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Derrick Stolee 7be182045a backfill: work with prefix pathspecs The previous change allowed specifying revision arguments over the 'git backfill' command-line. This created the opportunity for restricting the initial commit set by filtering the revision walk through a pathspec. Other than filtering the commit set (and thereby the root trees), this did not restrict the path-walk implementation of 'git backfill' and did not restrict the blobs that were downloaded to only those matching the pathspec. Update the path-walk API to accept certain kinds of pathspecs and to silently ignore anything too complex, for now. We will update this in the next change to properly restrict to even complex pathspecs. The current behavior focuses on pathspecs that match paths exactly. This includes exact filenames, including directory names as prefixes. Pathspecs containing wildcards or magic are cleared so the path walk downloads all blobs, as before. The reason for this restriction is to allow for a faster execution by pruning the path walk to only trees that could contribute towards one of those paths as a parent directory. The test directory 'd/f/' (next to 'd/file*.txt') was prepared in a previous commit to exercise the subtlety in prefix matching. Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>		2026-03-26 09:38:06 -07:00
.github	Merge branch 'ps/ci-gitlab-msvc-updates'	2026-02-27 15:11:52 -08:00
Documentation	backfill: accept revision arguments	2026-03-26 09:38:06 -07:00
bin-wrappers	…
block-sha1	…
builtin	backfill: accept revision arguments	2026-03-26 09:38:06 -07:00
ci	Merge branch 'ps/ci-reduce-gitlab-envsize'	2026-03-10 14:23:21 -07:00
compat	Merge branch 'mc/tr2-process-ancestry-cleanup'	2026-02-25 11:54:18 -08:00
compiler-tricks	…
contrib	Merge branch 'kn/osxkeychain-buildfix'	2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
ewah	…
git-gui	…
gitk-git	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/j6t/gitk	2026-02-11 14:49:53 -08:00
gitweb	gitweb: let page header grow on mobile for long wrapped project names	2026-02-17 11:49:13 -08:00
mergetools	…
negotiator	…
odb	odb/source: make `begin_transaction()` function pluggable	2026-03-05 11:45:17 -08:00
oss-fuzz	environment: stop storing `core.attributesFile` globally	2026-02-17 12:09:42 -08:00
perl	…
po	…
refs	Merge branch 'ps/refs-for-each'	2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
reftable	…
sha1	…
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583	…
sha1dc	…
sha256	…
src	rust: add a small wrapper around the hashfile code	2026-02-07 17:41:03 -08:00
subprojects	…
t	backfill: work with prefix pathspecs	2026-03-26 09:38:06 -07:00
templates	Merge branch 'pt/fsmonitor-watchman-sample-fix'	2026-03-10 14:23:23 -07:00
trace2	…
xdiff	Merge branch 'pw/diff-anchored-optim'	2026-02-20 11:36:18 -08:00
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.clang-format	…
.editorconfig	templates: add .gitattributes entry for sample hooks	2026-02-13 09:26:11 -08:00
.gitattributes	templates: add .gitattributes entry for sample hooks	2026-02-13 09:26:11 -08:00
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.gitlab-ci.yml	Merge branch 'ps/ci-gitlab-prepare-for-macos-14-deprecation'	2026-03-12 10:56:04 -07:00
.gitmodules	…
.mailmap	.mailmap: update email address for Tian Yuchen	2026-03-09 12:46:34 -07:00
.tsan-suppressions	…
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md	…
COPYING	…
