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fsck.h fsck: store repository in fsck options 2026-03-23 08:33:10 -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
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gettext.c
gettext.h
git-archimport.perl
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git-curl-compat.h http: add support for HTTP 429 rate limit retries 2026-03-17 09:14:19 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
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git-difftool--helper.sh
git-filter-branch.sh
git-instaweb.sh
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git-p4.py
git-quiltimport.sh
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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
git-zlib.h
git.c use strvec_pushv() to add another strvec 2026-03-24 12:26:58 -07:00
git.rc.in
gpg-interface.c fast-import: add 'abort-if-invalid' mode to '--signed-commits=<mode>' 2026-03-26 12:42:57 -07:00
gpg-interface.h fast-import: add 'abort-if-invalid' mode to '--signed-commits=<mode>' 2026-03-26 12:42:57 -07:00
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c
grep.h
hash-lookup.c
hash-lookup.h
hash.c object-name: simplify computing common prefixes 2026-03-20 13:16:42 -07:00
hash.h object-name: simplify computing common prefixes 2026-03-20 13:16:42 -07:00
hashmap.c
hashmap.h
help.c
help.h
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hex.h refs/files-backend: drop const to fix strchr() warning 2026-04-01 22:08:53 -07:00
hook.c hook: show disabled hooks in "git hook list" 2026-03-25 14:00:47 -07:00
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http-backend.c
http-fetch.c
http-push.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-cleanup' into next 2026-04-02 13:30:44 -07:00
http-walker.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
http.c Merge branch 'jk/c23-const-preserving-fixes-more' into next 2026-04-02 13:30:43 -07:00
http.h http: add support for HTTP 429 rate limit retries 2026-03-17 09:14:19 -07:00
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iterator.h
json-writer.c
json-writer.h
khash.h
kwset.c
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line-range.h
linear-assignment.c
linear-assignment.h
list-objects-filter-options.c
list-objects-filter-options.h
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list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
list-objects.h
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lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c
log-tree.h
loose.c
loose.h
ls-refs.c
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mailinfo.c Merge branch 'vp/http-rate-limit-retries' 2026-04-01 10:28:18 -07:00
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c
mailmap.h
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mem-pool.c
mem-pool.h
merge-blobs.c
merge-blobs.h
merge-ll.c
merge-ll.h
merge-ort-wrappers.c
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merge.c
merge.h
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meson.build Merge branch 'ps/build-tweaks' 2026-03-27 11:00:01 -07:00
meson_options.txt
midx-write.c
midx.c Merge branch 'tb/incremental-midx-part-3.2' 2026-03-25 12:58:04 -07:00
midx.h
name-hash.c
name-hash.h
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
notes.h
object-file-convert.c
object-file-convert.h
object-file.c Merge branch 'jt/index-fd-wo-repo-regression-fix' into next 2026-04-07 17:45:13 -07:00
object-file.h odb: use enum for `odb_write_object` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:13 -07:00
object-name.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-generic-object-name-handling' 2026-04-06 15:42:49 -07:00
object-name.h object-name: turn INTERPRET_BRANCH_* constants into enum values 2026-03-18 12:52:29 -07:00
object.c
object.h
odb.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
odb.h odb: drop unneeded headers and forward decls 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
oid-array.c
oid-array.h
oidmap.c
oidmap.h
oidset.c
oidset.h
oidtree.c oidtree: extend iteration to allow for arbitrary return codes 2026-03-20 13:16:22 -07:00
oidtree.h oidtree: extend iteration to allow for arbitrary return codes 2026-03-20 13:16:22 -07:00
pack-bitmap-write.c
pack-bitmap.c Merge branch 'tb/incremental-midx-part-3.2' 2026-03-25 12:58:04 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c builtin/fsck: stop using `the_repository` when checking packed objects 2026-03-23 08:33:11 -07:00
pack-mtimes.c
pack-mtimes.h
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h
pack-refs.c
pack-refs.h
pack-revindex.c Merge branch 'tb/incremental-midx-part-3.2' 2026-03-25 12:58:04 -07:00
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c
pack.h builtin/fsck: stop using `the_repository` when checking packed objects 2026-03-23 08:33:11 -07:00
packfile.c Merge branch 'tb/stdin-packs-excluded-but-open' 2026-04-06 15:42:49 -07:00
packfile.h Merge branch 'tb/stdin-packs-excluded-but-open' 2026-04-06 15:42:49 -07:00
