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Junio C Hamano 5f212684ab Merge branch 'bf/set-head-symref' When "git fetch $remote" notices that refs/remotes/$remote/HEAD is missing and discovers what branch the other side points with its HEAD, refs/remotes/$remote/HEAD is updated to point to it. * bf/set-head-symref: fetch set_head: handle mirrored bare repositories fetch: set remote/HEAD if it does not exist refs: add create_only option to refs_update_symref_extended refs: add TRANSACTION_CREATE_EXISTS error remote set-head: better output for --auto remote set-head: refactor for readability refs: atomically record overwritten ref in update_symref refs: standardize output of refs_read_symbolic_ref t/t5505-remote: test failure of set-head t/t5505-remote: set default branch to main		2024-12-19 10:58:27 -08:00
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Documentation	Git 2.48-rc0	2024-12-16 08:54:04 -08:00
bin-wrappers	Introduce support for the Meson build system	2024-12-07 07:52:14 +09:00
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builtin	Merge branch 'bf/set-head-symref'	2024-12-19 10:58:27 -08:00
ci	Merge branch 'ps/build'	2024-12-15 17:54:33 -08:00
compat	Merge branch 'ak/typofixes' into maint-2.47	2024-11-25 12:29:48 +09:00
contrib	Merge branch 'ps/build'	2024-12-15 17:54:33 -08:00
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git-gui	…
gitk-git	Merge https://github.com/j6t/gitk	2024-12-17 16:17:28 -08:00
gitweb	Merge branch 'ps/build'	2024-12-15 17:54:33 -08:00
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negotiator	…
oss-fuzz	…
perl	Introduce support for the Meson build system	2024-12-07 07:52:14 +09:00
po	Introduce support for the Meson build system	2024-12-07 07:52:14 +09:00
refs	Merge branch 'bf/set-head-symref'	2024-12-19 10:58:27 -08:00
reftable	Merge branch 'ps/reftable-iterator-reuse'	2024-12-10 10:04:58 +09:00
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subprojects	Introduce support for the Meson build system	2024-12-07 07:52:14 +09:00
t	Merge branch 'bf/set-head-symref'	2024-12-19 10:58:27 -08:00
templates	Introduce support for the Meson build system	2024-12-07 07:52:14 +09:00
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.gitignore	Makefile: allow "bin-wrappers/" directory to exist	2024-12-07 07:52:11 +09:00
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CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md	…
COPYING	…
GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS.in	t: better support for out-of-tree builds	2024-12-07 07:52:13 +09:00
GIT-VERSION-FILE.in	Makefile: refactor GIT-VERSION-GEN to be reusable	2024-12-07 07:52:08 +09:00
GIT-VERSION-GEN	Git 2.48-rc0	2024-12-16 08:54:04 -08:00
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LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	Merge branch 'ps/build'	2024-12-15 17:54:33 -08:00
README.md	…
RelNotes	Prepare for 2.47.1	2024-11-20 14:43:30 +09:00
SECURITY.md	…
abspath.c	…
abspath.h	…
aclocal.m4	…
add-interactive.c	…
add-interactive.h	…
add-patch.c	…
advice.c	advice: suggest using subcommand "git config set"	2024-12-06 11:24:21 +09:00
advice.h	…
alias.c	…
alias.h	…
alloc.c	…
alloc.h	…
apply.c	…
apply.h	…
archive-tar.c	…
archive-zip.c	…
archive.c	…
archive.h	…
attr.c	…
attr.h	…
banned.h	…
base85.c	…
base85.h	…
bisect.c	bisect: address Coverity warning about potential double free	2024-11-26 10:22:24 +09:00
