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Junio C Hamano ed9aa096bb Merge branch 'ma/doc-discard-docbook-xsl-1.73'
Raise the minimum required version of docbook-xsl package to 1.74,
as 1.74.0 was from late 2008, which is more than 10 years old, and
drop compatibility cruft from our documentation suite.

* ma/doc-discard-docbook-xsl-1.73:
  user-manual.conf: don't specify [listingblock]
  INSTALL: drop support for docbook-xsl before 1.74
  manpage-normal.xsl: fold in manpage-base.xsl
  manpage-bold-literal.xsl: stop using git.docbook.backslash
  Doc: drop support for docbook-xsl before 1.73.0
  Doc: drop support for docbook-xsl before 1.72.0
  Doc: drop support for docbook-xsl before 1.71.1
2020-04-28 15:50:00 -07:00
.github
Documentation Merge branch 'ma/doc-discard-docbook-xsl-1.73' 2020-04-28 15:50:00 -07:00
block-sha1
builtin Merge branch 'jk/config-use-size-t' 2020-04-28 15:49:58 -07:00
ci Merge branch 'yz/p4-py3' 2020-03-25 13:57:43 -07:00
compat Merge branch 'js/mingw-isilon-nfs' 2020-04-22 13:42:58 -07:00
contrib import-tars: ignore the global PAX header 2020-03-24 14:39:47 -07:00
ewah Merge branch 'jk/object-filter-with-bitmap' 2020-03-02 15:07:18 -08:00
git-gui Merge https://github.com/prati0100/git-gui 2020-03-19 16:06:51 -07:00
gitk-git
gitweb gitweb: fix UTF-8 encoding when using CGI::Fast 2020-03-29 09:06:51 -07:00
mergetools
negotiator
perl
po l10n: tr.po: change file mode to 644 2020-03-21 18:26:56 +08:00
ppc
refs C: use skip_prefix() to avoid hardcoded string length 2020-01-31 13:03:45 -08:00
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583
sha1dc
sha256 hash: implement and use a context cloning function 2020-02-24 09:33:21 -08:00
t Merge branch 'jk/fast-import-use-hashmap' 2020-04-28 15:49:58 -07:00
templates Merge branch 'kw/fsmonitor-watchman-racefix' 2020-02-14 12:54:20 -08:00
trace2 trace2: teach Git to log environment variables 2020-03-23 13:14:53 -07:00
vcs-svn
xdiff
.cirrus.yml
.clang-format
.editorconfig
.gitattributes
.gitignore stash: remove the stash.useBuiltin setting 2020-03-05 12:50:28 -08:00
.gitmodules
.mailmap Merge branch 'bc/wildcard-credential' 2020-03-05 10:43:02 -08:00
.travis.yml
.tsan-suppressions replace-object: make replace operations thread-safe 2020-01-17 13:52:14 -08:00
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
COPYING
GIT-VERSION-GEN Git 2.26.2 2020-04-19 16:32:24 -07:00
INSTALL INSTALL: drop support for docbook-xsl before 1.74 2020-03-29 09:25:38 -07:00
LGPL-2.1
Makefile Merge branch 'ma/doc-discard-docbook-xsl-1.73' 2020-04-28 15:50:00 -07:00
README.md
RelNotes Git 2.26.2 2020-04-19 16:32:24 -07:00
abspath.c real_path_if_valid(): remove unsafe API 2020-03-10 11:41:40 -07:00
aclocal.m4
add-interactive.c interactive: refactor code asking the user for interactive input 2020-04-10 10:26:31 -07:00
add-interactive.h
add-patch.c interactive: refactor code asking the user for interactive input 2020-04-10 10:26:31 -07:00
advice.c Merge branch 'hw/advise-ng' 2020-03-25 13:57:41 -07:00
advice.h Merge branch 'hw/advise-ng' 2020-03-25 13:57:41 -07:00
alias.c
alias.h
alloc.c
alloc.h
apply.c convert: permit passing additional metadata to filter processes 2020-03-16 11:37:02 -07:00
apply.h
archive-tar.c parse_config_key(): return subsection len as size_t 2020-04-10 14:44:29 -07:00
archive-zip.c streaming: allow open_istream() to handle any repo 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
archive.c convert: provide additional metadata to filters 2020-03-16 11:37:02 -07:00
archive.h convert: provide additional metadata to filters 2020-03-16 11:37:02 -07:00
argv-array.c
argv-array.h
attr.c
attr.h
azure-pipelines.yml Azure Pipeline: switch to the latest agent pools 2020-02-27 09:58:43 -08:00
banned.h
