Add file contents to the changeset to be committed next apply Apply a patch on a git index file and a working tree (use 'git help -a' to get a list of all installed git commands) why does git say that add and apply are most commonly used git commands? -- MST - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html