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Both "git apply" and "git diff" learn a new whitespace error class,
"incomplete-line".

* jc/whitespace-incomplete-line:
  attr: enable incomplete-line whitespace error for this project
  diff: highlight and error out on incomplete lines
  apply: check and fix incomplete lines
  whitespace: allocate a few more bits and define WS_INCOMPLETE_LINE
  apply: revamp the parsing of incomplete lines
  diff: update the way rewrite diff handles incomplete lines
  diff: call emit_callback ecbdata everywhere
  diff: refactor output of incomplete line
  diff: keep track of the type of the last line seen
  diff: correct suppress_blank_empty hack
  diff: emit_line_ws_markup() if/else style fix
  whitespace: correct bit assignment comments
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add-interactive.c Merge branch 'sj/string-list' 2025-10-14 12:56:08 -07:00
add-interactive.h add-interactive: retain colorbool values longer 2025-09-16 18:00:25 -07:00
add-patch.c add-patch: quit on EOF 2025-10-26 16:34:39 -07:00
advice.c initial branch: give hints after switching the default name 2025-09-18 11:44:47 -07:00
advice.h initial branch: give hints after switching the default name 2025-09-18 11:44:47 -07:00
alias.c
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alloc.c
alloc.h
apply.c apply: check and fix incomplete lines 2025-11-12 14:04:04 -08:00
apply.h
archive-tar.c
archive-zip.c
archive.c
archive.h
attr.c attr: avoid recursion when expanding attribute macros 2025-11-12 10:30:04 -08:00
attr.h
banned.h
base85.c
base85.h
bisect.c refs: introduce wrapper struct for `each_ref_fn` 2025-11-04 07:32:24 -08:00
bisect.h
blame.c
blame.h
blob.c
blob.h
bloom.c
bloom.h
branch.c
branch.h
builtin.h
bundle-uri.c
bundle-uri.h
bundle.c
bundle.h
cache-tree.c odb: add transaction interface 2025-09-16 11:37:06 -07:00
cache-tree.h
cbtree.c
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chdir-notify.c
chdir-notify.h
check-builtins.sh
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checkout.h
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chunk-format.h
color.c color: return bool from want_color() 2025-09-16 18:00:25 -07:00
color.h color: return bool from want_color() 2025-09-16 18:00:25 -07:00
column.c
column.h
combine-diff.c Merge branch 'tc/last-modified-recursive-fix' 2025-09-29 11:40:35 -07:00
command-list.txt
commit-graph.c refs: expose peeled object ID via the iterator 2025-11-04 07:32:25 -08:00
commit-graph.h
commit-reach.c commit-reach: avoid commit_list_insert_by_date() 2025-10-24 10:13:17 -07:00
commit-reach.h
commit-slab-decl.h
commit-slab-impl.h
commit-slab.h
commit.c
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common-init.h
common-main.c
config.c Merge branch 'dk/parseopt-optional-filename-fixes' 2025-11-06 15:17:01 -08:00
config.h
config.mak.dev
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname
configure.ac
connect.c
connect.h
connected.c packfile: introduce macro to iterate through packs 2025-10-16 14:42:39 -07:00
connected.h
convert.c
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 refs: introduce wrapper struct for `each_ref_fn` 2025-11-04 07:32:24 -08:00
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 --no-index: fix logic for paths ending in '/' 2025-09-25 11:35:20 -07:00
diff.c Merge branch 'jc/whitespace-incomplete-line' 2025-11-30 18:31:40 -08:00
diff.h Merge branch 'jc/whitespace-incomplete-line' 2025-11-30 18:31:40 -08:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c
diffcore-rename.c
diffcore-rotate.c
diffcore.h
dir-iterator.c
dir-iterator.h
dir.c Merge branch 'jk/match-pathname-fix' 2025-11-03 06:49:55 -08:00
dir.h dir: add generic "walk all files" helper 2025-09-12 08:59:52 -07:00
editor.c
editor.h
entry.c
entry.h