base85.c
bisect.c bisect: stop referring to sha1_array 2020-03-30 10:59:08 -07:00
bisect.h bisect: libify `bisect_next_all` 2020-02-19 09:37:15 -08:00
blame.c
blame.h blame: provide type of fingerprints pointer 2020-02-24 12:08:48 -08:00
blob.c
blob.h
branch.c
branch.h
builtin.h
bulk-checkin.c
bulk-checkin.h
bundle.c
bundle.h
cache-tree.c sha1-file: pass git_hash_algo to hash_object_file() 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
cache-tree.h
cache.h Merge branch 'jk/oid-array-cleanups' 2020-04-22 13:42:49 -07:00
chdir-notify.c
chdir-notify.h
check-builtins.sh
check_bindir
checkout.c
checkout.h
color.c color.c: alias RGB colors 8-15 to aixterm colors 2020-02-11 11:19:00 -08:00
color.h
column.c
column.h
combine-diff.c oid_array: rename source file from sha1-array 2020-03-30 10:59:08 -07:00
command-list.txt
commit-graph.c Merge branch 'rs/commit-graph-code-simplification' 2020-03-05 10:43:04 -08:00
commit-graph.h commit-graph.h: use odb in 'load_commit_graph_one_fd_st' 2020-02-04 11:36:51 -08:00
commit-reach.c
commit-reach.h
commit-slab-decl.h
commit-slab-impl.h
commit-slab.h commit-slab: clarify slabname##_peek()'s return value 2020-03-10 11:44:24 -07:00
commit.c Merge branch 'at/rebase-fork-point-regression-fix' 2020-03-26 17:11:21 -07:00
commit.h
common-main.c
config.c config: reject parsing of files over INT_MAX 2020-04-10 14:58:21 -07:00
config.h git_config_parse_key(): return baselen as size_t 2020-04-10 14:52:22 -07:00
config.mak.dev Merge branch 'bc/sha-256-part-1-of-4' 2020-03-26 17:11:20 -07:00
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname
configure.ac
connect.c oid_array: rename source file from sha1-array 2020-03-30 10:59:08 -07:00
connect.h
connected.c Merge branch 'jt/connectivity-check-optim-in-partial-clone' 2020-04-22 13:42:43 -07:00
connected.h connected: always use partial clone optimization 2020-03-29 10:37:44 -07:00
convert.c parse_config_key(): return subsection len as size_t 2020-04-10 14:44:29 -07:00
convert.h convert: provide additional metadata to filters 2020-03-16 11:37:02 -07:00
copy.c
credential-cache--daemon.c
credential-cache.c
credential-store.c
credential.c Merge branch 'jk/credential-parsing-end-of-host-in-URL' 2020-04-22 13:43:01 -07:00
credential.h Git 2.26.1 2020-03-25 13:07:47 -07:00
csum-file.c hash: implement and use a context cloning function 2020-02-24 09:33:21 -08:00
csum-file.h csum-file: introduce hashfile_total() 2020-01-23 10:51:50 -08:00
ctype.c
daemon.c
date.c
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta-islands.c oid_array: rename source file from sha1-array 2020-03-30 10:59:08 -07:00
delta-islands.h
delta.h
detect-compiler
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c
diff-no-index.c
diff.c convert: provide additional metadata to filters 2020-03-16 11:37:02 -07:00
diff.h
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c
diffcore-rename.c sha1-file: pass git_hash_algo to hash_object_file() 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
diffcore.h
dir-iterator.c
dir-iterator.h
dir.c Merge branch 'ds/sparse-add' 2020-03-05 10:43:02 -08:00
dir.h
editor.c real_path: remove unsafe API 2020-03-10 11:41:40 -07:00
entry.c convert: provide additional metadata to filters 2020-03-16 11:37:02 -07:00
environment.c real_path: remove unsafe API 2020-03-10 11:41:40 -07:00
exec-cmd.c
exec-cmd.h
fast-import.c Merge branch 'jk/fast-import-use-hashmap' 2020-04-28 15:49:58 -07:00
fetch-negotiator.c
fetch-negotiator.h
fetch-pack.c oid_array: rename source file from sha1-array 2020-03-30 10:59:08 -07:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c Merge branch 'jk/config-use-size-t' 2020-04-28 15:49:58 -07:00
fsck.h
fsmonitor.c
fsmonitor.h
fuzz-commit-graph.c
fuzz-pack-headers.c
