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Johannes Schindelin 9e73bd969a Describe Git for Windows' architecture [no ci] The Git for Windows project has grown quite complex over the years, certainly much more complex than during the first years where the `msysgit.git` repository was abusing Git for package management purposes and the `git/git` fork was called `4msysgit.git`. Let's describe the status quo in a thorough way. Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>		2023-11-20 18:02:37 +01:00
.github	Merge branch 'nano-server'	2023-11-20 18:02:25 +01:00
Documentation	Merge branch 'optionally-dont-append-atomically-on-windows'	2023-11-20 18:02:23 +01:00
block-sha1	…
builtin	clean: remove mount points when possible	2023-11-20 18:02:07 +01:00
ci	Merge branch 'ci-fixes'	2023-11-20 18:02:23 +01:00
compat	Additional error checks for issuing the windows.appendAtomically warning (#4528 )	2023-11-20 18:02:25 +01:00
contrib	Merge branch 'ci-fixes'	2023-11-20 18:02:23 +01:00
ewah	…
git-gui	Git GUI: fix Repository>Explore Working Copy (#4357 )	2023-11-20 18:02:24 +01:00
gitk-git	gitk(Windows): avoid inadvertently calling executables in the worktree	2023-11-20 18:02:07 +01:00
gitweb	…
mergetools	…
negotiator	…
oss-fuzz	…
perl	…
po	Merge branch 'l10n/zh-TW/2023-11-19' of github.com:l10n-tw/git-po	2023-11-20 07:57:09 +08:00
refs	Introduce helper to create symlinks that knows about index_state	2023-11-14 20:09:13 +01:00
reftable	…
sha1	…
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583	…
sha1dc	…
sha256	…
t	Merge pull request #3533 from PhilipOakley/hashliteral_t	2023-11-20 18:02:22 +01:00
templates	…
trace2	…
xdiff	…
.cirrus.yml	…
.clang-format	clang-format: fix typo in comment	2023-11-01 12:24:19 +09:00
.editorconfig	…
.gitattributes	gitattributes: mark .png files as binary	2023-11-14 20:09:14 +01:00
.gitignore	.gitignore: add Visual Studio CMakeSetting.json file	2023-11-20 18:02:12 +01:00
.gitmodules	…
.mailmap	mailmap: change primary address for Derrick Stolee	2023-10-12 10:59:36 -07:00
.tsan-suppressions	…
ARCHITECTURE.md	Describe Git for Windows' architecture [no ci]	2023-11-20 18:02:37 +01:00
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md	Modify the Code of Conduct for Git for Windows	2023-11-14 20:09:17 +01:00
COPYING	…
GIT-VERSION-GEN	Git 2.43	2023-11-20 10:28:15 +09:00
INSTALL	…
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	Lazy load libcurl, allowing for an SSL/TLS backend-specific libcurl (#4410 )	2023-11-20 18:02:24 +01:00
README.md	README.md: Add a Windows-specific preamble	2023-11-14 20:09:17 +01:00
RelNotes	Git 2.42.1	2023-11-02 16:59:16 +09:00
SECURITY.md	SECURITY.md: document Git for Windows' policies	2023-11-14 20:09:17 +01:00
abspath.c	strbuf_realpath(): use platform-dependent API if available	2023-11-20 18:02:09 +01:00
abspath.h	…
aclocal.m4	…
add-interactive.c	Merge branch 'jk/unused-post-2.42'	2023-09-07 15:06:07 -07:00
add-interactive.h	…
add-patch.c	…
advice.c	Merge branch 'deprecate-core.useBuiltinFSMonitor'	2023-11-14 20:09:21 +01:00
advice.h	Merge branch 'deprecate-core.useBuiltinFSMonitor'	2023-11-14 20:09:21 +01:00
alias.c	…
alias.h	…
alloc.c	…
alloc.h	…
apply.c	Introduce helper to create symlinks that knows about index_state	2023-11-14 20:09:13 +01:00
apply.h	…
archive-tar.c	…
archive-zip.c	…
archive.c	…
archive.h	…
attr.c	Merge branch 'jc/attr-tree-config'	2023-10-30 07:09:55 +09:00
attr.h	attr: add attr.tree for setting the treeish to read attributes from	2023-10-13 11:43:29 -07:00