environment.c Merge branch 'pw/3.0-commentchar-auto-deprecation' 2025-09-18 10:07:00 -07:00
environment.h
exec-cmd.c
exec-cmd.h
fetch-negotiator.c
fetch-negotiator.h
fetch-pack.c refs: introduce wrapper struct for `each_ref_fn` 2025-11-04 07:32:24 -08:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.c
fmt-merge-msg.h
for-each-ref.h
fsck.c fsck: consider gpgsig headers expected in tags 2025-10-09 17:46:14 -07:00
fsck.h Merge branch 'bc/sha1-256-interop-01' 2025-10-22 11:38:58 -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
fsmonitor.h
generate-cmdlist.sh
generate-configlist.sh
generate-hooklist.sh
generate-perl.sh perl: also mark git-contacts executable 2025-11-06 09:57:47 -08:00
generate-python.sh
generate-script.sh
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
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 'nb/send-email-no-dup-reply-to' 2025-09-29 11:40:33 -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 'kh/you-still-use-whatchanged-fix' 2025-10-02 12:26:12 -07:00
git.rc.in
gpg-interface.c Merge branch 'cc/fast-import-export-i18n-cleanup' 2025-11-06 15:17:01 -08:00
gpg-interface.h gpg-interface: use left shift to define GPG_VERIFY_* 2025-10-30 07:06:58 -07:00
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c grep: don't treat grep_opt.color as a strict bool 2025-09-16 13:37:05 -07:00
grep.h color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
hash-lookup.c
hash-lookup.h
hash.c
hash.h
hashmap.c
hashmap.h
help.c refs: introduce wrapper struct for `each_ref_fn` 2025-11-04 07:32:24 -08:00
help.h
hex-ll.c
hex-ll.h
hex.c
hex.h
hook.c
hook.h
http-backend.c Merge branch 'ps/ref-peeled-tags' 2025-11-19 10:55:39 -08:00
http-fetch.c
http-push.c http: refactor subsystem to use `packfile_list`s 2025-10-30 07:09:52 -07:00
http-walker.c http: refactor subsystem to use `packfile_list`s 2025-10-30 07:09:52 -07:00
http.c http: refactor subsystem to use `packfile_list`s 2025-10-30 07:09:52 -07:00
http.h http: refactor subsystem to use `packfile_list`s 2025-10-30 07:09:52 -07:00
ident.c Merge branch 'ps/reflog-migrate-fixes' into maint-2.51 2025-10-15 10:29:28 -07:00
ident.h
imap-send.c Merge branch 'js/curl-off-t-fixes' into maint-2.51 2025-10-14 13:40:53 -07:00
iterator.h
json-writer.c
json-writer.h
khash.h
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
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
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 refs: introduce wrapper struct for `each_ref_fn` 2025-11-04 07:32:24 -08:00
log-tree.h color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
loose.c object-file: move loose object map into loose source 2025-11-03 12:18:47 -08:00
loose.h
ls-refs.c refs: expose peeled object ID via the iterator 2025-11-04 07:32:25 -08:00
ls-refs.h
mailinfo.c
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c string-list: change "string_list_find_insert_index" return type to "size_t" 2025-10-06 09:11:07 -07:00
mailmap.h
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 branch 'ad/blame-diff-algorithm' 2025-11-26 10:32:40 -08:00
merge-ort.h
merge.c
merge.h
mergesort.h
meson.build meson: make GIT_HTML_PATH configurable 2025-11-06 09:58:56 -08:00
meson_options.txt meson: make GIT_HTML_PATH configurable 2025-11-06 09:58:56 -08:00
midx-write.c refs: expose peeled object ID via the iterator 2025-11-04 07:32:25 -08:00
midx.c packfile: always add packfiles to MRU when adding a pack 2025-10-30 07:09:53 -07:00
midx.h packfile: move `get_multi_pack_index()` into "midx.c" 2025-09-24 11:53:50 -07:00
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 refs: introduce wrapper struct for `each_ref_fn` 2025-11-04 07:32:24 -08:00
notes.h
object-file-convert.c
object-file-convert.h
object-file.c Merge branch 'ps/object-source-loose' 2025-11-24 15:46:41 -08:00