bisect.h	bisect: fix leaking good/bad terms when reading multipe times	2024-11-21 08:23:40 +09:00
blame.c	builtin/blame: fix leaking blame entries with `--incremental`	2024-11-21 08:23:40 +09:00
blame.h	builtin/blame: fix leaking blame entries with `--incremental`	2024-11-21 08:23:40 +09:00
blob.c	…
blob.h	…
bloom.c	…
bloom.h	…
branch.c	Merge branch 'jc/forbid-head-as-tagname'	2024-12-15 17:54:26 -08:00
branch.h	…
builtin.h	…
bulk-checkin.c	…
bulk-checkin.h	…
bundle-uri.c	bundle: add bundle verification options type	2024-11-28 12:07:57 +09:00
bundle-uri.h	…
bundle.c	bundle: support fsck message configuration	2024-11-28 12:07:58 +09:00
bundle.h	bundle: support fsck message configuration	2024-11-28 12:07:58 +09:00
cache-tree.c	Merge branch 'ps/cache-tree-w-broken-index-entry' into maint-2.47	2024-11-20 14:42:59 +09:00
cache-tree.h	…
cbtree.c	…
cbtree.h	…
chdir-notify.c	…
chdir-notify.h	…
check-builtins.sh	…
checkout.c	…
checkout.h	…
chunk-format.c	…
chunk-format.h	…
color.c	…
color.h	…
column.c	…
column.h	…
combine-diff.c	…
command-list.txt	…
commit-graph.c	packfile: pass down repository to `for_each_packed_object`	2024-12-04 08:21:54 +09:00
commit-graph.h	…
commit-reach.c	…
commit-reach.h	…
commit-slab-decl.h	…
commit-slab-impl.h	…
commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	Merge branch 'bf/explicit-config-set-in-advice-messages'	2024-12-15 17:54:28 -08:00
commit.h	…
common-main.c	…
config.c	config: make `packed_git_(limit\|window_size)` non-global variables	2024-12-04 08:21:55 +09:00
config.h	…
config.mak.dev	…
config.mak.in	…
config.mak.uname	…
configure.ac	Makefile: consistently use @PLACEHOLDER@ to substitute	2024-12-07 07:52:08 +09:00
connect.c	…
connect.h	…
connected.c	packfile: add repository to struct `packed_git`	2024-12-04 08:21:53 +09:00
connected.h	…
convert.c	…
convert.h	…
copy.c	…
copy.h	…
credential.c	…
credential.h	…
csum-file.c	…
csum-file.h	…
ctype.c	…
daemon.c	Merge branch 'bc/allow-upload-pack-from-other-people'	2024-12-10 10:04:55 +09:00
date.c	…
date.h	…
decorate.c	…
decorate.h	…
delta-islands.c	…
delta-islands.h	…
delta.h	…
detect-compiler	…
diagnose.c	…
diagnose.h	…
diff-delta.c	…
diff-lib.c	Merge branch 'jk/output-prefix-cleanup' into maint-2.47	2024-11-25 12:29:39 +09:00
diff-merges.c	…
diff-merges.h	…
diff-no-index.c	…
diff.c	packfile: pass down repository to `has_object[_kept]_pack`	2024-12-04 08:21:54 +09:00
diff.h	Merge branch 'jk/output-prefix-cleanup' into maint-2.47	2024-11-25 12:29:39 +09:00
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	…
dir.h	…
editor.c	…
editor.h	…
entry.c	…
entry.h	…
environment.c	config: make `packed_git_(limit\|window_size)` non-global variables	2024-12-04 08:21:55 +09:00
environment.h	config: make `delta_base_cache_limit` a non-global variable	2024-12-04 08:21:55 +09:00
exec-cmd.c	…
exec-cmd.h	…
fetch-negotiator.c	…
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-pack.c	fetch-pack: split out fsck config parsing	2024-11-28 12:07:58 +09:00
fetch-pack.h	fetch-pack: split out fsck config parsing	2024-11-28 12:07:58 +09:00
fmt-merge-msg.c	…
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
fsck.c	packfile: pass down repository to `for_each_packed_object`	2024-12-04 08:21:54 +09:00
fsck.h	ref: add symlink ref content check for files backend	2024-11-21 08:21:34 +09:00
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	Makefile: refactor generators to be PWD-independent	2024-12-07 07:52:11 +09:00
