Teaches the object name parser things like a "git describe" output
is always a commit object, "A" in "git log A" must be a committish,
and "A" and "B" in "git log A...B" both must be committish, etc., to
prolong the lifetime of abbreviated object names.
* jc/sha1-name-more: (27 commits)
t1512: match the "other" object names
t1512: ignore whitespaces in wc -l output
rev-parse --disambiguate=<prefix>
rev-parse: A and B in "rev-parse A..B" refer to committish
reset: the command takes committish
commit-tree: the command wants a tree and commits
apply: --build-fake-ancestor expects blobs
sha1_name.c: add support for disambiguating other types
revision.c: the "log" family, except for "show", takes committish
revision.c: allow handle_revision_arg() to take other flags
sha1_name.c: introduce get_sha1_committish()
sha1_name.c: teach lookup context to get_sha1_with_context()
sha1_name.c: many short names can only be committish
sha1_name.c: get_sha1_1() takes lookup flags
sha1_name.c: get_describe_name() by definition groks only commits
sha1_name.c: teach get_short_sha1() a commit-only option
sha1_name.c: allow get_short_sha1() to take other flags
get_sha1(): fix error status regression
sha1_name.c: restructure disambiguation of short names
sha1_name.c: correct misnamed "canonical" and "res"
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GIT - the stupid content tracker
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"git" can mean anything, 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
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.
It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of
hackers around the net. It is currently maintained by Junio C Hamano.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/everyday.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).
Many Git online resources are accessible from http://git-scm.com/
including full documentation and Git related tools.
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
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available at http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=git and other archival
sites.
The messages titled "A note from the maintainer", "What's in
git.git (stable)" and "What's cooking in git.git (topics)" and
the discussion following them on the mailing list give a good
reference for project status, development direction and
remaining tasks.