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Junio C Hamano a4d2e8a074 Merge branch 'ps/connected-generic-promisor-checks'
The connectivity check has been refactored to search for promisor
objects in a generic way using the object database interface,
rather than iterating packfiles directly. This allows connectivity
checks to work properly in repositories that do not use packfiles.

* ps/connected-generic-promisor-checks:
  connected: search promisor objects generically
  connected: split out promisor-based connectivity check
  odb/source-packed: support flags when iterating an object prefix
  odb/source-packed: extract logic to skip certain packs
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advice.c
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apply.h
archive-tar.c
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archive.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
archive.h
attr.c Merge branch 'ps/setup-drop-global-state' 2026-07-06 15:50:19 -07:00
attr.h
banned.h
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bisect.h
blame.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
blame.h
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bloom.c
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branch.c
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builtin.h
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bundle.h
cache-tree.c Merge branch 'en/ort-harden-against-corrupt-trees' 2026-07-06 15:50:20 -07:00
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command-list.txt
commit-graph.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-source-packed' 2026-07-06 15:50:21 -07:00
commit-graph.h doc: fix typos via codespell 2026-06-08 00:21:35 +09:00
commit-reach.c Merge branch 'kk/commit-reach-optim' 2026-06-07 23:58:25 +09:00
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commit.c Merge branch 'js/objects-larger-than-4gb-on-windows-more' 2026-06-21 16:41:38 -07:00
commit.h Merge branch 'kk/streaming-walk-pqueue' 2026-06-16 09:01:02 -07:00
common-exit.c
common-init.c
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common-main.c
config.c Merge branch 'js/objects-larger-than-4gb-on-windows-more' 2026-06-21 16:41:38 -07:00
config.h Merge branch 'hn/config-typo-advice' 2026-06-15 07:41:59 -07:00
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config.mak.uname Merge branch 'hn/macos-linker-warning' 2026-06-22 20:05:04 -07:00
configure.ac
connect.c Merge branch 'jk/connect-service-enum' 2026-06-02 16:15:28 +09:00
connect.h Merge branch 'jk/connect-service-enum' 2026-06-02 16:15:28 +09:00
connected.c connected: search promisor objects generically 2026-06-25 13:20:20 -07:00
connected.h
convert.c
convert.h
copy.c
copy.h
credential.c
credential.h
csum-file.c
csum-file.h docs: fix typos and grammar 2026-05-30 07:07:27 +09:00
ctype.c
daemon.c Merge branch 'st/daemon-sockaddr-fixes' 2026-06-11 04:31:17 -07:00
date.c docs: fix typos 2026-06-05 22:27:24 +09:00
date.h
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta-islands.c docs: fix typos and grammar 2026-05-30 07:07:27 +09:00
delta-islands.h
delta.h packfile,delta: drop the `cast_size_t_to_ulong()` wrappers 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
diagnose.c
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diffcore-pickaxe.c docs: fix typos and grammar 2026-05-30 07:07:27 +09:00
diffcore-rename.c
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diffcore.h
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entry.c Merge branch 'js/objects-larger-than-4gb-on-windows-more' 2026-06-21 16:41:38 -07:00
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exec-cmd.c
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fetch-negotiator.c
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fetch-pack.c
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
fmt-merge-msg.h
for-each-ref.h
fsck.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
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
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
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh
git-submodule.sh
git-svn.perl
git-web--browse.sh
git-zlib.c zlib: properly clamp to uLong 2026-06-18 09:46:56 -07:00
git-zlib.h
git.c environment: split up concerns of `is_bare_repository_cfg` 2026-06-11 05:05:54 -07:00
git.rc.in
gpg-interface.c
gpg-interface.h
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
grep.h
hash-lookup.c
hash-lookup.h
hash.c
hash.h
hashmap.c
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help.c
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hex-ll.c
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hex.c
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hook.h Merge branch 'ak/typofixes' 2026-06-15 07:42:00 -07:00
http-backend.c
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http-push.c Merge branch 'js/objects-larger-than-4gb-on-windows-more' 2026-06-21 16:41:38 -07:00