Cargo.toml	…
GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS.in	…
GIT-VERSION-FILE.in	…
GIT-VERSION-GEN	…
INSTALL	…
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	Merge branch 'jk/unleak-mmap'	2026-03-16 10:48:15 -07:00
README.md	…
RelNotes	…
SECURITY.md	…
abspath.c	…
abspath.h	…
aclocal.m4	…
add-interactive.c	Merge branch 'aa/add-p-no-auto-advance'	2026-03-03 11:08:13 -08:00
add-interactive.h	interactive -p: add new `--auto-advance` flag	2026-02-17 10:48:36 -08:00
add-patch.c	Merge branch 'aa/add-p-no-auto-advance'	2026-03-03 11:08:13 -08:00
advice.c	…
advice.h	…
alias.c	alias: treat empty subsection [alias ""] as plain [alias]	2026-02-26 13:06:49 -08:00
alias.h	…
alloc.c	…
alloc.h	…
apply.c	Merge branch 'jr/apply-directory-normalize'	2026-03-04 10:53:01 -08:00
apply.h	…
archive-tar.c	…
archive-zip.c	…
archive.c	…
archive.h	…
attr.c	environment: stop storing `core.attributesFile` globally	2026-02-17 12:09:42 -08:00
attr.h	…
banned.h	…
base85.c	…
base85.h	…
bisect.c	Merge branch 'ps/for-each-ref-in-fixes'	2026-02-27 15:11:50 -08:00
bisect.h	…
blame.c	…
blame.h	…
blob.c	…
blob.h	…
bloom.c	…
bloom.h	…
branch.c	…
branch.h	environment: move "branch.autoSetupMerge" into `struct repo_config_values`	2026-02-26 07:22:53 -08:00
build.rs	rust: add a build.rs script for tests	2026-02-07 17:41:03 -08:00
builtin.h	Merge branch 'ps/history'	2026-02-09 12:09:09 -08:00
bundle-uri.c	…
bundle-uri.h	…
bundle.c	…
bundle.h	…
cache-tree.c	…
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: add color_parse_quietly()	2026-02-23 13:23:41 -08:00
color.h	color: add color_parse_quietly()	2026-02-23 13:23:41 -08:00
column.c	…
column.h	…
combine-diff.c	…
command-list.txt	…
commit-graph.c	odb: embed base source in the "files" backend	2026-03-05 11:45:15 -08:00
commit-graph.h	…
commit-reach.c	…
commit-reach.h	…
commit-slab-decl.h	…
commit-slab-impl.h	…
commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	Merge branch 'ps/receive-pack-shallow-optim'	2026-03-02 17:06:53 -08:00
commit.h	Merge branch 'ps/receive-pack-shallow-optim'	2026-03-02 17:06:53 -08:00
common-exit.c	…
common-init.c	…
common-init.h	…
common-main.c	…
config.c	…
config.h	…
config.mak.dev	…
config.mak.in	…
config.mak.uname	Merge branch 'mc/tr2-process-ancestry-cleanup'	2026-02-25 11:54:18 -08:00
configure.ac	…
connect.c	promisor-remote: change promisor_remote_reply()'s signature	2026-02-17 11:46:41 -08:00
connect.h	…
connected.c	check_connected(): fix leak of pack-index mmap	2026-03-06 13:51:03 -08:00
connected.h	…
convert.c	…
convert.h	…
copy.c	…
copy.h	…
credential.c	…
credential.h	…
csum-file.c	csum-file: define hashwrite's count as a uint32_t	2026-02-07 17:41:02 -08:00
csum-file.h	csum-file: define hashwrite's count as a uint32_t	2026-02-07 17:41:02 -08:00
ctype.c	…
daemon.c	…
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 'ps/commit-list-functions-renamed'	2026-02-13 13:39:25 -08:00
diff-merges.c	…
diff-merges.h	…
diff-no-index.c	…
diff.c	Merge branch 'mm/diff-no-index-find-object'	2026-03-10 14:23:22 -07:00
diff.h	…
diffcore-break.c	Merge branch 'en/merge-ort-almost-wo-the-repository'	2026-03-04 10:53:02 -08:00
diffcore-delta.c	…
diffcore-order.c	…
diffcore-pickaxe.c	…
diffcore-rename.c	merge,diff: remove the_repository check before prefetching blobs	2026-02-21 18:34:06 -08:00
diffcore-rotate.c	…
diffcore.h	…
dir-iterator.c	…
dir-iterator.h	…
dir.c	environment: stop using core.sparseCheckout globally	2026-02-26 07:22:51 -08:00
dir.h	…