generate-configlist.sh	Makefile: refactor generators to be PWD-independent	2024-12-07 07:52:11 +09:00
generate-hooklist.sh	Makefile: refactor generators to be PWD-independent	2024-12-07 07:52:11 +09:00
generate-perl.sh	Makefile: use "generate-perl.sh" to massage Perl library	2024-12-07 07:52:10 +09:00
generate-python.sh	Makefile: extract script to massage Python scripts	2024-12-07 07:52:10 +09:00
generate-script.sh	Makefile: extract script to massage Shell scripts	2024-12-07 07:52:10 +09:00
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-compat-util.h	git-compat-util: drop now-unused `UNLEAK()` macro	2024-11-21 08:23:46 +09:00
git-curl-compat.h	…
git-cvsexportcommit.perl	…
git-cvsimport.perl	…
git-cvsserver.perl	Makefile: consistently use @PLACEHOLDER@ to substitute	2024-12-07 07:52:08 +09:00
git-difftool--helper.sh	git-difftool--helper.sh: exit upon initialize_merge_tool errors	2024-11-25 11:59:19 +09:00
git-filter-branch.sh	…
git-instaweb.sh	Makefile: consistently use PERL_PATH	2024-12-07 07:52:09 +09:00
git-merge-octopus.sh	…
git-merge-one-file.sh	…
git-merge-resolve.sh	…
git-mergetool--lib.sh	git-mergetool--lib.sh: add error message for unknown tool variant	2024-11-25 11:59:19 +09:00
git-mergetool.sh	…
git-p4.py	…
git-quiltimport.sh	…
git-request-pull.sh	Makefile: consistently use PERL_PATH	2024-12-07 07:52:09 +09:00
git-send-email.perl	Makefile: consistently use @PLACEHOLDER@ to substitute	2024-12-07 07:52:08 +09:00
git-sh-i18n.sh	Makefile: consistently use @PLACEHOLDER@ to substitute	2024-12-07 07:52:08 +09:00
git-sh-setup.sh	Makefile: consistently use @PLACEHOLDER@ to substitute	2024-12-07 07:52:08 +09:00
git-submodule.sh	…
git-svn.perl	Makefile: consistently use @PLACEHOLDER@ to substitute	2024-12-07 07:52:08 +09:00
git-web--browse.sh	…
git-zlib.c	…
git-zlib.h	…
git.c	help: fix leaking return value from `help_unknown_cmd()`	2024-11-21 08:23:44 +09:00
git.rc.in	Makefile: generate "git.rc" via GIT-VERSION-GEN	2024-12-07 07:52:09 +09:00
gpg-interface.c	…
gpg-interface.h	…
graph.c	Merge branch 'jk/output-prefix-cleanup' into maint-2.47	2024-11-25 12:29:39 +09:00
graph.h	…
grep.c	…
grep.h	…
hash-lookup.c	…
hash-lookup.h	…
hash.h	…
hashmap.c	…
hashmap.h	…
help.c	help: fix leaking return value from `help_unknown_cmd()`	2024-11-21 08:23:44 +09:00
help.h	help: fix leaking return value from `help_unknown_cmd()`	2024-11-21 08:23:44 +09:00
hex-ll.c	…
hex-ll.h	…
hex.c	…
hex.h	…
hook.c	Merge branch 'bf/explicit-config-set-in-advice-messages'	2024-12-15 17:54:28 -08:00
hook.h	…
http-backend.c	…
http-fetch.c	…
http-push.c	…
http-walker.c	…
http.c	Merge branch 'kn/midx-wo-the-repository'	2024-12-13 07:33:44 -08:00
http.h	…
ident.c	…
ident.h	…
imap-send.c	Merge branch 'bc/drop-ancient-libcurl-and-perl'	2024-12-04 10:14:48 +09:00
iterator.h	…
json-writer.c	…
json-writer.h	…
khash.h	…
kwset.c	…
kwset.h	…
levenshtein.c	…
levenshtein.h	…
line-log.c	line-log: fix leak when rewriting commit parents	2024-11-21 08:23:42 +09:00
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	packfile: pass down repository to `for_each_packed_object`	2024-12-04 08:21:54 +09:00
list-objects.h	…
list.h	…
lockfile.c	…
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	Merge branch 'jk/output-prefix-cleanup' into maint-2.47	2024-11-25 12:29:39 +09:00
log-tree.h	…
loose.c	…
loose.h	…
ls-refs.c	…
ls-refs.h	…
mailinfo.c	…
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	…
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-ort.h	…