fuzz-pack-idx.c
generate-cmdlist.sh
gettext.c
gettext.h
git-add--interactive.perl
git-archimport.perl
git-bisect.sh
git-compat-util.h run-command: trigger PATH lookup properly on Cygwin 2020-03-27 11:06:17 -07:00
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 'bk/p4-pre-edit-changelist' 2020-04-22 13:42:43 -07:00
git-parse-remote.sh
git-quiltimport.sh
git-rebase--preserve-merges.sh
git-request-pull.sh
git-send-email.perl
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh
git-submodule.sh Merge branch 'lx/submodule-clear-variables' 2020-04-28 15:49:59 -07:00
git-svn.perl
git-web--browse.sh
git.c Merge branch 'js/trace2-env-vars' 2020-04-22 13:42:44 -07:00
git.rc
gpg-interface.c gpg-interface: prefer check_signature() for GPG verification 2020-03-15 09:46:28 -07:00
gpg-interface.h gpg-interface: prefer check_signature() for GPG verification 2020-03-15 09:46:28 -07:00
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c grep: replace grep_read_mutex by internal obj read lock 2020-01-17 13:52:14 -08:00
grep.h grep: replace grep_read_mutex by internal obj read lock 2020-01-17 13:52:14 -08:00
hash.h hash: implement and use a context cloning function 2020-02-24 09:33:21 -08:00
hashmap.c
hashmap.h
help.c
help.h
hex.c hex: add functions to parse hex object IDs in any algorithm 2020-02-24 09:33:21 -08:00
http-backend.c
http-fetch.c
http-push.c
http-walker.c
http.c Git 2.26.2 2020-04-19 22:05:56 -07:00
http.h
ident.c
imap-send.c
interdiff.c
interdiff.h
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 parse_config_key(): return subsection len as size_t 2020-04-10 14:44:29 -07:00
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c format-patch: teach --no-encode-email-headers 2020-04-07 22:37:18 -07:00
log-tree.h
ls-refs.c upload-pack: handle unexpected delim packets 2020-03-27 12:18:48 -07:00
ls-refs.h
mailinfo.c Merge branch 'rs/micro-cleanups' 2020-03-02 15:07:20 -08:00
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c
mailmap.h
match-trees.c
mem-pool.c
mem-pool.h
merge-blobs.c
merge-blobs.h
merge-recursive.c Merge branch 'en/t3433-rebase-stat-dirty-failure' into maint 2020-03-17 15:02:23 -07:00
merge-recursive.h
merge.c builtin/checkout: compute checkout metadata for checkouts 2020-03-16 11:37:02 -07:00
mergesort.c
mergesort.h
midx.c midx.c: fix an integer underflow 2020-03-28 16:50:40 -07:00
midx.h
name-hash.c
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c strbuf: add and use strbuf_insertstr() 2020-02-10 09:04:45 -08:00
notes-utils.h
notes.c Merge branch 'jh/notes-fanout-fix' into maint 2020-03-17 15:02:22 -07:00
notes.h
object-store.h oid_array: rename source file from sha1-array 2020-03-30 10:59:08 -07:00
object.c Merge branch 'jk/object-filter-with-bitmap' 2020-03-02 15:07:18 -08:00
object.h revision: --show-pulls adds helpful merges 2020-04-10 09:58:55 -07:00
oid-array.c oid_array: rename source file from sha1-array 2020-03-30 10:59:08 -07:00
oid-array.h oid_array: rename source file from sha1-array 2020-03-30 10:59:08 -07:00
oidmap.c
oidmap.h
oidset.c
oidset.h Merge branch 'jk/oid-array-cleanups' 2020-04-22 13:42:49 -07:00
pack-bitmap-write.c
pack-bitmap.c Merge branch 'jk/nth-packed-object-id' 2020-03-05 10:43:03 -08:00
pack-bitmap.h Merge branch 'jk/object-filter-with-bitmap' 2020-03-02 15:07:18 -08:00
pack-check.c pack-check: push oid lookup into loop 2020-02-24 12:55:53 -08:00
pack-objects.c pack-objects: convert oe_set_delta_ext() to use object_id 2020-02-24 12:55:52 -08:00
pack-objects.h pack-objects: convert oe_set_delta_ext() to use object_id 2020-02-24 12:55:52 -08:00
pack-revindex.c
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c
pack.h
packfile.c packfile: drop nth_packed_object_sha1() 2020-02-24 12:55:53 -08:00