pager.c pager: explicitly cast away strchr() constness 2026-04-01 22:08:51 -07:00
pager.h
parallel-checkout.c
parallel-checkout.h
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c
parse-options.h
parse.c
parse.h
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c
patch-ids.h
path-walk.c Merge branch 'yc/path-walk-fix-error-reporting' 2026-04-07 14:59:26 -07:00
path-walk.h
path.c backfill: work with prefix pathspecs 2026-03-26 09:38:06 -07:00
path.h backfill: work with prefix pathspecs 2026-03-26 09:38:06 -07:00
pathspec.c
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h pkt-line: make packet_reader.line non-const 2026-04-01 22:08:52 -07:00
preload-index.c
preload-index.h
pretty.c Merge branch 'mf/format-patch-cover-letter-format' 2026-04-03 13:01:08 -07:00
pretty.h
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c
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 pseudo-merge: fix disk reads from find_pseudo_merge() 2026-04-01 22:08:52 -07:00
pseudo-merge.h
quote.c
quote.h
range-diff.c range-diff: drop const to fix strstr() warnings 2026-04-01 22:08:53 -07:00
range-diff.h
reachable.c
reachable.h
read-cache-ll.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'ng/add-files-to-cache-wo-rename' into next 2026-04-02 13:30:45 -07:00
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 odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
reflog.h
refs.c Merge branch 'ar/config-hook-cleanups' 2026-04-03 13:01:09 -07:00
refs.h object-name: turn INTERPRET_BRANCH_* constants into enum values 2026-03-18 12:52:29 -07:00
refspec.c refspec: fix typo in comment 2026-03-23 21:27:17 -07:00
refspec.h
remote-curl.c Merge branch 'kj/refspec-parsing-outside-repository' 2026-04-01 10:28:19 -07:00
remote.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
remote.h
repack-cruft.c
repack-filtered.c
repack-geometry.c
repack-midx.c
repack-promisor.c
repack.c
repack.h
replace-object.c
replace-object.h
replay.c Merge branch 'tc/replay-down-to-root' 2026-04-06 15:42:49 -07:00
replay.h replay: allow to specify a ref with option --ref 2026-04-01 21:34:25 -07:00
repo-settings.c
repo-settings.h
repository.c Merge branch 'ps/object-counting' 2026-03-25 12:58:05 -07:00
repository.h
rerere.c Merge branch 'jc/rerere-modern-strbuf-handling' 2026-03-27 11:00:03 -07:00
rerere.h
reset.c
reset.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'mm/line-log-use-standard-diff-output' 2026-04-07 14:59:27 -07:00
revision.h revision: include object-name.h 2026-03-26 09:38:06 -07:00
run-command.c run-command: explicitly cast away constness when assigning to void 2026-04-01 22:08:51 -07:00
run-command.h Merge branch 'bk/run-command-wo-the-repository' 2026-03-19 09:54:56 -07:00
sane-ctype.h
scalar.c
send-pack.c pkt-line: make packet_reader.line non-const 2026-04-01 22:08:52 -07:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c Merge branch 'sa/replay-revert' 2026-04-03 13:01:09 -07:00
sequencer.h Merge branch 'sa/replay-revert' 2026-04-03 13:01:09 -07:00
serve.c
serve.h
server-info.c
server-info.h
setup.c
setup.h
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h
shallow.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
shallow.h
shared.mak
shell.c
shortlog.h
sideband.c Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes' into next 2026-03-18 12:23:43 -07:00
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
simple-ipc.h
sparse-index.c
sparse-index.h
split-index.c split-index: stop using the_repository and the_hash_algo 2026-03-19 12:01:24 -07:00
split-index.h
stable-qsort.c
statinfo.c
statinfo.h
strbuf.c Merge branch 'vp/http-rate-limit-retries' 2026-04-01 10:28:18 -07:00
strbuf.h
string-list.c hook: move unsorted_string_list_remove() to string-list.[ch] 2026-03-25 14:00:45 -07:00
string-list.h hook: move unsorted_string_list_remove() to string-list.[ch] 2026-03-25 14:00:45 -07:00
strmap.c
strmap.h
strvec.c
strvec.h
sub-process.c
sub-process.h
submodule-config.c
submodule-config.h
submodule.c Merge branch 'rs/use-strvec-pushv' 2026-04-01 10:28:19 -07:00
submodule.h
symlinks.c
symlinks.h
tag.c
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 'vp/http-rate-limit-retries' 2026-04-01 10:28:18 -07:00
trailer.h
transport-helper.c Merge branch 'jk/c23-const-preserving-fixes-more' into next 2026-04-02 13:30:43 -07:00
transport-internal.h
transport.c Merge branch 'ar/config-hook-cleanups' 2026-04-03 13:01:09 -07:00
transport.h
tree-diff.c
tree-walk.c
tree-walk.h
tree.c
tree.h
unicode-width.h
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 Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes' 2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
upload-pack.h
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c
userdiff.c
userdiff.h
utf8.c
utf8.h
varint.c
varint.h
version-def.h.in
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
versioncmp.h
walker.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
walker.h
wildmatch.c
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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