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Junio C Hamano 2ab0f47bd3 Merge branch 'mm/worktree-doc-typofix' into maint-2.51 Docfix. * mm/worktree-doc-typofix: docs: fix typo in worktree.adoc 'extension'		2025-10-15 10:29:34 -07:00
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Documentation	Merge branch 'mm/worktree-doc-typofix' into maint-2.51	2025-10-15 10:29:34 -07:00
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builtin	Merge branch 'kn/refs-files-case-insensitive' into maint-2.51	2025-10-15 10:29:31 -07:00
ci	ci: fix broken jobs on Ubuntu 25.10 caused by switch to sudo-rs(1)	2025-10-11 10:10:34 -07:00
compat	Merge branch 'js/mingw-fixes'	2025-08-04 08:10:34 -07:00
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po	l10n: Update Catalan Translation for Git 2.51-rc2	2025-08-17 09:25:36 -04:00
refs	Merge branch 'kn/refs-files-case-insensitive' into maint-2.51	2025-10-15 10:29:31 -07:00
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t	Merge branch 'rj/t6137-cygwin-fix' into maint-2.51	2025-10-15 10:29:32 -07:00
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GIT-VERSION-GEN	Git 2.51	2025-08-17 17:18:23 -07:00
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Makefile	Merge branch 'da/cargo-serialize' into maint-2.51	2025-10-14 13:40:54 -07:00
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RelNotes	Prepare for 2.51.1	2025-10-14 13:43:25 -07:00
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add-interactive.c	add-interactive: manually fall back color config to color.ui	2025-09-08 14:00:32 -07:00
add-interactive.h	add-interactive: respect color.diff for diff coloring	2025-09-08 14:00:32 -07:00
add-patch.c	add-interactive: respect color.diff for diff coloring	2025-09-08 14:00:32 -07:00
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alloc.c	…
alloc.h	…
apply.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
apply.h	…
archive-tar.c	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
archive-zip.c	archive: flush deflate stream until Z_STREAM_END	2025-08-04 13:36:35 -07:00
archive.c	config: drop `git_config_get_bool()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
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banned.h	…
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bisect.h	rev-list: make "struct rev_list_info" static to the only user	2025-07-21 15:40:46 -07:00
blame.c	Merge branch 'ly/changed-paths-traversal'	2025-07-23 15:45:15 -07:00
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blob.c	…
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bloom.c	…
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branch.c	config: drop `git_config_get_multivar_gently()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
branch.h	…
builtin.h	…
bulk-checkin.c	object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `finalize_object_file()`	2025-07-16 22:16:14 -07:00
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bundle-uri.c	…
bundle-uri.h	…
bundle.c	Merge branch 'bc/use-sha256-by-default-in-3.0'	2025-07-21 09:14:25 -07:00
bundle.h	…
cache-tree.c	odb: introduce `odb_write_object()`	2025-07-16 22:16:15 -07:00
cache-tree.h	…
cbtree.c	…
cbtree.h	…
chdir-notify.c	…
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check-builtins.sh	…
checkout.c	config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
checkout.h	…
chunk-format.c	…
chunk-format.h	…
color.c	…
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column.c	…
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combine-diff.c	…
command-list.txt	…
commit-graph.c	config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c"	2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
commit-graph.h	…
commit-reach.c	…
commit-reach.h	…
commit-slab-decl.h	…
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commit.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
commit.h	Merge branch 'lm/add-p-context'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
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common-main.c	…
config.c	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
config.h	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
config.mak.dev	…
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configure.ac	…
connect.c	config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
connect.h	…
connected.c	…
connected.h	…
convert.c	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
convert.h	…
copy.c	…
copy.h	…
credential.c	…
credential.h	…
csum-file.c	…
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ctype.c	…
daemon.c	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
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decorate.c	…
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delta-islands.c	…
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delta.h	…
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diagnose.c	…
diagnose.h	…
diff-delta.c	…
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diff.c	diff: ensure consistent diff behavior with ignore options	2025-08-08 07:54:44 -07:00
diff.h	diff: ensure consistent diff behavior with ignore options	2025-08-08 07:54:44 -07:00
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diffcore-rename.c	…
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diffcore.h	…
dir-iterator.c	…
dir-iterator.h	…
dir.c	config: drop `git_config_set_in_file()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
dir.h	…
editor.c	config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
editor.h	…
entry.c	…
entry.h	…
environment.c	config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c"	2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