azure-pipelines.yml	azure-pipeline: run static-analysis on jammy	2023-11-20 18:02:15 +01:00
banned.h	…
base85.c	…
base85.h	…
bisect.c	…
bisect.h	…
blame.c	…
blame.h	…
blob.c	…
blob.h	…
bloom.c	commit-graph: detect out-of-order BIDX offsets	2023-10-09 15:55:02 -07:00
bloom.h	…
branch.c	…
branch.h	…
builtin.h	…
bulk-checkin.c	Merge branch 'eb/limit-bulk-checkin-to-blobs'	2023-10-10 11:39:14 -07:00
bulk-checkin.h	bulk-checkin: only support blobs in index_bulk_checkin	2023-09-26 10:17:56 -07:00
bundle-uri.c	…
bundle-uri.h	…
bundle.c	…
bundle.h	…
cache-tree.c	…
cache-tree.h	…
cbtree.c	…
cbtree.h	…
chdir-notify.c	…
chdir-notify.h	…
check-builtins.sh	…
checkout.c	…
checkout.h	…
chunk-format.c	chunk-format: drop pair_chunk_unsafe()	2023-10-09 15:55:02 -07:00
chunk-format.h	chunk-format: drop pair_chunk_unsafe()	2023-10-09 15:55:02 -07:00
color.c	hex-ll: separate out non-hash-algo functions	2023-09-29 15:14:56 -07:00
color.h	…
column.c	…
column.h	…
combine-diff.c	…
command-list.txt	…
commit-graph.c	Merge branch 'ps/do-not-trust-commit-graph-blindly-for-existence'	2023-11-08 11:03:59 +09:00
commit-graph.h	Merge branch 'ps/do-not-trust-commit-graph-blindly-for-existence'	2023-11-08 11:03:59 +09:00
commit-reach.c	commit-reach: free temporary list in get_octopus_merge_bases()	2023-10-03 14:28:23 -07:00
commit-reach.h	…
commit-slab-decl.h	…
commit-slab-impl.h	…
commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	commit: detect commits that exist in commit-graph but not in the ODB	2023-11-01 12:04:06 +09:00
commit.h	…
common-main.c	…
config.c	init: do parse _all_ core.* settings early	2023-11-20 18:02:13 +01:00
config.h	init: do parse _all_ core.* settings early	2023-11-20 18:02:13 +01:00
config.mak.dev	mimalloc: offer a build-time option to enable it	2023-11-20 18:02:08 +01:00
config.mak.in	…
config.mak.uname	Lazy load libcurl, allowing for an SSL/TLS backend-specific libcurl (#4410 )	2023-11-20 18:02:24 +01:00
configure.ac	…
connect.c	…
connect.h	…
connected.c	…
connected.h	…
convert.c	…
convert.h	…
copy.c	…
copy.h	…
credential.c	…
credential.h	…
csum-file.c	Merge branch 'ew/hash-with-openssl-evp'	2023-09-13 10:07:57 -07:00
csum-file.h	…
ctype.c	…
daemon.c	daemon: free listen_addr before returning	2023-10-05 14:54:58 -07:00
date.c	…
date.h	…
decorate.c	decorate: add clear_decoration() function	2023-10-05 14:54:55 -07:00
decorate.h	decorate: add clear_decoration() function	2023-10-05 14:54:55 -07:00
delta-islands.c	…
delta-islands.h	…
delta.h	…
detect-compiler	…
diagnose.c	dir.[ch]: add 'follow_symlink' arg to 'get_dtype'	2023-10-09 15:53:13 -07:00
diagnose.h	…
diff-delta.c	…
diff-lib.c	Merge branch 'js/diff-cached-fsmonitor-fix' into maint-2.42	2023-11-02 16:53:19 +09:00
diff-merges.c	diff-merges: introduce '--dd' option	2023-10-09 12:47:29 -07:00
diff-merges.h	…
diff-no-index.c	Merge branch 'pw/diff-no-index-from-named-pipes' into maint-2.42	2023-11-02 16:53:18 +09:00
diff.c	Merge branch 'jk/diff-result-code-cleanup' into maint-2.42	2023-11-02 16:53:16 +09:00
diff.h	diff --stat: set the width defaults in a helper function	2023-09-29 15:46:06 -07:00
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.h	…
dir.c	dir.c: regression fix for add_excludes with fscache	2023-11-14 20:09:04 +01:00
dir.h	dir.[ch]: add 'follow_symlink' arg to 'get_dtype'	2023-10-09 15:53:13 -07:00
editor.c	Partially un-revert "editor: save and reset terminal after calling EDITOR"	2023-11-14 20:09:16 +01:00
editor.h	…
