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Michael Haggerty cf596442c6 read_raw_ref(): move docstring to header file Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>		2016-06-13 11:23:49 +02:00
Documentation	Seventh batch for post 2.8 cycle	2016-04-25 15:18:35 -07:00
block-sha1	…
builtin	Merge branch 'en/merge-trivial-fix'	2016-04-25 15:17:15 -07:00
compat	Merge branch 'ky/imap-send-openssl-1.1.0'	2016-04-22 15:45:08 -07:00
contrib	Merge branch 'mg/complete-cherry-mark-to-log'	2016-04-13 14:12:40 -07:00
ewah	ewah: convert to REALLOC_ARRAY, etc	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
git-gui	…
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	mergetools: add support for ExamDiff	2016-04-04 09:15:14 -07:00
perl	git-svn: shorten glob error message	2016-03-15 01:35:39 +00:00
po	l10n-2.8.0-rnd3-fr	2016-04-25 13:36:26 -07:00
ppc	…
refs	read_raw_ref(): move docstring to header file	2016-06-13 11:23:49 +02:00
t	read_raw_ref(): don't get confused by an empty directory	2016-05-05 16:37:04 +02:00
templates	Merge branch 'ma/update-hooks-sample-typofix' into maint	2016-03-10 11:13:50 -08:00
vcs-svn	…
xdiff	Merge branch 'rj/xdiff-prepare-plug-leak-on-error-codepath' into maint	2016-04-14 18:57:46 -07:00
.gitattributes	…
.gitignore	gitignore: ignore generated test-fake-ssh executable	2016-02-08 12:18:51 -08:00
.mailmap	…
.travis.yml	add DEVELOPER makefile knob to check for acknowledged warnings	2016-02-25 12:49:45 -08:00
COPYING	…
GIT-VERSION-GEN	First batch for post 2.8 cycle	2016-04-03 10:55:36 -07:00
INSTALL	…
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	Merge branch 'ky/imap-send-openssl-1.1.0'	2016-04-22 15:45:08 -07:00
README.md	README.md: don't take 'commandname' literally	2016-04-03 10:12:48 -07:00
RelNotes	Second batch for post 2.8 cycle	2016-04-06 11:44:24 -07:00
abspath.c	Windows: shorten code by re-using convert_slashes()	2016-04-04 18:03:02 -07:00
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	Merge branch 'ss/exc-flag-is-a-collection-of-bits' into maint	2016-04-14 18:37:15 -07:00
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	branch -m: update all per-worktree HEADs	2016-04-04 12:57:22 -07:00
branch.h	branch -m: update all per-worktree HEADs	2016-04-04 12:57:22 -07:00
builtin.h	…
bulk-checkin.c	…
bulk-checkin.h	…
bundle.c	bundle: don't leak an fd in case of early return	2016-04-01 10:33:18 -07:00
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	safe_create_leading_directories(): improve docstring	2016-05-05 16:37:30 +02:00
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	pretty: allow tweaking tabwidth in --expand-tabs	2016-03-30 12:52:26 -07:00
config.c	Merge branch 'jk/do-not-printf-NULL'	2016-04-22 15:45:09 -07:00
config.mak.in	…
config.mak.uname	Merge branch 'ad/cygwin-wants-rename'	2016-04-22 15:45:10 -07:00
configure.ac	Merge branch 'ky/imap-send-openssl-1.1.0'	2016-04-22 15:45:08 -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 'jk/credential-cache-comment-exit' into maint	2016-04-14 18:37:16 -07:00
credential-cache.c	credential-cache, send_request: close fd when done	2016-04-01 10:33:18 -07:00
credential-store.c	strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}()	2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
credential.c	credential: let empty credential specs reset helper list	2016-02-26 10:58:14 -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 'mm/diff-renames-default'	2016-04-03 10:29:22 -07:00
diff.h	Merge branch 'mm/diff-renames-default'	2016-04-03 10:29:22 -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	Merge branch 'sg/diff-multiple-identical-renames'	2016-04-13 14:12:32 -07:00
diffcore.h	…
dir.c	Merge branch 'ss/exc-flag-is-a-collection-of-bits' into maint	2016-04-14 18:37:15 -07:00
dir.h	remove_dir_recursively(): add docstring	2016-05-05 16:37:30 +02:00
editor.c	…
entry.c	use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
environment.c	Merge branch 'jk/check-repository-format'	2016-04-13 14:12:28 -07:00
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	add--interactive: allow custom diff highlighting programs	2016-02-28 10:53:54 -08:00
git-archimport.perl	…
git-bisect.sh	…
git-compat-util.h	Merge branch 'ky/imap-send-openssl-1.1.0'	2016-04-22 15:45:08 -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	merge-octopus: abort if index does not match HEAD	2016-04-12 18:39:43 -07:00
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	mergetools: create mergetool_find_win32_cmd() helper function for winmerge	2016-04-04 09:15:00 -07:00
