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Johannes Schindelin 4dd8435aab Merge branch 'git-gui-askyesno'
These changes are necessary to support better Git for Windows' new
auto-update feature.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
2023-04-18 20:43:24 +02:00
.github Add support for CLANGARM64 target (#3916) 2023-04-18 20:43:12 +02:00
Documentation Merge branch 'optionally-dont-append-atomically-on-windows' 2023-04-18 20:43:10 +02:00
block-sha1
builtin Merge pull request #3417 from dscho/initialize-core.symlinks-earlier 2023-04-18 20:43:08 +02:00
ci Merge branch 'ci-fixes' 2023-04-18 20:43:11 +02:00
compat Merge branch 'builtin-swap-functions' 2023-04-18 20:43:12 +02:00
contrib Merge branch 'ci-fixes' 2023-04-18 20:43:11 +02:00
ewah
git-gui Merge branch 'git-gui-askyesno' 2023-04-18 20:43:24 +02:00
gitk-git gitk: Escape file paths before piping to git log 2023-04-18 12:52:08 +02:00
gitweb
mergetools
negotiator
oss-fuzz
perl
po Merge branch 'fz/po-zh_CN' of github.com:fangyi-zhou/git-po 2023-03-10 22:50:14 +08:00
refs Introduce helper to create symlinks that knows about index_state 2023-03-13 18:23:45 +01:00
reftable
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583
sha1dc
sha256
t Merge pull request #3533 from PhilipOakley/hashliteral_t 2023-04-18 20:43:09 +02:00
templates
trace2
xdiff xdiff: mark unused parameter in xdl_call_hunk_func() 2022-12-13 22:16:23 +09:00
.cirrus.yml
.clang-format
.editorconfig
.gitattributes gitattributes: mark .png files as binary 2023-03-13 18:23:45 +01:00
.gitignore .gitignore: add Visual Studio CMakeSetting.json file 2023-04-18 12:52:21 +02:00
.gitmodules
.mailmap mailmap: update email address of Matheus Tavares 2022-12-10 09:17:36 +09:00
.tsan-suppressions
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md Modify the Code of Conduct for Git for Windows 2023-03-13 18:23:47 +01:00
COPYING
GIT-VERSION-GEN Git 2.40.1 2023-04-17 21:16:10 +02:00
INSTALL Sync with 2.31.8 2023-04-17 21:15:49 +02:00
LGPL-2.1
Makefile Merge pull request #2974 from derrickstolee/maintenance-and-headless 2023-04-18 20:43:03 +02:00
README.md README.md: Add a Windows-specific preamble 2023-03-13 18:23:47 +01:00
RelNotes Git 2.40.1 2023-04-17 21:16:10 +02:00
SECURITY.md SECURITY.md: document Git for Windows' policies 2023-03-13 18:23:47 +01:00
abspath.c strbuf_realpath(): use platform-dependent API if available 2023-04-18 12:52:12 +02:00
aclocal.m4
add-interactive.c diff: mark unused parameters in callbacks 2022-12-13 22:16:23 +09:00
add-interactive.h
add-patch.c
advice.c Merge branch 'deprecate-core.useBuiltinFSMonitor' 2023-03-13 18:23:48 +01:00
advice.h Merge branch 'deprecate-core.useBuiltinFSMonitor' 2023-03-13 18:23:48 +01:00
alias.c
alias.h
alloc.c
alloc.h
apply.c Sync with 2.39.3 2023-04-17 21:16:10 +02:00
apply.h
archive-tar.c
archive-zip.c
archive.c Merge branch 'rs/archive-mtime' 2023-02-27 10:08:57 -08:00
archive.h archive: add --mtime 2023-02-18 09:29:13 -08:00
attr.c Merge branch 'kn/attr-from-tree' 2023-01-23 13:39:51 -08:00
attr.h attr: fix instructions on how to check attrs 2023-01-26 14:16:48 -08:00
azure-pipelines.yml azure-pipeline: run static-analysis on jammy 2023-04-18 12:52:27 +02:00
banned.h
base85.c
bisect.c bisect: no longer try to clean up left-over `.git/head-name` files 2023-01-13 14:17:14 -08:00
bisect.h
blame.c
blame.h
blob.c blob: drop unused parts of parse_blob_buffer() 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
blob.h blob: drop unused parts of parse_blob_buffer() 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
bloom.c
bloom.h
branch.c branch: improve advice when --recurse-submodules fails 2023-01-18 15:13:21 -08:00
branch.h
builtin.h read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
bulk-checkin.c
bulk-checkin.h
bundle-uri.c Merge branch 'ds/bundle-uri-5' 2023-02-15 17:11:52 -08:00
bundle-uri.h clone: set fetch.bundleURI if appropriate 2023-01-31 08:57:48 -08:00
bundle.c Merge branch 'ab/various-leak-fixes' 2023-02-22 14:55:45 -08:00
bundle.h
cache-tree.c Merge branch 'rs/cache-tree-strbuf-growth-fix' 2023-02-22 14:55:44 -08:00
