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tutorials: add user-manual links

Mention the user manual, especially as an alternative introduction for
user's mainly interested in read-only operations.

And fix a typo while we're there.

Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
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J. Bruce Fields 18 years ago
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@ -391,6 +391,9 @@ with the commands mentioned in link:everyday.html[Everyday git]. You
should be able to find any unknown jargon in the should be able to find any unknown jargon in the
link:glossary.html[Glossary]. link:glossary.html[Glossary].


The link:user-manual.html[Git User's Manual] provides a more
comprehensive introduction to git.

The link:cvs-migration.html[CVS migration] document explains how to The link:cvs-migration.html[CVS migration] document explains how to
import a CVS repository into git, and shows how to use git in a import a CVS repository into git, and shows how to use git in a
CVS-like way. CVS-like way.

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@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ A tutorial introduction to git (for version 1.5.1 or newer)
This tutorial explains how to import a new project into git, make This tutorial explains how to import a new project into git, make
changes to it, and share changes with other developers. changes to it, and share changes with other developers.


If you are instead primarily interested in using git to fetch a project,
for example, to test the latest version, you may prefer to start with
the first two chapters of link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual].

First, note that you can get documentation for a command such as "git First, note that you can get documentation for a command such as "git
diff" with: diff" with:


@ -564,7 +568,7 @@ link:tutorial-2.html[Part two of this tutorial] explains the object
database, the index file, and a few other odds and ends that you'll database, the index file, and a few other odds and ends that you'll
need to make the most of git. need to make the most of git.


If you don't want to consider with that right away, a few other If you don't want to continue with that right away, a few other
digressions that may be interesting at this point are: digressions that may be interesting at this point are:


* gitlink:git-format-patch[1], gitlink:git-am[1]: These convert * gitlink:git-format-patch[1], gitlink:git-am[1]: These convert

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