environment.h	config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c"	2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
exec-cmd.c	…
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fetch-negotiator.c	…
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-pack.c	fetch-pack: re-scan when double-checking graph objects	2025-08-25 10:30:03 -07:00
fetch-pack.h	…
fmt-merge-msg.c	…
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
fsck.c	config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c"	2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
fsck.h	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
fsmonitor--daemon.h	…
fsmonitor-ipc.c	…
fsmonitor-ipc.h	…
fsmonitor-ll.h	…
fsmonitor-path-utils.h	…
fsmonitor-settings.c	…
fsmonitor-settings.h	…
fsmonitor.c	config: drop `git_config_get_int()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
fsmonitor.h	…
generate-cmdlist.sh	…
generate-configlist.sh	…
generate-hooklist.sh	…
generate-perl.sh	…
generate-python.sh	…
generate-script.sh	git-gui: honor TCLTK_PATH in git-gui--askpass	2025-07-31 18:42:54 +02:00
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-compat-util.h	whatchanged: hint about git-log(1) and aliasing	2025-09-17 13:47:24 -07:00
git-curl-compat.h	curl: add support for curl_global_trace() components	2025-08-27 09:49:43 -07:00
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	…
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	git: allow alias-shadowing deprecated builtins	2025-09-17 13:47:23 -07:00
git.rc.in	…
gpg-interface.c	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
gpg-interface.h	…
graph.c	…
graph.h	…
grep.c	…
grep.h	…
hash-lookup.c	…
hash-lookup.h	…
hash.c	…
hash.h	Merge branch 'bc/use-sha256-by-default-in-3.0'	2025-07-21 09:14:25 -07:00
hashmap.c	…
hashmap.h	…
help.c	config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
help.h	…
hex-ll.c	…
hex-ll.h	…
hex.c	…
hex.h	…
hook.c	…
hook.h	…
http-backend.c	config: drop `git_config_get_bool()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
http-fetch.c	config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c"	2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
http-push.c	Merge branch 'js/curl-off-t-fixes' into maint-2.51	2025-10-14 13:40:53 -07:00
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http.c	Merge branch 'jk/curl-global-trace-components' into maint-2.51	2025-10-14 13:41:25 -07:00
http.h	http: offer to cast `size_t` to `curl_off_t` safely	2025-09-26 10:38:18 -07:00
ident.c	Merge branch 'ps/reflog-migrate-fixes' into maint-2.51	2025-10-15 10:29:28 -07:00
ident.h	ident: fix type of string length parameter	2025-08-06 07:36:30 -07:00
imap-send.c	Merge branch 'js/curl-off-t-fixes' into maint-2.51	2025-10-14 13:40:53 -07:00
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json-writer.c	…
json-writer.h	…
khash.h	…
kwset.c	…
kwset.h	…
levenshtein.c	…
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line-log.c	Merge branch 'sg/line-log-boundary-fixes' into maint-2.51	2025-10-15 10:29:30 -07:00
line-log.h	…
line-range.c	…
line-range.h	…
linear-assignment.c	…
linear-assignment.h	…
list-objects-filter-options.c	config: drop `git_config_set()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
list-objects-filter-options.h	…
list-objects-filter.c	…
list-objects-filter.h	…
list-objects.c	…
list-objects.h	…
list.h	…
lockfile.c	…
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	…
log-tree.h	…
loose.c	loose: write loose objects map via their source	2025-07-16 22:16:15 -07:00
loose.h	loose: write loose objects map via their source	2025-07-16 22:16:15 -07:00
ls-refs.c	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
ls-refs.h	…
mailinfo.c	config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c"	2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	…
mailmap.h	…
match-trees.c	odb: introduce `odb_write_object()`	2025-07-16 22:16:15 -07:00
match-trees.h	…
mem-pool.c	…
mem-pool.h	…
merge-blobs.c	…
merge-blobs.h	…
merge-ll.c	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
merge-ll.h	…
merge-ort-wrappers.c	…
merge-ort-wrappers.h	…
merge-ort.c	Merge branch 'en/ort-rename-fixes' into maint-2.51	2025-10-15 10:29:28 -07:00
merge-ort.h	…
merge.c	…
merge.h	…
mergesort.h	…
meson.build	Merge branch 'ms/meson-with-ancient-git-wo-ls-files-dedup'	2025-08-04 08:10:35 -07:00
meson_options.txt	meson: work around broken system PCRE2 dependency in macOS	2025-07-18 10:21:42 -07:00
midx-write.c	Merge branch 'ds/midx-write-fixes' into maint-2.51	2025-10-15 10:29:30 -07:00
midx.c	…
midx.h	…
name-hash.c	…
name-hash.h	…
notes-cache.c	odb: introduce `odb_write_object()`	2025-07-16 22:16:15 -07:00
notes-cache.h	…
notes-merge.c	…
notes-merge.h	…
notes-utils.c	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
notes-utils.h	…
notes.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
notes.h	…
object-file-convert.c	…
object-file-convert.h	…
object-file.c	object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in index-related functions	2025-07-16 22:16:18 -07:00
object-file.h	object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `force_object_loose()`	2025-07-16 22:16:17 -07:00
object-name.c	Merge branch 'rs/object-name-extend-abbrev-len-update' into maint-2.51	2025-10-15 10:29:33 -07:00
object-name.h	…
object.c	…
object.h	…
odb.c	object-file: get rid of `the_repository` when writing objects	2025-07-16 22:16:16 -07:00
odb.h	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
oid-array.c	…
oid-array.h	…
oidmap.c	…
oidmap.h	…
oidset.c	…
oidset.h	…
oidtree.c	…
oidtree.h	…
pack-bitmap-write.c	…
