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Michael Haggerty 42a38cf788 read_raw_ref(): manage own scratch space Instead of creating scratch space in resolve_ref_unsafe() and passing it down through resolve_ref_1 to read_raw_ref(), teach read_raw_ref() to manage its own scratch space. This reduces coupling across the functions at the cost of some extra allocations. Also, when read_raw_ref() is implemented for different reference backends, the other implementations might have different scratch space requirements. Note that we now preserve errno across the calls to strbuf_release(), which calls free() and can thus theoretically overwrite errno. Signed-off-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu> Signed-off-by: David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>		2016-04-10 11:35:26 -07:00
Documentation	config: drop git_config_early	2016-03-11 15:02:23 -08:00
block-sha1	…
builtin	init: use setup.c's repo version verification	2016-03-11 15:02:23 -08:00
compat	Merge branch 'js/pthread-exit-emu-windows'	2016-03-04 13:46:39 -08:00
contrib	Merge branch 'pw/completion-stash' into maint	2016-02-22 13:10:20 -08:00
ewah	ewah: convert to REALLOC_ARRAY, etc	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
git-gui	git-gui/po/glossary/txt-to-pot.sh: use the $( ... ) construct for command substitution	2015-12-27 15:33:13 -08:00
gitk-git	Merge git://ozlabs.org/~paulus/gitk	2015-12-21 08:56:16 -08:00
gitweb	gitweb: squelch "uninitialized value" warning	2016-01-12 13:21:15 -08:00
mergetools	mergetool: reorder vim/gvim buffers in three-way diffs	2016-02-12 10:14:09 -08:00
perl	git-svn: apply "svn.pathnameencoding" before URL encoding	2016-02-22 02:29:36 +00:00
po	l10n: ko.po: Add Korean translation	2016-01-03 19:07:29 +09:00
ppc	…
refs	read_raw_ref(): manage own scratch space	2016-04-10 11:35:26 -07:00
t	t1430: improve test coverage of deletion of badly-named refs	2016-04-10 11:35:08 -07:00
templates	Merge branch 'ma/update-hooks-sample-typofix'	2016-02-26 13:37:28 -08:00
vcs-svn	…
xdiff	Merge branch 'ps/plug-xdl-merge-leak'	2016-02-26 13:37:22 -08:00
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.gitignore	gitignore: ignore generated test-fake-ssh executable	2016-02-08 12:18:51 -08:00
.mailmap	…
.travis.yml	add DEVELOPER makefile knob to check for acknowledged warnings	2016-02-25 12:49:45 -08:00
COPYING	…
GIT-VERSION-GEN	Git 2.8-rc1	2016-03-04 13:48:55 -08:00
INSTALL	…
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	Merge branch 'ls/makefile-cflags-developer-tweak'	2016-02-26 13:37:27 -08:00
README.md	README.md: move down historical explanation about the name	2016-02-25 09:33:58 -08:00
RelNotes	Start preparing for 2.7.2	2016-02-17 10:05:44 -08:00
abspath.c	…
aclocal.m4	…
advice.c	…
advice.h	…
alias.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
alloc.c	…
archive-tar.c	…
archive-zip.c	…
archive.c	use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
archive.h	…
argv-array.c	argv-array: add detach function	2016-02-22 14:50:32 -08:00
argv-array.h	argv-array: add detach function	2016-02-22 14:50:32 -08:00
attr.c	convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
attr.h	…
base85.c	…
bisect.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
bisect.h	…
blob.c	…
blob.h	…
branch.c	config: rename git_config_set to git_config_set_gently	2016-02-22 10:23:55 -08:00
branch.h	branch: report errors in tracking branch setup	2016-02-22 10:23:30 -08:00
builtin.h	…
bulk-checkin.c	…
bulk-checkin.h	…
bundle.c	Remove get_object_hash.	2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
bundle.h	…
cache-tree.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
cache-tree.h	…
cache.h	setup: drop repository_format_version global	2016-03-11 15:02:24 -08:00
check-builtins.sh	…
check-racy.c	…
check_bindir	…
color.c	…
color.h	…
column.c	use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
column.h	…
combine-diff.c	use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
command-list.txt	…
commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
commit.h	…
config.c	config: drop git_config_early	2016-03-11 15:02:23 -08:00
config.mak.in	…
config.mak.uname	config.mak.uname: use clang for Mac OS X 10.6	2016-02-28 16:34:23 -08:00
configure.ac	Merge branch 'rc/configure-use-libs-when-checking-a-lib' into maint	2015-12-01 17:19:06 -05:00
connect.c	connect & http: support -4 and -6 switches for remote operations	2016-02-12 11:34:14 -08:00
connect.h	connect & http: support -4 and -6 switches for remote operations	2016-02-12 11:34:14 -08:00
connected.c	…
connected.h	…
convert.c	Merge branch 'tb/conversion'	2016-02-26 13:37:23 -08:00
convert.h	ls-files: add eol diagnostics	2016-01-18 19:48:43 -08:00
copy.c	…
credential-cache--daemon.c	Merge branch 'jg/credential-cache-chdir-to-sockdir'	2016-02-26 13:37:20 -08:00
credential-cache.c	…
credential-store.c	strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}()	2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
credential.c	strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}()	2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
credential.h	…
csum-file.c	…
csum-file.h	…
ctype.c	…
daemon.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
date.c	…
decorate.c	Remove get_object_hash.	2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
decorate.h	…
delta.h	…
diff-delta.c	…
diff-lib.c	Remove get_object_hash.	2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
diff-no-index.c	Merge branch 'nd/diff-with-path-params' into maint	2016-02-05 14:54:15 -08:00
diff.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
diff.h	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
diffcore-break.c	…
diffcore-delta.c	use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
diffcore-order.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
diffcore-pickaxe.c	…
diffcore-rename.c	use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
diffcore.h	…
dir.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
dir.h	dir.c: support marking some patterns already matched	2016-02-15 15:32:32 -08:00
editor.c	…
entry.c	use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
environment.c	setup: drop repository_format_version global	2016-03-11 15:02:24 -08:00
exec_cmd.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
exec_cmd.h	prepare_{git,shell}_cmd: use argv_array	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
fast-import.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
fetch-pack.c	fetch-pack: ignore SIGPIPE in sideband demuxer	2016-02-25 13:51:47 -08:00
fetch-pack.h	…
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
fsck.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
fsck.h	…
generate-cmdlist.sh	…
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-add--interactive.perl	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-bisect.sh	…
git-compat-util.h	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl	…
git-cvsimport.perl	…
git-cvsserver.perl	git-cvsserver.perl: fix typo	2016-02-17 10:00:53 -08:00
git-difftool--helper.sh	…
git-difftool.perl	…
git-filter-branch.sh	Merge branch 'jk/filter-branch-no-index' into maint	2016-02-05 14:54:13 -08:00
git-instaweb.sh	…
git-merge-octopus.sh	…
git-merge-one-file.sh	Merge branch 'jk/no-diff-emit-common'	2016-02-26 13:37:14 -08:00
git-merge-resolve.sh	…
git-mergetool--lib.sh	…
git-mergetool.sh	…
git-p4.py	git-p4.py: add support for filetype change	2016-01-13 09:06:54 -08:00
git-parse-remote.sh	…
git-quiltimport.sh	…
git-rebase--am.sh	…
git-rebase--interactive.sh	rebase -i: remember merge options beyond continue actions	2015-12-11 12:44:44 -08:00
git-rebase--merge.sh	…
git-rebase.sh	Merge branch 'jk/ok-to-fail-gc-auto-in-rebase' into maint	2016-02-05 14:54:13 -08:00
git-relink.perl	…
git-remote-testgit.sh	…
git-request-pull.sh	…
git-send-email.perl	Merge branch 'ew/send-email-mutt-alias-fix' into maint	2016-02-05 14:54:09 -08:00
git-sh-i18n.sh	…
git-sh-setup.sh	…
git-stash.sh	…
git-submodule.sh	submodule: try harder to fetch needed sha1 by direct fetching sha1	2016-02-24 15:24:49 -08:00
git-svn.perl	…
git-web--browse.sh	…
git.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
git.rc	…
git.spec.in	…
gpg-interface.c	…
gpg-interface.h	…
graph.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
graph.h	…
grep.c	use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
grep.h	…
hashmap.c	convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
hashmap.h	…
help.c	convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
help.h	…
hex.c	…
http-backend.c	Convert struct object to object_id	2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
http-fetch.c	…
http-push.c	http-push: stop using name_path	2016-02-12 12:51:05 -08:00
http-walker.c	…
http.c	Merge branch 'ce/https-public-key-pinning'	2016-02-24 13:25:58 -08:00
http.h	Merge branch 'ew/force-ipv4'	2016-02-24 13:25:54 -08:00
ident.c	Merge branch 'da/user-useconfigonly'	2016-02-17 10:13:31 -08:00
imap-send.c	use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
khash.h	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
kwset.c	…
kwset.h	…
levenshtein.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
levenshtein.h	…
line-log.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
line-log.h	…
line-range.c	…
line-range.h	…
list-objects.c	list-objects: pass full pathname to callbacks	2016-02-12 12:51:17 -08:00
list-objects.h	list-objects: pass full pathname to callbacks	2016-02-12 12:51:17 -08:00
ll-merge.c	use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
ll-merge.h	…
lockfile.c	…
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
log-tree.h	…
mailinfo.c	strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}()	2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	…
mailmap.h	…
match-trees.c	…
merge-blobs.c	Merge branch 'jk/no-diff-emit-common'	2016-02-26 13:37:14 -08:00
merge-blobs.h	…
merge-recursive.c	merge-recursive: find-renames resets threshold	2016-02-24 10:39:02 -08:00
merge-recursive.h	merge-recursive: option to disable renames	2016-02-17 10:20:51 -08:00
merge.c	Convert struct object to object_id	2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
mergesort.c	…
mergesort.h	…
name-hash.c	convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
notes-cache.c	notes: allow treeish expressions as notes ref	2016-01-12 15:10:01 -08:00
notes-cache.h	…
notes-merge.c	Remove get_object_hash.	2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
notes-merge.h	…
notes-utils.c	notes: allow treeish expressions as notes ref	2016-01-12 15:10:01 -08:00
notes-utils.h	…
notes.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
notes.h	Merge branch 'jk/notes-merge-from-anywhere'	2016-02-03 14:15:59 -08:00
object.c	Remove get_object_hash.	2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
object.h	Remove get_object_hash.	2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
pack-bitmap-write.c	list-objects: pass full pathname to callbacks	2016-02-12 12:51:17 -08:00
pack-bitmap.c	list-objects: pass full pathname to callbacks	2016-02-12 12:51:17 -08:00
pack-bitmap.h	…
pack-check.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	…
pack-revindex.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
pack-revindex.h	pack-revindex: store entries directly in packed_git	2015-12-21 14:36:28 -08:00
pack-write.c	…
pack.h	…
pager.c	Merge branch 'jc/am-i-v-fix'	2016-02-24 13:26:01 -08:00
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	parse-options: allow -h as a short option	2015-11-20 08:02:07 -05:00
parse-options.h	parse-options: allow -h as a short option	2015-11-20 08:02:07 -05:00
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	Remove get_object_hash.	2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
patch-ids.h	…
path.c	wrap shared_repository global in get/set accessors	2016-03-11 15:02:17 -08:00
pathspec.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	…
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	…
pretty.c	Remove get_object_hash.	2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
prio-queue.c	…
prio-queue.h	…
progress.c	use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
progress.h	…
prompt.c	…
prompt.h	…
quote.c	…
quote.h	…
reachable.c	list-objects: pass full pathname to callbacks	2016-02-12 12:51:17 -08:00
reachable.h	…
read-cache.c	Merge branch 'nd/ita-cleanup' into maint	2016-02-22 13:10:21 -08:00
ref-filter.c	ref-filter.c: mark strings for translation	2016-02-29 14:27:58 -08:00
ref-filter.h	…
reflog-walk.c	Merge branch 'dk/reflog-walk-with-non-commit' into maint	2016-02-05 14:54:10 -08:00
reflog-walk.h	…
refs.c	refs: move for_each_ref functions into common code	2016-04-10 11:34:55 -07:00
refs.h	Merge branch 'dt/initial-ref-xn-commit-doc'	2016-02-26 13:37:27 -08:00
remote-curl.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
remote-testsvn.c	strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}()	2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
remote.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
remote.h	remote: simplify remote_is_configured()	2016-02-16 13:33:12 -08:00
replace_object.c	…
rerere.c	Merge branch 'jk/rerere-xsnprintf'	2016-02-17 10:13:33 -08:00
rerere.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
revision.h	list-objects: pass full pathname to callbacks	2016-02-12 12:51:17 -08:00
run-command.c	Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-fetch'	2016-03-04 13:46:30 -08:00
run-command.h	Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-fetch'	2016-03-04 13:46:30 -08:00
send-pack.c	Convert struct ref to use object_id.	2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
sequencer.h	…
server-info.c	Convert struct object to object_id	2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
setup.c	verify_repository_format: mark messages for translation	2016-03-11 15:02:24 -08:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1-array.c	…
sha1-array.h	…
sha1-lookup.c	…
sha1-lookup.h	…
sha1_file.c	Merge branch 'jk/pack-idx-corruption-safety'	2016-03-04 13:45:47 -08:00
sha1_name.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
shallow.c	use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
shell.c	strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}()	2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
shortlog.h	…
show-index.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
sideband.c	…
sideband.h	…
sigchain.c	sigchain: add command to pop all common signals	2015-12-16 12:06:08 -08:00
sigchain.h	sigchain: add command to pop all common signals	2015-12-16 12:06:08 -08:00
split-index.c	…
split-index.h	…
strbuf.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
strbuf.h	Merge branch 'jc/strbuf-getline'	2016-01-28 16:10:14 -08:00
streaming.c	…
streaming.h	…
string-list.c	…
string-list.h	…
submodule-config.c	config: add 'origin_type' to config_source struct	2016-02-22 09:36:33 -08:00
submodule-config.h	push: add recurseSubmodules config option	2015-11-20 08:02:07 -05:00
submodule.c	Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-fetch'	2016-03-04 13:46:30 -08:00
submodule.h	Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-fetch'	2016-01-12 15:16:54 -08:00
symlinks.c	…
tag.c	Remove get_object_hash.	2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
tag.h	…
tar.h	…
tempfile.c	…
tempfile.h	…
test-chmtime.c	…
test-config.c	…
test-ctype.c	…
test-date.c	…
test-delta.c	…
test-dump-cache-tree.c	…
test-dump-split-index.c	…
test-dump-untracked-cache.c	test-dump-untracked-cache: don't modify the untracked cache	2016-01-27 12:30:07 -08:00
test-fake-ssh.c	mingw: fix t5601-clone.sh	2016-01-27 14:27:19 -08:00
test-genrandom.c	…
test-hashmap.c	…
test-index-version.c	…
test-line-buffer.c	…
test-match-trees.c	Remove get_object_hash.	2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
test-mergesort.c	…
test-mktemp.c	…
test-parse-options.c	…
test-path-utils.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
test-prio-queue.c	…
test-read-cache.c	…
test-regex.c	…
test-revision-walking.c	…
test-run-command.c	run-command: do not pass child process data into callbacks	2016-03-01 09:42:01 -08:00
test-scrap-cache-tree.c	…
test-sha1-array.c	test-sha1-array: read command stream with strbuf_getline()	2016-01-15 10:35:08 -08:00
test-sha1.c	…
test-sha1.sh	test-sha1.sh: use the $( ... ) construct for command substitution	2015-12-27 15:33:13 -08:00
test-sigchain.c	…
test-string-list.c	…
test-submodule-config.c	…
test-subprocess.c	…
test-svn-fe.c	…
test-urlmatch-normalization.c	…
test-wildmatch.c	…
thread-utils.c	…
thread-utils.h	…
trace.c	…
trace.h	…
trailer.c	trailer.c: mark strings for translation	2016-02-29 14:27:58 -08:00
trailer.h	interpret-trailers: add option for in-place editing	2016-01-14 12:22:17 -08:00
transport-helper.c	Merge branch 'ew/force-ipv4'	2016-02-24 13:25:54 -08:00
transport.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
transport.h	connect & http: support -4 and -6 switches for remote operations	2016-02-12 11:34:14 -08:00
tree-diff.c	tree-diff: catch integer overflow in combine_diff_path allocation	2016-02-19 09:40:37 -08:00
tree-walk.c	do_compare_entry: use already-computed path	2016-01-05 13:39:46 -08:00
tree-walk.h	do_compare_entry: use already-computed path	2016-01-05 13:39:46 -08:00
tree.c	Remove get_object_hash.	2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
tree.h	…
unicode_width.h	…
unimplemented.sh	unimplemented.sh: use the $( ... ) construct for command substitution	2015-12-27 15:33:13 -08:00
unix-socket.c	…
unix-socket.h	…
unpack-trees.c	unpack-trees: fix accidentally quadratic behavior	2016-01-22 13:03:10 -08:00
unpack-trees.h	…
update_unicode.sh	…
upload-pack.c	Remove get_object_hash.	2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
url.c	…
url.h	…
urlmatch.c	…
urlmatch.h	…
usage.c	…
userdiff.c	…
userdiff.h	diff: clarify textconv interface	2016-02-22 10:40:35 -08:00
utf8.c	…
utf8.h	…
varint.c	…
varint.h	…
version.c	…
version.h	…
versioncmp.c	…
walker.c	strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}()	2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
walker.h	…
wildmatch.c	…
wildmatch.h	…
worktree.c	worktree.c: fix indentation	2016-01-19 11:22:29 -08:00
worktree.h	…
wrap-for-bin.sh	…
wrapper.c	Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc'	2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
write_or_die.c	write_or_die: handle EPIPE in async threads	2016-02-25 13:51:45 -08:00
ws.c	…
wt-status.c	strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}()	2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
wt-status.h	…
xdiff-interface.c	convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY	2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
xdiff-interface.h	…
zlib.c	…

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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 http://git-scm.com/ including full documentation and Git related tools.

See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and Documentation/git-commandname.txt 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.txt ("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). To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are available at http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.

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