entry.c	Introduce helper to create symlinks that knows about index_state	2023-11-14 20:09:13 +01:00
entry.h	wrapper: reduce scope of remove_or_warn()	2023-09-29 15:14:56 -07:00
environment.c	max_tree_depth: lower it for MSVC to avoid running into stack overflows	2023-11-03 08:41:27 +01:00
environment.h	…
exec-cmd.c	…
exec-cmd.h	…
fetch-negotiator.c	…
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-pack.c	fscache: fscache takes an initial size	2023-11-14 20:09:05 +01:00
fetch-pack.h	…
fmt-merge-msg.c	…
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
fsck.c	…
fsck.h	…
fsmonitor--daemon.h	doc: fix some typos, grammar and wording issues	2023-10-05 12:55:38 -07:00
fsmonitor-ipc.c	fsmonitor: mark unused parameters in stub functions	2023-09-18 15:56:15 -07:00
fsmonitor-ipc.h	…
fsmonitor-ll.h	…
fsmonitor-path-utils.h	…
fsmonitor-settings.c	fsmonitor: reintroduce core.useBuiltinFSMonitor	2023-11-14 20:09:16 +01:00
fsmonitor-settings.h	…
fsmonitor.c	…
fsmonitor.h	…
generate-cmdlist.sh	…
generate-configlist.sh	…
generate-hooklist.sh	…
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-compat-util.h	Merge pull request #2504 from dscho/access-repo-via-junction	2023-11-20 18:02:18 +01:00
git-curl-compat.h	http: optionally send SSL client certificate	2023-11-20 18:02:12 +01:00
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-p4 shouldn't attempt to store symlinks in LFS	2023-10-19 10:57:44 -07:00
git-quiltimport.sh	…
git-request-pull.sh	…
git-send-email.perl	Merge branch 'tz/send-email-helpfix'	2023-11-20 09:57:22 +09:00
git-sh-i18n.sh	…
git-sh-setup.sh	mingw: only use Bash-ism `builtin pwd -W` when available	2023-11-14 20:09:14 +01:00
git-submodule.sh	…
git-svn.perl	…
git-web--browse.sh	…
git-zlib.c	…
git-zlib.h	…
git.c	…
git.rc	Fix Windows version resources	2023-11-20 18:02:15 +01:00
gpg-interface.c	Unbreak interactive GPG prompt upon signing	2023-11-14 20:09:11 +01:00
gpg-interface.h	…
graph.c	diff --stat: add config option to limit filename width	2023-09-18 09:39:07 -07:00
graph.h	…
grep.c	…
grep.h	…
hash-ll.h	…
hash-lookup.c	…
hash-lookup.h	…
hash.h	…
hashmap.c	…
hashmap.h	…
help.c	…
help.h	…
hex-ll.c	hex-ll: separate out non-hash-algo functions	2023-09-29 15:14:56 -07:00
hex-ll.h	hex-ll: separate out non-hash-algo functions	2023-09-29 15:14:56 -07:00
hex.c	hex-ll: separate out non-hash-algo functions	2023-09-29 15:14:56 -07:00
hex.h	hex-ll: separate out non-hash-algo functions	2023-09-29 15:14:56 -07:00
hook.c	…
hook.h	…
http-backend.c	…
http-fetch.c	…
http-push.c	…
http-walker.c	…
http.c	http: optionally send SSL client certificate	2023-11-20 18:02:12 +01:00
http.h	…
ident.c	…
ident.h	…
imap-send.c	…
iterator.h	…
json-writer.c	…
json-writer.h	…
khash.h	…
kwset.c	…
kwset.h	…
levenshtein.c	…
levenshtein.h	…
line-log.c	revision: clear decoration structs during release_revisions()	2023-10-05 14:54:57 -07:00
line-log.h	revision: clear decoration structs during release_revisions()	2023-10-05 14:54:57 -07:00
line-range.c	…
line-range.h	…
linear-assignment.c	…
linear-assignment.h	…
list-objects-filter-options.c	…
list-objects-filter-options.h	…
list-objects-filter.c	…
list-objects-filter.h	…
list-objects.c	Merge branch 'tb/rev-list-unpacked-fix'	2023-11-08 15:04:42 +09:00
list-objects.h	…
list.h	…
lockfile.c	lockfile.c: use is_dir_sep() instead of hardcoded '/' checks	2023-11-14 20:09:11 +01:00
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	…
log-tree.h	…
ls-refs.c	…
ls-refs.h	…
mailinfo.c	hex-ll: separate out non-hash-algo functions	2023-09-29 15:14:56 -07:00