http-walker.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-source-loose' 2026-06-11 04:31:18 -07:00
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imap-send.c
iterator.h
json-writer.c
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khash.h
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
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line-log.c Merge branch 'mm/line-log-cleanup' 2026-06-11 04:31:17 -07:00
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 odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c
list-objects.h
list.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c log: improve --follow following renames for non-linear history 2026-06-22 05:45:09 -07:00
log-tree.h log: improve --follow following renames for non-linear history 2026-06-22 05:45:09 -07:00
loose.c loose: refactor object map to operate on `struct odb_source_loose` 2026-06-01 18:47:18 +09:00
loose.h loose: refactor object map to operate on `struct odb_source_loose` 2026-06-01 18:47:18 +09:00
ls-refs.c
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mailinfo.c
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c Merge branch 'ps/setup-drop-global-state' 2026-07-06 15:50:19 -07:00
mailmap.h
match-trees.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
match-trees.h
mem-pool.c
mem-pool.h
merge-blobs.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
merge-blobs.h odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
merge-ll.c
merge-ll.h
merge-ort-wrappers.c
merge-ort-wrappers.h
merge-ort.c Merge branch 'en/ort-harden-against-corrupt-trees' 2026-07-06 15:50:20 -07:00
merge-ort.h
merge.c
merge.h
mergesort.h
meson.build packfile: move packed source into "odb/" subsystem 2026-06-17 05:00:00 -07:00
meson_options.txt Merge branch 'ak/typofixes' 2026-06-15 07:42:00 -07:00
midx-write.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-source-packed' 2026-07-06 15:50:21 -07:00
midx.c midx: refactor interfaces to work on "packed" source 2026-06-17 05:00:01 -07:00
midx.h midx: refactor interfaces to work on "packed" source 2026-06-17 05:00:01 -07:00
name-hash.c
name-hash.h
notes-cache.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
notes.h
object-file-convert.c
object-file-convert.h
object-file.c Merge branch 'po/hash-object-size-t' 2026-07-06 15:50:22 -07:00
object-file.h object-file.c: use size_t for header lengths 2026-06-16 09:02:32 -07:00
object-name.c Merge branch 'ob/more-repo-config-values' 2026-06-15 07:42:00 -07:00
object-name.h
object.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
object.h
odb.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
odb.h Merge branch 'js/objects-larger-than-4gb-on-windows-more' 2026-06-21 16:41:38 -07:00
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 'ps/odb-source-packed' 2026-07-06 15:50:21 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c packfile: widen unpack_entry()'s size out-parameter to size_t 2026-06-15 07:45:40 -07:00
pack-mtimes.c
pack-mtimes.h
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h pack-objects: use size_t for in-core object sizes 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
pack-refs.c
pack-refs.h
pack-revindex.c midx: refactor interfaces to work on "packed" source 2026-06-17 05:00:01 -07:00
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c
pack.h
packfile-list.c packfile: split out packfile list logic 2026-06-17 05:00:00 -07:00
packfile-list.h packfile: split out packfile list logic 2026-06-17 05:00:00 -07:00
packfile.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-source-packed' 2026-07-06 15:50:21 -07:00
packfile.h Merge branch 'ps/odb-source-packed' 2026-07-06 15:50:21 -07:00
pager.c
pager.h
parallel-checkout.c
parallel-checkout.h
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c docs: fix typos and grammar 2026-05-30 07:07:27 +09:00
parse-options.h
parse.c
parse.h
patch-delta.c packfile,delta: drop the `cast_size_t_to_ulong()` wrappers 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
patch-ids.c
patch-ids.h
path-walk.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
path-walk.h
path.c path: extract format_path() and use in rev-parse 2026-06-23 21:15:52 -07:00
path.h Merge branch 'jk/repo-info-path-keys' 2026-07-06 15:50:23 -07:00
pathspec.c
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c
preload-index.h
pretty.c Merge branch 'rs/strbuf-add-oid-hex' 2026-06-09 10:04:50 +09:00
pretty.h
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c
progress.h
promisor-remote.c Merge branch 'cc/promisor-auto-config-url-more' 2026-07-06 15:50:19 -07:00
promisor-remote.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
protocol-caps.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
protocol-caps.h
protocol.c
protocol.h
prune-packed.c
prune-packed.h
pseudo-merge.c
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quote.c
