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Elijah Newren 0f7443bdc7 init-db: document existing bug with core.bare in template config The comments in create_default_files() talks about reading config from the config file in the specified `--templates` directory, which leads to the question of whether core.bare could be set in such a config file and thus whether the code is doing the right thing. It turns out, that it doesn't; it unconditionally ignores core.bare in the config file in any --templates directory. It is not clear to me that fixing it can be done within this function; it seems to occur too late: * create_default_files() is called by init_db() * init_db() is called by both builtin/{clone.c,init-db.c} * both callers of init_db() call set_git_work_tree() before init_db() and in order to actual affect whether a repository is bear, we'd need to somewhere reset these values, not just the is_bare_repository_cfg setting. I do not want to open this can of worms at this time; I'm trying to clean up some headers, for which I need to move some functions, for which I need to clean up some globals, and that's far enough down the rabbit hole. So, simply document the issue with a careful TODO comment and a few testcases. Signed-off-by: Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>		2023-06-21 11:14:33 -07:00
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Documentation	The second batch for 2.42	2023-06-20 15:53:13 -07:00
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builtin	init-db: document existing bug with core.bare in template config	2023-06-21 11:14:33 -07:00
ci	Merge branch 'jk/ci-use-clang-for-sanitizer-jobs'	2023-06-20 15:53:11 -07:00
compat	fsmonitor: reduce includes of cache.h	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
contrib	Merge branch 'pb/complete-and-document-auto-merge-and-friends'	2023-06-20 15:53:12 -07:00
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gitk-git	Merge gitk changes into js/gitk-fixes-from-gfw	2023-05-08 09:16:57 -07:00
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negotiator	Merge branch 'hx/negotiator-non-recursive'	2023-05-10 10:23:28 -07:00
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po	l10n: zh_TW.po: Git 2.41.0	2023-06-01 00:53:09 +08:00
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reftable	reftable: ensure git-compat-util.h is the first (indirect) include	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
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t	init-db: document existing bug with core.bare in template config	2023-06-21 11:14:33 -07:00
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GIT-VERSION-GEN	Start the 2.42 cycle	2023-06-13 12:29:46 -07:00
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Makefile	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h'	2023-04-25 13:56:20 -07:00
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RelNotes	Start the 2.42 cycle	2023-06-13 12:29:46 -07:00
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add-interactive.c	commit.h: reduce unnecessary includes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
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advice.c	…
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apply.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
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archive-tar.c	…
archive-zip.c	treewide: remove cache.h inclusion due to previous changes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
archive.c	Merge branch 'jc/attr-source-tree'	2023-05-17 10:11:41 -07:00
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attr.c	Merge branch 'jc/attr-source-tree'	2023-05-17 10:11:41 -07:00
attr.h	attr: teach "--attr-source=<tree>" global option to "git"	2023-05-06 14:34:09 -07:00
banned.h	banned.h: mark `strtok()` and `strtok_r()` as banned	2023-04-27 08:51:11 -07:00
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blame.c	Merge branch 'jk/blame-fake-commit-label'	2023-05-02 10:13:35 -07:00
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bloom.c	commit.h: reduce unnecessary includes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
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branch.c	Merge branch 'rj/branch-unborn-in-other-worktrees'	2023-05-15 13:59:03 -07:00
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builtin.h	…
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bundle-uri.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
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cache.h	cache.h: remove unnecessary headers	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
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color.c	treewide: remove cache.h inclusion due to previous changes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
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combine-diff.c	commit.h: reduce unnecessary includes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
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commit-graph.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
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commit-reach.c	Merge branch 'mh/commit-reach-get-reachable-plug-leak'	2023-06-20 15:53:11 -07:00
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commit.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
commit.h	commit.h: reduce unnecessary includes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
common-main.c	treewide: remove cache.h inclusion due to previous changes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
config.c	repository: move 'repository_format_worktree_config' to repo scope	2023-05-26 13:53:41 +09:00
config.h	config: pass 'repo' directly to 'config_with_options()'	2023-05-26 13:53:40 +09:00
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connect.c	Merge branch 'jk/protocol-cap-parse-fix'	2023-04-25 13:56:20 -07:00
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connected.c	…
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convert.c	Merge branch 'jc/attr-source-tree'	2023-05-17 10:11:41 -07:00
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copy.c	treewide: remove cache.h inclusion due to previous changes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
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credential.c	Merge branch 'mh/credential-oauth-refresh-token'	2023-05-10 10:23:29 -07:00
credential.h	Merge branch 'mh/credential-oauth-refresh-token'	2023-05-10 10:23:29 -07:00
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daemon.c	treewide: remove cache.h inclusion due to previous changes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
date.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
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decorate.c	…
