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The fsmonitor daemon has been implemented for Linux.

* pt/fsmonitor-linux:
  fsmonitor: convert shown khash to strset in do_handle_client
  fsmonitor: add tests for Linux
  fsmonitor: add timeout to daemon stop command
  fsmonitor: close inherited file descriptors and detach in daemon
  run-command: add close_fd_above_stderr option
  fsmonitor: implement filesystem change listener for Linux
  fsmonitor: rename fsm-settings-darwin.c to fsm-settings-unix.c
  fsmonitor: rename fsm-ipc-darwin.c to fsm-ipc-unix.c
  fsmonitor: use pthread_cond_timedwait for cookie wait
  compat/win32: add pthread_cond_timedwait
  fsmonitor: fix hashmap memory leak in fsmonitor_run_daemon
  fsmonitor: fix khash memory leak in do_handle_client
  t9210, t9211: disable GIT_TEST_SPLIT_INDEX for scalar clone tests
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dir.c Merge branch 'cf/constness-fixes' 2026-03-23 09:20:29 -07:00
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fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.c
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fsck.c fsck: drop USE_THE_REPOSITORY 2026-03-23 08:33:10 -07:00
fsck.h fsck: store repository in fsck options 2026-03-23 08:33:10 -07:00
fsmonitor--daemon.h
fsmonitor-ipc.c fsmonitor: close inherited file descriptors and detach in daemon 2026-04-09 10:59:28 -07:00
fsmonitor-ipc.h
fsmonitor-ll.h
fsmonitor-path-utils.h
fsmonitor-settings.c
fsmonitor-settings.h
fsmonitor.c
fsmonitor.h
gettext.c
gettext.h
git-archimport.perl
git-compat-util.h git-compat-util: fix CONST_OUTPARAM typo and indentation 2026-04-06 08:22:57 -07:00
git-curl-compat.h http: add support for HTTP 429 rate limit retries 2026-03-17 09:14:19 -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 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 use strvec_pushv() to add another strvec 2026-03-24 12:26:58 -07:00
git.rc.in
gpg-interface.c fast-import: add 'abort-if-invalid' mode to '--signed-commits=<mode>' 2026-03-26 12:42:57 -07:00
gpg-interface.h fast-import: add 'abort-if-invalid' mode to '--signed-commits=<mode>' 2026-03-26 12:42:57 -07:00
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c
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hash-lookup.h
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hash.h object-name: simplify computing common prefixes 2026-03-20 13:16:42 -07:00
hashmap.c
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help.c
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hex.h refs/files-backend: drop const to fix strchr() warning 2026-04-01 22:08:53 -07:00
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http-push.c Merge branch 'jk/c23-const-preserving-fixes-more' 2026-04-09 11:21:59 -07:00
http-walker.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
http.c Merge branch 'jk/c23-const-preserving-fixes-more' 2026-04-09 11:21:59 -07:00
http.h http: add support for HTTP 429 rate limit retries 2026-03-17 09:14:19 -07:00
ident.c
ident.h
imap-send.c
iterator.h
json-writer.c
json-writer.h
khash.h
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
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linear-assignment.c
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list-objects-filter-options.c
list-objects-filter-options.h
list-objects-filter.c
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
list-objects.h
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lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c
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loose.c
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mailinfo.c Merge branch 'vp/http-rate-limit-retries' 2026-04-01 10:28:18 -07:00
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mailmap.c
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mem-pool.c
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merge-ort-wrappers.c
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midx.c Merge branch 'tb/incremental-midx-part-3.2' 2026-03-25 12:58:04 -07:00
midx.h
name-hash.c
name-hash.h
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
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object-file-convert.c
object-file-convert.h
object-file.c Merge branch 'jt/index-fd-wo-repo-regression-fix-maint' 2026-04-08 10:20:51 -07:00
object-file.h odb: use enum for `odb_write_object` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:13 -07:00
object-name.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-generic-object-name-handling' 2026-04-06 15:42:49 -07:00
object-name.h object-name: turn INTERPRET_BRANCH_* constants into enum values 2026-03-18 12:52:29 -07:00
object.c
object.h
odb.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
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oid-array.c
oid-array.h
oidmap.c
oidmap.h
oidset.c
oidset.h
oidtree.c oidtree: extend iteration to allow for arbitrary return codes 2026-03-20 13:16:22 -07:00
oidtree.h oidtree: extend iteration to allow for arbitrary return codes 2026-03-20 13:16:22 -07:00
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pack-bitmap.c Merge branch 'tb/incremental-midx-part-3.2' 2026-03-25 12:58:04 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c builtin/fsck: stop using `the_repository` when checking packed objects 2026-03-23 08:33:11 -07:00
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pack-objects.c
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pager.h
