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Lars Schneider 82f2567e3d git-p4: fix Git LFS pointer parsing Git LFS 1.2.0 removed a preamble from the output of the 'git lfs pointer' command [1] which broke the parsing of this output. Adjust the parser to support the old and the new format. Please note that this patch slightly changes the second return parameter from a list of LF terminated strings to a single string that contains a number of LF characters. [1] `da2935d9a7` Signed-off-by: Lars Schneider <larsxschneider@gmail.com> Helped-by: Sebastian Schuberth <sschuberth@gmail.com> Helped-by: Ben Woosley <ben.woosley@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Lars Schneider <larsxschneider@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>		2016-04-28 10:03:13 -07:00
Documentation	Merge branch 'ls/p4-doc-markup'	2016-03-24 12:28:06 -07:00
block-sha1	…
builtin	Merge branch 'sb/submodule-module-list-pathspec-fix'	2016-03-24 12:27:13 -07:00
compat	config --show-origin: report paths with forward slashes	2016-03-23 09:58:48 -07:00
contrib	Merge branch 'pw/completion-stash' into maint	2016-02-22 13:10:20 -08:00
ewah	ewah: convert to REALLOC_ARRAY, etc	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
git-gui	git-gui/po/glossary/txt-to-pot.sh: use the $( ... ) construct for command substitution	2015-12-27 15:33:13 -08:00
gitk-git	Merge branch 'master' of git://ozlabs.org/~paulus/gitk	2016-03-20 18:05:10 -07:00
gitweb	gitweb: squelch "uninitialized value" warning	2016-01-12 13:21:15 -08:00
mergetools	mergetool: reorder vim/gvim buffers in three-way diffs	2016-02-12 10:14:09 -08:00
perl	git-svn: shorten glob error message	2016-03-15 01:35:39 +00:00
po	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/vnwildman/git	2016-03-23 23:01:51 +08:00
ppc	…
refs	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
t	git-p4: fix Git LFS pointer parsing	2016-04-28 10:03:13 -07:00
templates	Merge branch 'ma/update-hooks-sample-typofix' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:50 -08:00
vcs-svn	…
xdiff	Merge branch 'ps/plug-xdl-merge-leak' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:49 -08:00
.gitattributes	…
.gitignore	gitignore: ignore generated test-fake-ssh executable	2016-02-08 12:18:51 -08:00
.mailmap	…
.travis.yml	travis-ci: express Linux/OS X dependency versions more clearly	2016-04-28 10:03:09 -07:00
COPYING	…
GIT-VERSION-GEN	Git 2.8-rc4	2016-03-21 13:41:37 -07:00
INSTALL	…
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	Merge branch 'jc/sane-grep'	2016-03-16 13:16:54 -07:00
README.md	README.md: move down historical explanation about the name	2016-02-25 09:33:58 -08:00
RelNotes	Git 2.7.4	2016-03-17 11:32:13 -07:00
abspath.c	…
aclocal.m4	…
advice.c	…
advice.h	…
alias.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
alloc.c	…
archive-tar.c	…
archive-zip.c	…
archive.c	use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
archive.h	…
argv-array.c	argv-array: add detach function	2016-02-22 14:50:32 -08:00
argv-array.h	argv-array: add detach function	2016-02-22 14:50:32 -08:00
attr.c	convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
attr.h	…
base85.c	…
bisect.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
bisect.h	…
blob.c	…
blob.h	…
branch.c	config: rename git_config_set to git_config_set_gently	2016-02-22 10:23:55 -08:00
branch.h	branch: report errors in tracking branch setup	2016-02-22 10:23:30 -08:00
builtin.h	…
bulk-checkin.c	…
bulk-checkin.h	…
bundle.c	…
bundle.h	…
cache-tree.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
cache-tree.h	…
cache.h	Merge branch 'jk/pack-idx-corruption-safety' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:46 -08:00
check-builtins.sh	…
check-racy.c	…
check_bindir	…
color.c	…
color.h	…
column.c	use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
column.h	…
combine-diff.c	use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
command-list.txt	…
commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
commit.h	…
config.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
config.mak.in	…
config.mak.uname	Merge branch 'tb/avoid-gcc-on-darwin-10-6'	2016-03-21 09:20:13 -07:00
configure.ac	Merge branch 'jc/sane-grep'	2016-03-16 13:16:54 -07:00
connect.c	Merge branch 'cn/deprecate-ssh-git-url'	2016-03-16 13:16:40 -07:00
connect.h	connect & http: support -4 and -6 switches for remote operations	2016-02-12 11:34:14 -08:00
connected.c	…
connected.h	…
convert.c	Merge branch 'tb/conversion'	2016-02-26 13:37:23 -08:00