editor.c	…
editor.h	…
entry.c	…
entry.h	…
environment.c	Merge branch 'ob/core-attributesfile-in-repository'	2026-03-05 10:04:49 -08:00
environment.h	Merge branch 'ob/core-attributesfile-in-repository'	2026-03-05 10:04:49 -08:00
exec-cmd.c	…
exec-cmd.h	…
fetch-negotiator.c	…
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-pack.c	Merge branch 'ps/refs-for-each'	2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
fetch-pack.h	…
fmt-merge-msg.c	Merge branch 'ps/commit-list-functions-renamed'	2026-02-13 13:39:25 -08:00
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
for-each-ref.h	…
fsck.c	…
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	…
fsmonitor.h	…
generate-cmdlist.sh	…
generate-configlist.sh	build: regenerate config-list.h when Documentation changes	2026-02-24 10:51:54 -08:00
generate-hooklist.sh	…
generate-perl.sh	…
generate-python.sh	…
generate-script.sh	…
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-compat-util.h	…
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 'sp/send-email-validate-charset'	2026-03-12 10:56:05 -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 'jh/alias-i18n-fixes'	2026-03-10 14:23:24 -07:00
git.rc.in	…
gpg-interface.c	Merge branch 'uk/signature-is-good-after-key-expires'	2026-03-02 17:06:50 -08:00
gpg-interface.h	…
graph.c	…
graph.h	…
grep.c	…
grep.h	…
hash-lookup.c	…
hash-lookup.h	…
hash.c	hash: expose hash context functions to Rust	2026-02-07 17:41:02 -08:00
hash.h	hash: expose hash context functions to Rust	2026-02-07 17:41:02 -08:00
hashmap.c	…
hashmap.h	…
help.c	Merge branch 'jh/alias-i18n-fixes'	2026-03-10 14:23:24 -07:00
help.h	…
hex-ll.c	…
hex-ll.h	…
hex.c	…
hex.h	…
hook.c	hook: allow out-of-repo 'git hook' invocations	2026-02-19 13:24:39 -08:00
hook.h	hook: include hooks from the config	2026-02-19 13:23:41 -08:00
http-backend.c	refs: replace `refs_for_each_namespaced_ref()`	2026-02-23 13:21:19 -08:00
http-fetch.c	…
http-push.c	…
http-walker.c	…
http.c	odb: embed base source in the "files" backend	2026-03-05 11:45:15 -08:00
http.h	…
ident.c	…
ident.h	…
imap-send.c	…
iterator.h	…
json-writer.c	…
json-writer.h	…
khash.h	…
kwset.c	…
kwset.h	…
levenshtein.c	…
levenshtein.h	…
line-log.c	…
line-log.h	…
line-range.c	…
line-range.h	…
linear-assignment.c	…
linear-assignment.h	…
list-objects-filter-options.c	list-objects-filter-options: support 'auto' mode for --filter	2026-02-17 11:46:40 -08:00
list-objects-filter-options.h	list-objects-filter-options: support 'auto' mode for --filter	2026-02-17 11:46:40 -08:00
list-objects-filter.c	list-objects-filter-options: support 'auto' mode for --filter	2026-02-17 11:46:40 -08:00
list-objects-filter.h	…
list-objects.c	…
list-objects.h	…
list.h	…
lockfile.c	Merge branch 'pc/lockfile-pid'	2026-02-17 13:30:41 -08:00
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	…
log-tree.h	…
loose.c	odb: embed base source in the "files" backend	2026-03-05 11:45:15 -08:00
loose.h	…
ls-refs.c	refs: generalize `refs_for_each_fullref_in_prefixes()`	2026-02-23 13:21:18 -08:00
ls-refs.h	…
mailinfo.c	…
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	mailmap: drop global config variables	2026-02-20 08:13:58 -08:00
mailmap.h	mailmap: drop global config variables	2026-02-20 08:13:58 -08:00
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: prevent the_repository from coming back	2026-02-21 18:34:07 -08:00
merge-ort.h	…
merge.c	…
merge.h	…
mergesort.h	…
meson.build	Merge branch 'jk/unleak-mmap'	2026-03-16 10:48:15 -07:00
