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Toon Claes 23d83f8ddb replay: allow to specify a ref with option --ref
When option '--onto' is passed to git-replay(1), the command will update
refs from the <revision-range> passed to the command. When using option
'--advance' or '--revert', the argument of that option is a ref that
will be updated.

To enable users to specify which ref to update, add option '--ref'. When
using option '--ref', the refs described above are left untouched and
instead the argument of this option is updated instead.

Because this introduces code paths in replay.c that jump to `out` before
init_basic_merge_options() is called on `merge_opt`, zero-initialize the
struct.

Signed-off-by: Toon Claes <toon@iotcl.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-04-01 21:34:25 -07:00
.github Merge branch 'ps/ci-gitlab-msvc-updates' 2026-02-27 15:11:52 -08:00
Documentation replay: allow to specify a ref with option --ref 2026-04-01 21:34:25 -07:00
bin-wrappers
block-sha1
builtin replay: allow to specify a ref with option --ref 2026-04-01 21:34:25 -07:00
ci Merge branch 'ps/ci-reduce-gitlab-envsize' 2026-03-10 14:23:21 -07:00
compat Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes' 2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
compiler-tricks
contrib coccinelle: detect struct strbuf passed by value 2026-03-15 14:46:51 -07:00
ewah
git-gui Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/j6t/git-gui 2026-03-21 09:25:58 -07:00
gitk-git Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/j6t/gitk 2026-03-21 09:25:10 -07:00
gitweb gitweb: let page header grow on mobile for long wrapped project names 2026-02-17 11:49:13 -08:00
mergetools
negotiator
odb odb/source: make `begin_transaction()` function pluggable 2026-03-05 11:45:17 -08:00
oss-fuzz environment: stop storing `core.attributesFile` globally 2026-02-17 12:09:42 -08:00
perl
po Merge branch 'jx/i18n-fix' of github.com:jiangxin/gitk 2026-03-20 09:23:32 +01:00
refs Merge branch 'ps/refs-for-each' 2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
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sha1
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583
sha1dc
sha256
src
subprojects
t replay: allow to specify a ref with option --ref 2026-04-01 21:34:25 -07:00
templates Merge branch 'pt/fsmonitor-watchman-sample-fix' 2026-03-10 14:23:23 -07:00
trace2
xdiff Merge branch 'yc/histogram-hunk-shift-fix' 2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
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.gitattributes
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.gitmodules
.mailmap .mailmap: update email address for Tian Yuchen 2026-03-09 12:46:34 -07:00
.tsan-suppressions
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
COPYING
Cargo.toml
GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS.in
GIT-VERSION-FILE.in
GIT-VERSION-GEN git-gui: fix use of GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES 2026-02-17 06:58:00 +01:00
INSTALL
LGPL-2.1
Makefile Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes' 2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
README.md
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SECURITY.md
abspath.c
abspath.h
aclocal.m4
add-interactive.c add-patch: allow disabling editing of hunks 2026-03-03 15:09:36 -08:00
add-interactive.h add-patch: split out `struct interactive_options` 2026-03-03 15:09:35 -08:00
add-patch.c add-patch: allow disabling editing of hunks 2026-03-03 15:09:36 -08:00
add-patch.h add-patch: allow disabling editing of hunks 2026-03-03 15:09:36 -08:00
advice.c
advice.h
alias.c alias: treat empty subsection [alias ""] as plain [alias] 2026-02-26 13:06:49 -08:00
alias.h
alloc.c
alloc.h
apply.c Merge branch 'jr/apply-directory-normalize' 2026-03-04 10:53:01 -08:00
apply.h
archive-tar.c
archive-zip.c
archive.c
archive.h
attr.c environment: stop storing `core.attributesFile` globally 2026-02-17 12:09:42 -08:00
attr.h
banned.h
base85.c
base85.h
bisect.c Merge branch 'ps/for-each-ref-in-fixes' 2026-02-27 15:11:50 -08:00
bisect.h
blame.c
blame.h
blob.c
blob.h
bloom.c Merge branch 'cf/constness-fixes' 2026-03-23 09:20:29 -07:00
bloom.h
branch.c
branch.h environment: move "branch.autoSetupMerge" into `struct repo_config_values` 2026-02-26 07:22:53 -08:00
build.rs
builtin.h
bundle-uri.c
bundle-uri.h
bundle.c
bundle.h
cache-tree.c cache-tree: allow writing in-memory index as tree 2026-03-03 15:09:36 -08:00
cache-tree.h cache-tree: allow writing in-memory index as tree 2026-03-03 15:09:36 -08:00