object-file.h object-file: refactor writing objects via a stream 2025-11-03 12:18:48 -08:00
object-name.c Merge branch 'ps/object-source-loose' 2025-11-24 15:46:41 -08:00
object-name.h
object.c object: fix performance regression when peeling tags 2025-11-06 10:54:34 -08:00
object.h Merge branch 'kn/maintenance-is-needed' 2025-11-21 09:14:17 -08:00
odb.c object-file: refactor writing objects via a stream 2025-11-03 12:18:48 -08:00
odb.h object-file: refactor writing objects via a stream 2025-11-03 12:18:48 -08:00
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 packfile: introduce macro to iterate through packs 2025-10-16 14:42:39 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c
pack-mtimes.c
pack-mtimes.h
pack-objects.c Merge branch 'ps/remove-packfile-store-get-packs' 2025-10-30 08:00:19 -07:00
pack-objects.h
pack-refs.c refs: rename 'pack_refs_opts' to 'refs_optimize_opts' 2025-11-04 07:35:12 -08:00
pack-refs.h builtin/pack-refs: factor out core logic into a shared library 2025-09-19 10:02:55 -07:00
pack-revindex.c
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c
pack.h
packfile.c Merge branch 'ps/object-source-loose' 2025-11-24 15:46:41 -08:00
packfile.h Merge branch 'ps/object-source-loose' 2025-11-24 15:46:41 -08:00
pager.c
pager.h
parallel-checkout.c
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/parseopt-optional-filename-fixes' 2025-11-06 15:17:01 -08:00
parse-options.h
parse.c
parse.h
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c
patch-ids.h
path-walk.c
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 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.h
progress.c
progress.h
promisor-remote.c
promisor-remote.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
protocol-caps.c
protocol-caps.h
protocol.c
protocol.h
prune-packed.c
prune-packed.h
pseudo-merge.c refs: expose peeled object ID via the iterator 2025-11-04 07:32:25 -08:00
pseudo-merge.h
quote.c
quote.h
range-diff.c range-diff: rename other_arg to log_arg 2025-09-25 11:34:11 -07:00
range-diff.h range-diff: rename other_arg to log_arg 2025-09-25 11:34:11 -07:00
reachable.c refs: introduce wrapper struct for `each_ref_fn` 2025-11-04 07:32:24 -08:00
reachable.h
read-cache-ll.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'bc/submodule-force-same-hash' 2025-11-24 15:46:40 -08:00
read-cache.h
rebase-interactive.c
rebase-interactive.h
rebase.c
rebase.h
ref-filter.c object: fix performance regression when peeling tags 2025-11-06 10:54:34 -08:00
ref-filter.h Merge branch 'jt/repo-structure' 2025-11-04 07:48:07 -08:00
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
reflog.c refs: introduce wrapper struct for `each_ref_fn` 2025-11-04 07:32:24 -08:00
reflog.h
refs.c refs: add a `optimize_required` field to `struct ref_storage_be` 2025-11-10 09:28:48 -08:00
refs.h refs: add a `optimize_required` field to `struct ref_storage_be` 2025-11-10 09:28:48 -08:00
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 refs: introduce wrapper struct for `each_ref_fn` 2025-11-04 07:32:24 -08:00
remote.h
repack-cruft.c packfile: introduce macro to iterate through packs 2025-10-16 14:42:39 -07:00
repack-filtered.c repack: move `write_filtered_pack()` out of the builtin 2025-10-16 10:08:57 -07:00
repack-geometry.c packfile: introduce macro to iterate through packs 2025-10-16 14:42:39 -07:00
repack-midx.c refs: expose peeled object ID via the iterator 2025-11-04 07:32:25 -08:00
repack-promisor.c builtin/repack.c: remove "repack_promisor_objects()" from the builtin 2025-10-16 10:08:55 -07:00
repack.c packfile: introduce macro to iterate through packs 2025-10-16 14:42:39 -07:00
repack.h repack: move `write_cruft_pack()` out of the builtin 2025-10-16 10:08:57 -07:00
replace-object.c refs: introduce wrapper struct for `each_ref_fn` 2025-11-04 07:32:24 -08:00
replace-object.h
repo-settings.c