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detect-compiler	Handle some compiler versions containing a dash	2023-04-26 09:20:50 -07:00
diagnose.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
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diff.c	Merge branch 'jk/log-follow-with-non-literal-pathspec'	2023-06-20 15:53:13 -07:00
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dir.c	commit.h: reduce unnecessary includes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
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editor.c	…
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entry.c	…
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environment.c	repository: move 'repository_format_worktree_config' to repo scope	2023-05-26 13:53:41 +09:00
environment.h	repository: move 'repository_format_worktree_config' to repo scope	2023-05-26 13:53:41 +09:00
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fetch-pack.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
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fmt-merge-msg.c	…
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fsck.c	commit.h: reduce unnecessary includes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
fsck.h	…
fsmonitor--daemon.h	fsmonitor: reduce includes of cache.h	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
fsmonitor-ipc.c	…
fsmonitor-ipc.h	…
fsmonitor-path-utils.h	…
fsmonitor-settings.c	…
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fsmonitor.c	…
fsmonitor.h	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h'	2023-04-25 13:56:20 -07:00
generate-cmdlist.sh	…
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gettext.c	Sync with Git 2.40.1	2023-04-24 22:31:32 -07:00
gettext.h	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-compat-util.h	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h'	2023-04-25 13:56:20 -07:00
git-curl-compat.h	…
git-cvsexportcommit.perl	…
git-cvsimport.perl	…
git-cvsserver.perl	…
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git-filter-branch.sh	…
git-instaweb.sh	…
git-merge-octopus.sh	…
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git-merge-resolve.sh	…
git-mergetool--lib.sh	…
git-mergetool.sh	…
git-p4.py	…
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git-request-pull.sh	…
git-send-email.perl	Merge branch 'jc/send-email-pre-process-fix'	2023-05-19 09:27:06 -07:00
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git-sh-setup.sh	…
git-submodule.sh	…
git-svn.perl	…
git-web--browse.sh	…
git-zlib.c	…
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git.c	attr: teach "--attr-source=<tree>" global option to "git"	2023-05-06 14:34:09 -07:00
git.rc	…
gpg-interface.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
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graph.c	…
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grep.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
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hash-lookup.c	…
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hash.h	…
hashmap.c	…
hashmap.h	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
help.c	…
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hex.c	…
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hook.c	…
hook.h	…
http-backend.c	…
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http-push.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
http-walker.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h'	2023-04-25 13:56:20 -07:00
http.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h'	2023-04-25 13:56:20 -07:00
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ident.c	…
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imap-send.c	imap-send: include strbuf.h	2023-05-17 09:54:07 -07:00
iterator.h	…
json-writer.c	…
json-writer.h	…
khash.h	…
kwset.c	…
kwset.h	…
levenshtein.c	…
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line-log.c	diff.h: reduce unnecessary includes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
line-log.h	…
line-range.c	…
line-range.h	…
linear-assignment.c	…
linear-assignment.h	…
list-objects-filter-options.c	…
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list-objects-filter.c	…
list-objects-filter.h	…
list-objects.c	…
list-objects.h	…
list.h	…
ll-merge.c	Merge branch 'jc/attr-source-tree'	2023-05-17 10:11:41 -07:00
ll-merge.h	…
lockfile.c	…
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
log-tree.h	…
ls-refs.c	…
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mailinfo.c	…
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h'	2023-04-25 13:56:20 -07:00
mailmap.h	…
match-trees.c	treewide: remove cache.h inclusion due to previous changes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
match-trees.h	…
mem-pool.c	…
mem-pool.h	…
merge-blobs.c	…
merge-blobs.h	…
merge-ort-wrappers.c	commit.h: reduce unnecessary includes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
merge-ort-wrappers.h	…
merge-ort.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
merge-ort.h	…
merge-recursive.c	…
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merge.c	commit.h: reduce unnecessary includes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
mergesort.h	…
midx.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
midx.h	…
name-hash.c	…
notes-cache.c	commit.h: reduce unnecessary includes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
notes-cache.h	…
notes-merge.c	…
notes-merge.h	…
notes-utils.c	commit.h: reduce unnecessary includes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
notes-utils.h	…
notes.c	Merge branch 'tb/ban-strtok'	2023-05-02 10:13:35 -07:00
notes.h	notes: move the documentation to the struct	2023-06-06 09:35:05 +09:00
object-file.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
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object-name.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
object-name.h	…
object-store.h	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
object.c	…
object.h	…
oid-array.c	…
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oidmap.c	…
oidmap.h	…
oidset.c	…
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oidtree.c	…
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pack-bitmap-write.c	diff.h: reduce unnecessary includes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c	fsck: verify checksums of all .bitmap files	2023-05-02 08:48:22 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h	fsck: verify checksums of all .bitmap files	2023-05-02 08:48:22 -07:00
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pack-mtimes.c	…
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pack-revindex.c	Merge branch 'ds/fsck-pack-revindex'	2023-04-27 16:00:59 -07:00
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pack-write.c	Merge branch 'tb/enable-cruft-packs-by-default'	2023-04-28 16:03:03 -07:00
