Gentlemen, sorry to be a bore, but in /usr/share/doc/git-doc/gitcore-tutorial.html there are examples like $ git-cat-file "blob" 557db03 which makes it look like the author is an expert in other things, but not the shell, where $ git-cat-file blob 557db03 would be fine. Do you really type those extra quotes when nobody else is looking? Same even with $ echo "Silly example" >example Let's see, Of $ echo Silly example >example $ echo Silly example>example $ echo Silly example > example I'd pick the latter... -- 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