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@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ reflect recent changes.
Commands Overview
-----------------
The git commands can helpfully be split into those that manipulate
-the repository, the cache and the working fileset, those that
+the repository, the index and the working fileset, those that
interrogate and compare them, and those that moves objects and
references between repositories.
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ gitlink:git-apply[1]::
applies it to the working tree.
gitlink:git-checkout-index[1]::
- Copy files from the cache to the working directory
+ Copy files from the index to the working directory
gitlink:git-commit-tree[1]::
Creates a new commit object
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ gitlink:git-prune-packed[1]::
Remove extra objects that are already in pack files.
gitlink:git-read-tree[1]::
- Reads tree information into the directory cache
+ Reads tree information into the directory index
gitlink:git-unpack-objects[1]::
Unpacks objects out of a packed archive.
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ gitlink:git-update-index[1]::
Modifies the index or directory cache
gitlink:git-write-tree[1]::
- Creates a tree from the current cache
+ Creates a tree from the current index
Interrogation commands
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ gitlink:git-cat-file[1]::
Provide content or type information for repository objects
gitlink:git-diff-index[1]::
- Compares content and mode of blobs between the cache and repository
+ Compares content and mode of blobs between the index and repository
gitlink:git-diff-files[1]::
- Compares files in the working tree and the cache
+ Compares files in the working tree and the index
gitlink:git-diff-stages[1]::
Compares two "merge stages" in the index file.
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ gitlink:git-fsck-objects[1]::
Verifies the connectivity and validity of the objects in the database
gitlink:git-ls-files[1]::
- Information about files in the cache/working directory
+ Information about files in the index/working directory
gitlink:git-ls-tree[1]::
Displays a tree object in human readable form
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@ gitlink:git-convert-objects[1]::
gitlink:git-cvsimport[1]::
Salvage your data out of another SCM people love to hate.
+gitlink:git-lost+found[1]::
+ Recover lost refs that luckily have not yet been pruned.
+
gitlink:git-merge-one-file[1]::
The standard helper program to use with "git-merge-index"
@@ -490,8 +493,8 @@ git so take care if using Cogito etc
'GIT_INDEX_FILE'::
This environment allows the specification of an alternate
- cache/index file. If not specified, the default of
- `$GIT_DIR/index` is used.
+ index file. If not specified, the default of `$GIT_DIR/index`
+ is used.
'GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY'::
If the object storage directory is specified via this