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Junio C Hamano 2c2ba49d55 Git 2.51-rc1 Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>		2025-08-07 08:48:57 -07:00
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Documentation	Git 2.51-rc1	2025-08-07 08:48:57 -07:00
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block-sha1	…
builtin	Merge branch 'dl/squelch-maybe-uninitialized'	2025-08-07 08:14:38 -07:00
ci	Merge branch 'jc/ci-print-test-failures-fix'	2025-08-01 11:27:12 -07:00
compat	Merge branch 'js/mingw-fixes'	2025-08-04 08:10:34 -07:00
compiler-tricks	…
contrib	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
ewah	…
git-gui	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/j6t/git-gui	2025-08-04 11:45:23 -07:00
gitk-git	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/j6t/gitk	2025-08-04 11:44:30 -07:00
gitweb	…
mergetools	…
negotiator	…
oss-fuzz	…
perl	…
po	git-gui i18n: Remove the locations within the Bulgarian translation	2025-07-29 20:09:45 +02:00
refs	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
reftable	…
sha1	…
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583	…
sha1dc	…
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subprojects	meson: update subproject wrappers	2025-07-11 09:56:34 -07:00
t	Merge branch 'dl/squelch-maybe-uninitialized'	2025-08-07 08:14:38 -07:00
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trace2	…
xdiff	…
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.gitignore	git-gui: honor TCLTK_PATH in git-gui--askpass	2025-07-31 18:42:54 +02:00
.gitlab-ci.yml	ci: use Meson's new `--slice` option	2025-07-11 09:56:34 -07:00
.gitmodules	…
.mailmap	…
.tsan-suppressions	…
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md	…
COPYING	…
GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS.in	…
GIT-VERSION-FILE.in	…
GIT-VERSION-GEN	Git 2.51-rc1	2025-08-07 08:48:57 -07:00
INSTALL	…
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	Merge branch 'sk/reftable-clarify-tests'	2025-08-01 11:27:14 -07:00
README.md	…
RelNotes	…
SECURITY.md	…
abspath.c	…
abspath.h	…
aclocal.m4	…
add-interactive.c	add-patch: add diff.context command line overrides	2025-07-29 08:52:45 -07:00
add-interactive.h	add-patch: add diff.context command line overrides	2025-07-29 08:52:45 -07:00
add-patch.c	add-patch: add diff.context command line overrides	2025-07-29 08:52:45 -07:00
advice.c	…
advice.h	…
alias.c	…
alias.h	…
alloc.c	…
alloc.h	…
apply.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
apply.h	…
archive-tar.c	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
archive-zip.c	archive: flush deflate stream until Z_STREAM_END	2025-08-04 13:36:35 -07:00
archive.c	config: drop `git_config_get_bool()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
archive.h	…
attr.c	…
attr.h	…
banned.h	…
base85.c	…
base85.h	…
bisect.c	…
bisect.h	rev-list: make "struct rev_list_info" static to the only user	2025-07-21 15:40:46 -07:00
blame.c	Merge branch 'ly/changed-paths-traversal'	2025-07-23 15:45:15 -07:00
blame.h	…
blob.c	…
blob.h	…
bloom.c	bloom: replace struct bloom_key * with struct bloom_keyvec	2025-07-14 10:03:03 -07:00
bloom.h	bloom: replace struct bloom_key * with struct bloom_keyvec	2025-07-14 10:03:03 -07:00
branch.c	config: drop `git_config_get_multivar_gently()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
branch.h	…
builtin.h	…
bulk-checkin.c	object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `finalize_object_file()`	2025-07-16 22:16:14 -07:00
bulk-checkin.h	…
bundle-uri.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-store'	2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
bundle-uri.h	…
bundle.c	Merge branch 'bc/use-sha256-by-default-in-3.0'	2025-07-21 09:14:25 -07:00
bundle.h	…
cache-tree.c	odb: introduce `odb_write_object()`	2025-07-16 22:16:15 -07:00
cache-tree.h	…
cbtree.c	…
cbtree.h	…
chdir-notify.c	…
chdir-notify.h	…
check-builtins.sh	…
checkout.c	config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
checkout.h	…
chunk-format.c	…
chunk-format.h	…
color.c	…
color.h	…
column.c	…
column.h	…
combine-diff.c	…
command-list.txt	…
commit-graph.c	config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c"	2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
commit-graph.h	…
commit-reach.c	…
commit-reach.h	…
commit-slab-decl.h	…
commit-slab-impl.h	…
commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