packfile.h packfile: drop nth_packed_object_sha1() 2020-02-24 12:55:53 -08:00
pager.c
parse-options-cb.c oid_array: rename source file from sha1-array 2020-03-30 10:59:08 -07:00
parse-options.c Merge branch 'pb/am-show-current-patch' 2020-03-09 11:21:19 -07:00
parse-options.h Merge branch 'pb/am-show-current-patch' 2020-03-09 11:21:19 -07:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c
patch-ids.h
path.c Merge branch 'bc/sha-256-part-1-of-4' 2020-03-26 17:11:20 -07:00
path.h
pathspec.c prefix_path: show gitdir if worktree unavailable 2020-03-15 09:35:46 -07:00
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c
pretty.c format-patch: teach --no-encode-email-headers 2020-04-07 22:37:18 -07:00
pretty.h format-patch: teach --no-encode-email-headers 2020-04-07 22:37:18 -07:00
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c
progress.h
promisor-remote.c parse_config_key(): return subsection len as size_t 2020-04-10 14:44:29 -07:00
promisor-remote.h
prompt.c interactive: explicitly `fflush` stdout before expecting input 2020-04-10 10:27:16 -07:00
prompt.h interactive: refactor code asking the user for interactive input 2020-04-10 10:26:31 -07:00
protocol.c
protocol.h
quote.c quote: use isalnum() to check for alphanumeric characters 2020-02-24 09:30:29 -08:00
quote.h
range-diff.c
range-diff.h
reachable.c pack-bitmap: basic noop bitmap filter infrastructure 2020-02-14 10:46:22 -08:00
reachable.h
read-cache.c
rebase-interactive.c Merge branch 'rt/format-zero-length-fix' 2020-03-09 11:21:21 -07:00
rebase-interactive.h Merge branch 'en/rebase-backend' 2020-03-02 15:07:19 -08:00
rebase.c pull --rebase/remote rename: document and honor single-letter abbreviations rebase types 2020-02-10 10:52:10 -08:00
rebase.h pull --rebase/remote rename: document and honor single-letter abbreviations rebase types 2020-02-10 10:52:10 -08:00
ref-filter.c ref-filter: stop referring to "sha1 array" 2020-03-30 10:59:08 -07:00
ref-filter.h oid_array: rename source file from sha1-array 2020-03-30 10:59:08 -07:00
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
refs.c Merge branch 'jc/missing-ref-store-fix' 2020-04-22 13:42:55 -07:00
refs.h
refspec.c
refspec.h
remote-curl.c oid_array: rename source file from sha1-array 2020-03-30 10:59:08 -07:00
remote-testsvn.c
remote.c parse_config_key(): return subsection len as size_t 2020-04-10 14:44:29 -07:00
remote.h remote: drop "explicit" parameter from remote_ref_for_branch() 2020-03-03 14:56:05 -08:00
replace-object.c replace-object: make replace operations thread-safe 2020-01-17 13:52:14 -08:00
replace-object.h replace-object: make replace operations thread-safe 2020-01-17 13:52:14 -08:00
repo-settings.c config: set pack.useSparse=true by default 2020-03-20 14:22:31 -07:00
repository.c repository: require a build flag to use SHA-256 2020-02-24 09:33:21 -08:00
repository.h Merge branch 'jc/missing-ref-store-fix' 2020-04-22 13:42:55 -07:00
rerere.c
rerere.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'ds/revision-show-pulls' 2020-04-22 13:42:57 -07:00
revision.h Merge branch 'ds/revision-show-pulls' 2020-04-22 13:42:57 -07:00
run-command.c run-command: trigger PATH lookup properly on Cygwin 2020-03-27 11:06:17 -07:00
run-command.h run-command.h: fix mis-indented struct member 2020-02-22 09:05:34 -08:00
send-pack.c oid_array: rename source file from sha1-array 2020-03-30 10:59:08 -07:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c Merge branch 'jt/rebase-allow-duplicate' 2020-04-22 13:43:00 -07:00
sequencer.h Merge branch 'jt/rebase-allow-duplicate' 2020-04-22 13:43:00 -07:00
serve.c
serve.h
server-info.c
setup.c Merge branch 'bc/sha-256-part-1-of-4' 2020-03-26 17:11:20 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1-file.c Merge branch 'lr/freshen-file-fix' 2020-04-28 15:49:56 -07:00
