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Karsten Blees a0f152b981 mingw: add a cache below mingw's lstat and dirent implementations Checking the work tree status is quite slow on Windows, due to slow `lstat()` emulation (git calls `lstat()` once for each file in the index). Windows operating system APIs seem to be much better at scanning the status of entire directories than checking single files. Add an `lstat()` implementation that uses a cache for lstat data. Cache misses read the entire parent directory and add it to the cache. Subsequent `lstat()` calls for the same directory are served directly from the cache. Also implement `opendir()`/`readdir()`/`closedir()` so that they create and use directory listings in the cache. The cache doesn't track file system changes and doesn't plug into any modifying file APIs, so it has to be explicitly enabled for git functions that don't modify the working copy. Note: in an earlier version of this patch, the cache was always active and tracked file system changes via ReadDirectoryChangesW. However, this was much more complex and had negative impact on the performance of modifying git commands such as 'git checkout'. Signed-off-by: Karsten Blees <blees@dcon.de> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>		2022-06-27 20:23:23 +02:00
.github	Merge pull request #3150 from dscho/ci-cache-vcpkg-artifacts-g4w	2022-06-27 20:23:10 +02:00
Documentation	add infrastructure for read-only file system level caches	2022-06-27 20:23:23 +02:00
block-sha1	…
builtin	add infrastructure for read-only file system level caches	2022-06-27 20:23:23 +02:00
ci	ci: run `contrib/subtree` tests in CI builds	2022-06-27 20:19:35 +02:00
compat	mingw: add a cache below mingw's lstat and dirent implementations	2022-06-27 20:23:23 +02:00
contrib	mingw: add a cache below mingw's lstat and dirent implementations	2022-06-27 20:23:23 +02:00
ewah	Merge branch 'ep/maint-equals-null-cocci'	2022-05-20 15:26:59 -07:00
git-gui	git-gui: accommodate for intent-to-add files	2022-06-27 20:19:30 +02:00
gitk-git	gitk: Escape file paths before piping to git log	2022-06-27 20:19:23 +02:00
gitweb	gitweb: switch to an XHTML5 DOCTYPE	2022-06-02 11:51:15 -07:00
mergetools	…
negotiator	…
perl	…
po	l10n: sv.po: Update Swedish translation (5367t0f0u)	2022-06-26 20:38:46 +08:00
ppc	…
refs	Introduce helper to create symlinks that knows about index_state	2022-06-22 22:27:22 +02:00
reftable	Merge branch 'ep/maint-equals-null-cocci'	2022-05-20 15:26:59 -07:00
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583	…
sha1dc	…
sha256	…
t	Merge pull request #3533 from PhilipOakley/hashliteral_t	2022-06-27 20:23:12 +02:00
templates	fsmonitor: query watchman with right valid json	2022-06-07 10:00:49 -07:00
trace2	…
xdiff	Merge branch 'ep/maint-equals-null-cocci'	2022-05-20 15:26:59 -07:00
.cirrus.yml	ci: update Cirrus-CI image to FreeBSD 12.3	2022-05-25 08:47:11 -07:00
.clang-format	…
.editorconfig	…
.gitattributes	gitattributes: mark .png files as binary	2022-06-22 22:27:23 +02:00
.gitignore	.gitignore: add Visual Studio CMakeSetting.json file	2022-06-27 20:19:36 +02:00
.gitmodules	…
.mailmap	…
.tsan-suppressions	…
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md	Modify the Code of Conduct for Git for Windows	2022-06-22 22:27:27 +02:00
COPYING	…
GIT-VERSION-GEN	Git 2.37	2022-06-27 09:17:55 -07:00
INSTALL	…
