doc/INSTALL.md: Specify how to install as user

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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ vcsh(1) - Version Control System for $HOME - multiple Git repositories in $HOME
 
 `vcsh` [<options>] <command>
 
 
 `vcsh` [<options>] <command>
 

-`vcsh` clone <url> [<repo>]
+`vcsh` clone [-b <branch>] <url> [<repo>]

 
 `vcsh` delete <repo>
 
 
 `vcsh` delete <repo>
 


@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ vcsh(1) - Version Control System for $HOME - multiple Git repositories in $HOME
 
 `vcsh` list
 
 
 `vcsh` list
 

-`vcsh` list-tracked
+`vcsh` list-tracked [<repo>]

 
 

-`vcsh` list-tracked-by <repo>
+`vcsh` list-untracked [<-r>] [<repo>]

 
 `vcsh` pull
 
 
 `vcsh` pull
 


@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ an interactive user.
   If you need to clone a bundle of repositories, look into the
   `post-clone-retired` hook.
 
   If you need to clone a bundle of repositories, look into the
   `post-clone-retired` hook.
 

+  You can also use a single git repository with several branches. Use the `-b`
+  option to specify a branch at clone time, the default is `master`.
+

 * commit:
   Commit in all repositories
 
 * commit:
   Commit in all repositories
 


@@ -107,9 +110,24 @@ an interactive user.
 * list-tracked:
   List all files tracked by vcsh.
 
 * list-tracked:
   List all files tracked by vcsh.
 

+  If you want to list files tracked by a specific repository, simply
+  append the repository's name last.
+

 * list-tracked-by:
   List files tracked by a repository.
 
 * list-tracked-by:
   List files tracked by a repository.
 

+  This is a legacy command; you should use `list-tracked <repo>` instead.
+
+* list-untracked:
+  List all files NOT tracked by vcsh.
+
+  By default, the file list is shallow and stops at directory levels where
+  possible. If you prefer to get a list of all files, append `-r` for
+  recursive mode.
+
+  If you want to list files not tracked by a specific repository, simply
+  append the repository's name last.
+

 * pull:
   Pull from all vcsh remotes.
 
 * pull:
   Pull from all vcsh remotes.
 


@@ -171,6 +189,15 @@ executed in the context of your shell.
 
 Interesting knobs you can turn:
 
 
 Interesting knobs you can turn:
 

+* <$VCSH_GITATTRIBUTES>:
+  Can be <none>, or any other value.
+
+  <none> will not maintain Git attributes in a special location.
+
+  If set to any other value, repo-specific gitattributes files will be maintained.
+
+  Defaults to <none>.
+

 * <$VCSH_GITIGNORE>:
   Can be <exact>, <none>, or <recursive>.
 
 * <$VCSH_GITIGNORE>:
   Can be <exact>, <none>, or <recursive>.
 


@@ -184,6 +211,15 @@ Interesting knobs you can turn:
 
   Defaults to <exact>.
 
 
   Defaults to <exact>.
 

+* <$VCSH_VCSH_WORKTREE>:
+  Can be <absolute>, or <relative>.
+
+  <absolute> will set an absolute path; defaulting to <$HOME>.
+
+  <relative> will set a path relative to <$GIT_DIR>.
+
+  Defaults to <absolute>.
+

 Less interesting knobs you could turn:
 
 * <$VCSH_DEBUG>:
 Less interesting knobs you could turn:
 
 * <$VCSH_DEBUG>:


@@ -236,6 +272,24 @@ Available hooks are <pre-clone>, <post-clone>, <post-clone-retired>,
 If you need more, vcsh is trivial to patch, but please let upstream know so
 we can ship them by default.
 
 If you need more, vcsh is trivial to patch, but please let upstream know so
 we can ship them by default.
 

+## OVERLAY SYSTEM
+
+`vcsh` also provides an overlay system. Similar to hooks, the recommended
+locations are <$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/overlays-available> and
+<$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/overlays-enabled>.
+
+Overlays follow the same rules as hooks and you are free to overwrite any
+and all functions. Same as hooks, you can use global or repository-specific
+overlays by using either <$VCSH_OVERLAY_D/$VCSH_COMMAND> or
+<$VCSH_OVERLAY_D/$VCSH_REPO_NAME.$VCSH_COMMAND>.
+
+Please note that nothing stops you from, e.g. overwriting `status()` in
+<$VCSH_OVERLAY_D/commit>. As the overlays will be sourced and you are
+replacing arbitrary functions, any and all features may stop working, or you
+may even lose data.
+
+You have been warned.
+

 ## DETAILED HOWTO AND FURTHER READING
 
 Manpages are often short and sometimes useless to glean best practices from.
 ## DETAILED HOWTO AND FURTHER READING
 
 Manpages are often short and sometimes useless to glean best practices from.