Re: [PATCH] tutorial.txt renamed

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On Wednesday 07 January 2009 07:27:13 Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Brian Gernhardt <benji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > This is the README file for the project, so it should advise looking  
> > at the Documentation directory as neither the man pages or git command  
> > are likely installed at this point.
> 
> I think that is a sane suggestion.  It is better to keep the number of
> prerequisites to the minimum for the user in order to follow README (and
> INSTALL, of course).

 It is indeed a sane suggestion.  However, there is no (obvious?)
 harm in *also* mentioning that ‘git help tutorial’ should also
 display the tutorial.  Something like “If git has been correctly
 installed, then this tutorial can also be read with the command
 ‘git help tutorial’.”

cheers!
	-blf-
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