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More typo fixes in whyusefossil.wiki.

drh 2016-09-21 14:13 UTC trunk
Commit f2ce2e41d573169bd58f872dd6de568c73e43947
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--- www/whyusefossil.wiki
+++ www/whyusefossil.wiki
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
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<li><p><b>Automatic replication and backup</b>
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<ol type='i'>
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<li>Everyone always has the latest code
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<li>Failed disk-drives cause no loss of work
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<li>Avoid wasting time doing manual file copying
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- <li>Avoid human errors during manual backups
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+ <li>Avoid human errors during manual backups.
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</ol>
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</ol>
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<li><p><b>Definitions</b></p>
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<ul>
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<li><p><b>Project</b> &rarr;
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"README.txt" files. Other examples of projects include books or
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manuals in which each chapter or section is held in a separate file.
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<ul>
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<li><p>Projects change and evolve. The whole purpose of version
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control is to track and manage that evolution.
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- <li><p>Most projects consist of multiple files, but it is possible
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+ <li><p>Most projects contain many files, but it is possible
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to have a project consisting of just a single file.
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- <li><p>Fossil (and most other version control systems) requires that
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+ <li><p>Fossil requires that
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all the files for a project must be collected into a single
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directory hierarchy - a single folder possibly with layers
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of subfolders. Fossil is not a good choice for managing a
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project that has files scattered hither and yon all over
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the disk. In other words, Fossil only works for projects
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But in that case there is no redundancy. If that one repository
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file is lost due to a hardware malfunction, then there is no way
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to recover the project.
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<li><p>Best practice is to keep all repositories for a user in a single
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folder. Folders such as "~/Fossils" or "%USERPROFILE%\Fossils"
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- are recommended. Fossil itself does not care where the repositories
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+ are recommanded. Fossil itself does not care where the repositories
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are stored. Nor does Fossil require repositories to be
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kept in the same folder. But it is easier to organize your work
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if all repositories are kept in the same place.
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</ul>
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- <li><p><b>Check-out</b> &rarr;
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+ <li><p><b>Checkout</b> &rarr;
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a set of files that have been extracted from a
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repository and that represent a particular version or snapshot of
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the project.
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<ul>
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<li><p>Check-outs must be on the same computer as the repository from
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</ul>
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<li><p><b>Check-in</b> &rarr;
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another name for a particular version of the project.
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A check-in is a collection of files inside of a repository that
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represent a snapshot of the project for an instant in time.
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- Check-ins exist only inside of the repository. This contrasts with
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+ Check-ins exist only inside of the repository. This constrasts with
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a check-out which is a collection of files outside of the repository.
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<ul>
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<li><p>Every check-out knows the check-in from which it was derived.
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But check-outs might have been edited and so might not exactly
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match their associated check-in.
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and easily merge their changes together. External revisions to
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the baseline can be easily incorporated into the latest changes.
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<li><p>Developers can follow experimental lines of development, then
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revert back to an earlier stable version if the experiment does
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not work out. Creativity is enhanced by allowing crazy ideas to
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- be investigated without destabilizing the project.
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+ be investigated without destablizing the project.
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<li><p>Developers can work on several independent subprojects, flipping
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back and forth from one subproject to another at will, and merge
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patches together or back into the main line of development as they
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mature.
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<li><p>Older changes can be easily backed out of recent revisions, for
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--- www/whyusefossil.wiki
+++ www/whyusefossil.wiki
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
34 <li><p><b>Automatic replication and backup</b>
35 <ol type='i'>
36 <li>Everyone always has the latest code
37 <li>Failed disk-drives cause no loss of work
38 <li>Avoid wasting time doing manual file copying
39 <li>Avoid human errors during manual backups
40 </ol>
41 </ol>
42 <li><p><b>Definitions</b></p>
43 <ul>
44 <li><p><b>Project</b> &rarr;
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@
48 "README.txt" files. Other examples of projects include books or
49 manuals in which each chapter or section is held in a separate file.
50 <ul>
51 <li><p>Projects change and evolve. The whole purpose of version
52 control is to track and manage that evolution.
53 <li><p>Most projects consist of multiple files, but it is possible
54 to have a project consisting of just a single file.
55 <li><p>Fossil (and most other version control systems) requires that
56 all the files for a project must be collected into a single
57 directory hierarchy - a single folder possibly with layers
58 of subfolders. Fossil is not a good choice for managing a
59 project that has files scattered hither and yon all over
60 the disk. In other words, Fossil only works for projects
@@ -88,16 +88,16 @@
88 But in that case there is no redundancy. If that one repository
89 file is lost due to a hardware malfunction, then there is no way
90 to recover the project.
