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Junio C Hamano 4f4d0b42ba Merge branch 'js/empty-config-section-fix'
"git config --unset a.b", when "a.b" is the last variable in an
otherwise empty section "a", left an empty section "a" behind, and
worse yet, a subsequent "git config a.c value" did not reuse that
empty shell and instead created a new one.  These have been
(partially) corrected.

* js/empty-config-section-fix:
  git_config_set: reuse empty sections
  git config --unset: remove empty sections (in the common case)
  git_config_set: make use of the config parser's event stream
  git_config_set: do not use a state machine
  config_set_store: rename some fields for consistency
  config: avoid using the global variable `store`
  config: introduce an optional event stream while parsing
  t1300: `--unset-all` can leave an empty section behind (bug)
  t1300: add a few more hairy examples of sections becoming empty
  t1300: remove unreasonable expectation from TODO
  t1300: avoid relying on a bug
  config --replace-all: avoid extra line breaks
  t1300: demonstrate that --replace-all can "invent" newlines
  t1300: rename it to reflect that `repo-config` was deprecated
  git_config_set: fix off-by-two
2018-05-08 15:59:18 +09:00
.github
Documentation Merge branch 'sb/submodule-move-nested' 2018-05-08 15:59:17 +09:00
block-sha1
builtin Merge branch 'ot/libify-get-ref-atom-value' 2018-05-08 15:59:18 +09:00
ci Merge branch 'tg/split-index-fixes' into maint 2018-03-22 14:24:10 -07:00
compat mingw/msvc: use the new-style RUNTIME_PREFIX helper 2018-04-11 18:10:28 +09:00
contrib Merge branch 'ab/simplify-perl-makefile' 2018-05-08 15:59:16 +09:00
ewah
git-gui Merge branch 'cb/git-gui-ttk-style' 2018-04-25 13:28:49 +09:00
gitk-git
gitweb gitweb: hard-depend on the Digest::MD5 5.8 module 2018-03-05 10:52:27 -08:00
mergetools mergetools: add support for guiffy 2018-04-06 08:11:39 +09:00
perl Merge branch 'dj/runtime-prefix' 2018-05-08 15:59:17 +09:00
po l10n: de.po: translate 132 new messages 2018-03-31 13:21:09 +02:00
ppc
refs refs: use chdir_notify to update cached relative paths 2018-03-30 12:50:03 -07:00
sha1collisiondetection@19d97bf5af
sha1dc
t Merge branch 'js/empty-config-section-fix' 2018-05-08 15:59:18 +09:00
templates
vcs-svn
xdiff
.clang-format
.gitattributes
.gitignore Merge branch 'dj/runtime-prefix' 2018-05-08 15:59:17 +09:00
.gitmodules
.mailmap
.travis.yml
.tsan-suppressions
COPYING
GIT-VERSION-GEN The first batch for 2.18 cycle 2018-04-10 08:31:17 +09:00
INSTALL RelNotes: add details on Perl module changes 2018-03-16 16:07:37 -07:00
LGPL-2.1
Makefile Merge branch 'dj/runtime-prefix' 2018-05-08 15:59:17 +09:00
README.md
RelNotes The first batch for 2.18 cycle 2018-04-10 08:31:17 +09:00
abspath.c
aclocal.m4
advice.c
advice.h
alias.c
alloc.c
apply.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2018-04-10 08:25:45 +09:00
apply.h
archive-tar.c sha1_file: convert sha1_object_info* to object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:49 -07:00
archive-zip.c sha1_file: convert sha1_object_info* to object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:49 -07:00
archive.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
archive.h archive: convert sha1_file_to_archive to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:48 -07:00
argv-array.c
argv-array.h
attr.c exec_cmd: rename to use dash in file name 2018-04-11 18:11:00 +09:00
attr.h
base85.c
bisect.c Merge branch 'ys/bisect-object-id-missing-conversion-fix' 2018-04-10 16:28:24 +09:00
bisect.h
blame.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
blame.h
blob.c
blob.h
branch.c
branch.h
builtin.h serve: introduce git-serve 2018-03-15 12:01:08 -07:00
bulk-checkin.c Merge branch 'sb/packfiles-in-repository' 2018-04-11 13:09:55 +09:00
bulk-checkin.h bulk-checkin: convert index_bulk_checkin to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:47 -07:00