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	win32: add a helper to run `git.exe` without a foreground window	2022-06-27 20:19:31 +02:00
README.md	README.md: Add a Windows-specific preamble	2022-06-22 22:27:27 +02:00
RelNotes	Prepare for 2.36.2	2022-06-08 14:27:53 -07:00
SECURITY.md	SECURITY.md: document Git for Windows' policies	2022-06-22 22:27:28 +02:00
abspath.c	strbuf_realpath(): use platform-dependent API if available	2022-06-27 20:19:28 +02:00
aclocal.m4	…
add-interactive.c	…
add-interactive.h	…
add-patch.c	run-command API: rename "env_array" to "env"	2022-06-02 14:31:16 -07:00
advice.c	fsmonitor: reintroduce core.useBuiltinFSMonitor	2022-06-27 20:19:36 +02:00
advice.h	fsmonitor: reintroduce core.useBuiltinFSMonitor	2022-06-27 20:19:36 +02:00
alias.c	…
alias.h	…
alloc.c	…
alloc.h	…
apply.c	Introduce helper to create symlinks that knows about index_state	2022-06-22 22:27:22 +02:00
apply.h	…
archive-tar.c	archive: avoid spawning `gzip`	2022-06-27 20:19:22 +02:00
archive-zip.c	…
archive.c	archive --add-virtual-file: allow paths containing colons	2022-05-30 23:07:31 -07:00
archive.h	…
attr.c	…
attr.h	…
banned.h	…
base85.c	…
bisect.c	…
bisect.h	…
blame.c	Merge branch 'ep/maint-equals-null-cocci'	2022-05-20 15:26:59 -07:00
blame.h	…
blob.c	…
blob.h	…
bloom.c	…
bloom.h	…
branch.c	Merge branch 'ab/env-array'	2022-06-10 15:04:13 -07:00
branch.h	…
builtin.h	…
bulk-checkin.c	Merge branch 'tb/cruft-packs'	2022-06-03 14:30:37 -07:00
bulk-checkin.h	…
bundle.c	Merge branch 'ab/plug-leak-in-revisions'	2022-06-07 14:10:56 -07:00
bundle.h	…
cache-tree.c	cache-tree: remove cache_tree_find_path()	2022-06-16 11:59:56 -07:00
cache-tree.h	cache-tree: remove cache_tree_find_path()	2022-06-16 11:59:56 -07:00
cache.h	clean: do not traverse mount points	2022-06-27 20:19:23 +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: extract oid_version()	2022-05-26 15:48:26 -07:00
chunk-format.h	chunk-format.h: extract oid_version()	2022-05-26 15:48:26 -07:00
color.c	…
color.h	…
column.c	…
column.h	…
combine-diff.c	…
command-list.txt	…
commit-graph.c	Merge branch 'tb/cruft-packs'	2022-06-03 14:30:37 -07:00
commit-graph.h	…
commit-reach.c	…
commit-reach.h	…
commit-slab-decl.h	…
commit-slab-impl.h	…
commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	i18n: fix mismatched camelCase config variables	2022-06-17 10:38:26 -07:00
commit.h	…
common-main.c	usage.c: add a non-fatal bug() function to go with BUG()	2022-06-02 12:51:35 -07:00
config.c	init: do parse _all_ core.* settings early	2022-06-27 20:19:36 +02:00
config.h	init: do parse _all_ core.* settings early	2022-06-27 20:19:36 +02:00
config.mak.dev	Revert -Wno-error=dangling-pointer	2022-06-01 08:49:13 -07:00
config.mak.in	…
config.mak.uname	mingw: add a cache below mingw's lstat and dirent implementations	2022-06-27 20:23:23 +02:00
configure.ac	…
connect.c	Merge branch 'ab/env-array'	2022-06-10 15:04:13 -07:00
connect.h	…
connected.c	run-command API: rename "env_array" to "env"	2022-06-02 14:31:16 -07:00
connected.h	…
convert.c	…
convert.h	…
copy.c	…
credential.c	…
credential.h	…
csum-file.c	…
csum-file.h	…
ctype.c	…
daemon.c	Merge branch 'ab/env-array'	2022-06-10 15:04:13 -07:00
date.c	…
date.h	…
decorate.c	…
decorate.h	…
delta-islands.c	…
delta-islands.h	…
delta.h	…
detect-compiler	…
diff-delta.c	…
diff-lib.c	…
diff-merges.c	…
diff-merges.h	…
diff-no-index.c	…
diff.c	…
diff.h	…
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	2022-06-22 22:27:05 +02:00