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: add color_parse_quietly() 2026-02-23 13:23:41 -08:00
color.h color: add color_parse_quietly() 2026-02-23 13:23:41 -08:00
column.c
column.h
combine-diff.c
command-list.txt
commit-graph.c odb: embed base source in the "files" backend 2026-03-05 11:45:15 -08:00
commit-graph.h
commit-reach.c
commit-reach.h
commit-slab-decl.h
commit-slab-impl.h
commit-slab.h
commit.c gpg-interface: allow sign_buffer() to use default signing key 2026-03-12 21:28:20 -07:00
commit.h Merge branch 'ps/history-split' 2026-03-24 12:31:32 -07:00
common-exit.c
common-init.c
common-init.h
common-main.c
config.c
config.h
config.mak.dev
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes' 2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
configure.ac
connect.c promisor-remote: change promisor_remote_reply()'s signature 2026-02-17 11:46:41 -08:00
connect.h
connected.c check_connected(): fix leak of pack-index mmap 2026-03-06 13:51:03 -08:00
connected.h
convert.c
convert.h
copy.c
copy.h
credential.c
credential.h
csum-file.c Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes' 2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
csum-file.h Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes' 2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
ctype.c
daemon.c
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 Merge branch 'mm/diff-no-index-find-object' 2026-03-10 14:23:22 -07:00
diff.h
diffcore-break.c Merge branch 'en/merge-ort-almost-wo-the-repository' 2026-03-04 10:53:02 -08:00
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c
diffcore-rename.c merge,diff: remove the_repository check before prefetching blobs 2026-02-21 18:34:06 -08:00
diffcore-rotate.c
diffcore.h
dir-iterator.c
dir-iterator.h
dir.c Merge branch 'cf/constness-fixes' 2026-03-23 09:20:29 -07:00
dir.h
editor.c
editor.h
entry.c
entry.h
environment.c Merge branch 'ob/core-attributesfile-in-repository' 2026-03-05 10:04:49 -08:00
environment.h Merge branch 'ob/core-attributesfile-in-repository' 2026-03-05 10:04:49 -08:00
exec-cmd.c
exec-cmd.h
fetch-negotiator.c
fetch-negotiator.h
fetch-pack.c Merge branch 'ps/refs-for-each' 2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.c
fmt-merge-msg.h
for-each-ref.h
fsck.c
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 build: regenerate config-list.h when Documentation changes 2026-02-24 10:51:54 -08:00
generate-hooklist.sh
generate-perl.sh
generate-python.sh
generate-script.sh
gettext.c
gettext.h
git-archimport.perl
git-compat-util.h
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 'sp/send-email-validate-charset' 2026-03-12 10:56:05 -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 Merge branch 'jh/alias-i18n-fixes' 2026-03-10 14:23:24 -07:00
git.rc.in
gpg-interface.c fast-import: add mode to sign commits with invalid signatures 2026-03-12 21:28:20 -07:00
gpg-interface.h fast-import: add mode to sign commits with invalid signatures 2026-03-12 21:28:20 -07:00
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c
grep.h
hash-lookup.c
hash-lookup.h
hash.c
hash.h
hashmap.c
hashmap.h
help.c Merge branch 'jh/alias-i18n-fixes' 2026-03-10 14:23:24 -07:00
help.h
hex-ll.c
hex-ll.h
hex.c
hex.h
hook.c hook: allow out-of-repo 'git hook' invocations 2026-02-19 13:24:39 -08:00
hook.h hook: include hooks from the config 2026-02-19 13:23:41 -08:00
http-backend.c refs: replace `refs_for_each_namespaced_ref()` 2026-02-23 13:21:19 -08:00
http-fetch.c
http-push.c
http-walker.c
http.c odb: embed base source in the "files" backend 2026-03-05 11:45:15 -08:00
http.h
ident.c
ident.h
imap-send.c imap-send: move common code into function host_matches() 2026-03-11 15:25:15 -07:00
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: avoid strbuf_split_str() 2026-03-11 11:08:53 -07:00
list-objects-filter-options.h list-objects-filter-options: support 'auto' mode for --filter 2026-02-17 11:46:40 -08:00
list-objects-filter.c list-objects-filter-options: support 'auto' mode for --filter 2026-02-17 11:46:40 -08:00
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c
list-objects.h
list.h
lockfile.c Merge branch 'pc/lockfile-pid' 2026-02-17 13:30:41 -08:00
lockfile.h
log-tree.c
log-tree.h
loose.c odb: embed base source in the "files" backend 2026-03-05 11:45:15 -08:00
loose.h
ls-refs.c refs: generalize `refs_for_each_fullref_in_prefixes()` 2026-02-23 13:21:18 -08:00
ls-refs.h
mailinfo.c
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c mailmap: drop global config variables 2026-02-20 08:13:58 -08:00