cache-tree.h cache-tree API: remove redundant update_main_cache_tree() 2023-02-10 11:38:14 -08:00
cache.h clean: do not traverse mount points 2023-04-18 12:52:08 +02:00
cbtree.c
cbtree.h
chdir-notify.c
chdir-notify.h
check-builtins.sh
checkout.c
checkout.h
chunk-format.c
chunk-format.h
color.c
color.h
column.c utf8: fix truncated string lengths in `utf8_strnwidth()` 2022-12-09 14:26:21 +09:00
column.h
combine-diff.c diff: mark unused parameters in callbacks 2022-12-13 22:16:23 +09:00
command-list.txt
commit-graph.c use DUP_ARRAY 2023-01-09 13:28:36 +09:00
commit-graph.h
commit-reach.c use DUP_ARRAY 2023-01-09 13:28:36 +09:00
commit-reach.h
commit-slab-decl.h
commit-slab-impl.h
commit-slab.h
commit.c Merge branch 'rs/clear-commit-marks-cleanup' into maint-2.39 2023-02-14 14:15:56 -08:00
commit.h add API: remove run_add_interactive() wrapper function 2023-02-06 15:03:34 -08:00
common-main.c
config.c init: do parse _all_ core.* settings early 2023-04-18 12:52:22 +02:00
config.h init: do parse _all_ core.* settings early 2023-04-18 12:52:22 +02:00
config.mak.dev mimalloc: offer a build-time option to enable it 2023-04-18 12:52:10 +02:00
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname Skip linking the "dashed" `git-<command>`s for built-ins (#4252) 2023-04-18 20:43:13 +02:00
configure.ac
connect.c Merge branch 'ds/bundle-uri-4' 2023-01-02 21:37:18 +09:00
connect.h server_supports_v2(): use a separate function for die_on_error 2022-12-13 22:08:52 +09:00
connected.c Merge branch 'ab/various-leak-fixes' 2022-12-14 15:55:46 +09:00
connected.h
convert.c attr: add flag `--source` to work with tree-ish 2023-01-14 08:49:55 -08:00
convert.h
copy.c
credential.c credential: new attribute password_expiry_utc 2023-02-22 15:18:58 -08:00
credential.h credential: new attribute password_expiry_utc 2023-02-22 15:18:58 -08:00
csum-file.c hashfile: allow skipping the hash function 2023-01-07 07:46:14 +09:00
csum-file.h hashfile: allow skipping the hash function 2023-01-07 07:46:14 +09:00
ctype.c
daemon.c
date.c date.c: allow ISO 8601 reduced precision times 2023-01-13 11:49:04 -08:00
date.h
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta-islands.c delta-islands: fix segfault when freeing island marks 2023-02-21 09:15:04 -08:00
delta-islands.h delta-islands: free island_marks and bitmaps 2023-02-03 18:01:46 -08:00
delta.h
detect-compiler
diagnose.c
diagnose.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c diff: mark unused parameters in callbacks 2022-12-13 22:16:23 +09:00
diff-merges.c
diff-merges.h
diff-no-index.c
diff.c Merge branch 'jc/diff-algo-attribute' 2023-02-27 10:08:56 -08:00
diff.h Merge branch 'jc/diff-algo-attribute' 2023-02-27 10:08:56 -08:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c
diffcore-rename.c
diffcore-rotate.c
diffcore.h
dir-iterator.c dir-iterator: drop unused `DIR_ITERATOR_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS` 2023-02-16 16:21:56 -08:00
dir-iterator.h dir-iterator: drop unused `DIR_ITERATOR_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS` 2023-02-16 16:21:56 -08:00
dir.c Sync with 2.34.8 2023-04-17 21:15:59 +02:00
dir.h
editor.c Partially un-revert "editor: save and reset terminal after calling EDITOR" 2023-03-13 18:23:46 +01:00
entry.c Introduce helper to create symlinks that knows about index_state 2023-03-13 18:23:45 +01:00
entry.h read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
environment.c read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
environment.h
exec-cmd.c
exec-cmd.h
fetch-negotiator.c
fetch-negotiator.h
fetch-pack.c fetch-pack.c: enable fscache for stats under .git/objects 2023-03-13 18:23:40 +01:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.c
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c fsck: do not assume NUL-termination of buffers 2023-01-19 15:39:43 -08:00
fsck.h fsck: provide a function to fsck buffer without object struct 2023-01-18 12:59:44 -08:00
fsmonitor--daemon.h
fsmonitor-ipc.c
fsmonitor-ipc.h
fsmonitor-path-utils.h
fsmonitor-settings.c fsmonitor: reintroduce core.useBuiltinFSMonitor 2023-03-13 18:23:46 +01:00
