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repositories
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Xr got 1
-stores the history of files tracked in version control in a repository
-which happens to use the same on-disk format as so-called
+stores the history of tracked files in a repository which happens to use
+the same on-disk format as
.Dq bare
-repositories created by the popular Git version control system.
+repositories used by the popular Git version control system.
.Pp
The repository's core data model is a directed acyclic graph which
contains three types of objects as nodes.
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.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm got
-.Nd distributed version control system
+.Nd version control system
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Ar command
.Op Ar arg ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
-is a distributed version control system which prioritizes ease of use
-and simplicity over flexibility.
+is a version control system which prioritizes ease of use and simplicity
+over flexibility.
.Pp
.Nm
-stores the history of files tracked in version control in a repository
-which happens to use the same on-disk format as so-called
+stores the history of tracked files in a repository which happens to use
+the same on-disk format as
.Dq bare
-repositories created by the popular Git version control system.
+repositories used by the popular Git version control system.
This repository format is described in
.Xr got-repository 5 .
.Pp
.Nm
is a
-.Dq distributed
+.Em distributed
version control system because every copy of a repository is writeable.
Modifications made to files can be synchronized between repositories
-automatically at any time.
+at any time.
.Pp
Files managed by
.Nm
Checked out files are stored in a
.Em work tree
which can be placed at an arbitrary directory in the filesystem hierarchy.
-The format of a
+The on-disk format of a
.Nm
work tree is described in
.Xr got-worktree 5 .
.El
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std got
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+Check out a work tree of
+.Ox
+kernel sources from a Git repository at /var/repo/openbsd-src to ~/sys:
+.Pp
+.Dl $ got checkout -p sys /var/repo/openbsd-src ~/sys
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr got-repository 5
.Xr got-worktree 5