commit.h	Merge branch 'lm/add-p-context'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
common-exit.c	…
common-init.c	…
common-init.h	…
common-main.c	…
config.c	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
config.h	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
config.mak.dev	…
config.mak.in	…
config.mak.uname	Merge branch 'bs/config-mak-freebsd'	2025-07-14 11:19:23 -07:00
configure.ac	Merge branch 'rj/freebsd-sysinfo-build-fix'	2025-07-14 11:19:28 -07:00
connect.c	config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
connect.h	…
connected.c	…
connected.h	…
convert.c	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
convert.h	…
copy.c	…
copy.h	…
credential.c	…
credential.h	…
csum-file.c	…
csum-file.h	…
ctype.c	…
daemon.c	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
date.c	…
date.h	…
decorate.c	…
decorate.h	…
delta-islands.c	…
delta-islands.h	…
delta.h	…
detect-compiler	…
diagnose.c	…
diagnose.h	…
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	config: drop `git_config_set_in_file()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
dir.h	…
editor.c	config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
editor.h	…
entry.c	…
entry.h	…
environment.c	config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c"	2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
environment.h	config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c"	2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
exec-cmd.c	…
exec-cmd.h	…
fetch-negotiator.c	…
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-pack.c	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
fetch-pack.h	…
fmt-merge-msg.c	…
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
fsck.c	config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c"	2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
fsck.h	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
fsmonitor--daemon.h	…
fsmonitor-ipc.c	…
fsmonitor-ipc.h	…
fsmonitor-ll.h	…
fsmonitor-path-utils.h	…
fsmonitor-settings.c	…
fsmonitor-settings.h	…
fsmonitor.c	config: drop `git_config_get_int()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
fsmonitor.h	…
generate-cmdlist.sh	…
generate-configlist.sh	…
generate-hooklist.sh	…
generate-perl.sh	…
generate-python.sh	…
generate-script.sh	git-gui: honor TCLTK_PATH in git-gui--askpass	2025-07-31 18:42:54 +02:00
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-compat-util.h	Merge branch 'pw/adopt-c99-bool-officially'	2025-07-24 16:03:55 -07:00
git-curl-compat.h	…
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-quiltimport.sh	…
git-request-pull.sh	…
git-send-email.perl	Merge branch 'mc/netrc-service-names'	2025-07-14 11:19:25 -07:00
git-sh-i18n.sh	…
git-sh-setup.sh	…
git-submodule.sh	…
git-svn.perl	…
git-web--browse.sh	…
git-zlib.c	…
git-zlib.h	…
git.c	git: show alias info only with lone -h	2025-07-25 16:34:13 -07:00
git.rc.in	…
gpg-interface.c	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
gpg-interface.h	fast-(import\|export): improve on commit signature output format	2025-07-09 16:08:29 -07:00
graph.c	…
graph.h	…
grep.c	…
grep.h	…
hash-lookup.c	…
hash-lookup.h	…
hash.c	…
hash.h	Merge branch 'bc/use-sha256-by-default-in-3.0'	2025-07-21 09:14:25 -07:00
hashmap.c	…
hashmap.h	…
help.c	config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
help.h	…
hex-ll.c	…
hex-ll.h	…
hex.c	…
hex.h	…
hook.c	…
hook.h	…
http-backend.c	config: drop `git_config_get_bool()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
http-fetch.c	config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c"	2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
http-push.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-store'	2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
http-walker.c	…
http.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
http.h	…
ident.c	…
ident.h	…
imap-send.c	config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c"	2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
iterator.h	…
json-writer.c	…
json-writer.h	…
khash.h	…
kwset.c	…
kwset.h	…
levenshtein.c	…
levenshtein.h	…
line-log.c	bloom: rename function operates on bloom_key	2025-07-14 10:03:02 -07:00
line-log.h	…
line-range.c	…
line-range.h	…
linear-assignment.c	…
linear-assignment.h	…
list-objects-filter-options.c	config: drop `git_config_set()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
list-objects-filter-options.h	…