git-mergetool.sh	mergetool: honor tempfile configuration when resolving delete conflicts	2016-03-10 14:07:57 -08:00
git-p4.py	Merge branch 'ls/p4-map-user'	2016-04-06 11:39:05 -07:00
git-parse-remote.sh	…
git-quiltimport.sh	…
git-rebase--am.sh	…
git-rebase--interactive.sh	Merge branch 'rt/rebase-i-shorten-stop-report'	2016-04-13 14:12:30 -07:00
git-rebase--merge.sh	…
git-rebase.sh	rebase: decouple --exec from --interactive	2016-03-18 14:35:31 -07:00
git-relink.perl	…
git-remote-testgit.sh	…
git-request-pull.sh	…
git-send-email.perl	Merge branch 'ew/send-email-drop-data-dumper'	2016-04-22 15:45:06 -07:00
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	Merge branch 'sb/submodule-path-misc-bugs'	2016-04-25 15:17:16 -07:00
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	git.spec.in: use README.md, not README	2016-04-03 10:12:48 -07:00
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	show_head_ref(): check the result of resolve_ref_namespace()	2016-04-10 11:35:39 -07:00
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 'jc/http-socks5h'	2016-04-22 15:45:09 -07:00
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	Merge branch 'ky/imap-send-openssl-1.1.0'	2016-04-22 15:45:08 -07:00
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: improve error message when lockfile exists	2016-03-01 10:16:46 -08:00
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	pretty: expand tabs in indented logs to make things line up properly	2016-03-30 11:25:35 -07:00
log-tree.h	…
mailinfo.c	strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}()	2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	mailmap: do not resolve blobs in a non-repository	2016-03-06 17:19:11 -08:00
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-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	Merge branch 'jk/check-repository-format'	2016-04-13 14:12:28 -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	pretty: allow tweaking tabwidth in --expand-tabs	2016-03-30 12:52:26 -07:00
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: implement sq_quotef()	2016-03-01 12:24:15 -08:00
quote.h	quote: implement sq_quotef()	2016-03-01 12:24:15 -08:00
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	refname_is_safe(): insist that the refname already be normalized	2016-05-05 16:37:30 +02:00
refs.h	refs: add a new function set_worktree_head_symref	2016-04-04 12:57:21 -07:00
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 'jc/rerere-multi'	2016-04-25 15:17:15 -07:00
rerere.h	Merge branch 'jc/rerere-multi'	2016-04-25 15:17:15 -07:00
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	Merge branch 'lt/pretty-expand-tabs'	2016-04-13 14:12:36 -07:00
revision.h	Merge branch 'lt/pretty-expand-tabs'	2016-04-13 14:12:36 -07:00
run-command.c	Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-update'	2016-04-06 11:39:01 -07:00
run-command.h	Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-update'	2016-04-06 11:39:01 -07:00
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 'jc/xstrfmt-null-with-prec-0'	2016-04-22 15:45:08 -07:00
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.h	…
split-index.c	…
split-index.h	…
strbuf.c	Merge branch 'jk/getwholeline-getdelim-empty' into maint	2016-04-14 18:57:46 -07:00
strbuf.h	Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-update'	2016-04-06 11:39:01 -07:00
streaming.c	…
streaming.h	…
string-list.c	…
string-list.h	…
submodule-config.c	Merge branch 'ak/use-hashmap-iter-first-in-submodule-config'	2016-04-13 14:12:29 -07:00
submodule-config.h	Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-update'	2016-04-06 11:39:01 -07:00
submodule.c	Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-update'	2016-04-06 11:39:01 -07:00
submodule.h	Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-update'	2016-04-06 11:39:01 -07:00
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	use setup_git_directory() in test-* programs	2016-03-07 12:27:35 -08:00
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	use setup_git_directory() in test-* programs	2016-03-07 12:27:35 -08:00
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-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	…
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	upload-pack: use argv_array for pack_objects	2016-02-25 14:20:25 -08:00
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 'sb/misc-cleanups'	2016-04-13 14:12:34 -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	…

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 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