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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions book/installation.rst
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Expand Up @@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ Distribution:
To download the vendor files faster, add the ``--prefer-dist`` option at
the end of any Composer command.

Add the ``-vvv`` flag to see everything that Composer is doing - this is
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I would add a tip directive before this paragraph so that there are two tips (one for the --prefer-dist option and one for the -vvv flag).

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+1 for moving this to a tip.

Also, let's say something like "You can add the -vvv flag to the end of the command to see everything that Composer is doing. This is useful on a slow connection, where..."

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Ah, basically - we have a really nicely-worded tip everywhere else - we can just use that wording here :).

especially useful on a slow connection where it may seem that nothing is
happening.

This command may take several minutes to run as Composer downloads the Standard
Distribution along with all of the vendor libraries that it needs. When it finishes,
you should have a directory that looks something like this:
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8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion cookbook/workflow/new_project_git.rst
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.. code-block:: bash

$ php composer.phar create-project symfony/framework-standard-edition path/ '~2.3'
$ php composer.phar create-project symfony/framework-standard-edition path/ '~2.5'
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We use the oldest still maintained Symfony version. So I don't think that this should be changed.

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Ah ok, sorry - I was bringing this in line with the changes i made in #4091

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Yep, let's change this back :)


.. tip::

Add the ``-vvv`` flag to see everything that Composer is doing - this is
especially useful on a slow connection where it may seem that nothing is
happening.
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You need to indent this with three more spaces so that it is rendered as part of the list item.


Composer will now download the Standard Distribution along with all of the
required vendor libraries. For more information about downloading Symfony using
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions quick_tour/the_big_picture.rst
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$ composer create-project symfony/framework-standard-edition myproject/ '~2.5'

.. tip::

Add the ``-vvv`` flag to see everything that Composer is doing - this is
especially useful on a slow connection where it may seem that nothing is
happening.

.. note::

`Composer`_ is the package manager used by modern PHP applications and the
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