>> P.S> I've just found the following, which helps a bit...
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>> http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/v1.0.13/glossary.html
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> Yes the unfamiliar nomenclature doesn't help.
Stuff not in that glossary includes "deltas", "stash", and "thin pack".
I found this page useful
http://git.or.cz/course/svn.html
in a git-for-svn-users context.
Malcolm
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