fsmonitor-settings.h
fsmonitor.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
fsmonitor.h
generate-cmdlist.sh
generate-configlist.sh
generate-hooklist.sh
gettext.c Sync with 2.38.5 2023-04-17 21:16:08 +02:00
gettext.h Sync with 2.33.8 2023-04-17 21:15:56 +02:00
git-archimport.perl
git-compat-util.h Merge pull request #2504 from dscho/access-repo-via-junction 2023-04-18 20:43:00 +02:00
git-curl-compat.h http: optionally send SSL client certificate 2023-04-18 12:52:20 +02:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl
git-cvsserver.perl
git-difftool--helper.sh
git-filter-branch.sh
git-instaweb.sh
git-merge-octopus.sh
git-merge-one-file.sh
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh
git-mergetool.sh
git-p4.py
git-quiltimport.sh
git-request-pull.sh request-pull: filter out SSH/X.509 tag signatures 2023-01-25 15:54:41 -08:00
git-send-email.perl
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh mingw: only use Bash-ism `builtin pwd -W` when available 2023-03-13 18:23:45 +01:00
git-submodule.sh Merge branch 'ss/pull-v-recurse-fix' 2022-12-28 12:06:17 +09:00
git-svn.perl
git-web--browse.sh
git.c trace.c, git.c: remove unnecessary parameter to trace_repo_setup() 2023-02-21 12:06:32 -08:00
git.rc Fix Windows version resources 2023-04-18 12:52:28 +02:00
gpg-interface.c Unbreak interactive GPG prompt upon signing 2023-03-13 18:23:44 +01:00
gpg-interface.h
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c Merge branch 'ab/various-leak-fixes' 2023-02-22 14:55:45 -08:00
grep.h
hash-lookup.c
hash-lookup.h
hash.h
hashmap.c
hashmap.h
help.c help.c: fix autocorrect in work tree for bare repository 2022-12-13 10:01:53 +09:00
help.h
hex.c
hook.c hook API: support passing stdin to hooks, convert am's 'post-rewrite' 2023-02-08 12:50:03 -08:00
hook.h hook API: support passing stdin to hooks, convert am's 'post-rewrite' 2023-02-08 12:50:03 -08:00
http-backend.c http-backend.c: fix cmd_main() memory leak, refactor reg{exec,free}() 2023-02-06 15:34:38 -08:00
http-fetch.c http-fetch: invoke trace2_cmd_name() 2022-12-13 10:43:07 +09:00
http-push.c Sync with 2.31.8 2023-04-17 21:15:49 +02:00
http-walker.c
http.c http: optionally send SSL client certificate 2023-04-18 12:52:20 +02:00
http.h Sync with 2.30.9 2023-04-17 21:15:44 +02:00
ident.c
imap-send.c
iterator.h
json-writer.c
json-writer.h
khash.h
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
line-log.c
line-log.h
line-range.c line-range: fix infinite loop bug with '$' regex 2022-12-20 10:00:43 +09:00
line-range.h
linear-assignment.c
linear-assignment.h
list-objects-filter-options.c
list-objects-filter-options.h
list-objects-filter.c Merge branch 'jk/unused-post-2.39' into maint-2.39 2023-02-14 14:15:55 -08:00
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c list-objects: drop process_gitlink() function 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
list-objects.h
list.h
ll-merge.c attr: add flag `--source` to work with tree-ish 2023-01-14 08:49:55 -08:00
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c lockfile.c: use is_dir_sep() instead of hardcoded '/' checks 2023-03-13 18:23:44 +01:00
lockfile.h
log-tree.c
log-tree.h
ls-refs.c ls-refs: use repository parameter to iterate refs 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
ls-refs.h
mailinfo.c
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c
mailmap.h
match-trees.c
mem-pool.c mem_pool: add GIT_TRACE_MEMPOOL support 2023-03-13 18:23:40 +01:00
mem-pool.h
merge-blobs.c
merge-blobs.h
merge-ort-wrappers.c
merge-ort-wrappers.h
merge-ort.c
merge-ort.h
merge-recursive.c Introduce helper to create symlinks that knows about index_state 2023-03-13 18:23:45 +01:00
merge-recursive.h
merge.c
mergesort.h
midx.c
midx.h
name-hash.c
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c
notes.h
object-file.c hash algorithms: use size_t for section lengths 2023-04-18 12:52:23 +02:00
object-name.c
object-store.h object-file.c: use size_t for header lengths 2023-04-18 12:52:23 +02:00
object.c blob: drop unused parts of parse_blob_buffer() 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
