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Karthik Nayak 351c6e719a refs/ref-cache: fix SEGFAULT when seeking in empty directories
The 'cache_ref_iterator_seek()' function is used to seek the
`ref_iterator` to the desired reference in the ref-cache mechanism. We
use the seeking functionality to implement the '--start-after' flag in
'git-for-each-ref(1)'.

When using the files-backend with packed-refs, it is possible that some
of the refs directories are empty. For e.g. just after repacking, the
'refs/heads' directory would be empty. The ref-cache seek mechanism,
doesn't take this into consideration when descending into a
subdirectory, and makes an out of bounds access, causing SEGFAULT as we
try to access entries within the directory. Fix this by breaking out of
the loop when we enter an empty directory.

Since we start with the base directory of 'refs/' which is never empty,
it is okay to perform this check after the first iteration in the
`do..while` clause.

Add tests which simulate this behavior and also provide coverage over
using the feature over packed-refs.

Helped-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-10-01 13:12:24 -07:00
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gpg-interface.c Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
gpg-interface.h fast-(import|export): improve on commit signature output format 2025-07-09 16:08:29 -07:00
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grep.c grep: don't treat grep_opt.color as a strict bool 2025-09-16 13:37:05 -07:00
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http-push.c treewide: use setup_revisions_from_strvec() when we have a strvec 2025-09-22 14:27:03 -07:00
http-walker.c odb: rename `has_object()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
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ident.c Merge branch 'ps/reflog-migrate-fixes' 2025-08-21 13:46:57 -07:00
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linear-assignment.c
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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 use repo_get_oid_with_flags() 2025-09-10 14:29:49 -07:00
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c odb: rename `has_object()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
list-objects.h
list.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c Merge branch 'jk/color-variable-fixes' 2025-09-29 11:40:35 -07:00
log-tree.h color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
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 odb: rename `repo_read_object_file()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
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 odb: rename `repo_read_object_file()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
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
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meson.build Merge branch 'tc/last-modified' 2025-09-08 14:54:35 -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' 2025-09-15 08:52:06 -07:00
midx.c midx: compute paths via their source 2025-08-11 09:22:23 -07:00
midx.h midx: compute paths via their source 2025-08-11 09:22:23 -07:00
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 odb: rename `repo_read_object_file()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
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 'jc/string-list-split' 2025-08-21 13:46:59 -07:00
notes.h
object-file-convert.c
object-file-convert.h
object-file.c bulk-checkin: require transaction for index_blob_bulk_checkin() 2025-08-25 09:48:13 -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/get-oid-with-flags-cleanup' 2025-09-23 11:53:40 -07:00
object-name.h
object.c alloc: fix dangling pointer in alloc_state cleanup 2025-09-04 15:24:16 -07:00
object.h
odb.c Merge branch 'ps/object-store-midx-dedup-info' 2025-09-12 10:41:18 -07:00
odb.h Merge branch 'jt/de-global-bulk-checkin' 2025-09-15 08:52:05 -07:00
oid-array.c
oid-array.h
oidmap.c
oidmap.h
oidset.c
oidset.h
oidtree.c
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pack-bitmap-write.c Merge branch 'ps/object-store' 2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c midx: compute paths via their source 2025-08-11 09:22:23 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h pack-bitmap: add load corrupt bitmap test 2025-07-01 14:41:54 -07:00
pack-check.c object-store: rename files to "odb.{c,h}" 2025-07-01 14:46:34 -07:00
pack-mtimes.c object-store: rename files to "odb.{c,h}" 2025-07-01 14:46:34 -07:00
pack-mtimes.h
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h Merge branch 'ps/object-store' 2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
pack-revindex.c midx: compute paths via their source 2025-08-11 09:22:23 -07:00
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 midx: drop redundant `struct repository` parameter 2025-08-11 09:22:22 -07:00
packfile.h packfile: refactor `get_multi_pack_index()` to work on sources 2025-07-15 12:07:29 -07:00
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 color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
parse-options.c Merge branch 'dk/help-all' 2025-08-25 14:22:00 -07:00
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 object-store: rename files to "odb.{c,h}" 2025-07-01 14:46:34 -07:00
path.h
pathspec.c string-list: split-then-remove-empty can be done while splitting 2025-08-02 22:34:45 -07:00
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c Use legacy hash for legacy formats 2025-07-01 14:58:24 -07:00
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c
preload-index.h
pretty.c color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
pretty.h color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
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 promisor-remote: use string_list_split() in mark_remotes_as_accepted() 2025-09-08 10:30:56 -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 odb: rename `oid_object_info()` 2025-07-01 14:46:37 -07:00