convert.h	ls-files: add eol diagnostics	2016-01-18 19:48:43 -08:00
copy.c	…
credential-cache--daemon.c	Merge branch 'jg/credential-cache-chdir-to-sockdir'	2016-02-26 13:37:20 -08:00
credential-cache.c	…
credential-store.c	strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}()	2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
credential.c	strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}()	2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
credential.h	…
csum-file.c	…
csum-file.h	…
ctype.c	…
daemon.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
date.c	…
decorate.c	…
decorate.h	…
delta.h	…
diff-delta.c	…
diff-lib.c	…
diff-no-index.c	Merge branch 'nd/diff-with-path-params' into maint	2016-02-05 14:54:15 -08:00
diff.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
diff.h	Merge branch 'maint-2.5' into maint-2.6	2016-03-17 11:26:18 -07:00
diffcore-break.c	…
diffcore-delta.c	use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
diffcore-order.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
diffcore-pickaxe.c	…
diffcore-rename.c	use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
diffcore.h	…
dir.c	Revert "Merge branch 'nd/exclusion-regression-fix'"	2016-03-18 11:06:15 -07:00
dir.h	Revert "Merge branch 'nd/exclusion-regression-fix'"	2016-03-18 11:06:15 -07:00
editor.c	…
entry.c	use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
environment.c	Merge branch 'cc/untracked'	2016-02-10 14:20:06 -08:00
exec_cmd.c	Merge branch 'ak/extract-argv0-last-dir-sep' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:47 -08:00
exec_cmd.h	prepare_{git,shell}_cmd: use argv_array	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
fast-import.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
fetch-pack.c	fetch-pack: ignore SIGPIPE in sideband demuxer	2016-02-25 13:51:47 -08:00
fetch-pack.h	…
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
fsck.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
fsck.h	…
generate-cmdlist.sh	…
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-add--interactive.perl	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-bisect.sh	…
git-compat-util.h	Merge branch 'es/st-add4-gcc-4.2-workaround' into maint	2016-03-21 09:19:27 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl	…
git-cvsimport.perl	…
git-cvsserver.perl	git-cvsserver.perl: fix typo	2016-02-17 10:00:53 -08:00
git-difftool--helper.sh	…
git-difftool.perl	…
git-filter-branch.sh	Merge branch 'jk/filter-branch-no-index' into maint	2016-02-05 14:54:13 -08:00
git-instaweb.sh	…
git-merge-octopus.sh	…
git-merge-one-file.sh	Merge branch 'jk/no-diff-emit-common' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:42 -08:00
git-merge-resolve.sh	…
git-mergetool--lib.sh	…
git-mergetool.sh	…
git-p4.py	git-p4: fix Git LFS pointer parsing	2016-04-28 10:03:13 -07:00
git-parse-remote.sh	…
git-quiltimport.sh	…
git-rebase--am.sh	…
git-rebase--interactive.sh	Merge branch 'jc/sane-grep'	2016-03-16 13:16:54 -07:00
git-rebase--merge.sh	…
git-rebase.sh	Merge branch 'jk/ok-to-fail-gc-auto-in-rebase' into maint	2016-02-05 14:54:13 -08:00
git-relink.perl	…
git-remote-testgit.sh	…
git-request-pull.sh	…
git-send-email.perl	Merge branch 'ew/send-email-mutt-alias-fix' into maint	2016-02-05 14:54:09 -08:00
git-sh-i18n.sh	…
git-sh-setup.sh	sane_grep: pass "-a" if grep accepts it	2016-03-10 15:35:43 -08:00
git-stash.sh	…
git-submodule.sh	submodule: try harder to fetch needed sha1 by direct fetching sha1	2016-02-24 15:24:49 -08:00
git-svn.perl	git-svn: fix URL canonicalization during init w/ SVN 1.7+	2016-03-16 20:16:23 +00:00
git-web--browse.sh	…
git.c	Merge branch 'ak/git-strip-extension-from-dashed-command' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:48 -08:00
git.rc	…
git.spec.in	…
gpg-interface.c	…
gpg-interface.h	…
graph.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
graph.h	…
grep.c	use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
grep.h	…
hashmap.c	convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
hashmap.h	…
help.c	convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
help.h	…
hex.c	…
http-backend.c	…
http-fetch.c	…
http-push.c	Merge branch 'jk/path-name-safety-2.6' into jk/path-name-safety-2.7	2016-03-16 10:42:32 -07:00
http-walker.c	…
http.c	Merge branch 'jx/http-no-proxy'	2016-03-10 10:56:43 -08:00
http.h	Merge branch 'ew/force-ipv4'	2016-02-24 13:25:54 -08:00
ident.c	Merge branch 'da/user-useconfigonly'	2016-02-17 10:13:31 -08:00
