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"git bundle --unbundle" and "git clone" running on a bundle file
both learned to trigger fsck over the new objects with configurable
fck check levels.

* jt/bundle-fsck:
  transport: propagate fsck configuration during bundle fetch
  fetch-pack: split out fsck config parsing
  bundle: support fsck message configuration
  bundle: add bundle verification options type
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Documentation The fifteenth batch 2024-12-10 10:04:58 +09:00
block-sha1 sha1: do not redefine `platform_SHA_CTX` and friends 2024-09-27 11:27:47 -07:00
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ewah
git-gui Merge https://github.com/j6t/git-gui 2024-11-11 12:47:44 +09:00
gitk-git
gitweb gitweb: make use of s///r 2024-10-23 16:16:36 -04:00
mergetools Merge branch 'ak/typofix-2.46-maint' 2024-10-04 14:21:40 -07:00
negotiator
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perl Require Perl 5.26.0 2024-10-23 16:16:36 -04:00
po Merge branch 'l10n-de-2.47' of github.com:ralfth/git 2024-10-06 12:06:21 +08:00
refs Merge branch 'ps/reftable-iterator-reuse' 2024-12-10 10:04:58 +09:00
reftable Merge branch 'ps/reftable-iterator-reuse' 2024-12-10 10:04:58 +09:00
sha1 sha1: do not redefine `platform_SHA_CTX` and friends 2024-09-27 11:27:47 -07:00
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583
sha1dc
sha256
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templates
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.editorconfig
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.gitmodules
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CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
COPYING
GIT-VERSION-GEN Prepare for 2.47.1 2024-11-20 14:43:30 +09:00
INSTALL Require Perl 5.26.0 2024-10-23 16:16:36 -04:00
LGPL-2.1
Makefile Merge branch 'ps/reftable-detach' 2024-12-10 10:04:56 +09:00
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.h
alias.c
alias.h
alloc.c
alloc.h
apply.c Merge branch 'ps/apply-leakfix' 2024-09-25 10:37:10 -07:00
apply.h
archive-tar.c
archive-zip.c
archive.c Merge branch 'rs/archive-with-attr-pathspec-fix' 2024-10-04 14:21:40 -07:00
archive.h
attr.c Merge branch 'ak/typofixes' 2024-09-23 10:35:07 -07:00
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 diff: improve lifecycle management of diff queues 2024-09-30 11:23:05 -07:00
bloom.h Merge branch 'ak/typofixes' 2024-09-23 10:35:07 -07:00
branch.c refs: allow passing flags when setting up a transaction 2024-11-21 07:59:14 +09:00
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 cache-tree: refactor verification to return error codes 2024-10-07 15:08:11 -07:00
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 combine-diff: fix leaking lost lines 2024-11-04 22:37:55 -08:00
command-list.txt
commit-graph.c commit-graph: remove unnecessary UNLEAK 2024-09-23 10:03:59 -07:00
commit-graph.h
commit-reach.c
commit-reach.h
commit-slab-decl.h
commit-slab-impl.h
commit-slab.h
commit.c commit: avoid leaking already-saved buffer 2024-09-25 10:24:53 -07:00
commit.h Merge branch 'jc/pass-repo-to-builtins' 2024-09-23 10:35:09 -07:00
common-main.c
config.c config: fix evaluating "onbranch" with nonexistent git dir 2024-09-24 09:18:17 -07:00
config.h
config.mak.dev Merge branch 'ak/typofix-2.46-maint' 2024-09-25 10:37:12 -07:00
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname Merge branch 'rj/cygwin-has-dev-tty' into maint-2.46 2024-09-23 10:32:59 -07:00
configure.ac
connect.c connect: clear child process before freeing in diagnostic mode 2024-09-25 10:24:53 -07:00
connect.h
connected.c packfile: use object_id in find_pack_entry_one() 2024-10-25 17:35:46 -04:00
connected.h
convert.c
convert.h
copy.c
copy.h
credential.c Merge branch 'ds/background-maintenance-with-credential' 2024-09-30 16:16:16 -07:00
credential.h
csum-file.c csum-file.c: use unsafe SHA-1 implementation when available 2024-09-27 11:27:47 -07:00
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 Merge branch 'jk/output-prefix-cleanup' into maint-2.47 2024-11-25 12:29:39 +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 diff: improve lifecycle management of diff queues 2024-09-30 11:23:05 -07:00
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c diffcore-order: fix leaking buffer when parsing orderfiles 2024-09-27 08:25:35 -07:00
diffcore-pickaxe.c diff: improve lifecycle management of diff queues 2024-09-30 11:23:05 -07:00
diffcore-rename.c diff: improve lifecycle management of diff queues 2024-09-30 11:23:05 -07:00
diffcore-rotate.c diff: improve lifecycle management of diff queues 2024-09-30 11:23:05 -07:00
diffcore.h diff: improve lifecycle management of diff queues 2024-09-30 11:23:05 -07:00
dir-iterator.c
dir-iterator.h