merge-recursive.c	…
merge-recursive.h	…
merge.c	…
merge.h	…
mergesort.h	…
meson.build	Introduce support for the Meson build system	2024-12-07 07:52:14 +09:00
meson_options.txt	Introduce support for the Meson build system	2024-12-07 07:52:14 +09:00
midx-write.c	midx: pass down `hash_algo` to functions using global variables	2024-12-04 10:32:21 +09:00
midx.c	midx: inline the `MIDX_MIN_SIZE` definition	2024-12-04 10:32:21 +09:00
midx.h	midx: pass down `hash_algo` to functions using global variables	2024-12-04 10:32:21 +09:00
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	…
notes.h	…
object-file-convert.c	…
object-file-convert.h	…
object-file.c	…
object-file.h	…
object-name.c	Merge branch 'ps/commit-with-message-syntax-fix'	2024-12-15 17:54:30 -08:00
object-name.h	…
object-store-ll.h	packfile: pass down repository to `for_each_packed_object`	2024-12-04 08:21:54 +09:00
object-store.h	…
object.c	…
object.h	…
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	Merge branch 'kn/midx-wo-the-repository'	2024-12-13 07:33:44 -08:00
pack-bitmap.h	…
pack-check.c	…
pack-mtimes.c	…
pack-mtimes.h	…
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	config: make `delta_base_cache_limit` a non-global variable	2024-12-04 08:21:55 +09:00
pack-revindex.c	midx: pass down `hash_algo` to functions using global variables	2024-12-04 10:32:21 +09:00
pack-revindex.h	…
pack-write.c	config: make `delta_base_cache_limit` a non-global variable	2024-12-04 08:21:55 +09:00
pack.h	config: make `delta_base_cache_limit` a non-global variable	2024-12-04 08:21:55 +09:00
packfile.c	packfile.c: remove unnecessary prepare_packed_git() call	2024-12-04 08:21:56 +09:00
packfile.h	config: make `packed_git_(limit\|window_size)` non-global variables	2024-12-04 08:21:55 +09:00
pager.c	…
pager.h	…
parallel-checkout.c	…
parallel-checkout.h	…
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	…
parse-options.h	builtin: pass repository to sub commands	2024-11-26 10:36:08 +09:00
parse.c	…
parse.h	…
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	…
patch-ids.h	…
path.c	Merge branch 'bc/allow-upload-pack-from-other-people'	2024-12-10 10:04:55 +09:00
path.h	Merge branch 'bc/allow-upload-pack-from-other-people'	2024-12-10 10:04:55 +09:00
pathspec.c	…
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	…
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	…
preload-index.h	…
pretty.c	…
pretty.h	…
prio-queue.c	…
prio-queue.h	…
progress.c	…
progress.h	…
promisor-remote.c	packfile: pass down repository to `for_each_packed_object`	2024-12-04 08:21:54 +09:00
promisor-remote.h	…
prompt.c	…
prompt.h	…
protocol-caps.c	…
protocol-caps.h	…
protocol.c	…
protocol.h	…
prune-packed.c	packfile: pass down repository to `has_object[_kept]_pack`	2024-12-04 08:21:54 +09:00
prune-packed.h	…
pseudo-merge.c	…
pseudo-merge.h	…
quote.c	…
quote.h	…
range-diff.c	Merge branch 'jk/output-prefix-cleanup' into maint-2.47	2024-11-25 12:29:39 +09:00
range-diff.h	…
reachable.c	packfile: pass down repository to `for_each_packed_object`	2024-12-04 08:21:54 +09:00
reachable.h	…
read-cache-ll.h	…
read-cache.c	Merge branch 'ps/cache-tree-w-broken-index-entry' into maint-2.47	2024-11-20 14:42:59 +09:00
read-cache.h	…
rebase-interactive.c	…
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	…
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	…
ref-filter.h	…
reflog-walk.c	…
reflog-walk.h	…
reflog.c	…
reflog.h	…
refs.c	Merge branch 'bf/set-head-symref'	2024-12-19 10:58:27 -08:00