mailmap.h mailmap: drop global config variables 2026-02-20 08:13:58 -08:00
match-trees.c
match-trees.h
mem-pool.c
mem-pool.h
merge-blobs.c
merge-blobs.h
merge-ll.c
merge-ll.h
merge-ort-wrappers.c
merge-ort-wrappers.h
merge-ort.c merge-ort: prevent the_repository from coming back 2026-02-21 18:34:07 -08:00
merge-ort.h
merge.c
merge.h
mergesort.h
meson.build Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes' 2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
meson_options.txt git-gui: fix use of GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES 2026-02-17 06:58:00 +01:00
midx-write.c
midx.c odb: embed base source in the "files" backend 2026-03-05 11:45:15 -08:00
midx.h
name-hash.c
name-hash.h
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c Merge branch 'rs/xdiff-wo-the-repository' 2026-02-17 13:30:42 -08:00
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c refs: replace `refs_for_each_glob_ref()` 2026-02-23 13:21:19 -08:00
notes.h
object-file-convert.c Merge branch 'bc/sha1-256-interop-02' 2026-03-12 10:56:02 -07:00
object-file-convert.h
object-file.c Merge branch 'jk/unleak-mmap' 2026-03-16 10:48:15 -07:00
object-file.h Merge branch 'ps/fsck-stream-from-the-right-object-instance' 2026-03-05 10:04:49 -08:00
object-name.c
object-name.h
object.c Merge branch 'ps/fsck-stream-from-the-right-object-instance' 2026-03-05 10:04:49 -08:00
object.h Merge branch 'ps/receive-pack-shallow-optim' 2026-03-02 17:06:53 -08:00
odb.c odb/source: make `write_alternate()` function pluggable 2026-03-05 11:45:17 -08:00
odb.h odb/source: make `read_alternates()` function pluggable 2026-03-05 11:45:16 -08:00
oid-array.c
oid-array.h
oidmap.c oidmap: make entry cleanup explicit in oidmap_clear 2026-03-05 11:16:18 -08:00
oidmap.h oidmap: make entry cleanup explicit in oidmap_clear 2026-03-05 11:16:18 -08:00
oidset.c
oidset.h
oidtree.c
oidtree.h
pack-bitmap-write.c
pack-bitmap.c refs: replace `refs_for_each_ref_in()` 2026-02-23 13:21:18 -08:00
pack-bitmap.h refs: rename `each_ref_fn` 2026-02-23 13:21:18 -08:00
pack-check.c pack-check: fix verification of large objects 2026-02-23 13:19:00 -08:00
pack-mtimes.c
pack-mtimes.h
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h
pack-refs.c
pack-refs.h
pack-revindex.c Merge branch 'jk/unleak-mmap' 2026-03-16 10:48:15 -07:00
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c
pack.h
packfile.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-sources' 2026-03-12 14:09:07 -07:00
packfile.h Merge branch 'ps/odb-sources' 2026-03-12 14:09:07 -07:00
pager.c
pager.h
parallel-checkout.c
parallel-checkout.h
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c Merge branch 'rs/parse-options-duplicated-long-options' 2026-03-10 14:23:19 -07:00
parse-options.h
parse.c
parse.h
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c patch-ids: document intentional const-casting in patch_id_neq() 2026-03-09 12:45:19 -07:00
patch-ids.h
path-walk.c
path-walk.h
path.c Merge branch 'kj/path-micro-code-cleanup' 2026-03-12 10:56:02 -07:00
path.h path: remove repository argument from worktree_git_path() 2026-02-19 11:03:24 -08:00
pathspec.c
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c
preload-index.h
pretty.c mailmap: stop using the_repository 2026-02-20 08:13:58 -08:00
pretty.h
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c
progress.h
promisor-remote.c promisor-remote: change promisor_remote_reply()'s signature 2026-02-17 11:46:41 -08:00
promisor-remote.h promisor-remote: change promisor_remote_reply()'s signature 2026-02-17 11:46:41 -08:00
prompt.c
prompt.h
protocol-caps.c
protocol-caps.h
protocol.c
protocol.h
prune-packed.c
prune-packed.h
pseudo-merge.c
pseudo-merge.h
quote.c
quote.h
range-diff.c
range-diff.h
reachable.c
reachable.h
read-cache-ll.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'cs/add-skip-submodule-ignore-all' 2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
read-cache.h
rebase-interactive.c
rebase-interactive.h
rebase.c
rebase.h
ref-filter.c Merge branch 'ps/refs-for-each' 2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
ref-filter.h
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
reflog.c
reflog.h
refs.c Merge branch 'ar/config-hooks' 2026-03-10 14:23:18 -07:00
refs.h Merge branch 'ps/refs-for-each' 2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
refspec.c
refspec.h
remote-curl.c
remote.c Merge branch 'hn/status-compare-with-push' 2026-03-12 14:09:06 -07:00
remote.h
repack-cruft.c
repack-filtered.c
repack-geometry.c