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	…
mailmap.h	…
match-trees.c	…
match-trees.h	…
mem-pool.c	mem_pool: add GIT_TRACE_MEMPOOL support	2023-11-14 20:09:04 +01:00
mem-pool.h	…
merge-blobs.c	…
merge-blobs.h	…
merge-ll.c	…
merge-ll.h	…
merge-ort-wrappers.c	…
merge-ort-wrappers.h	…
merge-ort.c	Merge branch 'wx/merge-ort-comment-typofix' into maint-2.42	2023-11-02 16:53:27 +09:00
merge-ort.h	…
merge-recursive.c	Introduce helper to create symlinks that knows about index_state	2023-11-14 20:09:13 +01:00
merge-recursive.h	merge: introduce {copy\|clear}_merge_options()	2023-10-11 13:37:47 -07:00
merge.c	…
merge.h	…
mergesort.h	…
midx.c	midx: check size of revindex chunk	2023-10-09 15:55:01 -07:00
midx.h	midx: check size of revindex chunk	2023-10-09 15:55:01 -07:00
name-hash.c	…
name-hash.h	…
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	2023-11-20 18:02:13 +01:00
object-file.h	…
object-name.c	…
object-name.h	…
object-store-ll.h	object-file.c: use size_t for header lengths	2023-11-20 18:02:13 +01:00
object-store.h	…
object.c	…
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-write: rebuild using new bitmap when remapping	2023-10-02 14:54:30 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c	Merge branch 'tb/rev-list-unpacked-fix'	2023-11-08 15:04:42 +09:00
pack-bitmap.h	…
pack-check.c	…
pack-mtimes.c	…
pack-mtimes.h	…
pack-objects.c	parse: separate out parsing functions from config.h	2023-09-29 15:14:57 -07:00
pack-objects.h	…
pack-revindex.c	Merge branch 'jk/chunk-bounds'	2023-10-23 13:56:36 -07:00
pack-revindex.h	…
pack-write.c	…
pack.h	…
packfile.c	…
packfile.h	…
pager.c	…
pager.h	…
parallel-checkout.c	checkout.c: enable fscache for checkout again	2023-11-14 20:09:04 +01:00
parallel-checkout.h	…
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	parse-options: make CMDMODE errors more precise	2023-10-29 09:15:18 +09:00
parse-options.h	parse-options: make CMDMODE errors more precise	2023-10-29 09:15:18 +09:00
parse.c	parse: separate out parsing functions from config.h	2023-09-29 15:14:57 -07:00
parse.h	parse: separate out parsing functions from config.h	2023-09-29 15:14:57 -07:00
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	…
patch-ids.h	…
path.c	clean: do not traverse mount points	2023-11-20 18:02:07 +01:00
path.h	clean: do not traverse mount points	2023-11-20 18:02:07 +01:00
pathspec.c	grep: die gracefully when outside repository	2023-10-20 11:06:45 -07:00
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	…
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	fscache: update fscache to be thread specific instead of global	2023-11-14 20:09:05 +01:00
preload-index.h	…
pretty.c	pretty: fix ref filtering for %(decorate) formats	2023-10-09 11:25:13 -07:00
pretty.h	…
prio-queue.c	…
prio-queue.h	…
progress.c	parse: separate out parsing functions from config.h	2023-09-29 15:14:57 -07:00
progress.h	…
promisor-remote.c	…
promisor-remote.h	…
prompt.c	git add -i: handle CR/LF line endings in the interactive input	2023-11-20 18:02:10 +01:00
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	Merge branch 'kh/range-diff-notes'	2023-09-29 09:04:15 -07:00
range-diff.h	…
reachable.c	…
reachable.h	…
read-cache-ll.h	…
read-cache.c	mingw: special-case index entries for symlinks with buggy size	2023-11-14 20:09:12 +01:00
read-cache.h	…
rebase-interactive.c	…
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	parse: separate out parsing functions from config.h	2023-09-29 15:14:57 -07:00