meson_options.txt	…
midx-write.c	…
midx.c	odb: embed base source in the "files" backend	2026-03-05 11:45:15 -08:00
midx.h	…
name-hash.c	…
name-hash.h	…
notes-cache.c	…
notes-cache.h	…
notes-merge.c	Merge branch 'rs/xdiff-wo-the-repository'	2026-02-17 13:30:42 -08:00
notes-merge.h	…
notes-utils.c	…
notes-utils.h	…
notes.c	refs: replace `refs_for_each_glob_ref()`	2026-02-23 13:21:19 -08:00
notes.h	…
object-file-convert.c	Merge branch 'bc/sha1-256-interop-02'	2026-03-12 10:56:02 -07:00
object-file-convert.h	…
object-file.c	Merge branch 'jk/unleak-mmap'	2026-03-16 10:48:15 -07:00
object-file.h	Merge branch 'ps/fsck-stream-from-the-right-object-instance'	2026-03-05 10:04:49 -08:00
object-name.c	Merge branch 'ps/commit-list-functions-renamed'	2026-02-13 13:39:25 -08:00
object-name.h	…
object.c	Merge branch 'ps/fsck-stream-from-the-right-object-instance'	2026-03-05 10:04:49 -08:00
object.h	Merge branch 'ps/receive-pack-shallow-optim'	2026-03-02 17:06:53 -08:00
odb.c	odb/source: make `write_alternate()` function pluggable	2026-03-05 11:45:17 -08:00
odb.h	odb/source: make `read_alternates()` function pluggable	2026-03-05 11:45:16 -08:00
oid-array.c	…
oid-array.h	…
oidmap.c	oidmap: make entry cleanup explicit in oidmap_clear	2026-03-05 11:16:18 -08:00
oidmap.h	oidmap: make entry cleanup explicit in oidmap_clear	2026-03-05 11:16:18 -08:00
oidset.c	…
oidset.h	…
oidtree.c	hash: use uint32_t for object_id algorithm	2026-02-07 17:41:01 -08:00
oidtree.h	…
pack-bitmap-write.c	Merge branch 'ps/commit-list-functions-renamed'	2026-02-13 13:39:25 -08:00
pack-bitmap.c	refs: replace `refs_for_each_ref_in()`	2026-02-23 13:21:18 -08:00
pack-bitmap.h	refs: rename `each_ref_fn`	2026-02-23 13:21:18 -08:00
pack-check.c	pack-check: fix verification of large objects	2026-02-23 13:19:00 -08:00
pack-mtimes.c	…
pack-mtimes.h	…
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	…
pack-refs.c	…
pack-refs.h	…
pack-revindex.c	Merge branch 'jk/unleak-mmap'	2026-03-16 10:48:15 -07:00
pack-revindex.h	…
pack-write.c	…
pack.h	…
packfile.c	Merge branch 'ps/odb-sources'	2026-03-12 14:09:07 -07:00
packfile.h	Merge branch 'ps/odb-sources'	2026-03-12 14:09:07 -07:00
pager.c	…
pager.h	…
parallel-checkout.c	…
parallel-checkout.h	…
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	Merge branch 'rs/parse-options-duplicated-long-options'	2026-03-10 14:23:19 -07:00
parse-options.h	…
parse.c	…
parse.h	…
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	patch-ids: document intentional const-casting in patch_id_neq()	2026-03-09 12:45:19 -07:00
patch-ids.h	…
path-walk.c	backfill: work with prefix pathspecs	2026-03-26 09:38:06 -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	…
preload-index.c	…
preload-index.h	…
pretty.c	mailmap: stop using the_repository	2026-02-20 08:13:58 -08:00
pretty.h	…
prio-queue.c	…
prio-queue.h	…
progress.c	…
progress.h	…
promisor-remote.c	promisor-remote: change promisor_remote_reply()'s signature	2026-02-17 11:46:41 -08:00
promisor-remote.h	promisor-remote: change promisor_remote_reply()'s signature	2026-02-17 11:46:41 -08:00
prompt.c	…
prompt.h	…
protocol-caps.c	remove duplicate includes	2026-02-08 15:03:06 -08:00
protocol-caps.h	…
protocol.c	…
protocol.h	…
prune-packed.c	…
prune-packed.h	…
pseudo-merge.c	…
pseudo-merge.h	…
quote.c	…
quote.h	…
range-diff.c	…
range-diff.h	…
reachable.c	…
reachable.h	…
read-cache-ll.h	…
read-cache.c	Merge branch 'cs/add-skip-submodule-ignore-all'	2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