bundle.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
bundle.h
cache-tree.c Merge branch 'tg/split-index-fixes' into maint 2018-03-22 14:24:10 -07:00
cache-tree.h cache-tree: convert write_*_as_tree to object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:47 -07:00
cache.h Merge branch 'dj/runtime-prefix' 2018-05-08 15:59:17 +09:00
chdir-notify.c add chdir-notify API 2018-03-30 12:49:57 -07:00
chdir-notify.h add chdir-notify API 2018-03-30 12:49:57 -07:00
check-builtins.sh
check-racy.c
check_bindir
checkout.c
checkout.h
color.c
color.h
column.c
column.h
combine-diff.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
command-list.txt
commit-slab.h
commit.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
commit.h
common-main.c Merge branch 'dj/runtime-prefix' 2018-05-08 15:59:17 +09:00
config.c Merge branch 'js/empty-config-section-fix' 2018-05-08 15:59:18 +09:00
config.h config: introduce an optional event stream while parsing 2018-04-09 21:32:59 +09:00
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname mingw/msvc: use the new-style RUNTIME_PREFIX helper 2018-04-11 18:10:28 +09:00
configure.ac Merge branch 'es/fread-reads-dir-autoconf-fix' 2018-04-25 13:29:01 +09:00
connect.c connect: don't request v2 when pushing 2018-03-15 12:01:09 -07:00
connect.h fetch-pack: support shallow requests 2018-03-15 12:01:09 -07:00
connected.c
connected.h
convert.c convert: convert to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
convert.h convert: convert to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
copy.c
credential-cache--daemon.c
credential-cache.c
credential-store.c
credential.c credential: ignore SIGPIPE when writing to credential helpers 2018-03-29 15:33:55 -07:00
credential.h
csum-file.c
csum-file.h
ctype.c
daemon.c Merge branch 'lw/daemon-log-destination' 2018-04-25 13:28:58 +09:00
date.c
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c Merge branch 'bw/c-plus-plus' 2018-03-06 14:54:07 -08:00
diff-no-index.c
diff.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2018-04-10 08:25:45 +09:00
diff.h Merge branch 'nd/diff-stat-with-summary' 2018-03-14 12:01:02 -07:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c
diffcore-rename.c
diffcore.h
dir-iterator.c
dir-iterator.h
dir.c Merge branch 'sb/submodule-move-nested' 2018-05-08 15:59:17 +09:00
dir.h Merge branch 'sb/submodule-move-nested' 2018-05-08 15:59:17 +09:00
editor.c
entry.c convert: convert to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
environment.c Merge branch 'jk/relative-directory-fix' 2018-04-25 13:28:52 +09:00
exec-cmd.c Merge branch 'dj/runtime-prefix' 2018-05-08 15:59:17 +09:00
exec-cmd.h Merge branch 'dj/runtime-prefix' 2018-05-08 15:59:17 +09:00
fast-import.c Merge branch 'jm/mem-pool' 2018-04-25 13:29:06 +09:00
fetch-object.c
fetch-object.h
fetch-pack.c Merge branch 'bw/protocol-v2' 2018-05-08 15:59:16 +09:00
fetch-pack.h Merge branch 'bw/protocol-v2' 2018-05-08 15:59:16 +09:00
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
fsck.h
fsmonitor.c Merge branch 'bp/fsmonitor-prime-index' 2018-04-25 13:29:04 +09:00
fsmonitor.h
generate-cmdlist.sh
gettext.c Merge branch 'dj/runtime-prefix' 2018-05-08 15:59:17 +09:00
gettext.h
git-add--interactive.perl Merge branch 'pw/add-p-single' 2018-04-02 10:10:55 -07:00
git-archimport.perl
git-bisect.sh
git-compat-util.h
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl
git-cvsserver.perl
git-difftool--helper.sh
git-filter-branch.sh Merge branch 'yk/filter-branch-non-committish-refs' 2018-04-10 16:28:23 +09:00
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-parse-remote.sh
git-quiltimport.sh
git-rebase--am.sh Merge branch 'pw/rebase-signoff' 2018-04-25 13:28:51 +09:00
git-rebase--interactive.sh Merge branch 'pw/rebase-signoff' 2018-04-25 13:28:51 +09:00
git-rebase--merge.sh Merge branch 'pw/rebase-signoff' 2018-04-25 13:28:51 +09:00