dir.c dir: fix leak when parsing "status.showUntrackedFiles" 2024-11-04 22:37:56 -08:00
dir.h
editor.c
editor.h
entry.c
entry.h
environment.c
environment.h
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
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 global: Fix duplicate word typos 2024-10-21 16:05:04 -04:00
fsmonitor.h
generate-cmdlist.sh
generate-configlist.sh
generate-hooklist.sh
gettext.c
gettext.h
git-archimport.perl Require Perl 5.26.0 2024-10-23 16:16:36 -04:00
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-curl-compat: remove check for curl 7.56.0 2024-10-23 16:16:35 -04:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl Require Perl 5.26.0 2024-10-23 16:16:36 -04:00
git-cvsimport.perl Require Perl 5.26.0 2024-10-23 16:16:36 -04:00
git-cvsserver.perl Require Perl 5.26.0 2024-10-23 16:16:36 -04:00
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
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
git-send-email.perl Require Perl 5.26.0 2024-10-23 16:16:36 -04:00
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh
git-submodule.sh
git-svn.perl Require Perl 5.26.0 2024-10-23 16:16:36 -04:00
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
gpg-interface.c Merge branch 'ak/typofix-2.46-maint' 2024-09-25 10:37:12 -07:00
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 Merge branch 'ps/leakfixes-part-9' 2024-11-13 08:35:31 +09:00
grep.h
hash-lookup.c
hash-lookup.h
hash.h hash.h: set NEEDS_CLONE_HELPER_UNSAFE in fallback mode 2024-10-03 11:18:36 -07:00
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
hook.h
http-backend.c
http-fetch.c http-fetch: clear leaking git-index-pack(1) arguments 2024-09-25 10:24:52 -07:00
http-push.c packfile: convert find_sha1_pack() to use object_id 2024-10-25 17:35:46 -04:00
http-walker.c packfile: convert find_sha1_pack() to use object_id 2024-10-25 17:35:46 -04:00
http.c Merge branch 'bc/drop-ancient-libcurl-and-perl' 2024-12-04 10:14:48 +09:00
http.h http: fix leak of http_object_request struct 2024-09-25 10:24:55 -07:00
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: work around reported leak on error 2024-11-04 22:37:57 -08:00
list-objects-filter-options.h
list-objects-filter.c
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c
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 rebase-update-refs: extract load_branch_decorations 2024-10-09 10:52:45 -07:00
loose.c loose: don't rely on repository global state 2024-10-09 11:51:31 -07:00
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: replace atoi() with strtol_i() for marker size validation 2024-10-24 14:03:44 -04:00
merge-ll.h
merge-ort-wrappers.c
merge-ort-wrappers.h
merge-ort.c diff: improve lifecycle management of diff queues 2024-09-30 11:23:05 -07:00
merge-ort.h
merge-recursive.c
merge-recursive.h
merge.c
merge.h
mergesort.h
midx-write.c pack-write: fix return parameter of `write_rev_file_order()` 2024-09-30 11:23:08 -07:00
midx.c packfile: use object_id in find_pack_entry_one() 2024-10-25 17:35:46 -04:00
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
notes.h
object-file-convert.c
object-file-convert.h
object-file.c object-file: inline empty tree and blob literals 2024-11-18 21:48:48 +09:00
object-file.h finalize_object_file(): implement collision check 2024-09-27 11:27:47 -07:00
object-name.c
object-name.h
object-store-ll.h
object-store.h
object.c
object.h
oid-array.c
oid-array.h
oidmap.c
oidmap.h
oidset.c
oidset.h
oidtree.c global: Fix duplicate word typos 2024-10-21 16:05:04 -04:00
oidtree.h
pack-bitmap-write.c pack-bitmap-write: fix leaking OID array 2024-09-30 11:23:07 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c Merge branch 'tb/boundary-traversal-fix' 2024-12-04 10:14:44 +09:00
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c
pack-mtimes.c
pack-mtimes.h
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h
pack-revindex.c
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c Merge branch 'ps/leakfixes-part-8' 2024-10-10 14:22:29 -07:00
pack.h pack-write: fix return parameter of `write_rev_file_order()` 2024-09-30 11:23:08 -07:00
packfile.c packfile: use oidread() instead of hashcpy() to fill object_id 2024-10-25 17:35:46 -04:00
packfile.h packfile: use object_id in find_pack_entry_one() 2024-10-25 17:35:46 -04:00
pager.c
pager.h
parallel-checkout.c
parallel-checkout.h
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c parse-options: free previous value of `OPTION_FILENAME` 2024-09-27 08:25:35 -07:00
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: clear signature check 2024-11-04 22:37:53 -08:00
pretty.h
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c
progress.h
promisor-remote.c promisor-remote: fix leaking partial clone filter 2024-09-27 08:25:36 -07:00