pack-bitmap.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-store-midx'	2025-08-03 18:44:27 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h	…
pack-check.c	…
pack-mtimes.c	…
pack-mtimes.h	…
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	…
pack-revindex.c	…
pack-revindex.h	…
pack-write.c	object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `finalize_object_file()`	2025-07-16 22:16:14 -07:00
pack.h	object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `finalize_object_file()`	2025-07-16 22:16:14 -07:00
packfile.c	…
packfile.h	…
pager.c	…
pager.h	…
parallel-checkout.c	config: drop `git_config_get_int()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
parallel-checkout.h	…
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	…
parse-options.h	Merge branch 'lm/add-p-context'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
parse.c	…
parse.h	…
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	…
patch-ids.h	…
path-walk.c	path-walk: create initializer for path lists	2025-08-25 09:01:17 -07:00
path-walk.h	…
path.c	…
path.h	…
pathspec.c	…
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	…
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	…
preload-index.h	…
pretty.c	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
pretty.h	…
prio-queue.c	prio-queue: add prio_queue_replace()	2025-07-22 07:28:35 -07:00
prio-queue.h	prio-queue: add prio_queue_replace()	2025-07-22 07:28:35 -07:00
progress.c	progress: pay attention to (customized) delay time	2025-08-25 15:50:17 -07:00
progress.h	…
promisor-remote.c	config: drop `git_config_get_bool()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
promisor-remote.h	…
prompt.c	interactive: do strip trailing CRLF from input	2025-07-31 14:17:54 -07:00
prompt.h	…
protocol-caps.c	…
protocol-caps.h	…
protocol.c	config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
protocol.h	…
prune-packed.c	object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in loose object iterators	2025-07-16 22:16:17 -07:00
prune-packed.h	…
pseudo-merge.c	…
pseudo-merge.h	…
quote.c	…
quote.h	…
range-diff.c	…
range-diff.h	…
reachable.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
reachable.h	…
read-cache-ll.h	…
read-cache.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
read-cache.h	…
rebase-interactive.c	config: drop `git_config_get_value()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	…
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	Merge branch 'kn/for-each-ref-skip-updates'	2025-08-04 08:10:32 -07:00
ref-filter.h	…
reflog-walk.c	…
reflog-walk.h	…
reflog.c	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
reflog.h	reflog: close leak of reflog expire entry	2025-07-22 16:34:11 -07:00
refs.c	Merge branch 'kn/refs-files-case-insensitive' into maint-2.51	2025-10-15 10:29:31 -07:00
refs.h	Merge branch 'kn/refs-files-case-insensitive' into maint-2.51	2025-10-15 10:29:31 -07:00
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	Merge branch 'js/curl-off-t-fixes' into maint-2.51	2025-10-14 13:40:53 -07:00
remote.c	Merge branch 'dl/push-missing-object-error' into maint-2.51	2025-10-15 10:29:28 -07:00
remote.h	…
replace-object.c	…
replace-object.h	…
repo-settings.c	…
repo-settings.h	…
repository.c	…
repository.h	…
rerere.c	config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c"	2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
rerere.h	…
reset.c	…
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
revision.h	Merge branch 'jk/revision-no-early-output'	2025-08-01 11:27:11 -07:00
run-command.c	config: drop `git_config_get_bool()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
run-command.h	…
sane-ctype.h	…
scalar.c	config: drop `git_config_get_multivar_gently()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
send-pack.c	…
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'pw/rebase-i-cleanup-fix' into maint-2.51	2025-10-15 10:29:31 -07:00
sequencer.h	…
serve.c	…
serve.h	…
server-info.c	…
server-info.h	…
setup.c	config: drop `git_config_set()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
setup.h	…
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1dc_git.c	…
sha1dc_git.h	…
shallow.c	…
shallow.h	…
shared.mak	…
shell.c	…
shortlog.h	…
sideband.c	config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
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	…
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	config: drop `git_config_set_in_file_gently()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
submodule-config.h	…
submodule.c	config: drop `git_config_set_in_file_gently()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
submodule.h	…
symlinks.c	…
symlinks.h	…
tag.c	…
tag.h	…
tar.h	…
tempfile.c	…
tempfile.h	…
thread-utils.c	…
thread-utils.h	…
tmp-objdir.c	object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `finalize_object_file()`	2025-07-16 22:16:14 -07:00
tmp-objdir.h	…
trace.c	…
trace.h	…
trace2.c	…
trace2.h	…
trailer.c	config: drop `git_config()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
trailer.h	…
transport-helper.c	…
transport-internal.h	…
transport.c	config: drop `git_config_get_bool()` wrapper	2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
transport.h	…
tree-diff.c	…
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	…
unpack-trees.h	…
upload-pack.c	Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-oom-protection' into maint-2.51	2025-10-15 10:29:30 -07:00
upload-pack.h	…
url.c	…
url.h	…
urlmatch.c	…
urlmatch.h	…
usage.c	whatchanged: hint about git-log(1) and aliasing	2025-09-17 13:47:24 -07:00
userdiff.c	…
userdiff.h	…
utf8.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.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