object.h
oid-array.c
oid-array.h
oidmap.c
oidmap.h
oidset.c
oidset.h
oidtree.c
oidtree.h
pack-bitmap-write.c
pack-bitmap.c
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c
pack-mtimes.c
pack-mtimes.h
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h
pack-revindex.c
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c git: remove duplicate includes 2022-12-15 09:09:38 +09:00
pack.h
packfile.c packfile: inline custom read_object() 2023-01-08 10:52:55 +09:00
packfile.h
pager.c
parallel-checkout.c checkout.c: enable fscache for checkout again 2023-03-13 18:23:40 +01:00
parallel-checkout.h
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c use DUP_ARRAY 2023-01-09 13:28:36 +09:00
parse-options.h submodule--helper: don't use global --super-prefix in "absorbgitdirs" 2022-12-26 10:21:43 +09:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c
patch-ids.h
path.c clean: do not traverse mount points 2023-04-18 12:52:08 +02:00
path.h
pathspec.c docs & comments: replace mentions of "git-add--interactive.perl" 2023-02-06 15:03:34 -08:00
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c fscache: update fscache to be thread specific instead of global 2023-03-13 18:23:40 +01:00
pretty.c Sync with Git 2.37.5 2022-12-13 21:23:36 +09:00
pretty.h
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c
progress.h
promisor-remote.c
promisor-remote.h
prompt.c git add -i: handle CR/LF line endings in the interactive input 2023-04-18 12:52:14 +02:00
prompt.h
protocol-caps.c
protocol-caps.h
protocol.c
protocol.h
prune-packed.c
prune-packed.h
quote.c
quote.h
range-diff.c Sync with 2.31.8 2023-04-17 21:15:49 +02:00
range-diff.h
reachable.c
reachable.h
read-cache.c mingw: special-case index entries for symlinks with buggy size 2023-03-13 18:23:44 +01:00
rebase-interactive.c
rebase-interactive.h
rebase.c
rebase.h
ref-filter.c convert trivial uses of strncmp() to starts_with() 2023-01-08 10:34:35 +09:00
ref-filter.h
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
reflog.c Merge branch 'rs/reflog-expiry-cleanup' into maint-2.39 2023-02-14 14:15:56 -08:00
reflog.h
refs.c Merge branch 'jk/shorten-unambiguous-ref-wo-sscanf' 2023-02-27 10:08:57 -08:00
refs.h ls-refs: use repository parameter to iterate refs 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
refspec.c
refspec.h
remote-curl.c Sync with 2.32.7 2023-04-17 21:15:52 +02:00
remote.c
remote.h clone: request the 'bundle-uri' command when available 2022-12-25 16:24:23 +09:00
replace-object.c
replace-object.h
repo-settings.c Enable the built-in FSMonitor as an experimental feature 2023-04-18 12:52:22 +02:00
repository.c status: fix for old-style submodules with commondir 2023-04-18 12:52:28 +02:00
repository.h features: feature.manyFiles implies fast index writes 2023-01-07 07:46:14 +09:00
rerere.c
rerere.h
reset.c
reset.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
revision.h
run-command.c run-command: allow stdin for run_processes_parallel 2023-02-08 12:50:03 -08:00
run-command.h
scalar.c scalar: only warn when background maintenance fails 2023-01-27 12:38:26 -08:00
send-pack.c Config option to disable side-band-64k for transport 2023-04-18 12:52:11 +02:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c Merge branch 'pw/rebase-i-parse-fix' 2023-02-28 16:38:47 -08:00
sequencer.h sequencer API users: fix get_replay_opts() leaks 2023-02-06 16:03:52 -08:00
serve.c protocol v2: add server-side "bundle-uri" skeleton 2022-12-25 16:24:23 +09:00
serve.h
server-info.c
setup.c setup: properly use "%(prefix)/" when in WSL 2023-04-18 12:52:24 +02:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1dc_git.c hash algorithms: use size_t for section lengths 2023-04-18 12:52:23 +02:00
sha1dc_git.h hash algorithms: use size_t for section lengths 2023-04-18 12:52:23 +02:00
shallow.c
shallow.h
shared.mak
shell.c
shortlog.h
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
simple-ipc.h
sparse-index.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
sparse-index.h
split-index.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