imap-send.c	use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
khash.h	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
kwset.c	…
kwset.h	…
levenshtein.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
levenshtein.h	…
line-log.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
line-log.h	…
line-range.c	…
line-range.h	…
list-objects.c	Merge branch 'jk/path-name-safety-2.6' into jk/path-name-safety-2.7	2016-03-16 10:42:32 -07:00
list-objects.h	list-objects: pass full pathname to callbacks	2016-03-16 10:41:04 -07:00
ll-merge.c	use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
ll-merge.h	…
lockfile.c	…
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
log-tree.h	…
mailinfo.c	strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}()	2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	…
mailmap.h	…
match-trees.c	…
merge-blobs.c	Merge branch 'jk/no-diff-emit-common' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:42 -08:00
merge-blobs.h	…
merge-recursive.c	merge-recursive: find-renames resets threshold	2016-02-24 10:39:02 -08:00
merge-recursive.h	merge-recursive: option to disable renames	2016-02-17 10:20:51 -08:00
merge.c	…
mergesort.c	…
mergesort.h	…
name-hash.c	convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
notes-cache.c	notes: allow treeish expressions as notes ref	2016-01-12 15:10:01 -08:00
notes-cache.h	…
notes-merge.c	…
notes-merge.h	…
notes-utils.c	notes: allow treeish expressions as notes ref	2016-01-12 15:10:01 -08:00
notes-utils.h	…
notes.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
notes.h	Merge branch 'jk/notes-merge-from-anywhere'	2016-02-03 14:15:59 -08:00
object.c	…
object.h	…
pack-bitmap-write.c	Merge branch 'jk/path-name-safety-2.6' into jk/path-name-safety-2.7	2016-03-16 10:42:32 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c	Merge branch 'jk/path-name-safety-2.6' into jk/path-name-safety-2.7	2016-03-16 10:42:32 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h	…
pack-check.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	…
pack-revindex.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
pack-revindex.h	pack-revindex: store entries directly in packed_git	2015-12-21 14:36:28 -08:00
pack-write.c	…
pack.h	…
pager.c	Merge branch 'jc/am-i-v-fix' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:41 -08:00
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	…
parse-options.h	…
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	…
patch-ids.h	…
path.c	config --show-origin: report paths with forward slashes	2016-03-23 09:58:48 -07:00
pathspec.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	…
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	…
pretty.c	…
prio-queue.c	…
prio-queue.h	…
progress.c	use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
progress.h	…
prompt.c	…
prompt.h	…
quote.c	…
quote.h	…
reachable.c	Merge branch 'maint-2.5' into maint-2.6	2016-03-17 11:26:18 -07:00
reachable.h	…
read-cache.c	Merge branch 'nd/ita-cleanup' into maint	2016-02-22 13:10:21 -08:00
ref-filter.c	ref-filter.c: mark strings for translation	2016-02-29 14:27:58 -08:00
ref-filter.h	…
reflog-walk.c	Merge branch 'dk/reflog-walk-with-non-commit' into maint	2016-02-05 14:54:10 -08:00
reflog-walk.h	…
refs.c	use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
refs.h	Merge branch 'dt/initial-ref-xn-commit-doc'	2016-02-26 13:37:27 -08:00
remote-curl.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
remote-testsvn.c	strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}()	2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
remote.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
remote.h	remote: simplify remote_is_configured()	2016-02-16 13:33:12 -08:00
replace_object.c	…
rerere.c	Merge branch 'jk/rerere-xsnprintf'	2016-02-17 10:13:33 -08:00
rerere.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	Merge branch 'maint-2.5' into maint-2.6	2016-03-17 11:26:18 -07:00
revision.h	Merge branch 'maint-2.5' into maint-2.6	2016-03-17 11:26:18 -07:00
run-command.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
run-command.h	Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-fetch'	2016-03-04 13:46:30 -08:00
send-pack.c	…
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
sequencer.h	…
server-info.c	…
setup.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1-array.c	…
sha1-array.h	…
sha1-lookup.c	…
sha1-lookup.h	…
sha1_file.c	Merge branch 'jk/pack-idx-corruption-safety' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:46 -08:00