list-objects-filter.c	…
list-objects-filter.h	…
list-objects.c	…
list-objects.h	…
list.h	…
lockfile.c	…
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	…
log-tree.h	…
loose.c	loose: write loose objects map via their source	2025-07-16 22:16:15 -07:00
loose.h	loose: write loose objects map via their source	2025-07-16 22:16:15 -07:00
ls-refs.c	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
ls-refs.h	…
mailinfo.c	config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c"	2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	…
mailmap.h	…
match-trees.c	odb: introduce `odb_write_object()`	2025-07-16 22:16:15 -07:00
match-trees.h	…
mem-pool.c	…
mem-pool.h	…
merge-blobs.c	…
merge-blobs.h	…
merge-ll.c	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
merge-ll.h	…
merge-ort-wrappers.c	…
merge-ort-wrappers.h	…
merge-ort.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
merge-ort.h	…
merge.c	…
merge.h	…
mergesort.h	…
meson.build	Merge branch 'ms/meson-with-ancient-git-wo-ls-files-dedup'	2025-08-04 08:10:35 -07:00
meson_options.txt	meson: work around broken system PCRE2 dependency in macOS	2025-07-18 10:21:42 -07:00
midx-write.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
midx.c	midx: remove now-unused linked list of multi-pack indices	2025-07-15 12:07:30 -07:00
midx.h	midx: remove now-unused linked list of multi-pack indices	2025-07-15 12:07:30 -07:00
name-hash.c	…
name-hash.h	…
notes-cache.c	odb: introduce `odb_write_object()`	2025-07-16 22:16:15 -07:00
notes-cache.h	…
notes-merge.c	…
notes-merge.h	…
notes-utils.c	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
notes-utils.h	…
notes.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
notes.h	…
object-file-convert.c	…
object-file-convert.h	…
object-file.c	object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in index-related functions	2025-07-16 22:16:18 -07:00
object-file.h	object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `force_object_loose()`	2025-07-16 22:16:17 -07:00
object-name.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-store-midx'	2025-08-03 18:44:27 -07:00
object-name.h	…
object.c	…
object.h	…
odb.c	object-file: get rid of `the_repository` when writing objects	2025-07-16 22:16:16 -07:00
odb.h	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
oid-array.c	…
oid-array.h	…
oidmap.c	…
oidmap.h	…
oidset.c	…
oidset.h	…
oidtree.c	…
oidtree.h	…
pack-bitmap-write.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-store'	2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-store-midx'	2025-08-03 18:44:27 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h	…
pack-check.c	…
pack-mtimes.c	…
pack-mtimes.h	…
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	Merge branch 'ps/object-store'	2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
pack-revindex.c	…
pack-revindex.h	…
pack-write.c	object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `finalize_object_file()`	2025-07-16 22:16:14 -07:00
pack.h	object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `finalize_object_file()`	2025-07-16 22:16:14 -07:00
packfile.c	midx: remove now-unused linked list of multi-pack indices	2025-07-15 12:07:30 -07:00
packfile.h	packfile: refactor `get_multi_pack_index()` to work on sources	2025-07-15 12:07:29 -07:00
pager.c	…
pager.h	…
parallel-checkout.c	config: drop `git_config_get_int()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
parallel-checkout.h	…
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	parse-options: add precision handling for OPTION_COUNTUP	2025-07-09 08:40:32 -07:00
parse-options.h	Merge branch 'lm/add-p-context'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
parse.c	…
parse.h	…
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	…
patch-ids.h	…
path-walk.c	…
path-walk.h	…
path.c	…
path.h	…
pathspec.c	…
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	…
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	…
preload-index.h	…
pretty.c	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
pretty.h	…
prio-queue.c	prio-queue: add prio_queue_replace()	2025-07-22 07:28:35 -07:00
prio-queue.h	prio-queue: add prio_queue_replace()	2025-07-22 07:28:35 -07:00
progress.c	…
progress.h	…
promisor-remote.c	config: drop `git_config_get_bool()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
promisor-remote.h	…
prompt.c	interactive: do strip trailing CRLF from input	2025-07-31 14:17:54 -07:00