repack-midx.c pack-bitmap: deduplicate logic to iterate over preferred bitmap tips 2026-02-19 10:41:18 -08:00
repack-promisor.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-for-each-object' 2026-03-02 17:06:50 -08:00
repack.c
repack.h
replace-object.c
replace-object.h
replay.c replay: allow to specify a ref with option --ref 2026-04-01 21:34:25 -07:00
replay.h replay: allow to specify a ref with option --ref 2026-04-01 21:34:25 -07:00
repo-settings.c
repo-settings.h
repository.c Merge branch 'bc/sha1-256-interop-02' 2026-03-12 10:56:02 -07:00
repository.h Merge branch 'bc/sha1-256-interop-02' 2026-03-12 10:56:02 -07:00
rerere.c
rerere.h
reset.c
reset.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'ps/refs-for-each' 2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
revision.h
run-command.c Merge branch 'bk/run-command-wo-the-repository' 2026-03-19 09:54:56 -07:00
run-command.h Merge branch 'bk/run-command-wo-the-repository' 2026-03-19 09:54:56 -07:00
sane-ctype.h
scalar.c
send-pack.c gpg-interface: allow sign_buffer() to use default signing key 2026-03-12 21:28:20 -07:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c Merge branch 'sa/replay-revert' into tc/replay-ref 2026-03-25 14:22:38 -07:00
sequencer.h Merge branch 'sa/replay-revert' into tc/replay-ref 2026-03-25 14:22:38 -07:00
serve.c
serve.h
server-info.c
server-info.h
setup.c Merge branch 'ty/setup-error-tightening' 2026-03-16 10:48:14 -07:00
setup.h Merge branch 'ty/setup-error-tightening' 2026-03-16 10:48:14 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h
shallow.c Merge branch 'sp/shallow-deepen-relative-fix' 2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
shallow.h Merge branch 'sp/shallow-deepen-relative-fix' 2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
shared.mak
shell.c
shortlog.h
sideband.c sideband: use writev(3p) to send pktlines 2026-03-13 08:54:14 -07:00
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
simple-ipc.h
sparse-index.c environment: stop using core.sparseCheckout globally 2026-02-26 07:22:51 -08:00
sparse-index.h
split-index.c
split-index.h
stable-qsort.c
statinfo.c
statinfo.h
strbuf.c
strbuf.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 'ng/submodule-default-remote' 2026-03-23 09:20:30 -07:00
submodule.h
symlinks.c symlinks: use unsigned int for flags 2026-02-20 15:03:42 -08:00
symlinks.h symlinks: use unsigned int for flags 2026-02-20 15:03:42 -08:00
tag.c
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c odb: move reparenting logic into respective subsystems 2026-03-05 11:45:15 -08:00
tmp-objdir.h odb: move reparenting logic into respective subsystems 2026-03-05 11:45:15 -08:00
trace.c
trace.h
trace2.c
trace2.h
trailer.c commit, tag: parse --trailer with OPT_STRVEC 2026-03-06 13:02:20 -08:00
trailer.h commit, tag: parse --trailer with OPT_STRVEC 2026-03-06 13:02:20 -08:00
transport-helper.c
transport-internal.h
transport.c Merge branch 'jk/transport-color-leakfix' 2026-03-24 12:31:33 -07:00
transport.h
tree-diff.c tree-diff: remove the usage of the_hash_algo global 2026-02-20 10:21:11 -08:00
tree-walk.c
tree-walk.h
tree.c
tree.h
unicode-width.h
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unix-stream-server.c
unix-stream-server.h
unpack-trees.c environment: stop using core.sparseCheckout globally 2026-02-26 07:22:51 -08:00
unpack-trees.h
upload-pack.c Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes' 2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
upload-pack.h
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c
userdiff.c
userdiff.h
utf8.c
utf8.h
varint.c
varint.h
version-def.h.in
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
versioncmp.h
walker.c
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c Merge branch 'dd/list-objects-filter-options-wo-strbuf-split' 2026-03-19 09:54:55 -07:00
worktree.h Merge branch 'dd/list-objects-filter-options-wo-strbuf-split' 2026-03-19 09:54:55 -07:00
wrapper.c Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes' 2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
wrapper.h wrapper: introduce writev(3p) wrappers 2026-03-13 08:54:14 -07:00
write-or-die.c wrapper: introduce writev(3p) wrappers 2026-03-13 08:54:14 -07:00
write-or-die.h Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes' 2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
ws.c
ws.h
wt-status.c Merge branch 'sp/wt-status-wo-the-repository' 2026-03-16 10:48:14 -07:00
wt-status.h
xdiff-interface.c
xdiff-interface.h

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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