How to update documentation

[Chris Good]

Hi John,

I've been able to use your instructions thanks.

Just a small point if you're working on this...
The args to xmllint have some long dashes which means you cannot copy/paste the command.

Regards,

Chris Good

> On 17 Mar 2014, at 4:43 am, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
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>> On Mar 16, 2014, at 12:55 AM, Chris Good <chris.good at ozemail.com.au> wrote:
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>> Hi,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I've got some text (thanks Mike Alexander) about the Advanced Portfolio
>> Report I'd like to put into the Help documentation reports section.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I've found http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Documentation_Update_Instructions
>> but I believe you are using git now.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Is there some documentation for updating documentation using git or should I
>> just try to use these instructions and substitute git commands for svn ?
> 
> You could, but it wouldn't work quite right. I've just revised the http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Documentation_Update_Instructions#The_Documentation_Change_Process_--_What_and_How_it_happens
> section with the correct Git commands. You can use that while I continue to work on the rest of the page.
> 
>> 
>> I've used git exactly once before but I'm keen to help.
> 
> Practice makes perfect. The best part is that aside from one command (git push) everything happens locally, so you can't do any harm by practicing. By all means read http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Git and http://git-scm.com/book. Depending on how comfortable you are with command line work, you may find a git GUI easier to use, especially if you use Microsoft Windows. I use https://www.atlassian.com/software/sourcetree and http://code.google.com/p/tortoisegit/.
> 
> Regards,
> John Ralls
>