dir.h	…
editor.c	Partially un-revert "editor: save and reset terminal after calling EDITOR"	2022-06-22 22:27:26 +02:00
entry.c	Introduce helper to create symlinks that knows about index_state	2022-06-22 22:27:22 +02:00
entry.h	…
environment.c	Merge branch 'ds/midx-normalize-pathname-before-comparison' into maint	2022-06-08 14:27:53 -07:00
environment.h	…
exec-cmd.c	…
exec-cmd.h	…
fetch-negotiator.c	…
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-pack.c	fscache: fscache takes an initial size	2022-06-22 22:27:07 +02:00
fetch-pack.h	…
fmt-merge-msg.c	…
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
fsck.c	…
fsck.h	…
fsmonitor--daemon.h	fsmonitor--daemon: stub in health thread	2022-05-26 15:59:27 -07:00
fsmonitor-ipc.c	…
fsmonitor-ipc.h	…
fsmonitor-settings.c	fsmonitor: reintroduce core.useBuiltinFSMonitor	2022-06-27 20:19:36 +02:00
fsmonitor-settings.h	fsmonitor-settings: NTFS and FAT32 on MacOS are incompatible	2022-05-26 15:59:26 -07:00
fsmonitor.c	fsmonitor: never set CE_FSMONITOR_VALID on submodules	2022-05-26 15:59:27 -07:00
fsmonitor.h	fsmonitor: never set CE_FSMONITOR_VALID on submodules	2022-05-26 15:59:27 -07:00
fuzz-commit-graph.c	…
fuzz-pack-headers.c	…
fuzz-pack-idx.c	…
generate-cmdlist.sh	…
generate-configlist.sh	…
generate-hooklist.sh	…
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-add--interactive.perl	Allow `add -p` and `add -i` with a large number of files	2022-06-27 20:19:29 +02:00
git-archimport.perl	…
git-bisect.sh	…
git-compat-util.h	mingw: add a cache below mingw's lstat and dirent implementations	2022-06-27 20:23:23 +02:00
git-curl-compat.h	http: optionally send SSL client certificate	2022-06-27 20:19:35 +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	Merge branch 'tk/p4-metadata-coding-strategies'	2022-05-20 15:27:00 -07:00
git-quiltimport.sh	…
git-request-pull.sh	…
git-send-email.perl	…
git-sh-i18n.sh	…
git-sh-setup.sh	mingw: only use Bash-ism `builtin pwd -W` when available	2022-06-22 22:27:24 +02:00
git-submodule.sh	…
git-svn.perl	…
git-web--browse.sh	…
git.c	Merge branch 'jh/builtin-fsmonitor-part3'	2022-06-10 15:04:15 -07:00
git.rc	…
gpg-interface.c	Unbreak interactive GPG prompt upon signing	2022-06-22 22:27:19 +02:00
gpg-interface.h	…
graph.c	…
graph.h	…
grep.c	…
grep.h	…
hash-lookup.c	…
hash-lookup.h	…
hash.h	…
hashmap.c	…
hashmap.h	…
help.c	…
help.h	…
hex.c	…
hook.c	Merge branch 'ab/hooks-regression-fix'	2022-06-13 15:53:41 -07:00
hook.h	…
http-backend.c	mingw: ensure that core.longPaths is handled always	2022-06-22 22:27:18 +02:00
http-fetch.c	…
http-push.c	Merge branch 'ab/plug-leak-in-revisions'	2022-06-07 14:10:56 -07:00
http-walker.c	…
http.c	http: optionally send SSL client certificate	2022-06-27 20:19:35 +02:00
http.h	…
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.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	…
list-objects.h	…
list.h	…
ll-merge.c	Merge branch 'ep/maint-equals-null-cocci'	2022-05-20 15:26:59 -07:00
ll-merge.h	…
lockfile.c	lockfile.c: use is_dir_sep() instead of hardcoded '/' checks	2022-06-22 22:27:19 +02:00
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	Merge branch 'ep/maint-equals-null-cocci'	2022-05-20 15:26:59 -07:00
log-tree.h	…
ls-refs.c	…
ls-refs.h	…
mailinfo.c	…
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	Merge branch 'ep/maint-equals-null-cocci'	2022-05-20 15:26:59 -07:00
mailmap.h	…
match-trees.c	…