split-index.h
stable-qsort.c
strbuf.c strbuf_readlink: support link targets that exceed PATH_MAX 2023-03-13 18:23:44 +01:00
strbuf.h strbuf: introduce strbuf_strip_file_from_path() 2022-12-25 16:24:24 +09:00
streaming.c streaming: inline call to read_object_file_extended() 2023-01-08 10:52:54 +09:00
streaming.h
string-list.c
string-list.h
strmap.c
strmap.h
strvec.c
strvec.h
sub-process.c
sub-process.h
submodule-config.c
submodule-config.h
submodule.c Merge branch 'ab/no-more-git-global-super-prefix' 2023-01-05 15:07:23 +09:00
submodule.h read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
symlinks.c
tag.c
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c
tmp-objdir.h
trace.c trace.c, git.c: remove unnecessary parameter to trace_repo_setup() 2023-02-21 12:06:32 -08:00
trace.h trace.c, git.c: remove unnecessary parameter to trace_repo_setup() 2023-02-21 12:06:32 -08:00
trace2.c
trace2.h
trailer.c
trailer.h
transport-helper.c Always auto-gc after calling a fast-import transport 2023-04-18 12:52:07 +02:00
transport-internal.h clone: request the 'bundle-uri' command when available 2022-12-25 16:24:23 +09:00
transport.c Merge branch 'ds/bundle-uri-4' 2023-01-02 21:37:18 +09:00
transport.h clone: request the 'bundle-uri' command when available 2022-12-25 16:24:23 +09:00
tree-diff.c
tree-walk.c
tree-walk.h
tree.c
tree.h
unicode-width.h
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unix-stream-server.c
unix-stream-server.h
unpack-trees.c unpack-trees: enable fscache for sparse-checkout 2023-03-13 18:23:40 +01:00
unpack-trees.h read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
upload-pack.c
upload-pack.h
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c convert trivial uses of strncmp() to starts_with() 2023-01-08 10:34:35 +09:00
urlmatch.h
usage.c
userdiff.c Merge branch 'jc/diff-algo-attribute' 2023-02-27 10:08:56 -08:00
userdiff.h diff: teach diff to read algorithm from diff driver 2023-02-21 09:29:10 -08:00
utf8.c Sync with Git 2.31.6 2022-12-13 21:09:40 +09:00
utf8.h Sync with Git 2.31.6 2022-12-13 21:09:40 +09:00
varint.c
varint.h
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
walker.c
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c
worktree.h
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c
write-or-die.c
ws.c Merge branch 'kn/attr-from-tree' 2023-01-23 13:39:51 -08:00
wt-status.c commit: accept "scissors" with CR/LF line endings 2023-04-18 12:52:15 +02:00
wt-status.h
xdiff-interface.c
xdiff-interface.h
zlib.c

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Many Git online resources are accessible from https://git-scm.com/ including full documentation and Git related tools.

See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and Documentation/git-<commandname>.txt for documentation of each command. If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be read with man gittutorial or git help tutorial, and the documentation of each command with man git-<commandname> or git help <commandname>.

CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt (man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is installed).

The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission and Documentation/CodingGuidelines).

Those wishing to help with error message, usage and informational message string translations (localization l10) should see po/README.md (a po file is a Portable Object file that holds the translations).

To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org (not the Git list). The mailing list archives are available at https://lore.kernel.org/git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.

Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.

The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.

The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):

  • random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
  • stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
  • "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
  • "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks