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Blame and "git log --stat" recover hunk coordinates by diffing blob
pairs, and recompute them on every run.  Add a cache of those
coordinates at $GIT_DIR/objects/info/diff-hunks, beside the
commit-graph, so a later run can look them up instead of decompressing
the blobs and running xdiff again.

The store is a single chunk-format file (see gitformat-chunk(5)): an
8-byte header, a DHIX index of fixed-size entries sorted by key, a DHDT
segment of hunk records, and a trailing hash checksum.  An entry is
keyed by the two blob object ids and the xdl_opts the pair was diffed
under, so a stored result is served only where that exact key recurs,
independent of path.  A zero-context diff trims unchanged lines from
hunk edges and can pick a different but equally valid set of hunks than
an untrimmed diff, so a recording caller stores a pair only when its
trimmed and untrimmed diffs are identical; such an entry answers any
consumer at any context, and the rare divergent pair is always
computed.  Identical hunk blocks are interned once and shared across
keys.

The library provides a reader (repo_diff_hunks_store and _replay, gated
by core.diffHunks), loaded once and cached on the object database as the
commit-graph is, and a writer that accumulates entries and flushes them
in one atomic pass.  An absent, corrupt, or disabled store reads as all
misses.  A record with no hunks is invalid too: replaying it would claim
the pair equivalent, which the store never asserts, so it reads as a
miss.

Ordinary reads are diagnostic-free.  Loading parses the chunk table
through read_table_of_contents_quiet(), new in chunk-format, which
prints nothing on a malformed table and takes the repository's hash
algorithm rather than the_hash_algo, so the file is bounds-checked under
the algorithm it is keyed by.

The flush closes the repository's mmapped store and forgets that loading
was attempted before committing the lockfile.  A warming run that also
reads may hold the file it is replacing mapped, and the rename must not
land on a live mapping, which Windows refuses; a read after the flush
then observes the committed file.  commit-graph closes its graph before
committing for the same reason.

Writing is off by default, enabled per run by GIT_DIFF_HUNKS_WRITE or
persistently by diffHunks.write, the environment winning.  A writer
seeds from the existing store, so a flush merges rather than replaces.
The seed's checksum is verified first: a corrupt store is discarded, not
rewritten with a fresh checksum verify could no longer catch.  An entry
that fails the shared diff_provider_check_hunk() or names no blob is
dropped with a warning, since it would only ever read as a miss.  A seed
that discarded or dropped anything forces the flush even when the
warming run computed nothing new.  The writer fsyncs through a new
diff-hunks core.fsync component.

"git diff-hunks" inspects and manages the file: "verify" checks the
checksum, chunk table, sort order, entry bounds, and every entry's hunk
sequence against that shared check, so a store whose entries could only
read as misses fails verify; "clear" removes the file.  Later patches
wire the readers and the writer into the diff and blame paths.

Signed-off-by: Michael Montalbo <mmontalbo@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
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Documentation diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
bin-wrappers
block-sha1
builtin diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
ci Merge branch 'ps/reftable-hardening' 2026-07-19 10:42:15 -07:00
compat Merge branch 'ty/migrate-ignorecase' 2026-07-19 10:42:19 -07:00
compiler-tricks
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ewah
git-gui Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/j6t/git-gui 2026-07-16 10:48:52 -07:00
gitk-git Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/j6t/gitk 2026-07-16 10:47:40 -07:00
gitweb
mergetools
negotiator prio-queue: rename .nr to .nr_ and add accessor helpers 2026-06-09 11:11:46 -07:00
odb Merge branch 'ps/odb-for-each-object-filter' 2026-07-22 10:30:54 -07:00
oss-fuzz Merge branch 'ps/reftable-hardening' 2026-07-19 10:42:15 -07:00
perl
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refs Merge branch 'kk/reftable-tombstone-quadratic-fix' 2026-07-19 10:42:20 -07:00
reftable Merge branch 'js/coverity-fixes-null-safety' 2026-07-19 10:42:20 -07:00
sha1 hash: add platform-specific discard functions 2026-07-02 09:50:47 -07:00
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583
sha1dc
sha256 hash: add platform-specific discard functions 2026-07-02 09:50:47 -07:00
src
subprojects
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templates
tools hash: convert remaining direct function calls 2026-07-07 21:56:00 -07:00
trace2 hash: use git_hash_init() consistently 2026-07-07 21:56:00 -07:00
xdiff Merge branch 'mm/diff-U-takes-no-negative-values' 2026-05-25 09:40:07 +09:00
.b4-config b4: introduce configuration for the Git project 2026-06-15 10:13:28 -07:00
.b4-cover-template b4: include change-id in cover template 2026-07-10 09:49:47 -07:00
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.clang-format
.editorconfig
.gitattributes Merge branch 'kw/gitattributes-typofix' 2026-06-21 16:41:37 -07:00
.gitignore diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
.gitlab-ci.yml gitlab-ci: enable "GIT_TEST_LONG" 2026-07-06 07:21:57 -07:00
.gitmodules
.mailmap mailmap: map Taylor Blau's work address 2026-07-09 09:43:23 -07:00
.tsan-suppressions transport-helper: fix TSAN race in transfer_debug() 2026-06-09 14:05:42 -07:00
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
COPYING
Cargo.toml
GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS.in
GIT-VERSION-FILE.in
GIT-VERSION-GEN Start Git 2.56 cycle 2026-07-06 15:50:25 -07:00
INSTALL
LGPL-2.1
Makefile diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
README.md README: add GitLab CI badge to make it more discoverable 2026-07-06 07:21:57 -07:00
RelNotes Start Git 2.56 cycle 2026-07-06 15:50:25 -07:00
SECURITY.md
abspath.c
abspath.h
aclocal.m4
add-interactive.c
add-interactive.h
add-patch.c
add-patch.h
advice.c push: suggest <remote> <branch> for a slash slip 2026-06-27 19:36:43 -07:00
advice.h push: suggest <remote> <branch> for a slash slip 2026-06-27 19:36:43 -07:00
alias.c
alias.h
alloc.c
alloc.h
apply.c Merge branch 'ty/migrate-ignorecase' 2026-07-19 10:42:19 -07:00
apply.h
archive-tar.c
archive-zip.c
archive.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
archive.h
attr.c Merge branch 'ps/setup-drop-global-state' 2026-07-06 15:50:19 -07:00
attr.h
banned.h
base85.c
base85.h
bisect.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
bisect.h
blame.c diff: introduce a hunk provider interface 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
blame.h
blob.c
blob.h
bloom.c bloom: make bloom-filter slab initialization idempotent 2026-07-01 08:44:06 -07:00
bloom.h
branch.c
branch.h
build.rs
builtin.h diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
bundle-uri.c Merge branch 'tc/bundle-uri-empty-fix' 2026-07-19 10:42:19 -07:00
bundle-uri.h
bundle.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
bundle.h
cache-tree.c Merge branch 'jt/receive-pack-use-odb-transactions' 2026-07-22 10:30:53 -07:00
cache-tree.h
cbtree.c cbtree: allow using arbitrary wrapper structures for nodes 2026-05-15 04:50:45 +09:00
cbtree.h cbtree: allow using arbitrary wrapper structures for nodes 2026-05-15 04:50:45 +09:00
chdir-notify.c chdir-notify: drop unused `chdir_notify_reparent()` 2026-06-26 08:27:19 -07:00
chdir-notify.h chdir-notify: drop unused `chdir_notify_reparent()` 2026-06-26 08:27:19 -07:00
checkout.c
checkout.h
chunk-format.c diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
chunk-format.h diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
color.c
color.h
column.c
column.h
combine-diff.c Merge branch 'js/objects-larger-than-4gb-on-windows-more' 2026-06-21 16:41:38 -07:00
command-list.txt diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
commit-graph.c Merge branch 'kk/commit-graph-topo-levels-fix' 2026-07-19 10:42:19 -07:00
commit-graph.h doc: fix typos via codespell 2026-06-08 00:21:35 +09:00
commit-reach.c Merge branch 'kk/commit-reach-find-all-fix' 2026-07-19 10:42:16 -07:00
commit-reach.h commit-reach: early exit paint_down_to_common for single merge-base 2026-05-12 09:33:43 +09:00
commit-slab-decl.h
commit-slab-impl.h
commit-slab.h
commit.c Merge branch 'kk/prio-queue-get-put-fusion' 2026-07-13 08:27:27 -07:00
commit.h Merge branch 'kk/streaming-walk-pqueue' 2026-06-16 09:01:02 -07:00
common-exit.c
common-init.c setup: split up concerns of `setup_git_env_internal()` 2026-07-07 10:49:40 -07:00
common-init.h
common-main.c
config.c config: add "worktree" and "worktree/i" includeIf conditions 2026-07-10 08:19:15 -07:00
config.h Merge branch 'hn/config-typo-advice' 2026-06-15 07:41:59 -07:00
config.mak.dev Merge branch 'ps/clang-w-glibc-2.43-and-_Generic' into maint-2.54 2026-05-21 12:23:51 +09:00
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname Merge branch 'hn/macos-linker-warning' 2026-06-22 20:05:04 -07:00
configure.ac
connect.c bundle-uri: drain remaining response on invalid bundle-uri lines 2026-07-08 13:54:16 -07:00
connect.h Merge branch 'jk/connect-service-enum' 2026-06-02 16:15:28 +09:00
connected.c connected: search promisor objects generically 2026-06-25 13:20:20 -07:00
connected.h
convert.c hex: add and use strbuf_add_oid_hex() 2026-05-14 15:59:25 +09:00
convert.h
copy.c
copy.h
credential.c
credential.h
csum-file.c Merge branch 'jk/hash-algo-leak-fixes' 2026-07-16 23:05:47 -07:00
csum-file.h Merge branch 'jk/hash-algo-leak-fixes' 2026-07-16 23:05:47 -07:00
ctype.c
daemon.c Merge branch 'st/daemon-sockaddr-fixes' 2026-06-11 04:31:17 -07:00
date.c docs: fix typos 2026-06-05 22:27:24 +09:00
date.h
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta-islands.c docs: fix typos and grammar 2026-05-30 07:07:27 +09:00
delta-islands.h
delta.h packfile,delta: drop the `cast_size_t_to_ulong()` wrappers 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
diagnose.c
diagnose.h
diff-delta.c
diff-hunks.c diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
diff-hunks.h diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
diff-lib.c
diff-merges.c
diff-merges.h
diff-no-index.c
diff-provider-internal.h diff: introduce a hunk provider interface 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
diff-provider.c diff: introduce a hunk provider interface 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
diff-provider.h diff: introduce a hunk provider interface 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
diff.c Merge branch 'mm/line-log-limited-ops' into mm/diff-process-hunks 2026-07-26 14:03:04 -07:00
diff.h diff: reject negative values for -U/--unified 2026-05-13 10:13:26 +09:00
diffcore-break.c diffcore-break: guard against NULLed queue entries in merge loop 2026-07-10 08:13:54 -07:00
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c Merge branch 'mm/line-log-limited-ops' into mm/diff-process-hunks 2026-07-26 14:03:04 -07:00
diffcore-rename.c
diffcore-rotate.c
diffcore.h
dir-iterator.c
dir-iterator.h
dir.c Merge branch 'ty/migrate-ignorecase' 2026-07-19 10:42:19 -07:00
