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Derrick Stolee 122ba1f7b5 sparse-checkout: toggle sparse index from builtin The sparse index extension is used to signal that index writes should be in sparse mode. This was only updated using GIT_TEST_SPARSE_INDEX=1. Add a '--[no-]sparse-index' option to 'git sparse-checkout init' that specifies if the sparse index should be used. It also updates the index to use the correct format, either way. Add a warning in the documentation that the use of a repository extension might reduce compatibility with third-party tools. 'git sparse-checkout init' already sets extension.worktreeConfig, which places most sparse-checkout users outside of the scope of most third-party tools. Update t1092-sparse-checkout-compatibility.sh to use this CLI instead of GIT_TEST_SPARSE_INDEX=1. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <dstolee@microsoft.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>		2021-03-30 12:57:48 -07:00
.github	Merge branch 'tb/ci-run-cocci-with-18.04' into maint	2021-02-11 13:57:36 -08:00
Documentation	sparse-checkout: toggle sparse index from builtin	2021-03-30 12:57:48 -07:00
block-sha1	…
builtin	sparse-checkout: toggle sparse index from builtin	2021-03-30 12:57:48 -07:00
ci	Merge branch 'tb/pack-revindex-on-disk'	2021-02-12 14:21:04 -08:00
compat	Merge branch 'jk/open-returns-eintr'	2021-03-04 15:34:45 -08:00
contrib	Merge branch 'jk/complete-branch-force-delete'	2021-02-12 14:21:04 -08:00
ewah	…
git-gui	Merge https://github.com/prati0100/git-gui	2021-03-04 12:38:50 -08:00
gitk-git	…
gitweb	…
mergetools	mergetools/vimdiff: add vimdiff1 merge tool variant	2021-02-23 11:37:13 -08:00
negotiator	…
perl	…
po	git-gui: fix typo in russian locale	2021-02-02 23:50:31 +05:30
ppc	…
refs	refs/files-backend: don't peek into `struct lock_file`	2021-01-06 13:53:32 -08:00
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583	…
sha1dc	…
sha256	…
t	sparse-checkout: toggle sparse index from builtin	2021-03-30 12:57:48 -07:00
templates	…
trace2	…
vcs-svn	…
xdiff	…
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.gitattributes	…
.gitignore	…
.gitmodules	…
.mailmap	…
.travis.yml	ci: remove GETTEXT_POISON jobs	2021-01-21 15:50:00 -08:00
.tsan-suppressions	…
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md	CoC: update to version 2.0 + local changes	2021-01-13 17:45:04 -08:00
COPYING	…
GIT-VERSION-GEN	Git 2.31-rc1	2021-03-02 22:41:13 -08:00
INSTALL	…
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	sparse-index: add guard to ensure full index	2021-03-30 12:57:45 -07:00
README.md	…
RelNotes	Prepare for 2.30.1	2021-02-05 16:31:28 -08:00
abspath.c	…
aclocal.m4	…
add-interactive.c	…
add-interactive.h	…
add-patch.c	…
advice.c	…
advice.h	…
alias.c	…
alias.h	…
alloc.c	…
alloc.h	…
apply.c	…
apply.h	…
archive-tar.c	…
archive-zip.c	…
archive.c	tree.h API: simplify read_tree_recursive() signature	2021-03-20 16:09:26 -07:00
archive.h	…
attr.c	…
attr.h	…
banned.h	…
base85.c	…
bisect.c	Merge branch 'js/params-vs-args'	2021-02-25 16:43:32 -08:00
bisect.h	…
blame.c	…
blame.h	…
blob.c	…
blob.h	…
bloom.c	…
bloom.h	…
branch.c	…
branch.h	…
builtin.h	…
bulk-checkin.c	…
bulk-checkin.h	…
bundle.c	bundle: arguments can be read from stdin	2021-01-11 21:50:41 -08:00
bundle.h	…
cache-tree.c	sparse-index: convert from full to sparse	2021-03-30 12:57:47 -07:00
cache-tree.h	cache-tree: extract subtree_pos()	2021-01-23 17:14:07 -08:00
cache.h	sparse-index: add index.sparse config option	2021-03-30 12:57:47 -07:00
chdir-notify.c	…
chdir-notify.h	…
check-builtins.sh	…
check_bindir	…
checkout.c	…
checkout.h	…
chunk-format.c	chunk-format: restore duplicate chunk checks	2021-02-18 13:38:16 -08:00
chunk-format.h	chunk-format: create read chunk API	2021-02-18 13:38:16 -08:00
color.c	…
color.h	…
column.c	…
column.h	…
combine-diff.c	…
command-list.txt	mailmap doc: create a new "gitmailmap(5)" man page	2021-01-12 14:04:39 -08:00
commit-graph.c	Merge branch 'ds/chunked-file-api'	2021-03-01 14:02:57 -08:00
commit-graph.h	commit-reach: use corrected commit dates in paint_down_to_common()	2021-01-18 16:21:18 -08:00
commit-reach.c	commit-reach: stale commits may prune generation further	2021-02-22 13:34:34 -08:00
commit-reach.h	commit-graph: return 64-bit generation number	2021-01-18 16:21:18 -08:00
commit-slab-decl.h	…
commit-slab-impl.h	…
commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	Merge branch 'bc/signed-objects-with-both-hashes'	2021-02-22 16:12:42 -08:00
commit.h	Merge branch 'bc/signed-objects-with-both-hashes'	2021-02-22 16:12:42 -08:00
common-main.c	…
config.c	Merge branch 'ak/config-bad-bool-error'	2021-02-17 17:21:43 -08:00
config.h	Merge branch 'ps/config-env-pairs'	2021-01-25 14:19:19 -08:00
config.mak.dev	…
config.mak.in	…
config.mak.uname	Merge branch 'jk/open-returns-eintr'	2021-03-04 15:34:45 -08:00
configure.ac	Remove support for v1 of the PCRE library	2021-01-23 21:15:43 -08:00
connect.c	Merge branch 'jt/clone-unborn-head'	2021-02-17 17:21:40 -08:00
connect.h	…
connected.c	…
connected.h	…
convert.c	…
convert.h	…
copy.c	…
credential.c	…
credential.h	…
csum-file.c	…
csum-file.h	…
ctype.c	…
daemon.c	…
date.c	…
decorate.c	…
decorate.h	…
delta-islands.c	…
delta-islands.h	…
delta.h	…
detect-compiler	…
diff-delta.c	…
diff-lib.c	…
diff-merges.c	…
diff-merges.h	…
diff-no-index.c	…
diff.c	Merge branch 'jc/diffcore-rotate'	2021-02-25 16:43:30 -08:00
diff.h	Merge branch 'jc/diffcore-rotate'	2021-02-25 16:43:30 -08:00
diffcore-break.c	…
diffcore-delta.c	…
diffcore-order.c	…
diffcore-pickaxe.c	…
diffcore-rename.c	diffcore-rename: guide inexact rename detection based on basenames	2021-02-15 18:02:16 -08:00
diffcore-rotate.c	diff: --{rotate,skip}-to=<path>	2021-02-16 09:30:42 -08:00
diffcore.h	diff: --{rotate,skip}-to=<path>	2021-02-16 09:30:42 -08:00
dir-iterator.c	…
dir-iterator.h	…
dir.c	Merge branch 'jh/untracked-cache-fix'	2021-03-01 14:02:58 -08:00
dir.h	sparse-checkout: load sparse-checkout patterns	2021-01-23 17:14:07 -08:00
editor.c	…
entry.c	write_entry(): fix misuses of `path` in error messages	2021-02-16 11:27:17 -08:00
environment.c	config: allow specifying config entries via envvar pairs	2021-01-15 13:03:45 -08:00
environment.h	environment: make `getenv_safe()` a public function	2021-01-15 13:03:45 -08:00
exec-cmd.c	…
exec-cmd.h	…
fetch-negotiator.c	…
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-pack.c	Merge branch 'jt/transfer-fsck-across-packs'	2021-03-01 14:02:57 -08:00
fetch-pack.h	…
fmt-merge-msg.c	Merge branch 'bc/signed-objects-with-both-hashes'	2021-02-22 16:12:42 -08:00
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
fsck.c	Merge branch 'jt/transfer-fsck-across-packs'	2021-03-01 14:02:57 -08:00
fsck.h	Merge branch 'jt/transfer-fsck-across-packs'	2021-03-01 14:02:57 -08:00
fsmonitor.c	Merge branch 'jh/fsmonitor-prework'	2021-03-01 14:02:56 -08:00
fsmonitor.h	fsmonitor: log invocation of FSMonitor hook to trace2	2021-02-16 17:14:34 -08:00
fuzz-commit-graph.c	…
fuzz-pack-headers.c	…
fuzz-pack-idx.c	…
generate-cmdlist.sh	…
generate-configlist.sh	…
gettext.c	Merge branch 'ab/detox-gettext-tests'	2021-02-10 14:48:33 -08:00
gettext.h	tests: remove support for GIT_TEST_GETTEXT_POISON	2021-01-21 15:50:01 -08:00
git-add--interactive.perl	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-bisect.sh	bisect--helper: reimplement `bisect_skip` shell function in C	2021-02-03 14:52:09 -08:00
git-compat-util.h	Merge branch 'jk/open-returns-eintr'	2021-03-04 15:34:45 -08:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl	…
git-cvsimport.perl	…
git-cvsserver.perl	…
git-difftool--helper.sh	mergetool: break setup_tool out into separate initialization function	2021-02-09 14:09:16 -08:00
git-filter-branch.sh	…
git-instaweb.sh	…
git-merge-octopus.sh	…
git-merge-one-file.sh	…
git-merge-resolve.sh	…
git-mergetool--lib.sh	Merge branch 'sh/mergetool-hideresolved'	2021-02-17 17:21:41 -08:00
git-mergetool.sh	mergetool: add per-tool support and overrides for the hideResolved flag	2021-02-09 14:09:16 -08:00
git-p4.py	Merge branch 'dl/p4-encode-after-kw-expansion' into maint	2021-02-08 14:05:54 -08:00
git-quiltimport.sh	…
git-rebase--preserve-merges.sh	…
git-request-pull.sh	…
git-send-email.perl	…
git-sh-i18n.sh	tests: remove support for GIT_TEST_GETTEXT_POISON	2021-01-21 15:50:01 -08:00
git-sh-setup.sh	…
git-submodule.sh	…
git-svn.perl	…
git-web--browse.sh	…
git.c	Merge branch 'tb/precompose-prefix-too'	2021-02-12 14:21:04 -08:00
git.rc	…
gpg-interface.c	gpg-interface: remove other signature headers before verifying	2021-02-10 23:35:42 -08:00
gpg-interface.h	gpg-interface: improve interface for parsing tags	2021-02-10 23:35:42 -08:00
graph.c	…
graph.h	…
grep.c	Merge branch 'ab/grep-pcre-invalid-utf8'	2021-02-10 14:48:33 -08:00
grep.h	Merge branch 'ab/grep-pcre-invalid-utf8'	2021-02-10 14:48:33 -08:00
hash-lookup.c	oid_pos(): access table through const pointers	2021-01-28 12:03:26 -08:00
hash-lookup.h	oid_pos(): access table through const pointers	2021-01-28 12:03:26 -08:00
hash.h	…
hashmap.c	…
hashmap.h	…
help.c	…
help.h	…
hex.c	…
http-backend.c	…
http-fetch.c	http-fetch: allow custom index-pack args	2021-02-22 12:07:40 -08:00
http-push.c	…
http-walker.c	…
http.c	http: allow custom index-pack args	2021-02-22 12:07:40 -08:00
http.h	http: allow custom index-pack args	2021-02-22 12:07:40 -08:00
ident.c	…
imap-send.c	…
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	…
ll-merge.h	…
lockfile.c	…
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	Merge branch 'ab/diff-deferred-free'	2021-02-22 16:12:43 -08:00
log-tree.h	…
ls-refs.c	Merge branch 'jt/clone-unborn-head'	2021-02-17 17:21:40 -08:00
ls-refs.h	ls-refs: report unborn targets of symrefs	2021-02-05 13:49:53 -08:00
mailinfo.c	…
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	mailmap: only look for .mailmap in work tree	2021-02-10 13:34:51 -08:00
mailmap.h	shortlog: remove unused(?) "repo-abbrev" feature	2021-01-12 14:04:42 -08:00
match-trees.c	…
mem-pool.c	…
mem-pool.h	…
merge-blobs.c	…
merge-blobs.h	…
merge-ort-wrappers.c	…
merge-ort-wrappers.h	…
merge-ort.c	merge-ort: call diffcore_rename() directly	2021-02-15 18:02:16 -08:00
merge-ort.h	…
merge-recursive.c	tree.h API: simplify read_tree_recursive() signature	2021-03-20 16:09:26 -07:00
merge-recursive.h	…
merge.c	…
mergesort.c	…
mergesort.h	…
midx.c	Merge branch 'ds/chunked-file-api'	2021-03-01 14:02:57 -08:00
midx.h	…
name-hash.c	name-hash: use trace2 regions for init	2021-01-23 17:14:07 -08:00
notes-cache.c	…
notes-cache.h	…
notes-merge.c	…
notes-merge.h	…
notes-utils.c	…
notes-utils.h	…
notes.c	…
notes.h	…
object-file.c	…
object-name.c	…
object-store.h	packfile: prepare for the existence of '*.rev' files	2021-01-25 18:32:43 -08:00
object.c	bundle: lost objects when removing duplicate pendings	2021-01-11 21:50:41 -08:00
object.h	…
oid-array.c	oid_pos(): access table through const pointers	2021-01-28 12:03:26 -08:00
oid-array.h	…
oidmap.c	…
oidmap.h	…
oidset.c	…
oidset.h	…
pack-bitmap-write.c	oid_pos(): access table through const pointers	2021-01-28 12:03:26 -08:00
pack-bitmap.c	rev-list: add --disk-usage option for calculating disk usage	2021-02-11 09:57:55 -08:00
pack-bitmap.h	rev-list: add --disk-usage option for calculating disk usage	2021-02-11 09:57:55 -08:00
pack-check.c	…
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	…
pack-revindex.c	pack-revindex: ensure that on-disk reverse indexes are given precedence	2021-01-25 18:32:44 -08:00
pack-revindex.h	pack-revindex: ensure that on-disk reverse indexes are given precedence	2021-01-25 18:32:44 -08:00
pack-write.c	Merge branch 'jt/transfer-fsck-across-packs'	2021-03-01 14:02:57 -08:00
pack.h	Merge branch 'jt/transfer-fsck-across-packs'	2021-03-01 14:02:57 -08:00
packfile.c	packfile: prepare for the existence of '*.rev' files	2021-01-25 18:32:43 -08:00
packfile.h	packfile: prepare for the existence of '*.rev' files	2021-01-25 18:32:43 -08:00
pager.c	pager: refactor wait_for_pager() function	2021-02-01 21:15:58 -08:00
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	MacOS: precompose_argv_prefix()	2021-02-03 14:09:37 -08:00
parse-options.h	parse-options: format argh like error messages	2021-01-06 15:10:27 -08:00
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	Merge branch 'jk/log-cherry-pick-duplicate-patches' into maint	2021-02-05 16:31:28 -08:00
patch-ids.h	patch-ids: handle duplicate hashmap entries	2021-01-12 11:13:32 -08:00
path.c	…
path.h	…
pathspec.c	…
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	…
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	preload-index: log the number of lstat calls to trace2	2021-02-16 17:14:34 -08:00
pretty.c	Merge branch 'hv/trailer-formatting'	2021-03-01 14:02:58 -08:00
pretty.h	pretty.c: capture invalid trailer argument	2021-02-15 16:48:38 -08:00
prio-queue.c	…
prio-queue.h	…
progress.c	…
progress.h	…
promisor-remote.c	…
promisor-remote.h	…
prompt.c	…
prompt.h	…
protocol.c	…
protocol.h	…
prune-packed.c	…
prune-packed.h	…
quote.c	quote: make sq_dequote_step() a public function	2021-01-12 12:03:18 -08:00
quote.h	quote: make sq_dequote_step() a public function	2021-01-12 12:03:18 -08:00
range-diff.c	Merge branch 'js/range-diff-one-side-only'	2021-02-17 17:21:41 -08:00
range-diff.h	Merge branch 'js/range-diff-one-side-only'	2021-02-17 17:21:41 -08:00
reachable.c	…
reachable.h	…
read-cache.c	sparse-index: convert from full to sparse	2021-03-30 12:57:47 -07:00
rebase-interactive.c	…
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	…
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	Merge branch 'hv/trailer-formatting'	2021-03-01 14:02:58 -08:00
ref-filter.h	branch: sort detached HEAD based on a flag	2021-01-07 15:13:21 -08:00
reflog-walk.c	…
reflog-walk.h	…
refs.c	Merge branch 'tb/ls-refs-optim'	2021-02-05 16:40:45 -08:00
refs.h	Merge branch 'tb/ls-refs-optim'	2021-02-05 16:40:45 -08:00
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	…
remote.c	…
remote.h	Merge branch 'jt/clone-unborn-head'	2021-02-17 17:21:40 -08:00
replace-object.c	…
replace-object.h	…
repo-settings.c	sparse-index: add index.sparse config option	2021-03-30 12:57:47 -07:00
repository.c	sparse-index: add guard to ensure full index	2021-03-30 12:57:45 -07:00
repository.h	sparse-index: add index.sparse config option	2021-03-30 12:57:47 -07:00
rerere.c	rerere: use strmap to store rerere directories	2021-01-28 11:26:20 -08:00
rerere.h	…
reset.c	…
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	Merge branch 'ak/corrected-commit-date'	2021-02-17 17:21:40 -08:00
revision.h	Merge branch 'so/log-diff-merge'	2021-02-05 16:40:44 -08:00
run-command.c	pager: properly log pager exit code when signalled	2021-02-01 21:15:58 -08:00
run-command.h	run-command: document use_shell option	2021-01-22 14:21:32 -08:00
send-pack.c	…
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'ds/more-index-cleanups'	2021-02-10 14:48:33 -08:00
sequencer.h	…
serve.c	ls-refs: report unborn targets of symrefs	2021-02-05 13:49:53 -08:00
serve.h	…
server-info.c	…
setup.c	…
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1dc_git.c	…
sha1dc_git.h	…
shallow.c	commit_graft_pos(): take an oid instead of a bare hash	2021-01-28 11:21:07 -08:00
shallow.h	…
shell.c	…
shortlog.h	shortlog: remove unused(?) "repo-abbrev" feature	2021-01-12 14:04:42 -08:00
sideband.c	…
sideband.h	…
sigchain.c	…
sigchain.h	…
sparse-index.c	sparse-checkout: toggle sparse index from builtin	2021-03-30 12:57:48 -07:00
sparse-index.h	sparse-checkout: toggle sparse index from builtin	2021-03-30 12:57:48 -07:00
split-index.c	…
split-index.h	…
stable-qsort.c	…
strbuf.c	…
strbuf.h	…
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	…
submodule-config.h	…
submodule.c	Merge branch 'sj/untracked-files-in-submodule-directory-is-not-dirty'	2021-01-25 14:19:18 -08:00
submodule.h	…
symlinks.c	…
tag.c	gpg-interface: improve interface for parsing tags	2021-02-10 23:35:42 -08:00
tag.h	…
tar.h	…
tempfile.c	…
tempfile.h	…
thread-utils.c	…
thread-utils.h	…
tmp-objdir.c	packfile: prepare for the existence of '*.rev' files	2021-01-25 18:32:43 -08:00
tmp-objdir.h	…
trace.c	…
trace.h	…
trace2.c	…
trace2.h	…
trailer.c	…
trailer.h	…
transport-helper.c	connect, transport: encapsulate arg in struct	2021-02-05 13:49:54 -08:00
transport-internal.h	connect, transport: encapsulate arg in struct	2021-02-05 13:49:54 -08:00
transport.c	connect, transport: encapsulate arg in struct	2021-02-05 13:49:54 -08:00
transport.h	clone: respect remote unborn HEAD	2021-02-05 13:49:55 -08:00
tree-diff.c	…
tree-walk.c	…
tree-walk.h	…
tree.c	tree.h API: simplify read_tree_recursive() signature	2021-03-20 16:09:26 -07:00
tree.h	tree.h API: simplify read_tree_recursive() signature	2021-03-20 16:09:26 -07:00
unicode-width.h	…
unimplemented.sh	…
unix-socket.c	…
unix-socket.h	…
unpack-trees.c	unpack-trees: allow sparse directories	2021-03-30 12:57:47 -07:00
unpack-trees.h	…
upload-pack.c	Merge branch 'ak/corrected-commit-date'	2021-02-17 17:21:40 -08:00
upload-pack.h	…
url.c	…
url.h	…
urlmatch.c	…
urlmatch.h	…
usage.c	usage: trace2 BUG() invocations	2021-02-09 14:14:34 -08:00
userdiff.c	…
userdiff.h	…
utf8.c	…
utf8.h	…
varint.c	…
varint.h	…
version.c	…
version.h	…
versioncmp.c	…
walker.c	…
walker.h	…
wildmatch.c	…
wildmatch.h	…
worktree.c	worktree: teach worktree_lock_reason() to gently handle main worktree	2021-01-30 09:57:20 -08:00
worktree.h	worktree: teach worktree to lazy-load "prunable" reason	2021-01-30 09:57:16 -08:00
wrap-for-bin.sh	…
wrapper.c	…
write-or-die.c	…
ws.c	…
wt-status.c	Merge branch 'sj/untracked-files-in-submodule-directory-is-not-dirty'	2021-01-25 14:19:18 -08:00
wt-status.h	branch: sort detached HEAD based on a flag	2021-01-07 15:13:21 -08:00
xdiff-interface.c	…
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 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). 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 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