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path-walk.h
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preload-index.c
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pretty.c Merge branch 'mf/format-patch-cover-letter-format' 2026-04-03 13:01:08 -07:00
pretty.h
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c
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promisor-remote.c promisor-remote: remove the 'accepted' strvec 2026-04-07 08:45:44 -07:00
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prompt.c
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protocol-caps.c
protocol-caps.h
protocol.c
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pseudo-merge.c pseudo-merge: fix disk reads from find_pseudo_merge() 2026-04-01 22:08:52 -07:00
pseudo-merge.h
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range-diff.c range-diff: drop const to fix strstr() warnings 2026-04-01 22:08:53 -07:00
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ref-filter.h
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reflog.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
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refs.c Merge branch 'sp/refs-reduce-the-repository' into next 2026-04-09 11:24:04 -07:00
refs.h object-name: turn INTERPRET_BRANCH_* constants into enum values 2026-03-18 12:52:29 -07:00
refspec.c refspec: fix typo in comment 2026-03-23 21:27:17 -07:00
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remote-curl.c Merge branch 'kj/refspec-parsing-outside-repository' 2026-04-01 10:28:19 -07:00
remote.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
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repo-settings.c
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repository.c Merge branch 'ps/object-counting' 2026-03-25 12:58:05 -07:00
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rerere.c Merge branch 'jc/rerere-modern-strbuf-handling' 2026-03-27 11:00:03 -07:00
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run-command.c Merge branch 'pt/fsmonitor-linux' into next 2026-04-13 13:58:18 -07:00
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sane-ctype.h
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send-pack.c pkt-line: make packet_reader.line non-const 2026-04-01 22:08:52 -07:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c checkout: -m (--merge) uses autostash when switching branches 2026-04-12 15:11:39 -07:00
sequencer.h sequencer: teach autostash apply to take optional conflict marker labels 2026-04-12 15:11:39 -07:00
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server-info.c
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sha1dc_git.c
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shallow.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
shallow.h
shared.mak
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sideband.h
sigchain.c
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simple-ipc.h
sparse-index.c
sparse-index.h
split-index.c split-index: stop using the_repository and the_hash_algo 2026-03-19 12:01:24 -07:00
split-index.h
stable-qsort.c
statinfo.c
statinfo.h
strbuf.c Merge branch 'vp/http-rate-limit-retries' 2026-04-01 10:28:18 -07:00
strbuf.h
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symlinks.c
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tag.c
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tar.h
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thread-utils.c
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trace.c
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trailer.c Merge branch 'vp/http-rate-limit-retries' 2026-04-01 10:28:18 -07:00
trailer.h
transport-helper.c Merge branch 'jk/c23-const-preserving-fixes-more' 2026-04-09 11:21:59 -07:00
transport-internal.h
transport.c Merge branch 'ar/config-hook-cleanups' 2026-04-03 13:01:09 -07:00
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tree.c
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unicode-width.h
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
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unix-stream-server.c
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upload-pack.c Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes' 2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
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url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c
userdiff.c
userdiff.h
utf8.c
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varint.c
varint.h
version-def.h.in
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
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walker.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
walker.h
wildmatch.c
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worktree.c Merge branch 'pw/worktree-reduce-the-repository' 2026-04-03 13:01:09 -07:00
worktree.h Merge branch 'pw/worktree-reduce-the-repository' 2026-04-03 13:01:09 -07:00
wrapper.c Revert "wrapper: introduce writev(3p) wrappers" 2026-04-09 14:48:09 -07:00
wrapper.h Revert "wrapper: introduce writev(3p) wrappers" 2026-04-09 14:48:09 -07:00
write-or-die.c Revert "wrapper: introduce writev(3p) wrappers" 2026-04-09 14:48:09 -07:00
write-or-die.h Revert "wrapper: introduce writev(3p) wrappers" 2026-04-09 14:48:09 -07:00
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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