repo-settings.h
repository.c odb: introduce `odb_source_new()` 2025-11-03 12:18:45 -08:00
repository.h
rerere.c
rerere.h
reset.c
reset.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c refs: introduce wrapper struct for `each_ref_fn` 2025-11-04 07:32:24 -08:00
revision.h Merge branch 'kh/format-patch-range-diff-notes' 2025-10-14 12:56:09 -07:00
run-command.c
run-command.h
sane-ctype.h
scalar.c commit-graph: add new config for changed-paths & recommend it in scalar 2025-10-22 10:40:11 -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 treewide: pass strvecs around for setup_revisions_from_strvec() 2025-09-22 14:27:03 -07:00
serve.c
serve.h
server-info.c Merge branch 'ps/ref-peeled-tags' 2025-11-19 10:55:39 -08:00
server-info.h
setup.c
setup.h
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h
shallow.c refs: introduce wrapper struct for `each_ref_fn` 2025-11-04 07:32:24 -08:00
shallow.h treewide: pass strvecs around for setup_revisions_from_strvec() 2025-09-22 14:27:03 -07:00
shared.mak Makefile: introduce infrastructure to build internal Rust library 2025-10-02 09:32:31 -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: improve advice message instructions 2025-10-20 09:20:50 -07:00
sparse-index.h
split-index.c
split-index.h
stable-qsort.c
statinfo.c
statinfo.h
strbuf.c
strbuf.h
streaming.c object-file: read objects via the loose object source 2025-11-03 12:18:47 -08:00
streaming.h
string-list.c string-list: change "string_list_find_insert_index" return type to "size_t" 2025-10-06 09:11:07 -07:00
string-list.h string-list: change "string_list_find_insert_index" return type to "size_t" 2025-10-06 09:11:07 -07:00
strmap.c
strmap.h
strvec.c
strvec.h
sub-process.c
sub-process.h
submodule-config.c
submodule-config.h
submodule.c refs: introduce wrapper struct for `each_ref_fn` 2025-11-04 07:32:24 -08:00
submodule.h
symlinks.c
symlinks.h
tag.c object: add flag to `peel_object()` to verify object type 2025-11-04 07:32:25 -08:00
tag.h object: add flag to `peel_object()` to verify object type 2025-11-04 07:32:25 -08:00
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c
tmp-objdir.h
trace.c
trace.h
trace2.c
trace2.h
trailer.c
trailer.h
transport-helper.c packfile: split up responsibilities of `reprepare_packed_git()` 2025-09-24 11:53:50 -07:00
transport-internal.h
transport.c Merge branch 'jk/color-variable-fixes' 2025-09-29 11:40:35 -07:00
transport.h
tree-diff.c
tree-walk.c
tree-walk.h
tree.c
tree.h
unicode-width.h unicode: update the width tables to Unicode 17 2025-10-21 10:03:00 -07:00
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 upload-pack: convert to use `reference_get_peeled_oid()` 2025-11-04 07:32:25 -08:00
upload-pack.h
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c Merge branch 'kh/you-still-use-whatchanged-fix' 2025-10-02 12:26:12 -07:00
userdiff.c
userdiff.h
utf8.c
utf8.h
varint.c varint: use explicit width for integers 2025-10-02 09:32:32 -07:00
varint.h varint: use explicit width for integers 2025-10-02 09:32:32 -07:00
version-def.h.in
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
versioncmp.h
walker.c refs: introduce wrapper struct for `each_ref_fn` 2025-11-04 07:32:24 -08:00
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c refs: introduce wrapper struct for `each_ref_fn` 2025-11-04 07:32:24 -08:00
worktree.h
wrapper.c Merge branch 'rs/xmkstemp-simplify' 2025-11-26 10:32:40 -08:00
wrapper.h config: values of pathname type can be prefixed with :(optional) 2025-10-07 10:05:48 -07:00
write-or-die.c
write-or-die.h
ws.c apply: check and fix incomplete lines 2025-11-12 14:04:04 -08:00
ws.h whitespace: allocate a few more bits and define WS_INCOMPLETE_LINE 2025-11-12 14:04:04 -08:00
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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