dir.h ignore: note info/exclude lives in GIT_COMMON_DIR, not GIT_DIR 2026-05-13 10:25:52 +09:00
editor.c
editor.h
entry.c Merge branch 'js/objects-larger-than-4gb-on-windows-more' 2026-06-21 16:41:38 -07:00
entry.h
environment.c diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
environment.h Merge branch 'ty/migrate-ignorecase' 2026-07-19 10:42:19 -07:00
exec-cmd.c
exec-cmd.h
fetch-negotiator.c
fetch-negotiator.h negotiator: add have_sent() interface 2026-05-20 11:33:24 +09:00
fetch-pack.c prio-queue: rename .nr to .nr_ and add accessor helpers 2026-06-09 11:11:46 -07:00
fetch-pack.h fetch: add --negotiation-include option for negotiation 2026-05-20 11:33:24 +09:00
fmt-merge-msg.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
fmt-merge-msg.h
for-each-ref.h
fsck.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
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 config: use repo_ignore_case() to access core.ignorecase 2026-06-19 10:04:56 -07:00
fsmonitor.h
gettext.c
gettext.h
git-archimport.perl
git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'rs/use-builtin-add-overflow-explicitly-on-clang' 2026-05-27 14:15:45 +09:00
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
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh
git-submodule.sh
git-svn.perl
git-web--browse.sh
git-zlib.c zlib: properly clamp to uLong 2026-06-18 09:46:56 -07:00
git-zlib.h
git.c diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
git.rc.in
gpg-interface.c gpg-interface: fix strip_cr_before_lf to only remove CR before LF 2026-06-24 09:49:05 -07:00
gpg-interface.h
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
grep.h
hash-lookup.c
hash-lookup.h
hash.c hash: check ctx->active flag in all wrapper functions 2026-07-07 21:56:00 -07:00
hash.h hash: make git_hash_discard() idempotent 2026-07-07 21:56:00 -07:00
hashmap.c
hashmap.h
help.c Merge branch 'jh/alias-i18n-fixes' into maint-2.54 2026-05-21 12:30:11 +09:00
help.h
hex-ll.c
hex-ll.h
hex.c hex: add and use strbuf_add_oid_hex() 2026-05-14 15:59:25 +09:00
hex.h hex: add and use strbuf_add_oid_hex() 2026-05-14 15:59:25 +09:00
hook.c
hook.h Merge branch 'ak/typofixes' 2026-06-15 07:42:00 -07:00
http-backend.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `enter_repo()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
http-fetch.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_git_directory_gently()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
http-push.c hash: use git_hash_init() consistently 2026-07-07 21:56:00 -07:00
http-walker.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-source-loose' 2026-06-11 04:31:18 -07:00
http.c Merge branch 'jk/hash-algo-leak-fixes' 2026-07-16 23:05:47 -07:00
http.h Merge branch 'jk/hash-algo-leak-fixes' 2026-07-16 23:05:47 -07:00
ident.c
ident.h
imap-send.c imap-send: avoid leaking the IMAP upload buffer 2026-07-05 09:12:10 -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 'jk/bloom-leak-fixes' 2026-07-15 13:24:19 -07:00
line-log.h line-log: integrate -L output with the standard log-tree pipeline 2026-05-29 14:06:21 +09:00
line-range.c
line-range.h
linear-assignment.c
linear-assignment.h
list-objects-filter-options.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `upgrade_repository_format()` 2026-05-19 19:36:25 +09:00
list-objects-filter-options.h
list-objects-filter.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c
list-objects.h
list.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c log: improve --follow following renames for non-linear history 2026-06-22 05:45:09 -07:00
log-tree.h log: improve --follow following renames for non-linear history 2026-06-22 05:45:09 -07:00
loose.c loose: avoid closing invalid fd on error path 2026-07-05 09:12:09 -07:00
loose.h loose: refactor object map to operate on `struct odb_source_loose` 2026-06-01 18:47:18 +09:00
ls-refs.c
ls-refs.h
mailinfo.c
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c Merge branch 'ps/setup-drop-global-state' 2026-07-06 15:50:19 -07:00
mailmap.h
match-trees.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
match-trees.h
mem-pool.c
mem-pool.h
merge-blobs.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
merge-blobs.h odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
merge-ll.c
merge-ll.h
merge-ort-wrappers.c
merge-ort-wrappers.h
merge-ort.c Merge branch 'en/ort-harden-against-corrupt-trees' 2026-07-06 15:50:20 -07:00
merge-ort.h
merge.c
merge.h
mergesort.h
meson.build diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
meson_options.txt Merge branch 'ps/reftable-hardening' 2026-07-19 10:42:15 -07:00
midx-write.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-source-packed' 2026-07-06 15:50:21 -07:00
midx.c odb/source: generalize `reprepare()` callback 2026-06-22 10:41:03 -07:00
midx.h midx: refactor interfaces to work on "packed" source 2026-06-17 05:00:01 -07:00
name-hash.c config: use repo_ignore_case() to access core.ignorecase 2026-06-19 10:04:56 -07:00
name-hash.h
notes-cache.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
notes.h
object-file-convert.c
object-file-convert.h
object-file.c Merge branch 'jt/receive-pack-use-odb-transactions' 2026-07-22 10:30:53 -07:00
object-file.h Merge branch 'jt/receive-pack-use-odb-transactions' 2026-07-22 10:30:53 -07:00
object-name.c Merge branch 'ps/setup-split-discovery-and-setup' 2026-07-19 10:42:15 -07:00
object-name.h
object.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
object.h commit-reach: deduplicate queue entries in paint_down_to_common 2026-05-26 07:17:26 +09:00
odb.c diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
odb.h diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
oid-array.c
oid-array.h
oidmap.c
oidmap.h
oidset.c
oidset.h
oidtree.c oidtree: add ability to store data 2026-05-15 04:50:45 +09:00
oidtree.h oidtree: add ability to store data 2026-05-15 04:50:45 +09:00
pack-bitmap-write.c Merge branch 'kk/prio-queue-get-put-fusion' 2026-07-13 08:27:27 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-for-each-object-filter' 2026-07-22 10:30:54 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h odb: introduce object filters to `odb_for_each_object()` 2026-07-15 07:19:16 -07:00
pack-check.c hash: use git_hash_init() consistently 2026-07-07 21:56:00 -07:00
pack-mtimes.c
pack-mtimes.h
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h pack-objects: use size_t for in-core object sizes 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
pack-refs.c
pack-refs.h
pack-revindex.c midx: refactor interfaces to work on "packed" source 2026-06-17 05:00:01 -07:00
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c hash: use git_hash_init() consistently 2026-07-07 21:56:00 -07:00
pack.h
packfile-list.c packfile: split out packfile list logic 2026-06-17 05:00:00 -07:00
packfile-list.h packfile: split out packfile list logic 2026-06-17 05:00:00 -07:00
packfile.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-drop-whence' 2026-07-15 13:24:18 -07:00
packfile.h Merge branch 'ps/odb-source-packed' 2026-07-06 15:50:21 -07:00
pager.c
pager.h
parallel-checkout.c
parallel-checkout.h
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c parse-options: exit 0 on -h 2026-07-07 17:48:57 -07:00
parse-options.h parse-options: add a separate case for help output on error 2026-07-07 17:48:56 -07:00
parse.c
parse.h
patch-delta.c packfile,delta: drop the `cast_size_t_to_ulong()` wrappers 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
patch-ids.c
patch-ids.h patch-ids.h: add missing trailing parenthesis in documentation comment 2026-05-15 04:24:54 +09:00
path-walk.c Merge branch 'kk/prio-queue-get-put-fusion' 2026-07-13 08:27:27 -07:00
path-walk.h path-walk: support `object:type` filter 2026-05-24 18:41:07 +09:00
path.c path: extract format_path() and use in rev-parse 2026-06-23 21:15:52 -07:00
path.h Merge branch 'jk/repo-info-path-keys' 2026-07-06 15:50:23 -07:00
pathspec.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `prefix_path()` 2026-05-19 19:36:24 +09:00
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c
preload-index.h
pretty.c Merge branch 'rs/strbuf-add-oid-hex' 2026-06-09 10:04:50 +09:00
pretty.h
prio-queue.c prio-queue: fold lazy_queue into prio_queue for automatic get+put fusion 2026-06-09 11:11:46 -07:00
prio-queue.h prio-queue: fold lazy_queue into prio_queue for automatic get+put fusion 2026-06-09 11:11:46 -07:00
progress.c
progress.h
promisor-remote.c Merge branch 'cc/promisor-auto-config-url-more' 2026-07-06 15:50:19 -07:00
promisor-remote.h promisor-remote: document caller filtering contract 2026-05-15 04:24:54 +09:00
prompt.c
prompt.h
protocol-caps.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
protocol-caps.h
protocol.c
protocol.h
prune-packed.c
prune-packed.h
pseudo-merge.c pack-bitmap: prevent pattern leak on pseudo-merge re-assignment 2026-05-12 10:36:18 +09:00
pseudo-merge.h
quote.c quote: simplify internals of dequoting 2026-05-19 12:14:03 +09:00
quote.h quote: drop sq_dequote_to_argv() 2026-05-19 12:14:03 +09:00
range-diff.c
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reachable.c treewide: convert users of `whence` to the new source field 2026-07-02 09:52:32 -07:00
reachable.h
read-cache-ll.h read-cache: split out function to drop unmerged entries to stage 0 2026-07-01 09:56:52 -07:00
read-cache.c Merge branch 'jt/receive-pack-use-odb-transactions' 2026-07-22 10:30:53 -07:00
read-cache.h
rebase-interactive.c
rebase-interactive.h
rebase.c
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ref-filter.c Merge branch 'td/ref-filter-restore-prefix-iteration' 2026-07-06 15:50:20 -07:00
ref-filter.h
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
reflog.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
reflog.h
refs.c refs: protect against chicken-and-egg recursion 2026-06-26 08:27:19 -07:00
refs.h refs: move parsing of "core.logAllRefUpdates" back into ref stores 2026-06-26 08:27:19 -07:00
refspec.c
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remote-curl.c Merge branch 'ps/setup-wo-the-repository' 2026-05-27 14:15:46 +09:00
remote.c remote: guard `remote_tracking()` against NULL remote 2026-07-10 08:13:54 -07:00
remote.h fetch: refactor do_fetch handling of followRemoteHEAD 2026-06-19 09:19:36 -07:00
repack-cruft.c
repack-filtered.c
repack-geometry.c midx: refactor interfaces to work on "packed" source 2026-06-17 05:00:01 -07:00
repack-midx.c midx: refactor interfaces to work on "packed" source 2026-06-17 05:00:01 -07:00
repack-promisor.c
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repack.h repack: introduce `--write-midx=incremental` 2026-05-20 11:31:14 +09:00
replace-object.c
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replay.c Merge branch 'js/coverity-fixes-null-safety' 2026-07-19 10:42:20 -07:00
replay.h Merge branch 'ps/history-drop' 2026-07-15 13:24:19 -07:00
repo-settings.c diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
repo-settings.h diff-hunks: add the store format, library, and command 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
repository.c diff: introduce a hunk provider interface 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
repository.h diff: introduce a hunk provider interface 2026-08-01 15:09:51 -07:00
rerere.c hash: use git_hash_init() consistently 2026-07-07 21:56:00 -07:00
rerere.h
reset.c reset: stop assuming that the caller passes in a clean index 2026-07-03 10:32:47 -07:00
reset.h reset: allow the caller to specify the current HEAD object 2026-07-03 10:32:47 -07:00
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revision.c Merge branch 'mm/line-log-limited-ops' into mm/diff-process-hunks 2026-07-26 14:03:04 -07:00
revision.h log: improve --follow following renames for non-linear history 2026-06-22 05:45:09 -07:00
run-command.c run-command: avoid `close(-1)` in `start_command()` error paths 2026-07-05 09:12:09 -07:00
run-command.h Merge branch 'pt/fsmonitor-linux' 2026-05-31 10:00:38 +09:00
sane-ctype.h
scalar.c setup: stop using `the_repository` in `setup_git_directory()` 2026-05-19 19:36:25 +09:00
send-pack.c Merge branch 'ds/fetch-negotiation-options' 2026-05-27 14:15:45 +09:00
send-pack.h send-pack: pass negotiation config in push 2026-05-20 11:33:24 +09:00
sequencer.c Merge branch 'ps/history-drop' 2026-07-15 13:24:19 -07:00
sequencer.h Merge branch 'pw/status-rebase-todo' 2026-07-06 15:50:23 -07:00
serve.c
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server-info.c
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setup.c Merge branch 'ps/setup-split-discovery-and-setup' 2026-07-19 10:42:15 -07:00
setup.h Merge branch 'ps/setup-split-discovery-and-setup' 2026-07-19 10:42:15 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1dc_git.c hash algorithms: use size_t for section lengths 2026-06-16 09:02:33 -07:00
sha1dc_git.h hash algorithms: use size_t for section lengths 2026-06-16 09:02:33 -07:00
shallow.c Merge branch 'js/coverity-fixes-null-safety' 2026-07-19 10:42:20 -07:00
shallow.h setup: unify setup of shallow file 2026-07-07 10:49:40 -07:00
shared.mak
shell.c
shortlog.h
sideband.c sideband: allow ANSI SGR with colon-separated subfields 2026-07-07 11:20:44 -07:00
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
simple-ipc.h
sparse-index.c environment: move "sparse_expect_files_outside_of_patterns" into `struct repo_config_values` 2026-06-03 08:36:48 +09:00
sparse-index.h
split-index.c
split-index.h
stable-qsort.c
statinfo.c environment: move "check_stat" into `struct repo_config_values` 2026-06-03 08:36:48 +09:00
statinfo.h
strbuf.c strbuf: avoid redundant reset in strbuf_getwholeline() 2026-07-14 09:35:02 -07:00
strbuf.h strbuf: add strbuf_add_uint() 2026-05-13 00:48:42 +09:00
string-list.c
string-list.h
strmap.c
strmap.h
strvec.c
strvec.h
sub-process.c sub-process: use gentle handshake to avoid die() on startup failure 2026-06-02 07:48:57 +09:00
sub-process.h
submodule-config.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
submodule-config.h
submodule.c Merge branch 'ty/migrate-ignorecase' 2026-07-19 10:42:19 -07:00
submodule.h
symlinks.c
symlinks.h
tag.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c builtin/maintenance: fix locking with "--detach" 2026-05-13 16:57:53 +09:00
tempfile.h builtin/maintenance: fix locking with "--detach" 2026-05-13 16:57:53 +09:00
thread-utils.c
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trace.c setup: move prefix into repository 2026-07-07 10:49:40 -07:00
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trailer.c trailer: change strbuf in-place in unfold_value() 2026-05-16 22:11:07 +09:00
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transport-internal.h connect: use "service" enum for "name" argument 2026-05-19 15:05:46 +09:00
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transport.h Merge branch 'jk/connect-service-enum' 2026-06-02 16:15:28 +09:00
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tree-walk.h docs: fix typos and grammar 2026-05-30 07:07:27 +09:00
tree.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
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unix-stream-server.c
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unpack-trees.c Merge branch 'ty/migrate-ignorecase' 2026-07-19 10:42:19 -07:00
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upload-pack.c Merge branch 'ob/more-repo-config-values' 2026-06-15 07:42:00 -07:00
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urlmatch.c urlmatch: add url_normalize_pattern() helper 2026-05-28 05:20:15 +09:00
urlmatch.h urlmatch: add url_normalize_pattern() helper 2026-05-28 05:20:15 +09:00
usage.c parse-options: exit 0 on -h 2026-07-07 17:48:57 -07:00
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utf8.c
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version-def.h.in
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walker.c prio-queue: rename .nr to .nr_ and add accessor helpers 2026-06-09 11:11:46 -07:00
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worktree.c environment: stop using `the_repository` in `is_bare_repository()` 2026-06-11 05:05:54 -07:00
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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