mem-pool.c	mem_pool: add GIT_TRACE_MEMPOOL support	2022-06-22 22:27:07 +02:00
mem-pool.h	…
merge-blobs.c	…
merge-blobs.h	…
merge-ort-wrappers.c	…
merge-ort-wrappers.h	…
merge-ort.c	Merge branch 'ab/plug-leak-in-revisions'	2022-06-07 14:10:56 -07:00
merge-ort.h	…
merge-recursive.c	Introduce helper to create symlinks that knows about index_state	2022-06-22 22:27:22 +02:00
merge-recursive.h	…
merge.c	…
mergesort.c	…
mergesort.h	…
midx.c	Merge branch 'ds/midx-normalize-pathname-before-comparison' into maint	2022-06-08 14:27:53 -07:00
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	2022-06-27 20:19:37 +02:00
object-name.c	…
object-store.h	object-file.c: use size_t for header lengths	2022-06-27 20:19:37 +02:00
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	Merge branch 'ab/plug-leak-in-revisions'	2022-06-07 14:10:56 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c	Merge branch 'tb/midx-race-in-pack-objects'	2022-06-03 14:30:35 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h	…
pack-check.c	…
pack-mtimes.c	pack-mtimes: avoid closing a bogus file descriptor	2022-06-16 13:22:03 -07:00
pack-mtimes.h	pack-mtimes: support reading .mtimes files	2022-05-26 15:48:26 -07:00
pack-objects.c	pack-mtimes: support writing pack .mtimes files	2022-05-26 15:48:26 -07:00
pack-objects.h	pack-mtimes: support writing pack .mtimes files	2022-05-26 15:48:26 -07:00
pack-revindex.c	…
pack-revindex.h	…
pack-write.c	pack-write: drop always-NULL parameter	2022-06-16 11:59:55 -07:00
pack.h	pack-mtimes: support writing pack .mtimes files	2022-05-26 15:48:26 -07:00
packfile.c	Merge branch 'tb/cruft-packs'	2022-06-03 14:30:37 -07:00
packfile.h	…
pager.c	run-command API: rename "env_array" to "env"	2022-06-02 14:31:16 -07:00
parallel-checkout.c	fixup! checkout.c: enable fscache for checkout again	2022-06-22 20:50:57 +02:00
parallel-checkout.h	…
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	parse-options.c: use optbug() instead of BUG() "opts" check	2022-06-02 12:51:35 -07:00
parse-options.h	…
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	…
patch-ids.h	…
path.c	clean: do not traverse mount points	2022-06-27 20:19:23 +02:00
path.h	…
pathspec.c	Merge branch 'jc/all-negative-pathspec'	2022-06-07 14:10:59 -07:00
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	…
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	add infrastructure for read-only file system level caches	2022-06-27 20:23:23 +02:00
pretty.c	…
pretty.h	…
prio-queue.c	…
prio-queue.h	…
progress.c	…
progress.h	…
promisor-remote.c	Merge branch 'ab/env-array'	2022-06-10 15:04:13 -07:00
promisor-remote.h	…
prompt.c	git add -i: handle CR/LF line endings in the interactive input	2022-06-27 20:19:30 +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	Merge branch 'pb/range-diff-with-submodule'	2022-06-13 15:53:41 -07:00
range-diff.h	…
reachable.c	reachable: report precise timestamps from objects in cruft packs	2022-05-26 15:48:26 -07:00
reachable.h	builtin/pack-objects.c: --cruft with expiration	2022-05-26 15:48:26 -07:00
read-cache.c	mingw: special-case index entries for symlinks with buggy size	2022-06-22 22:27:21 +02:00
rebase-interactive.c	…
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	…
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	Merge branch 'ab/plug-leak-in-revisions'	2022-06-07 14:10:56 -07:00
ref-filter.h	…
reflog-walk.c	…
reflog-walk.h	…
reflog.c	…
reflog.h	…