git-rebase.sh Merge branch 'pw/rebase-signoff' 2018-04-25 13:28:51 +09:00
git-remote-testgit.sh
git-request-pull.sh
git-send-email.perl Merge branch 'ab/perl-fixes' 2018-03-15 15:00:46 -07:00
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh
git-stash.sh Merge branch 'tg/stash-untracked-with-pathspec-fix' 2018-04-10 08:25:45 +09:00
git-submodule.sh
git-svn.perl git-svn: search --authors-prog in PATH too 2018-04-05 06:55:02 +00:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c Merge branch 'dj/runtime-prefix' 2018-05-08 15:59:17 +09:00
git.rc
gpg-interface.c
gpg-interface.h
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
grep.h
hash.h
hashmap.c
hashmap.h Merge branch 'rb/hashmap-h-compilation-fix' into maint 2018-03-22 14:24:15 -07:00
help.c exec_cmd: rename to use dash in file name 2018-04-11 18:11:00 +09:00
help.h
hex.c
http-backend.c Merge branch 'bw/protocol-v2' 2018-05-08 15:59:16 +09:00
http-fetch.c exec_cmd: rename to use dash in file name 2018-04-11 18:11:00 +09:00
http-push.c exec_cmd: rename to use dash in file name 2018-04-11 18:11:00 +09:00
http-walker.c Merge branch 'sb/object-store' 2018-04-11 13:09:55 +09:00
http.c Merge branch 'bw/protocol-v2' 2018-05-08 15:59:16 +09:00
http.h http: allow providing extra headers for http requests 2018-03-15 12:01:09 -07:00
ident.c
imap-send.c exec_cmd: rename to use dash in file name 2018-04-11 18:11:00 +09:00
iterator.h
khash.h
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
line-log.c tree-walk: convert tree entry functions to object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
line-log.h
line-range.c
line-range.h
list-objects-filter-options.c
list-objects-filter-options.h
list-objects-filter.c sha1_name.c: rename to use dash in file name 2018-04-11 18:11:00 +09:00
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c
list-objects.h
list.h
ll-merge.c
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c Convert find_unique_abbrev* to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:48 -07:00
log-tree.h
ls-refs.c ls-refs: introduce ls-refs server command 2018-03-15 12:01:08 -07:00
ls-refs.h ls-refs: introduce ls-refs server command 2018-03-15 12:01:08 -07:00
mailinfo.c Merge branch 'jc/mailinfo-cleanup-fix' into maint 2018-03-22 14:24:16 -07:00
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
mailmap.h
match-trees.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
mem-pool.c mem-pool: move reusable parts of memory pool into its own file 2018-04-12 11:55:20 +09:00
mem-pool.h mem-pool: move reusable parts of memory pool into its own file 2018-04-12 11:55:20 +09:00
merge-blobs.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
merge-blobs.h
merge-recursive.c Revert "Merge branch 'en/rename-directory-detection'" 2018-04-11 18:07:11 +09:00
merge-recursive.h Revert "Merge branch 'en/rename-directory-detection'" 2018-04-11 18:07:11 +09:00
merge.c merge: always roll back lock in `checkout_fast_forward()` 2018-02-28 11:15:51 -08:00
mergesort.c
mergesort.h
name-hash.c
notes-cache.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
notes.h
object-store.h sha1_file: allow map_sha1_file to handle arbitrary repositories 2018-03-26 10:05:55 -07:00
object.c Merge branch 'sb/object-store' 2018-04-11 13:09:55 +09:00
object.h sha1_name.c: rename to use dash in file name 2018-04-11 18:11:00 +09:00
oidmap.c
oidmap.h
oidset.c
oidset.h
pack-bitmap-write.c sha1_file: convert sha1_object_info* to object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:49 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c packfile: keep prepare_packed_git() private 2018-03-26 10:07:43 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c Merge branch 'sb/object-store' 2018-04-11 13:09:55 +09:00
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h
pack-revindex.c object-store: move packed_git and packed_git_mru to object store 2018-03-26 10:05:46 -07:00
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c