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 leaking strmap keys 2024-09-30 11:23:06 -07:00
pseudo-merge.h pseudo-merge: fix various memory leaks 2024-09-30 11:23:06 -07:00
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
reachable.h
read-cache-ll.h global: Fix duplicate word typos 2024-10-21 16:05:04 -04:00
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: format iteratively with lexicographic refname sorting 2024-10-21 16:46:03 -04:00
ref-filter.h
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
reflog.c reflog: rename unreachable 2024-11-18 09:42:08 +09:00
reflog.h
refs.c Merge branch 'sj/ref-contents-check' 2024-12-04 10:14:42 +09:00
refs.h Merge branch 'sj/ref-contents-check' 2024-12-04 10:14:42 +09:00
refspec.c refspec: store raw refspecs inside refspec_item 2024-11-12 18:16:48 +09:00
refspec.h refspec: store raw refspecs inside refspec_item 2024-11-12 18:16:48 +09:00
remote-curl.c remote-curl: free HEAD ref with free_one_ref() 2024-09-25 10:24:56 -07:00
remote.c Merge branch 'xx/remote-server-option-config' 2024-10-15 16:56:43 -04:00
remote.h Merge branch 'xx/remote-server-option-config' 2024-10-15 16:56:43 -04:00
replace-object.c
replace-object.h
repo-settings.c
repo-settings.h
repository.c Merge branch 'ps/environ-wo-the-repository' 2024-09-23 10:35:05 -07:00
repository.h
rerere.c
rerere.h
reset.c
reset.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c bisect: fix leaking good/bad terms when reading multipe times 2024-11-21 08:23:40 +09:00
revision.h
run-command.c
run-command.h
sane-ctype.h
scalar.c Merge branch 'ps/leakfixes-part-8' 2024-10-10 14:22:29 -07:00
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: link worktrees with relative paths 2024-10-08 11:49:22 -07:00
setup.h
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h sha1: do not redefine `platform_SHA_CTX` and friends 2024-09-27 11:27:47 -07:00
shallow.c shallow: fix leak when unregistering last shallow root 2024-09-25 10:24:52 -07:00
shallow.h
shared.mak
shell.c shell: fix leaking strings 2024-09-30 11:23:03 -07:00
shortlog.h
sideband.c Merge branch 'ak/typofix-2.46-maint' 2024-09-25 10:37:12 -07:00
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
simple-ipc.h simple-ipc: split async server initialization and running 2024-10-08 12:03:56 -07:00
sparse-index.c sparse-index: correctly free EWAH contents 2024-11-04 22:37:56 -08:00
sparse-index.h sparse-checkout: disable advice in 'disable' 2024-09-23 13:19:01 -07:00
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
streaming.c
streaming.h
string-list.c
string-list.h
strmap.c
strmap.h
strvec.c strvec: introduce new `strvec_splice()` function 2024-11-21 08:23:42 +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: fix leaking submodule entry list 2024-09-30 11:23:03 -07:00
submodule-config.h submodule: fix leaking submodule entry list 2024-09-30 11:23:03 -07:00
submodule.c refspec: store raw refspecs inside refspec_item 2024-11-12 18:16:48 +09:00
submodule.h submodule: fix leaking update strategy 2024-09-27 08:25:34 -07:00
symlinks.c
symlinks.h
tag.c
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c Merge branch 'tb/weak-sha1-for-tail-sum' 2024-10-02 07:46:27 -07:00
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 trailer: spread usage of "trailer_block" language 2024-10-14 12:33:02 -04:00
transport-helper.c transport-helper: fix leaking import/export marks 2024-11-04 22:37:54 -08:00
transport-internal.h
transport.c transport: propagate fsck configuration during bundle fetch 2024-11-28 12:07:58 +09:00
transport.h transport: introduce parse_transport_option() method 2024-10-08 10:22:06 -07:00
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: detect mismatching number of cache-tree/index entries 2024-10-07 15:08:11 -07:00
unpack-trees.h
upload-pack.c Merge branch 'en/shallow-exclude-takes-a-ref-fix' 2024-11-13 08:35:32 +09:00
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 utf8.h: squelch unused-parameter warnings with NO_ICONV 2024-10-02 15:52:48 -07:00
varint.c
varint.h
version.c
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 http-walker: use object_id instead of bare hash 2024-10-25 17:35:46 -04:00
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c worktree: link worktrees with relative paths 2024-10-08 11:49:22 -07:00
worktree.h worktree: link worktrees with relative paths 2024-10-08 11:49:22 -07:00
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c
wrapper.h
write-or-die.c
write-or-die.h
ws.c
ws.h
wt-status.c wt-status: fix leaking buffer with sparse directories 2024-09-30 11:23:03 -07:00
wt-status.h
xdiff-interface.c
xdiff-interface.h

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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.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