refs.h	Merge branch 'bf/set-head-symref'	2024-12-19 10:58:27 -08:00
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	…
remote.c	…
remote.h	…
replace-object.c	…
replace-object.h	…
repo-settings.c	config: make `packed_git_(limit\|window_size)` non-global variables	2024-12-04 08:21:55 +09:00
repo-settings.h	config: make `packed_git_(limit\|window_size)` non-global variables	2024-12-04 08:21:55 +09:00
repository.c	worktree: add `relativeWorktrees` extension	2024-12-02 09:36:16 +09:00
repository.h	worktree: add `relativeWorktrees` extension	2024-12-02 09:36:16 +09:00
rerere.c	…
rerere.h	…
reset.c	…
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	Merge branch 'kn/midx-wo-the-repository'	2024-12-13 07:33:44 -08:00
revision.h	…
run-command.c	…
run-command.h	…
sane-ctype.h	…
scalar.c	…
send-pack.c	…
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'kh/sequencer-comment-char'	2024-12-06 13:23:18 +09:00
sequencer.h	…
serve.c	…
serve.h	…
server-info.c	…
server-info.h	…
setup.c	worktree: add `relativeWorktrees` extension	2024-12-02 09:36:16 +09:00
setup.h	worktree: add `relativeWorktrees` extension	2024-12-02 09:36:16 +09:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1dc_git.c	…
sha1dc_git.h	…
shallow.c	…
shallow.h	…
shared.mak	…
shell.c	…
shortlog.h	…
sideband.c	…
sideband.h	…
sigchain.c	…
sigchain.h	…
simple-ipc.h	…
sparse-index.c	…
sparse-index.h	…
split-index.c	split-index: fix memory leak in `move_cache_to_base_index()`	2024-11-21 08:23:43 +09:00
split-index.h	…
stable-qsort.c	…
statinfo.c	…
statinfo.h	…
strbuf.c	…
strbuf.h	refs: move ref name helpers around	2024-12-03 12:38:49 +09:00
streaming.c	…
streaming.h	…
string-list.c	…
string-list.h	…
strmap.c	…
strmap.h	…
strvec.c	strvec: `strvec_splice()` to a statically initialized vector	2024-12-10 09:07:47 +09:00
strvec.h	strvec: introduce new `strvec_splice()` function	2024-11-21 08:23:42 +09:00
sub-process.c	…
sub-process.h	…
submodule-config.c	…
submodule-config.h	…
submodule.c	…
submodule.h	…
symlinks.c	…
symlinks.h	…
tag.c	packfile: pass down repository to `for_each_packed_object`	2024-12-04 08:21:54 +09:00
tag.h	…
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	Merge branch 'la/trailer-info'	2024-11-20 14:47:17 +09:00
trailer.h	…
transport-helper.c	…
transport-internal.h	…
transport.c	transport: propagate fsck configuration during bundle fetch	2024-11-28 12:07:58 +09:00
transport.h	…
tree-diff.c	…
tree-walk.c	…
tree-walk.h	…
tree.c	…
tree.h	…
unicode-width.h	…
unimplemented.sh	Makefile: consistently use @PLACEHOLDER@ to substitute	2024-12-07 07:52:08 +09:00
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.h	…
url.c	…
url.h	…
urlmatch.c	…
urlmatch.h	…
usage.c	git-compat-util: drop now-unused `UNLEAK()` macro	2024-11-21 08:23:46 +09:00
userdiff.c	…
userdiff.h	…
utf8.c	…
utf8.h	…
varint.c	…
varint.h	…
version-def.h.in	Makefile: propagate Git version via generated header	2024-12-07 07:52:08 +09:00
version.c	Makefile: propagate Git version via generated header	2024-12-07 07:52:08 +09:00
version.h	…
versioncmp.c	…
versioncmp.h	…
walker.c	refs: allow passing flags when setting up a transaction	2024-11-21 07:59:14 +09:00
walker.h	…
wildmatch.c	…
wildmatch.h	…
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README.md

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.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 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