pack.h
packfile.c Merge branch 'sb/packfiles-in-repository' 2018-04-11 13:09:55 +09:00
packfile.h Merge branch 'sb/packfiles-in-repository' 2018-04-11 13:09:55 +09:00
pager.c
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c Merge branch 'ps/contains-id-error-message' 2018-04-10 16:28:20 +09:00
parse-options.h Merge branch 'ps/contains-id-error-message' 2018-04-10 16:28:20 +09:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c
patch-ids.h
path.c repository: introduce raw object store field 2018-03-23 11:06:01 -07:00
path.h
pathspec.c
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c pkt-line: add packet_buf_write_len function 2018-03-15 12:01:09 -07:00
pkt-line.h pkt-line: add packet_buf_write_len function 2018-03-15 12:01:09 -07:00
preload-index.c
pretty.c strbuf: convert strbuf_add_unique_abbrev to use struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:48 -07:00
pretty.h
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c
progress.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
protocol.c protocol: introduce enum protocol_version value protocol_v2 2018-03-14 14:15:07 -07:00
protocol.h protocol: introduce enum protocol_version value protocol_v2 2018-03-14 14:15:07 -07:00
quote.c
quote.h
reachable.c Merge branch 'sb/object-store' 2018-04-11 13:09:55 +09:00
reachable.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2018-04-10 08:25:45 +09:00
ref-filter.c Merge branch 'ot/libify-get-ref-atom-value' 2018-05-08 15:59:18 +09:00
ref-filter.h Merge branch 'ot/libify-get-ref-atom-value' 2018-05-08 15:59:18 +09:00
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
refs.c Merge branch 'bw/protocol-v2' 2018-05-08 15:59:16 +09:00
refs.h ls-remote: pass ref prefixes when requesting a remote's refs 2018-03-15 12:01:08 -07:00
remote-curl.c Merge branch 'bw/protocol-v2' 2018-05-08 15:59:16 +09:00
remote-testsvn.c exec_cmd: rename to use dash in file name 2018-04-11 18:11:00 +09:00
remote.c sha1_file: convert sha1_object_info* to object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:49 -07:00
remote.h Merge branch 'bw/protocol-v2' 2018-05-08 15:59:16 +09:00
replace-object.c replace_object.c: rename to use dash in file name 2018-04-11 18:11:00 +09:00
repository.c submodule: fixup nested submodules after moving the submodule 2018-03-29 09:44:51 -07:00
repository.h submodule: fixup nested submodules after moving the submodule 2018-03-29 09:44:51 -07:00
rerere.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2018-04-10 08:25:45 +09:00
rerere.h completion: don't set PARSE_OPT_NOCOMPLETE on --rerere-autoupdate 2018-03-07 11:02:48 -08:00
resolve-undo.c resolve-undo: convert struct resolve_undo_info to object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:47 -07:00
resolve-undo.h resolve-undo: convert struct resolve_undo_info to object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:47 -07:00
revision.c Merge branch 'jk/cached-commit-buffer' into maint 2018-03-22 14:24:25 -07:00
revision.h Merge branch 'jk/cached-commit-buffer' 2018-03-06 14:54:05 -08:00
run-command.c exec_cmd: rename to use dash in file name 2018-04-11 18:11:00 +09:00
run-command.h
send-pack.c send-pack: convert remaining functions to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:48 -07:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c Merge branch 'sb/filenames-with-dashes' 2018-04-25 13:29:05 +09:00
sequencer.h
serve.c fetch-pack: perform a fetch using v2 2018-03-15 12:01:08 -07:00
serve.h serve: introduce git-serve 2018-03-15 12:01:08 -07:00
server-info.c packfile: keep prepare_packed_git() private 2018-03-26 10:07:43 -07:00
setup.c Merge branch 'jk/relative-directory-fix' 2018-04-25 13:28:52 +09:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1-array.c
sha1-array.h
sha1-file.c sha1_file.c: rename to use dash in file name 2018-04-11 18:11:00 +09:00
sha1-lookup.c
sha1-lookup.h