read-cache.h	…
rebase-interactive.c	…
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	…
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	Merge branch 'ps/refs-for-each'	2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
ref-filter.h	…
reflog-walk.c	…
reflog-walk.h	…
reflog.c	…
reflog.h	…
refs.c	Merge branch 'ar/config-hooks'	2026-03-10 14:23:18 -07:00
refs.h	Merge branch 'ps/refs-for-each'	2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	…
remote.c	Merge branch 'hn/status-compare-with-push'	2026-03-12 14:09:06 -07:00
remote.h	…
repack-cruft.c	…
repack-filtered.c	…
repack-geometry.c	…
repack-midx.c	pack-bitmap: deduplicate logic to iterate over preferred bitmap tips	2026-02-19 10:41:18 -08:00
repack-promisor.c	Merge branch 'ps/odb-for-each-object'	2026-03-02 17:06:50 -08:00
repack.c	…
repack.h	…
replace-object.c	…
replace-object.h	…
replay.c	replay: prevent the_repository from coming back	2026-02-21 18:37:25 -08:00
replay.h	…
repo-settings.c	…
repo-settings.h	…
repository.c	Merge branch 'bc/sha1-256-interop-02'	2026-03-12 10:56:02 -07:00
repository.h	Merge branch 'bc/sha1-256-interop-02'	2026-03-12 10:56:02 -07:00
rerere.c	…
rerere.h	…
reset.c	…
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	Merge branch 'ps/refs-for-each'	2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
revision.h	revision: include object-name.h	2026-03-26 09:38:06 -07:00
run-command.c	Merge branch 'ds/for-each-repo-w-worktree'	2026-03-12 14:09:05 -07:00
run-command.h	Merge branch 'ds/for-each-repo-w-worktree'	2026-03-12 14:09:05 -07:00
sane-ctype.h	…
scalar.c	…
send-pack.c	…
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'ar/run-command-hook-take-2'	2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
sequencer.h	…
serve.c	hash: use uint32_t for object_id algorithm	2026-02-07 17:41:01 -08:00
serve.h	…
server-info.c	…
server-info.h	…
setup.c	Merge branch 'ty/setup-error-tightening'	2026-03-16 10:48:14 -07:00
setup.h	Merge branch 'ty/setup-error-tightening'	2026-03-16 10:48:14 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1dc_git.c	…
sha1dc_git.h	…
shallow.c	Merge branch 'sp/shallow-deepen-relative-fix'	2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
shallow.h	Merge branch 'sp/shallow-deepen-relative-fix'	2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
shared.mak	…
shell.c	…
shortlog.h	…
sideband.c	…
sideband.h	…
sigchain.c	…
sigchain.h	…
simple-ipc.h	…
sparse-index.c	environment: stop using core.sparseCheckout globally	2026-02-26 07:22:51 -08:00
sparse-index.h	…
split-index.c	…
split-index.h	…
stable-qsort.c	…
statinfo.c	…
statinfo.h	…
strbuf.c	…
strbuf.h	…
string-list.c	Merge branch 'cf/c23-const-preserving-strchr-updates-0'	2026-02-13 13:39:25 -08:00
string-list.h	…
strmap.c	…
strmap.h	…
strvec.c	…
strvec.h	…
sub-process.c	…
sub-process.h	…
submodule-config.c	…
submodule-config.h	…
submodule.c	Merge branch 'ty/setup-error-tightening'	2026-03-16 10:48:14 -07:00
submodule.h	…
symlinks.c	symlinks: use unsigned int for flags	2026-02-20 15:03:42 -08:00
symlinks.h	symlinks: use unsigned int for flags	2026-02-20 15:03:42 -08:00
tag.c	…
tag.h	…
tar.h	…
tempfile.c	…
tempfile.h	…
thread-utils.c	…
thread-utils.h	…
tmp-objdir.c	odb: move reparenting logic into respective subsystems	2026-03-05 11:45:15 -08:00
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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.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