prompt.h	…
protocol-caps.c	…
protocol-caps.h	…
protocol.c	config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
protocol.h	…
prune-packed.c	object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in loose object iterators	2025-07-16 22:16:17 -07:00
prune-packed.h	…
pseudo-merge.c	…
pseudo-merge.h	…
quote.c	…
quote.h	…
range-diff.c	…
range-diff.h	…
reachable.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
reachable.h	…
read-cache-ll.h	…
read-cache.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
read-cache.h	…
rebase-interactive.c	config: drop `git_config_get_value()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	…
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	Merge branch 'kn/for-each-ref-skip-updates'	2025-08-04 08:10:32 -07:00
ref-filter.h	for-each-ref: introduce a '--start-after' option	2025-07-15 11:54:20 -07:00
reflog-walk.c	…
reflog-walk.h	…
reflog.c	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
reflog.h	reflog: close leak of reflog expire entry	2025-07-22 16:34:11 -07:00
refs.c	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
refs.h	Merge branch 'kn/for-each-ref-skip'	2025-08-03 18:44:26 -07:00
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	…
remote.c	config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
remote.h	…
replace-object.c	…
replace-object.h	…
repo-settings.c	…
repo-settings.h	…
repository.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-store'	2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
repository.h	Merge branch 'ps/object-store'	2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
rerere.c	config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c"	2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
rerere.h	…
reset.c	…
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
revision.h	Merge branch 'jk/revision-no-early-output'	2025-08-01 11:27:11 -07:00
run-command.c	config: drop `git_config_get_bool()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
run-command.h	…
sane-ctype.h	sane-ctype: fix compiler error on Amazon Linux 2	2025-07-10 11:18:37 -07:00
scalar.c	config: drop `git_config_get_multivar_gently()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
send-pack.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-store'	2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	config: drop `git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
sequencer.h	…
serve.c	…
serve.h	…
server-info.c	…
server-info.h	…
setup.c	config: drop `git_config_set()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
setup.h	…
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1dc_git.c	…
sha1dc_git.h	…
shallow.c	…
shallow.h	…
shared.mak	…
shell.c	…
shortlog.h	…
sideband.c	config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
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	…
statinfo.h	…
strbuf.c	strbuf: convert predicates to return bool	2025-07-16 08:18:06 -07:00
strbuf.h	strbuf: convert predicates to return bool	2025-07-16 08:18:06 -07:00
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	config: drop `git_config_set_in_file_gently()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
submodule-config.h	…
submodule.c	config: drop `git_config_set_in_file_gently()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
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	object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `finalize_object_file()`	2025-07-16 22:16:14 -07:00
tmp-objdir.h	…
trace.c	…
trace.h	…
trace2.c	…
trace2.h	…
trailer.c	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
trailer.h	…
transport-helper.c	…
transport-internal.h	…
transport.c	config: drop `git_config_get_bool()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:20 -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	…
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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.adoc to get started, then see Documentation/giteveryday.adoc for a useful minimum set of commands, and Documentation/git-<commandname>.adoc 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.adoc (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 to git+subscribe@vger.kernel.org (see https://subspace.kernel.org/subscribing.html for details). The mailing list archives are available at https://lore.kernel.org/git/, https://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