sha1-name.c sha1_name.c: rename to use dash in file name 2018-04-11 18:11:00 +09:00
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h
shallow.c
shell.c exec_cmd: rename to use dash in file name 2018-04-11 18:11:00 +09:00
shortlog.h
show-index.c
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
split-index.c Merge branch 'bw/c-plus-plus' 2018-03-06 14:54:07 -08:00
split-index.h
strbuf.c Revert "Merge branch 'en/rename-directory-detection'" 2018-04-11 18:07:11 +09:00
strbuf.h Revert "Merge branch 'en/rename-directory-detection'" 2018-04-11 18:07:11 +09:00
streaming.c Merge branch 'sb/object-store' 2018-04-11 13:09:55 +09:00
streaming.h streaming: convert open_istream to use struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:49 -07:00
string-list.c
string-list.h
sub-process.c
sub-process.h
submodule-config.c Merge branch 'sb/submodule-move-nested' 2018-05-08 15:59:17 +09:00
submodule-config.h submodule-config: remove submodule_from_cache 2018-03-29 09:44:51 -07:00
submodule.c Merge branch 'sb/submodule-move-nested' 2018-05-08 15:59:17 +09:00
submodule.h Merge branch 'sb/submodule-move-nested' 2018-05-08 15:59:17 +09:00
symlinks.c
tag.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c object-store: migrate alternates struct and functions from cache.h 2018-03-23 11:06:01 -07:00
tmp-objdir.h
trace.c trace.c: export trace_setup_key 2018-03-30 12:49:57 -07:00
trace.h trace.c: export trace_setup_key 2018-03-30 12:49:57 -07:00
trailer.c
trailer.h
transport-helper.c Merge branch 'bw/protocol-v2' 2018-05-08 15:59:16 +09:00
transport-internal.h transport: convert get_refs_list to take a list of ref prefixes 2018-03-15 12:01:08 -07:00
transport.c Merge branch 'bw/protocol-v2' 2018-05-08 15:59:16 +09:00
transport.h Merge branch 'bw/protocol-v2' 2018-05-08 15:59:16 +09:00
tree-diff.c
tree-walk.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
tree-walk.h tree-walk: convert tree entry functions to object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
tree.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
tree.h tree: convert read_tree_recursive to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:47 -07:00
unicode-width.h unicode_width.h: rename to use dash in file name 2018-04-11 18:11:00 +09:00
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unpack-trees.c Merge branch 'sb/submodule-move-nested' 2018-05-08 15:59:17 +09:00
unpack-trees.h Revert "Merge branch 'en/rename-directory-detection'" 2018-04-11 18:07:11 +09:00
upload-pack.c Merge branch 'bw/protocol-v2' 2018-05-08 15:59:16 +09:00
upload-pack.h fetch-pack: perform a fetch using v2 2018-03-15 12:01:08 -07:00
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c
userdiff.c Merge branch 'tl/userdiff-csharp-async' 2018-03-15 15:00:47 -07:00
userdiff.h
utf8.c unicode_width.h: rename to use dash in file name 2018-04-11 18:11:00 +09:00
utf8.h
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 write_or_die.c: rename to use dashes in file name 2018-04-11 18:11:00 +09:00
ws.c
wt-status.c Convert find_unique_abbrev* to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:48 -07:00
wt-status.h wt-status: convert struct wt_status_state to object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:48 -07:00
xdiff-interface.c sha1_file: convert read_sha1_file to struct object_id 2018-03-14 09:23:50 -07:00
xdiff-interface.h
zlib.c

README.md

Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system

Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.

Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.

Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.

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-.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). To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are available at https://public-inbox.org/git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.

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