protocol-caps.h
protocol.c Merge branch 'jc/string-list-split' 2025-08-21 13:46:59 -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: add configurable memory limit for cost matrix 2025-08-29 09:46:07 -07:00
range-diff.h range-diff: add configurable memory limit for cost matrix 2025-08-29 09:46:07 -07:00
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 bulk-checkin: remove global transaction state 2025-08-25 09:48:13 -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 'jc/string-list-split' 2025-08-21 13:46:59 -07:00
ref-filter.h color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
reflog-walk.c refs: pass refname when invoking reflog entry callback 2025-08-06 14:19:30 -07:00
reflog-walk.h
reflog.c Merge branch 'ps/remote-rename-fix' 2025-08-21 13:46:58 -07:00
reflog.h Merge branch 'ps/remote-rename-fix' 2025-08-21 13:46:58 -07:00
refs.c Merge branch 'kn/refs-files-case-insensitive' 2025-09-29 11:40:35 -07:00
refs.h Merge branch 'kn/refs-files-case-insensitive' 2025-09-29 11:40:35 -07:00
refspec.c
refspec.h
remote-curl.c Use legacy hash for legacy formats 2025-07-01 14:58:24 -07:00
remote.c Merge branch 'jk/setup-revisions-freefix' 2025-09-29 11:40:34 -07:00
remote.h submodule: look up remotes by URL first 2025-06-23 16:38:57 -07:00
replace-object.c object-store: rename files to "odb.{c,h}" 2025-07-01 14:46:34 -07:00
replace-object.h object-store: rename files to "odb.{c,h}" 2025-07-01 14:46:34 -07:00
repo-settings.c Merge branch 'ds/path-walk-2' 2025-06-17 10:44:38 -07:00
repo-settings.h Merge branch 'ds/path-walk-2' 2025-06-17 10:44:38 -07:00
repository.c Merge branch 'pw/3.0-commentchar-auto-deprecation' 2025-09-18 10:07:00 -07:00
repository.h config: warn on core.commentString=auto 2025-08-26 08:52:44 -07:00
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 'jk/setup-revisions-freefix' 2025-09-29 11:40:34 -07:00
revision.h revision: add wrapper to setup_revisions() from a strvec 2025-09-22 14:27:03 -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 sane-ctype: fix compiler error on Amazon Linux 2 2025-07-10 11:18:37 -07:00
scalar.c config: drop `git_config_get_multivar_gently()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
send-pack.c Merge branch 'ps/object-store' 2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c Merge branch 'jk/setup-revisions-freefix' 2025-09-29 11:40:34 -07:00
sequencer.h treewide: pass strvecs around for setup_revisions_from_strvec() 2025-09-22 14:27:03 -07:00
serve.c Use legacy hash for legacy formats 2025-07-01 14:58:24 -07:00
serve.h
server-info.c object-store: rename files to "odb.{c,h}" 2025-07-01 14:46:34 -07:00
server-info.h
setup.c Merge branch 'jc/string-list-split' 2025-08-21 13:46:59 -07:00
setup.h setup: use the default algorithm to initialize repo format 2025-07-01 14:58:24 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h
shallow.c treewide: pass strvecs around for setup_revisions_from_strvec() 2025-09-22 14:27:03 -07:00
shallow.h treewide: pass strvecs around for setup_revisions_from_strvec() 2025-09-22 14:27:03 -07:00
shared.mak doc: check for absence of multiple terms in each entry of desc list 2025-08-11 14:16:04 -07:00
shell.c
shortlog.h
sideband.c color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -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: convert predicates to return bool 2025-07-16 08:18:06 -07:00
strbuf.h strbuf: convert predicates to return bool 2025-07-16 08:18:06 -07:00
streaming.c odb: rename `oid_object_info()` 2025-07-01 14:46:37 -07:00
streaming.h
string-list.c string-list: optionally omit empty string pieces in string_list_split*() 2025-08-02 22:34:45 -07:00
string-list.h string-list: optionally omit empty string pieces in string_list_split*() 2025-08-02 22:34:45 -07:00
strmap.c
strmap.h
strvec.c
strvec.h
sub-process.c sub-process: do not use strbuf_split*() 2025-08-02 22:44:58 -07:00
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 treewide: use setup_revisions_from_strvec() when we have a strvec 2025-09-22 14:27:03 -07:00
submodule.h odb: get rid of `the_repository` when handling submodule sources 2025-07-01 14:46:37 -07:00
symlinks.c
symlinks.h
tag.c odb: rename `repo_read_object_file()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
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 Merge branch 'jk/color-variable-fixes' 2025-09-29 11:40:35 -07:00
transport.h
tree-diff.c diff: teach tree-diff a max-depth parameter 2025-08-07 15:29:35 -07:00
tree-walk.c odb: rename `read_object_with_reference()` 2025-07-01 14:46:39 -07:00
tree-walk.h
tree.c odb: rename `repo_read_object_file()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -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: rename files to "odb.{c,h}" 2025-07-01 14:46:34 -07:00
unpack-trees.h
upload-pack.c Merge branch 'jk/setup-revisions-freefix' 2025-09-29 11:40:34 -07:00
upload-pack.h
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c builtin: also setup gently for --help-all 2025-08-08 11:13:12 -07:00
userdiff.c
userdiff.h
utf8.c
utf8.h
varint.c
varint.h
version-def.h.in
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c config: drop `git_config_get_string_multi()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
versioncmp.h
walker.c Merge branch 'rs/pop-recent-commit-with-prio-queue' 2025-07-28 12:02:34 -07:00
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c config: drop `git_config_set_in_file_gently()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
worktree.h
wrapper.c
wrapper.h
write-or-die.c
write-or-die.h
ws.c
ws.h
wt-status.c Merge branch 'jk/color-variable-fixes' 2025-09-29 11:40:35 -07:00
wt-status.h color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
xdiff-interface.c config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c" 2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
xdiff-interface.h diff: ensure consistent diff behavior with ignore options 2025-08-08 07:54:44 -07:00

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