sha1_name.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
shallow.c	use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
shell.c	strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}()	2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
shortlog.h	…
show-index.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
sideband.c	…
sideband.h	…
sigchain.c	sigchain: add command to pop all common signals	2015-12-16 12:06:08 -08:00
sigchain.h	sigchain: add command to pop all common signals	2015-12-16 12:06:08 -08:00
split-index.c	…
split-index.h	…
strbuf.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
strbuf.h	Merge branch 'jc/strbuf-getline'	2016-01-28 16:10:14 -08:00
streaming.c	…
streaming.h	…
string-list.c	…
string-list.h	…
submodule-config.c	config: add 'origin_type' to config_source struct	2016-02-22 09:36:33 -08:00
submodule-config.h	…
submodule.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
submodule.h	Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-fetch'	2016-01-12 15:16:54 -08:00
symlinks.c	…
tag.c	…
tag.h	…
tar.h	…
tempfile.c	…
tempfile.h	…
test-chmtime.c	…
test-config.c	…
test-ctype.c	…
test-date.c	…
test-delta.c	…
test-dump-cache-tree.c	…
test-dump-split-index.c	…
test-dump-untracked-cache.c	test-dump-untracked-cache: don't modify the untracked cache	2016-01-27 12:30:07 -08:00
test-fake-ssh.c	mingw: fix t5601-clone.sh	2016-01-27 14:27:19 -08:00
test-genrandom.c	…
test-hashmap.c	…
test-index-version.c	…
test-line-buffer.c	…
test-match-trees.c	…
test-mergesort.c	…
test-mktemp.c	…
test-parse-options.c	…
test-path-utils.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
test-prio-queue.c	…
test-read-cache.c	…
test-regex.c	…
test-revision-walking.c	…
test-run-command.c	run-command: do not pass child process data into callbacks	2016-03-01 09:42:01 -08:00
test-scrap-cache-tree.c	…
test-sha1-array.c	test-sha1-array: read command stream with strbuf_getline()	2016-01-15 10:35:08 -08:00
test-sha1.c	…
test-sha1.sh	test-sha1.sh: use the $( ... ) construct for command substitution	2015-12-27 15:33:13 -08:00
test-sigchain.c	…
test-string-list.c	…
test-submodule-config.c	…
test-subprocess.c	…
test-svn-fe.c	…
test-urlmatch-normalization.c	…
test-wildmatch.c	…
thread-utils.c	…
thread-utils.h	…
trace.c	…
trace.h	…
trailer.c	trailer.c: mark strings for translation	2016-02-29 14:27:58 -08:00
trailer.h	interpret-trailers: add option for in-place editing	2016-01-14 12:22:17 -08:00
transport-helper.c	Merge branch 'ew/force-ipv4'	2016-02-24 13:25:54 -08:00
transport.c	Merge branch 'cn/deprecate-ssh-git-url'	2016-03-16 13:16:40 -07:00
transport.h	connect & http: support -4 and -6 switches for remote operations	2016-02-12 11:34:14 -08:00
tree-diff.c	Merge branch 'maint-2.4' into maint-2.5	2016-03-17 11:24:14 -07:00
tree-walk.c	do_compare_entry: use already-computed path	2016-01-05 13:39:46 -08:00
tree-walk.h	do_compare_entry: use already-computed path	2016-01-05 13:39:46 -08:00
tree.c	…
tree.h	…
unicode_width.h	…
unimplemented.sh	unimplemented.sh: use the $( ... ) construct for command substitution	2015-12-27 15:33:13 -08:00
unix-socket.c	…
unix-socket.h	…
unpack-trees.c	unpack-trees: fix accidentally quadratic behavior	2016-01-22 13:03:10 -08:00
unpack-trees.h	…
update_unicode.sh	…
upload-pack.c	…
url.c	…
url.h	…
urlmatch.c	…
urlmatch.h	…
usage.c	…
userdiff.c	…
userdiff.h	diff: clarify textconv interface	2016-02-22 10:40:35 -08:00
utf8.c	…
utf8.h	…
varint.c	…
varint.h	…
version.c	…
version.h	…
versioncmp.c	…
walker.c	strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}()	2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
walker.h	…
wildmatch.c	…
wildmatch.h	…
worktree.c	worktree.c: fix indentation	2016-01-19 11:22:29 -08:00
worktree.h	…
wrap-for-bin.sh	…
wrapper.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
write_or_die.c	write_or_die: handle EPIPE in async threads	2016-02-25 13:51:45 -08:00
ws.c	…
wt-status.c	Merge branch 'mg/wt-status-mismarked-i18n'	2016-03-14 10:46:17 -07:00
wt-status.h	…
xdiff-interface.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
xdiff-interface.h	…
zlib.c	…

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Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.

Many Git online resources are accessible from http://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). 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 http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.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