Merge branch 'sb/remove-gitview'

[thirdparty/git.git] / Documentation / gitk.txt

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@@ -178,19 +178,21 @@ used by default. If '$XDG_CONFIG_HOME' is not set it defaults to
 History
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 Gitk was the first graphical repository browser. It's written in
-tcl/tk and started off in a separate repository but was later merged
-into the main Git repository.
+tcl/tk.
 
+'gitk' is actually maintained as an independent project, but stable
+versions are distributed as part of the Git suite for the convenience
+of end users.
+
+gitk-git/ comes from Paul Mackerras's gitk project:
+
+       git://ozlabs.org/~paulus/gitk
 
 SEE ALSO
 --------
 'qgit(1)'::
        A repository browser written in C++ using Qt.
 
-'gitview(1)'::
-       A repository browser written in Python using Gtk. It's based on
-       'bzrk(1)' and distributed in the contrib area of the Git repository.
-
 'tig(1)'::
        A minimal repository browser and Git tool output highlighter written
        in C using Ncurses.