From f90dc635928f367f9078f814488c7e385ebc4e2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Moger <james.moger@gitblit.com> Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 17:31:07 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation. --- docs/01_faq.mkd | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/01_faq.mkd b/docs/01_faq.mkd index c92bfab..343803d 100644 --- a/docs/01_faq.mkd +++ b/docs/01_faq.mkd @@ -1 +1,30 @@ ## Frequently Asked Questions + +### Git:Blit? What kind of name is that? +Its a phonetic play on [bitblt][bitblt] which is an image processing operation meaning *bit-block transfer*. + +### Why use Git:Blit? +Its small. Its portable. Its easy to manage. + +### Do I need real Git? +No. Git:Blit is based on [JGit][jgit] which is a pure Java implementation of the [Git version control system][git].<br/> +Everything you need for Git:Blit is either in the zip distribution file or automatically downloaded on execution. + +### Why doesn't Git:Blit support SSH? +Git:Blit could integrate [Apache Mina](http://mina.apache.org) to provide SSH access. However, doing so violates design principle #1: KISS. SSH supports requires creating, exchanging, and managing SSH keys. While this is doable, its not simple like JGit's SmartHTTP implementation. + +You might consider [Gerrit](http://gerrit.googlecode.org) which supports SSH. + +### What types of Search does Git:Blit support? +Git:Blit supports case-insensitive searches of *commit message* (default), *author*, and *committer*.<br/> + +To search by *author* or *committer* use the following syntax in the search box: + + author: james + committer: james + +Alternatively, you could enable the search type dropdown list in your `gitblit.properties` file. + +[bitblt]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_blit "Wikipedia Bitblt" +[jgit]: http://eclipse.org/jgit "Eclipse JGit Site" +[git]: http://git-scm.com "Official Git Site" \ No newline at end of file -- Gitblit v1.9.1