Merge branch 'master' of github.com:RichiH/vcsh

[code/vcsh.git] / README.md

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+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ For example, you may not need to have your `mplayer` configuration on a server
 or available to root and you may want to maintain different configuration for
 `ssh` on your personal and your work machines.
 
-A lot of modern UNIX-based systems offer pacakges for `vcsh`. In case yours
+A lot of modern UNIX-based systems offer packages for `vcsh`. In case yours
 does not read `INSTALL.md` for install instructions or `PACKAGING.md` to create
 a package, yourself. If you do end up packaging `vcsh` please let us know so we
 can give you your own packaging branch in the upstream repository.
@@ -65,9 +65,12 @@ All slides, videos, and further information can be found
 There are three different ways to interact with `vcsh` repositories; this
 section will only show the simplest and easiest way.
 Certain more advanced use cases require the other two ways, but don't worry
-about this for now. This will be covered in the advanced sections.
+about this for now. If you never even bother playing with the other two
+modes you will still be fine.
+`vcsh enter` and `vcsh run`  will be covered in later sections.
 
-## Initialize a new repository "vim"
+
+## Initialize a new repository called "vim"
 
     vcsh init vim
 
@@ -94,7 +97,17 @@ about this for now. This will be covered in the advanced sections.
 
     vcsh vim pull
 
+## Show status of changed files in all repositories
+
+    vcsh status
+
+## Pull from all repositories
 
+    vcsh pull
+
+## Push to all repositories
+
+    vcsh push
 
 # Overview
 
@@ -183,10 +196,10 @@ this repository and fork your own.
 
     [$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vcsh/repo.d/zsh.git]
     checkout = vcsh clone 'git://github.com/RichiH/zshrc.git' zsh
-    update   = vcsh run zsh git pull
-    push     = vcsh run zsh git push
-    status   = vcsh run zsh git status
-    gc       = vcsh run zsh git gc
+    update   = vcsh zsh pull
+    push     = vcsh zsh push
+    status   = vcsh zsh status
+    gc       = vcsh zsh gc
 
 ### config.d
 
@@ -203,9 +216,6 @@ you to conveniently run `mr up` etc. to manage all repositories. It looks like
 this:
 
     [DEFAULT]
-    jobs = 5
-    # Use if your mr does not have vcsh support in mainline, yet
-    include = cat /usr/share/mr/vcsh
     include = cat ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/mr/config.d/*
 
 ### repo.d
@@ -220,7 +230,7 @@ document (see above).
 vcsh will check if any file it would want to create exists. If it exists, vcsh
 will throw a warning and exit. Move away your old config and try again.
 Optionally, merge your local and your global configs afterwards and push with
-`vcsh run foo git push`.
+`vcsh foo push`.
 
 ## Moving into a New Host
 
@@ -231,10 +241,8 @@ configuration to a new host.
    example: `vcsh clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh_mr_template.git mr`
 2. Choose your repositories by linking them in config.d (or go with the default
    you may have already configured by adding symlinks to git).
-3. Make sure the line 'include = cat /usr/share/mr/vcsh' in .mrconfig points
-   to an existing file
-4. Run mr to clone the repositories: `cd; mr update`.
-5. Done.
+3. Run mr to clone the repositories: `cd; mr update`.
+4. Done.
 
 Hopefully the above could help explain how this approach saves time by
 
@@ -295,18 +303,12 @@ and further documentation about the use of AUR is available
 
 #### From source
 
-If your version of mr is older than version 1.07, make sure to put
-
-    include = cat /usr/share/mr/vcsh
-
-into your .mrconfig .
-
     # choose a location for your checkout
-    cd $HOME
     mkdir -p ~/work/git
+    cd ~/work/git
     git clone git://github.com/RichiH/vcsh.git
     cd vcsh
-    ln -s vcsh /usr/local/bin                       # or add it to your PATH
+    sudo ln -s vcsh /usr/local/bin                       # or add it to your PATH
     cd
 
 #### Clone the Template
@@ -332,10 +334,10 @@ Now, it's time to edit the template config and fill it with your own remotes:
 And then create your own stuff:
 
     vcsh init foo
-    vcsh run foo git add -f bar baz quux
-    vcsh run foo git remote add origin git://quuux
-    vcsh run foo git commit
-    vcsh run foo git push
+    vcsh foo add bar baz quux
+    vcsh foo remote add origin git://quuux
+    vcsh foo commit
+    vcsh foo push
 
     cp $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mr/available.d/mr.vcsh $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mr/available.d/foo.vcsh
     vim $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mr/available.d/foo.vcsh # add your own repo
@@ -409,13 +411,9 @@ Neat.
 After you have made some changes, for which you would normally use `git add`
 and `git commit`, use the vcsh wrapper (like above):
 
-    vcsh run foo git add -f bar baz quux
-    vcsh run foo git commit
-    vcsh run foo git push
-
-By the way, you'll have to use -f/--force flag with git-add because all files
-will be ignored by default. This is to show you only useful output when running
-git-status. A fix for this problem is being worked on.
+    vcsh foo add bar baz quux
+    vcsh foo commit
+    vcsh foo push
 
 ### Using vcsh without mr
 
@@ -432,9 +430,9 @@ To clone a repository: `vcsh clone ssh://<remote>/zsh.git`
 To interact with a repository, use the regular Git commands, but prepend them
 with `vcsh run $repository_name`. For example:
 
-    vcsh run zsh git status
-    vcsh run zsh git add -f .zshrc
-    vcsh run zsh git commit
+    vcsh zsh status
+    vcsh zsh add .zshrc
+    vcsh zsh commit
 
 Obviously, without mr keeping repositories up-to-date, it will have to be done
 manually. Alternatively, you could try something like this: