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Johannes Schindelin 131a8fa815 commit: simplify code
The difference of two unsigned integers is defined to be unsigned, and
therefore it is misleading to check whether it is greater than zero
(instead, the more natural way would be to check whether the difference
is zero or not).

Let's instead avoid the subtraction altogether, and compare the two
operands directly, which makes the code more obvious as a side effect.

Pointed out by CodeQL's rule with the ID
`cpp/unsigned-difference-expression-compared-zero`.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-05-15 13:46:44 -07:00
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README.md
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abspath.c
abspath.h
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 Merge branch 'ps/parse-options-integers' 2025-04-24 17:25:34 -07:00
apply.h
archive-tar.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
archive-zip.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
archive.c Merge branch 'ps/parse-options-integers' 2025-04-24 17:25:34 -07:00
archive.h
attr.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
attr.h
banned.h
base85.c
base85.h
bisect.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
bisect.h
blame.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
blame.h
blob.c
blob.h
bloom.c
bloom.h
branch.c
branch.h
builtin.h
bulk-checkin.c treewide: convert users of `repo_has_object_file()` to `has_object()` 2025-04-29 10:08:13 -07:00
bulk-checkin.h object-file: drop `index_blob_stream()` 2025-04-15 08:24:36 -07:00
bundle-uri.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
bundle-uri.h
bundle.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
bundle.h
cache-tree.c treewide: convert users of `repo_has_object_file()` to `has_object()` 2025-04-29 10:08:13 -07:00
cache-tree.h
cbtree.c
cbtree.h
chdir-notify.c
chdir-notify.h
check-builtins.sh
checkout.c
checkout.h
chunk-format.c
chunk-format.h
color.c
color.h
column.c
column.h
combine-diff.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
command-list.txt
commit-graph.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
commit-graph.h object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
commit-reach.c
commit-reach.h
commit-slab-decl.h
commit-slab-impl.h
commit-slab.h
commit.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
commit.h
common-exit.c
common-init.c
common-init.h
common-main.c
config.c Merge branch 'ps/object-wo-the-repository' 2025-04-15 13:50:15 -07:00
config.h
config.mak.dev Merge branch 'js/comma-semicolon-confusion' 2025-04-15 13:50:17 -07:00
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname Merge branch 'js/ci-buildsystems-cleanup' 2025-05-13 14:05:06 -07:00
configure.ac config.mak.uname: add sysinfo() configuration for cygwin 2025-04-16 20:43:45 -07:00
connect.c
connect.h
connected.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
connected.h
convert.c object-store: move function declarations to their respective subsystems 2025-04-29 10:08:12 -07:00
convert.h
copy.c
copy.h
credential.c
credential.h
csum-file.c
csum-file.h
ctype.c
daemon.c
date.c
date.h
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta-islands.c
delta-islands.h
delta.h
detect-compiler
diagnose.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
diagnose.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c
diff-merges.c
diff-merges.h
diff-no-index.c
diff.c Merge branch 'js/diff-codeql-false-positive-workaround' 2025-05-08 12:36:32 -07:00
diff.h Merge branch 'ps/object-wo-the-repository' 2025-04-15 13:50:15 -07:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c
diffcore-rename.c object-store: move function declarations to their respective subsystems 2025-04-29 10:08:12 -07:00
diffcore-rotate.c
diffcore.h
dir-iterator.c
dir-iterator.h
dir.c Merge branch 'kj/glob-path-with-special-char' 2025-05-13 14:05:07 -07:00
dir.h
editor.c
editor.h
entry.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
entry.h
environment.c Merge branch 'js/windows-arm64' 2025-05-05 14:56:24 -07:00
environment.h Merge branch 'ab/environment-clean-header' 2025-04-17 10:28:20 -07:00
exec-cmd.c
exec-cmd.h
fetch-negotiator.c
fetch-negotiator.h
fetch-pack.c treewide: convert users of `repo_has_object_file()` to `has_object()` 2025-04-29 10:08:13 -07:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
fsck.h
fsmonitor--daemon.h
fsmonitor-ipc.c
fsmonitor-ipc.h
fsmonitor-ll.h
fsmonitor-path-utils.h
fsmonitor-settings.c
fsmonitor-settings.h
fsmonitor.c
fsmonitor.h
generate-cmdlist.sh
generate-configlist.sh
generate-hooklist.sh
generate-perl.sh
generate-python.sh
generate-script.sh
gettext.c
gettext.h
git-archimport.perl
git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'ps/parse-options-integers' 2025-04-24 17:25:34 -07:00
git-curl-compat.h
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl
git-cvsserver.perl
git-difftool--helper.sh
git-filter-branch.sh filter-branch: stop depending on Perl 2025-04-16 07:30:29 -07:00
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
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git-send-email.perl send-email: add --[no-]outlook-id-fix option 2025-04-29 10:06:52 -07:00
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh
git-submodule.sh
git-svn.perl
git-web--browse.sh
git-zlib.c Merge branch 'jk/zlib-inflate-fixes' 2025-04-15 13:50:14 -07:00
git-zlib.h git-zlib: use `struct z_stream_s` instead of typedef 2025-04-07 14:53:11 -07:00
git.c
git.rc.in
gpg-interface.c
gpg-interface.h
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
grep.h
hash-lookup.c
hash-lookup.h
hash.c
hash.h Merge branch 'jt/help-sha-backend-info-in-build-options' 2025-04-16 13:54:20 -07:00
hashmap.c Merge branch 'en/hashmap-clear-fix' 2025-05-08 12:36:31 -07:00
hashmap.h
help.c help: include unsafe SHA-1 build info in version 2025-04-07 14:39:27 -07:00
help.h
hex-ll.c
hex-ll.h
hex.c
hex.h
hook.c
hook.h
http-backend.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
http-fetch.c
http-push.c treewide: convert users of `repo_has_object_file()` to `has_object()` 2025-04-29 10:08:13 -07:00
http-walker.c treewide: convert users of `repo_has_object_file()` to `has_object()` 2025-04-29 10:08:13 -07:00
http.c object-store: drop `loose_object_path()` 2025-04-29 10:08:12 -07:00
http.h
ident.c
ident.h
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 object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c treewide: convert users of `repo_has_object_file()` to `has_object()` 2025-04-29 10:08:13 -07:00
list-objects.h
list.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c object-store: move function declarations to their respective subsystems 2025-04-29 10:08:12 -07:00
log-tree.h
loose.c
loose.h
ls-refs.c
ls-refs.h
mailinfo.c
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
mailmap.h
match-trees.c object-file: split out functions relating to object store subsystem 2025-04-15 08:24:36 -07:00
match-trees.h
mem-pool.c
mem-pool.h
merge-blobs.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
merge-blobs.h
merge-ll.c
merge-ll.h
merge-ort-wrappers.c
merge-ort-wrappers.h merge-recursive.[ch]: thoroughly debug these 2025-04-08 13:59:13 -07:00
merge-ort.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
merge-ort.h merge-recursive.[ch]: thoroughly debug these 2025-04-08 13:59:13 -07:00
merge.c
merge.h
mergesort.h
meson.build Merge branch 'ps/meson-bin-sh' 2025-05-12 14:22:50 -07:00
meson_options.txt meson: wire up benchmarking options 2025-04-28 13:13:52 -07:00
midx-write.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
midx.c object-file: move `git_open_cloexec()` to "compat/open.c" 2025-04-15 08:24:35 -07:00
midx.h
name-hash.c
name-hash.h
notes-cache.c object-file: split out functions relating to object store subsystem 2025-04-15 08:24:36 -07:00
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c treewide: convert users of `repo_has_object_file()` to `has_object()` 2025-04-29 10:08:13 -07:00
notes.h
object-file-convert.c
object-file-convert.h
object-file.c object-store: drop `loose_object_path()` 2025-04-29 10:08:12 -07:00
object-file.h object-store: move function declarations to their respective subsystems 2025-04-29 10:08:12 -07:00
object-name.c object-store: move function declarations to their respective subsystems 2025-04-29 10:08:12 -07:00
object-name.h
object-store.c object-store: drop `repo_has_object_file()` 2025-04-29 10:08:13 -07:00
object-store.h object-store: drop `repo_has_object_file()` 2025-04-29 10:08:13 -07:00
object.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
object.h Merge branch 'kn/bundle-dedup-optim' 2025-04-23 13:58:50 -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-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h Merge branch 'ps/cat-file-filter-batch' 2025-04-16 13:54:21 -07:00
pack-check.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
pack-mtimes.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
pack-mtimes.h
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h object-store: move `struct packed_git` into "packfile.h" 2025-04-29 10:08:11 -07:00
pack-revindex.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c
pack.h
packfile.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
packfile.h object-store: move function declarations to their respective subsystems 2025-04-29 10:08:12 -07:00
pager.c
pager.h
parallel-checkout.c
parallel-checkout.h
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c parse-options: introduce precision handling for `OPTION_UNSIGNED` 2025-04-17 08:15:16 -07:00
parse-options.h parse-options: detect mismatches in integer signedness 2025-04-17 08:15:16 -07:00
parse.c parse-options: introduce precision handling for `OPTION_UNSIGNED` 2025-04-17 08:15:16 -07:00
parse.h parse-options: introduce precision handling for `OPTION_UNSIGNED` 2025-04-17 08:15:16 -07:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c
patch-ids.h
path-walk.c
path-walk.h
path.c object-store: move and rename `odb_pack_keep()` 2025-04-29 10:08:12 -07:00
path.h object-store: move and rename `odb_pack_keep()` 2025-04-29 10:08:12 -07:00
pathspec.c pathspec: fix sign comparison warnings 2025-04-01 02:51:47 -07:00
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c
preload-index.h
pretty.c
pretty.h
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c
progress.h
promisor-remote.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
promisor-remote.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
protocol-caps.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
protocol-caps.h
protocol.c
protocol.h
prune-packed.c object-store: move function declarations to their respective subsystems 2025-04-29 10:08:12 -07:00
prune-packed.h
pseudo-merge.c
pseudo-merge.h Merge branch 'tb/bitamp-typofix' 2025-04-07 14:23:20 -07:00
quote.c
quote.h
range-diff.c
range-diff.h
reachable.c object-store: move function declarations to their respective subsystems 2025-04-29 10:08:12 -07:00
reachable.h
read-cache-ll.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
read-cache.h
rebase-interactive.c
rebase-interactive.h
rebase.c
rebase.h
ref-filter.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
ref-filter.h global: use designated initializers for options 2025-04-17 08:15:15 -07:00
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
reflog.c treewide: convert users of `repo_has_object_file()` to `has_object()` 2025-04-29 10:08:13 -07:00
reflog.h builtin/reflog: make functions regarding `reflog_expire_options` public 2025-04-08 07:53:27 -07:00
refs.c treewide: convert users of `repo_has_object_file()` to `has_object()` 2025-04-29 10:08:13 -07:00
refs.h Merge branch 'kn/non-transactional-batch-updates' 2025-04-16 13:54:19 -07:00
refspec.c
refspec.h
remote-curl.c
remote.c treewide: convert users of `repo_has_object_file()` to `has_object()` 2025-04-29 10:08:13 -07:00
remote.h
replace-object.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
replace-object.h object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
repo-settings.c
repo-settings.h
repository.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
repository.h
rerere.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
rerere.h
reset.c
reset.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
revision.h Merge branch 'lo/remove-log-reencode-from-rev-info' 2025-04-29 14:21:31 -07:00
run-command.c
run-command.h
sane-ctype.h
scalar.c
send-pack.c treewide: convert users of `repo_has_object_file()` to `has_object()` 2025-04-29 10:08:13 -07:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
sequencer.h
serve.c
serve.h
server-info.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
server-info.h
setup.c
setup.h
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h
shallow.c treewide: convert users of `repo_has_object_file()` to `has_object()` 2025-04-29 10:08:13 -07:00
shallow.h
shared.mak
shell.c
shortlog.h
sideband.c
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.h
streaming.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
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 object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
submodule-config.h
submodule.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
submodule.h
symlinks.c
symlinks.h
tag.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
tmp-objdir.h
trace.c
trace.h
trace2.c
trace2.h
trailer.c
trailer.h
transport-helper.c
transport-internal.h
transport.c
transport.h
tree-diff.c
tree-walk.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
tree-walk.h tree-walk.h: fix incorrect API comment 2025-05-02 12:44:04 -07:00
tree.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
tree.h
unicode-width.h
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unix-stream-server.c
unix-stream-server.h
unpack-trees.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
unpack-trees.h
upload-pack.c treewide: convert users of `repo_has_object_file()` to `has_object()` 2025-04-29 10:08:13 -07:00
upload-pack.h
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c
userdiff.c userdiff: add builtin driver for INI files 2025-04-01 03:02:09 -07:00
userdiff.h
utf8.c
utf8.h
varint.c
varint.h
version-def.h.in
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
versioncmp.h
walker.c treewide: convert users of `repo_has_object_file()` to `has_object()` 2025-04-29 10:08:13 -07:00
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c
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README.md

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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