refs.c	mingw: ensure that core.longPaths is handled always	2022-06-22 22:27:18 +02:00
refs.h	…
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	…
remote.c	i18n: fix mismatched camelCase config variables	2022-06-17 10:38:26 -07:00
remote.h	…
replace-object.c	…
replace-object.h	…
repo-settings.c	Enable the built-in FSMonitor as an experimental feature	2022-06-27 20:19:36 +02:00
repository.c	…
repository.h	…
rerere.c	Merge branch 'ep/maint-equals-null-cocci'	2022-05-20 15:26:59 -07:00
rerere.h	…
reset.c	…
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	Merge branch 'ab/plug-leak-in-revisions'	2022-06-07 14:10:56 -07:00
revision.h	Merge branch 'ab/plug-leak-in-revisions'	2022-06-07 14:10:56 -07:00
run-command.c	Merge branch 'js/wait-or-whine-can-fail'	2022-06-13 15:53:44 -07:00
run-command.h	Merge branch 'ab/hooks-regression-fix'	2022-06-13 15:53:41 -07:00
send-pack.c	Config option to disable side-band-64k for transport	2022-06-27 20:19:28 +02:00
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'jc/revert-show-parent-info'	2022-06-15 15:09:27 -07:00
sequencer.h	revert: optionally refer to commit in the "reference" format	2022-05-26 23:05:03 -07:00
serve.c	…
serve.h	…
server-info.c	…
setup.c	Merge pull request #3791 : Various fixes around `safe.directory`	2022-06-27 20:23:19 +02:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1dc_git.c	hash algorithms: use size_t for section lengths	2022-06-27 20:19:37 +02:00
sha1dc_git.h	hash algorithms: use size_t for section lengths	2022-06-27 20:19:37 +02:00
shallow.c	Merge branch 'jt/unparse-commit-upon-graft-change'	2022-06-13 15:53:42 -07:00
shallow.h	…
shared.mak	Makefile: add "po-init" rule to initialize po/XX.po	2022-05-26 10:32:57 -07:00
shell.c	…
shortlog.h	…
sideband.c	…
sideband.h	…
sigchain.c	…
sigchain.h	…
simple-ipc.h	…
sparse-index.c	Merge branch 'ds/sparse-sparse-checkout'	2022-06-03 14:30:35 -07:00
sparse-index.h	Merge branch 'ds/sparse-sparse-checkout'	2022-06-03 14:30:35 -07:00
split-index.c	…
split-index.h	…
stable-qsort.c	…
strbuf.c	strbuf_readlink: support link targets that exceed PATH_MAX	2022-06-22 22:27:19 +02:00
strbuf.h	…
streaming.c	…
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	i18n: fix mismatched camelCase config variables	2022-06-17 10:38:26 -07:00
submodule-config.h	Merge branch 'pb/submodule-recurse-mode-enum'	2022-05-20 15:26:53 -07:00
submodule.c	Merge branch 'ab/env-array'	2022-06-10 15:04:13 -07:00
submodule.h	Merge branch 'ab/env-array'	2022-06-10 15:04:13 -07:00
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.h	…
trace2.c	common-main.c: move non-trace2 exit() behavior out of trace2.c	2022-06-02 12:51:30 -07:00
trace2.h	common-main.c: move non-trace2 exit() behavior out of trace2.c	2022-06-02 12:51:30 -07:00
trailer.c	Merge branch 'ab/env-array'	2022-06-10 15:04:13 -07:00
trailer.h	…
transport-helper.c	Always auto-gc after calling a fast-import transport	2022-06-27 20:19:22 +02:00
transport-internal.h	…
transport.c	Merge branch 'fh/transport-push-leakfix'	2022-06-07 14:10:57 -07:00
transport.h	…
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	2022-06-22 22:27:07 +02:00
unpack-trees.h	…
upload-pack.c	…
upload-pack.h	…
url.c	…
url.h	…
urlmatch.c	…
urlmatch.h	…
usage.c	bug_fl(): correctly initialize trace2 va_list	2022-06-16 13:28:22 -07:00
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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