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	ref-filter: add mailmap support	2023-09-25 14:52:34 -07:00
ref-filter.h	…
reflog-walk.c	…
reflog-walk.h	…
reflog.c	…
reflog.h	…
refs.c	…
refs.h	…
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	…
remote.c	…
remote.h	…
replace-object.c	…
replace-object.h	…
repo-settings.c	Enable the built-in FSMonitor as an experimental feature	2023-11-20 18:02:13 +01:00
repository.c	status: fix for old-style submodules with commondir	2023-11-20 18:02:15 +01:00
repository.h	…
rerere.c	Merge branch 'jc/unresolve-removal'	2023-10-02 11:20:00 -07:00
rerere.h	…
reset.c	…
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	Merge branch 'jc/unresolve-removal'	2023-10-02 11:20:00 -07:00
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	rev-list: add commit object support in `--missing` option	2023-11-01 12:07:18 +09:00
revision.h	rev-list: add commit object support in `--missing` option	2023-11-01 12:07:18 +09:00
run-command.c	…
run-command.h	…
sane-ctype.h	…
scalar.c	Merge branch 'ds/scalar-updates' into maint-2.42	2023-11-02 16:53:15 +09:00
send-pack.c	transport: optionally disable side-band-64k	2023-11-20 18:02:08 +01:00
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'ob/sequencer-remove-dead-code' into maint-2.42	2023-11-02 16:53:24 +09:00
sequencer.h	…
serve.c	…
serve.h	…
server-info.c	…
server-info.h	…
setup.c	Merge pull request #3791 : Various fixes around `safe.directory`	2023-11-20 18:02:22 +01:00
setup.h	Merge branch 'ds/scalar-updates' into maint-2.42	2023-11-02 16:53:15 +09:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1dc_git.c	hash algorithms: use size_t for section lengths	2023-11-20 18:02:13 +01:00
sha1dc_git.h	hash algorithms: use size_t for section lengths	2023-11-20 18:02:13 +01:00
shallow.c	shallow: fix memory leak when registering shallow roots	2023-11-07 08:51:41 +09:00
shallow.h	…
shared.mak	…
shell.c	…
shortlog.h	…
sideband.c	…
sideband.h	…
sigchain.c	…
sigchain.h	…
simple-ipc.h	…
sparse-index.c	…
sparse-index.h	…
split-index.c	…
split-index.h	…
stable-qsort.c	…
statinfo.c	Prevent git from rehashing 4GiB files	2023-10-13 13:33:35 -07:00
statinfo.h	…
strbuf.c	strbuf_readlink: support link targets that exceed PATH_MAX	2023-11-14 20:09:11 +01:00
strbuf.h	doc: fix some typos, grammar and wording issues	2023-10-05 12:55:38 -07:00
streaming.c	…
streaming.h	…
string-list.c	…
string-list.h	…
strmap.c	…
strmap.h	…
strvec.c	strvec: drop unnecessary include of hex.h	2023-11-03 08:26:55 +09:00
strvec.h	…
sub-process.c	…
sub-process.h	…
submodule-config.c	…
submodule-config.h	…
submodule.c	…
submodule.h	…
symlinks.c	…
symlinks.h	…
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.h	…
trace2.c	…
trace2.h	…
trailer.c	trailer: split process_command_line_args into separate functions	2023-09-11 10:01:19 -07:00
trailer.h	trailer: separate public from internal portion of trailer_iterator	2023-09-11 10:01:18 -07:00
transport-helper.c	Always auto-gc after calling a fast-import transport	2023-11-20 18:02:07 +01:00
transport-internal.h	…
transport.c	…
transport.h	…
tree-diff.c	…
tree-walk.c	…
tree-walk.h	…
tree.c	…
tree.h	…
unicode-width.h	unicode: update the width tables to Unicode 15.1	2023-09-25 16:17:28 -07:00
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	2023-11-14 20:09:05 +01:00
unpack-trees.h	…
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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-<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