>> P.S> I've just found the following, which helps a bit... >> >> http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/v1.0.13/glossary.html > > 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