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packfile.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
packfile.h	…
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parallel-checkout.c	…
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parse-options-cb.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
parse-options.c	commit.h: reduce unnecessary includes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
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patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	…
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path.c	…
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pathspec.c	Merge branch 'jk/log-follow-with-non-literal-pathspec'	2023-06-20 15:53:13 -07:00
pathspec.h	Merge branch 'jk/log-follow-with-non-literal-pathspec'	2023-06-20 15:53:13 -07:00
pkt-line.c	treewide: remove cache.h inclusion due to previous changes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
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preload-index.c	…
pretty.c	…
pretty.h	…
prio-queue.c	…
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promisor-remote.c	…
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prompt.c	…
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protocol-caps.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
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protocol.c	…
protocol.h	…
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range-diff.c	treewide: remove cache.h inclusion due to previous changes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
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reachable.c	…
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read-cache.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
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ref-filter.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
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reflog-walk.c	…
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reflog.c	diff.h: reduce unnecessary includes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
reflog.h	…
refs.c	pack-refs: teach --exclude option to exclude refs from being packed	2023-05-12 14:54:14 -07:00
refs.h	pack-refs: teach pack-refs --include option	2023-05-12 14:54:14 -07:00
refspec.c	commit.h: reduce unnecessary includes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
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remote-curl.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h'	2023-04-25 13:56:20 -07:00
remote.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h'	2023-04-25 13:56:20 -07:00
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replace-object.c	…
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repo-settings.c	Merge branch 'tb/enable-cruft-packs-by-default'	2023-04-28 16:03:03 -07:00
repository.c	repository: move 'repository_format_worktree_config' to repo scope	2023-05-26 13:53:41 +09:00
repository.h	repository: move 'repository_format_worktree_config' to repo scope	2023-05-26 13:53:41 +09:00
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reset.c	…
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revision.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h'	2023-04-25 13:56:20 -07:00
revision.h	Merge branch 'jc/pack-ref-exclude-include'	2023-06-13 12:29:45 -07:00
run-command.c	Merge branch 'tb/run-command-needs-alloc-h'	2023-05-19 09:27:06 -07:00
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scalar.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h'	2023-04-25 13:56:20 -07:00
send-pack.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
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sequencer.c	Merge branch 'js/rebase-count-fixes'	2023-05-20 05:35:57 +09:00
sequencer.h	…
serve.c	…
serve.h	…
server-info.c	…
server-info.h	…
setup.c	repository: move 'repository_format_worktree_config' to repo scope	2023-05-26 13:53:41 +09:00
setup.h	…
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1dc_git.c	…
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shallow.c	…
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shared.mak	…
shell.c	…
shortlog.h	…
sideband.c	…
sideband.h	…
sigchain.c	…
sigchain.h	…
simple-ipc.h	…
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stable-qsort.c	…
statinfo.h	…
strbuf.c	…
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streaming.c	…
streaming.h	…
string-list.c	string-list: introduce `string_list_setlen()`	2023-04-24 16:01:28 -07:00
string-list.h	string-list: introduce `string_list_setlen()`	2023-04-24 16:01:28 -07:00
strmap.c	…
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strvec.c	…
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sub-process.c	…
sub-process.h	…
submodule-config.c	config: pass 'repo' directly to 'config_with_options()'	2023-05-26 13:53:40 +09:00
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submodule.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h'	2023-04-25 13:56:20 -07:00
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symlinks.c	…
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tag.c	…
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trailer.c	…
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transport-helper.c	…
transport-internal.h	…
transport.c	Merge branch 'jk/protocol-cap-parse-fix'	2023-04-25 13:56:20 -07:00
transport.h	…
tree-diff.c	diff.h: reduce unnecessary includes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
tree-walk.c	treewide: remove cache.h inclusion due to previous changes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
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tree.c	treewide: remove cache.h inclusion due to previous changes	2023-04-24 12:47:33 -07:00
tree.h	cache,tree: move basic name compare functions from read-cache to tree	2023-04-24 12:47:32 -07:00
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unpack-trees.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
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upload-pack.c	upload-pack: advertise capabilities when cloning empty repos	2023-05-17 13:22:46 -07:00
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url.c	…
url.h	…
urlmatch.c	…
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usage.c	…
userdiff.c	attr: teach "--attr-source=<tree>" global option to "git"	2023-05-06 14:34:09 -07:00
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utf8.c	…
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varint.c	…
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versioncmp.c	Merge branch 'en/header-split-cache-h-part-2'	2023-05-09 16:45:46 -07:00
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walker.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.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