sha1-lookup.c
sha1-lookup.h
sha1-name.c Merge branch 'jc/missing-ref-store-fix' 2020-04-22 13:42:55 -07:00
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h
shallow.c oid_array: rename source file from sha1-array 2020-03-30 10:59:08 -07:00
shell.c interactive: refactor code asking the user for interactive input 2020-04-10 10:26:31 -07:00
shortlog.h
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
split-index.c
split-index.h
stable-qsort.c
strbuf.c credential: allow wildcard patterns when matching config 2020-02-20 13:05:43 -08:00
strbuf.h Merge branch 'bc/wildcard-credential' 2020-03-05 10:43:02 -08:00
streaming.c streaming: allow open_istream() to handle any repo 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
streaming.h streaming: allow open_istream() to handle any repo 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
string-list.c
string-list.h Merge branch 'en/string-list-can-be-custom-sorted' into maint 2020-02-14 12:42:27 -08:00
sub-process.c
sub-process.h
submodule-config.c parse_config_key(): return subsection len as size_t 2020-04-10 14:44:29 -07:00
submodule-config.h submodule-config: add skip_if_read option to repo_read_gitmodules() 2020-01-17 13:52:14 -08:00
submodule.c Merge branch 'jk/oid-array-cleanups' 2020-04-22 13:42:49 -07:00
submodule.h get_superproject_working_tree(): return strbuf 2020-03-10 11:41:40 -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 trace2: teach Git to log environment variables 2020-03-23 13:14:53 -07:00
trace2.h trace2: teach Git to log environment variables 2020-03-23 13:14:53 -07:00
trailer.c
trailer.h
transport-helper.c C: use skip_prefix() to avoid hardcoded string length 2020-01-31 13:03:45 -08:00
transport-internal.h
transport.c oid_array: rename source file from sha1-array 2020-03-30 10:59:08 -07:00
transport.h
tree-diff.c
tree-walk.c tree-walk.c: break circular dependency with unpack-trees 2020-02-04 10:32:15 -08:00
tree-walk.h tree-walk.c: break circular dependency with unpack-trees 2020-02-04 10:32:15 -08:00
tree.c
tree.h
unicode-width.h unicode: update the width tables to Unicode 13.0 2020-03-17 15:06:37 -07:00
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unpack-trees.c Merge branch 'bc/filter-process' 2020-03-26 17:11:20 -07:00
unpack-trees.h builtin/checkout: compute checkout metadata for checkouts 2020-03-16 11:37:02 -07:00
upload-pack.c upload-pack: handle unexpected delim packets 2020-03-27 12:18:48 -07:00
upload-pack.h
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c credential: allow wildcard patterns when matching config 2020-02-20 13:05:43 -08:00
urlmatch.h credential: allow wildcard patterns when matching config 2020-02-20 13:05:43 -08:00
usage.c
userdiff.c parse_config_key(): return subsection len as size_t 2020-04-10 14:44:29 -07:00
userdiff.h
utf8.c
utf8.h
varint.c
varint.h
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
walker.c Merge branch 'rs/show-progress-in-dumb-http-fetch' 2020-03-09 11:21:21 -07:00
walker.h remote-curl: show progress for fetches over dumb HTTP 2020-03-03 13:15:40 -08:00
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c Merge branch 'bc/sha-256-part-1-of-4' 2020-03-26 17:11:20 -07:00
worktree.h worktree: add utility to find worktree by pathname 2020-02-24 13:04:30 -08:00
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c Merge branch 'dl/wrapper-fix-indentation' 2020-04-22 13:42:47 -07:00
write-or-die.c
ws.c
wt-status.c
wt-status.h
xdiff-interface.c xdiff: avoid computing non-zero offset from NULL pointer 2020-01-28 23:13:25 -08:00
xdiff-interface.h
zlib.c

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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