91 <li><p>Best practice is to keep all repositories for a user in a single
92 folder. Folders such as "~/Fossils" or "%USERPROFILE%\Fossils"
93 are recommended. Fossil itself does not care where the repositories
94 are stored. Nor does Fossil require repositories to be
95 kept in the same folder. But it is easier to organize your work
96 if all repositories are kept in the same place.
97 </ul>
98 <li><p><b>Check-out</b> &rarr;
99 a set of files that have been extracted from a
100 repository and that represent a particular version or snapshot of
101 the project.
102 <ul>
103 <li><p>Check-outs must be on the same computer as the repository from
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@
118 </ul>
119 <li><p><b>Check-in</b> &rarr;
120 another name for a particular version of the project.
121 A check-in is a collection of files inside of a repository that
122 represent a snapshot of the project for an instant in time.
123 Check-ins exist only inside of the repository. This contrasts with
124 a check-out which is a collection of files outside of the repository.
125 <ul>
126 <li><p>Every check-out knows the check-in from which it was derived.
127 But check-outs might have been edited and so might not exactly
128 match their associated check-in.
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@
242 and easily merge their changes together. External revisions to
243 the baseline can be easily incorporated into the latest changes.
244 <li><p>Developers can follow experimental lines of development, then
245 revert back to an earlier stable version if the experiment does
246 not work out. Creativity is enhanced by allowing crazy ideas to
247 be investigated without destabilizing the project.
248 <li><p>Developers can work on several independent subprojects, flipping
249 back and forth from one subproject to another at will, and merge
250 patches together or back into the main line of development as they
251 mature.
252 <li><p>Older changes can be easily backed out of recent revisions, for
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--- www/whyusefossil.wiki
+++ www/whyusefossil.wiki
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
34 <li><p><b>Automatic replication and backup</b>
35 <ol type='i'>
36 <li>Everyone always has the latest code
37 <li>Failed disk-drives cause no loss of work
38 <li>Avoid wasting time doing manual file copying
39 <li>Avoid human errors during manual backups.
40 </ol>
41 </ol>
42 <li><p><b>Definitions</b></p>
43 <ul>
44 <li><p><b>Project</b> &rarr;
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@
48 "README.txt" files. Other examples of projects include books or
49 manuals in which each chapter or section is held in a separate file.
50 <ul>
51 <li><p>Projects change and evolve. The whole purpose of version
52 control is to track and manage that evolution.
53 <li><p>Most projects contain many files, but it is possible
54 to have a project consisting of just a single file.
55 <li><p>Fossil requires that
56 all the files for a project must be collected into a single
57 directory hierarchy - a single folder possibly with layers
58 of subfolders. Fossil is not a good choice for managing a
59 project that has files scattered hither and yon all over
60 the disk. In other words, Fossil only works for projects
@@ -88,16 +88,16 @@
88 But in that case there is no redundancy. If that one repository
89 file is lost due to a hardware malfunction, then there is no way
90 to recover the project.
91 <li><p>Best practice is to keep all repositories for a user in a single
92 folder. Folders such as "~/Fossils" or "%USERPROFILE%\Fossils"
93 are recommanded. Fossil itself does not care where the repositories
94 are stored. Nor does Fossil require repositories to be
95 kept in the same folder. But it is easier to organize your work
96 if all repositories are kept in the same place.
97 </ul>
98 <li><p><b>Checkout</b> &rarr;
99 a set of files that have been extracted from a
100 repository and that represent a particular version or snapshot of
101 the project.
102 <ul>
103 <li><p>Check-outs must be on the same computer as the repository from
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@
118 </ul>
119 <li><p><b>Check-in</b> &rarr;
120 another name for a particular version of the project.
121 A check-in is a collection of files inside of a repository that
122 represent a snapshot of the project for an instant in time.
123 Check-ins exist only inside of the repository. This constrasts with
124 a check-out which is a collection of files outside of the repository.
125 <ul>
126 <li><p>Every check-out knows the check-in from which it was derived.
127 But check-outs might have been edited and so might not exactly
128 match their associated check-in.
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@
242 and easily merge their changes together. External revisions to
243 the baseline can be easily incorporated into the latest changes.
244 <li><p>Developers can follow experimental lines of development, then
245 revert back to an earlier stable version if the experiment does
246 not work out. Creativity is enhanced by allowing crazy ideas to
247 be investigated without destablizing the project.
248 <li><p>Developers can work on several independent subprojects, flipping
249 back and forth from one subproject to another at will, and merge
250 patches together or back into the main line of development as they
251 mature.
252 <li><p>Older changes can be easily backed out of recent revisions, for
253

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