quote.h
range-diff.c
range-diff.h
reachable.c
reachable.h
read-cache-ll.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'ty/move-protect-hfs-ntfs' 2026-07-06 15:50:21 -07:00
read-cache.h
rebase-interactive.c
rebase-interactive.h
rebase.c
rebase.h
ref-filter.c Merge branch 'td/ref-filter-restore-prefix-iteration' 2026-07-06 15:50:20 -07:00
ref-filter.h
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
reflog.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
reflog.h
refs.c refs: protect against chicken-and-egg recursion 2026-06-26 08:27:19 -07:00
refs.h refs: move parsing of "core.logAllRefUpdates" back into ref stores 2026-06-26 08:27:19 -07:00
refspec.c
refspec.h
remote-curl.c
remote.c Merge branch 'hn/status-pull-advice-qualified' 2026-07-06 15:50:19 -07:00
remote.h fetch: refactor do_fetch handling of followRemoteHEAD 2026-06-19 09:19:36 -07:00
repack-cruft.c
repack-filtered.c
repack-geometry.c midx: refactor interfaces to work on "packed" source 2026-06-17 05:00:01 -07:00
repack-midx.c midx: refactor interfaces to work on "packed" source 2026-06-17 05:00:01 -07:00
repack-promisor.c
repack.c midx: refactor interfaces to work on "packed" source 2026-06-17 05:00:01 -07:00
repack.h
replace-object.c
replace-object.h
replay.c Merge branch 'kh/free-commit-list' 2026-06-07 23:58:24 +09:00
replay.h docs: fix typos 2026-06-05 22:27:24 +09:00
repo-settings.c refs: move parsing of "core.logAllRefUpdates" back into ref stores 2026-06-26 08:27:19 -07:00
repo-settings.h refs: move parsing of "core.logAllRefUpdates" back into ref stores 2026-06-26 08:27:19 -07:00
repository.c Merge branch 'ps/refs-onbranch-fixes' 2026-07-06 15:50:24 -07:00
repository.h environment: split up concerns of `is_bare_repository_cfg` 2026-06-11 05:05:54 -07:00
rerere.c Merge branch 'js/objects-larger-than-4gb-on-windows-more' 2026-06-21 16:41:38 -07:00
rerere.h
reset.c
reset.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c log: improve --follow following renames for non-linear history 2026-06-22 05:45:09 -07:00
revision.h log: improve --follow following renames for non-linear history 2026-06-22 05:45:09 -07:00
run-command.c Merge branch 'pt/fsmonitor-linux' 2026-05-31 10:00:38 +09:00
run-command.h Merge branch 'pt/fsmonitor-linux' 2026-05-31 10:00:38 +09:00
sane-ctype.h
scalar.c
send-pack.c
send-pack.h
sequencer.c Merge branch 'pw/status-rebase-todo' 2026-07-06 15:50:23 -07:00
sequencer.h Merge branch 'pw/status-rebase-todo' 2026-07-06 15:50:23 -07:00
serve.c
serve.h
server-info.c
server-info.h
setup.c Merge branch 'ps/refs-onbranch-fixes' 2026-07-06 15:50:24 -07:00
setup.h Merge branch 'jk/setup-gitfile-diag-fix' 2026-07-06 15:50:20 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1dc_git.c hash algorithms: use size_t for section lengths 2026-06-16 09:02:33 -07:00
sha1dc_git.h hash algorithms: use size_t for section lengths 2026-06-16 09:02:33 -07:00
shallow.c Merge branch 'rs/strbuf-add-oid-hex' 2026-06-09 10:04:50 +09:00
shallow.h
shared.mak
shell.c
shortlog.h
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
simple-ipc.h
sparse-index.c environment: move "sparse_expect_files_outside_of_patterns" into `struct repo_config_values` 2026-06-03 08:36:48 +09:00
sparse-index.h
split-index.c
split-index.h
stable-qsort.c
statinfo.c environment: move "check_stat" into `struct repo_config_values` 2026-06-03 08:36:48 +09:00
statinfo.h
strbuf.c Merge branch 'rs/strbuf-add-uint' 2026-06-09 10:04:50 +09:00
strbuf.h
string-list.c
string-list.h
strmap.c
strmap.h
strvec.c
strvec.h
sub-process.c sub-process: use gentle handshake to avoid die() on startup failure 2026-06-02 07:48:57 +09:00
sub-process.h
submodule-config.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
submodule-config.h
submodule.c Merge branch 'jk/setup-gitfile-diag-fix' 2026-07-06 15:50:20 -07:00
submodule.h
symlinks.c
symlinks.h
tag.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
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
trailer.h
transport-helper.c Merge branch 'ps/transport-helper-tsan-fix' 2026-06-17 11:10:11 -07:00
transport-internal.h
transport.c environment: stop using `the_repository` in `is_bare_repository()` 2026-06-11 05:05:54 -07:00
transport.h Merge branch 'jk/connect-service-enum' 2026-06-02 16:15:28 +09:00
tree-diff.c
tree-walk.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
tree-walk.h docs: fix typos and grammar 2026-05-30 07:07:27 +09:00
tree.c odb: use size_t for object_info.sizep and the size APIs 2026-06-15 07:45:41 -07:00
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: use repository from index instead of global 2026-06-09 14:25:03 -07:00
unpack-trees.h
upload-pack.c Merge branch 'ob/more-repo-config-values' 2026-06-15 07:42:00 -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
walker.h
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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