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Junio C Hamano a5d4779e6e Merge branch 'dk/stash-apply-index' The stash.index configuration variable can be set to make "git stash pop/apply" pretend that it was invoked with "--index". * dk/stash-apply-index: stash: honor stash.index in apply, pop modes stash: refactor private config globals t3905: remove unneeded blank line t3903: reduce dependencies on previous tests		2025-09-29 11:40:35 -07:00
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builtin	Merge branch 'dk/stash-apply-index'	2025-09-29 11:40:35 -07:00
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oss-fuzz	commit-graph: refactor `parse_commit_graph()` to take a repository	2025-08-15 09:34:47 -07:00
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po	git-gui: sync Makefiles with git.git	2025-09-06 11:59:48 +02:00
refs	Merge branch 'jk/no-clobber-dangling-symref-with-fetch'	2025-08-29 09:44:37 -07:00
reftable	reftable: don't second-guess errors from flock interface	2025-08-12 07:41:00 -07:00
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trace2	trace2: do not use strbuf_split*()	2025-08-02 22:44:58 -07:00
xdiff	xdiff: optimize xdl_hash_record_verbatim	2025-08-18 08:44:49 -07:00
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.gitignore	Merge branch 'tc/last-modified'	2025-09-08 14:54:35 -07:00
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GIT-VERSION-GEN	Start 2.52 cycle, the first batch	2025-08-21 13:47:03 -07:00
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Makefile	Merge branch 'tc/last-modified'	2025-09-08 14:54:35 -07:00
README.md	gitk: add README with usage, build, and contribution details	2025-08-28 19:51:31 +02:00
RelNotes	Start 2.52 cycle, the first batch	2025-08-21 13:47:03 -07:00
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add-interactive.c	add-interactive: manually fall back color config to color.ui	2025-09-08 14:00:32 -07:00
add-interactive.h	add-interactive: respect color.diff for diff coloring	2025-09-08 14:00:32 -07:00
add-patch.c	add-interactive: respect color.diff for diff coloring	2025-09-08 14:00:32 -07:00
advice.c	initial branch: give hints after switching the default name	2025-09-18 11:44:47 -07:00
advice.h	initial branch: give hints after switching the default name	2025-09-18 11:44:47 -07:00
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alloc.c	alloc: fix dangling pointer in alloc_state cleanup	2025-09-04 15:24:16 -07:00
alloc.h	alloc: fix dangling pointer in alloc_state cleanup	2025-09-04 15:24:16 -07:00
apply.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
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archive-tar.c	…
archive-zip.c	archive: flush deflate stream until Z_STREAM_END	2025-08-04 13:36:35 -07:00
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attr.h	…
banned.h	…
base85.c	…
base85.h	…
bisect.c	revision: add wrapper to setup_revisions() from a strvec	2025-09-22 14:27:03 -07:00
bisect.h	…
blame.c	…
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blob.c	…
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bloom.c	…
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builtin.h	Merge branch 'tc/last-modified'	2025-09-08 14:54:35 -07:00
bulk-checkin.c	bulk-checkin: use repository variable from transaction	2025-08-25 09:48:14 -07:00
bulk-checkin.h	bulk-checkin: require transaction for index_blob_bulk_checkin()	2025-08-25 09:48:13 -07:00
bundle-uri.c	…
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bundle.c	…
bundle.h	…
cache-tree.c	bulk-checkin: remove global transaction state	2025-08-25 09:48:13 -07:00
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	…
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combine-diff.c	Merge branch 'tc/diff-tree-max-depth'	2025-08-25 14:22:01 -07:00
command-list.txt	Merge branch 'tc/last-modified'	2025-09-08 14:54:35 -07:00
commit-graph.c	Merge branch 'tc/last-modified'	2025-09-08 14:54:35 -07:00
commit-graph.h	commit-graph: stop passing in redundant repository	2025-08-15 09:34:48 -07:00
commit-reach.c	…
commit-reach.h	…
commit-slab-decl.h	…
commit-slab-impl.h	…
commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	Merge branch 'ps/remote-rename-fix'	2025-08-21 13:46:58 -07:00
commit.h	Merge branch 'lm/add-p-context'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
common-exit.c	…
common-init.c	…
common-init.h	…
common-main.c	…
config.c	Merge branch 'pw/3.0-commentchar-auto-deprecation'	2025-09-18 10:07:00 -07:00
config.h	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
config.mak.dev	…
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connect.c	Merge branch 'jc/string-list-split'	2025-08-21 13:46:59 -07:00
connect.h	…
connected.c	…
connected.h	…
convert.c	…
convert.h	…
copy.c	…
copy.h	…
credential.c	…
credential.h	…
csum-file.c	…
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ctype.c	…
daemon.c	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
date.c	…
date.h	…
decorate.c	…
decorate.h	…
delta-islands.c	…
delta-islands.h	…
delta.h	…
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diagnose.c	…
diagnose.h	…
diff-delta.c	…
diff-lib.c	diff: teach tree-diff a max-depth parameter	2025-08-07 15:29:35 -07:00
diff-merges.c	…
diff-merges.h	…
diff-no-index.c	…
diff.c	Merge branch 'tc/diff-tree-max-depth'	2025-08-25 14:22:01 -07:00
diff.h	Merge branch 'tc/diff-tree-max-depth'	2025-08-25 14:22:01 -07:00
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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	Merge branch 'tc/diff-tree-max-depth'	2025-08-25 14:22:01 -07:00
dir.h	…
editor.c	…
editor.h	…
entry.c	…
entry.h	…
environment.c	Merge branch 'pw/3.0-commentchar-auto-deprecation'	2025-09-18 10:07:00 -07:00
environment.h	config: warn on core.commentString=auto	2025-08-26 08:52:44 -07:00
exec-cmd.c	…
exec-cmd.h	…
fetch-negotiator.c	…
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-pack.c	Merge branch 'jk/fetch-check-graph-objects-fix'	2025-08-28 11:28:58 -07:00
fetch-pack.h	…
fmt-merge-msg.c	Merge branch 'ac/deglobal-fmt-merge-log-config'	2025-08-22 13:13:21 -07:00
fmt-merge-msg.h	environment: remove the global variable 'merge_log_config'	2025-08-11 09:16:55 -07:00
for-each-ref.h	Merge branch 'ja/doc-lint-sections-and-synopsis'	2025-08-25 14:22:02 -07:00
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	…
generate-hooklist.sh	…
generate-perl.sh	…
generate-python.sh	…
generate-script.sh	git-gui: honor TCLTK_PATH in git-gui--askpass	2025-07-31 18:42:54 +02:00
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-compat-util.h	…
git-curl-compat.h	curl: add support for curl_global_trace() components	2025-08-27 09:49:43 -07:00
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 'nb/send-email-no-dup-reply-to'	2025-09-29 11:40:33 -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 'tc/last-modified'	2025-09-08 14:54:35 -07:00
git.rc.in	…
gpg-interface.c	Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
gpg-interface.h	…
graph.c	…
graph.h	…
grep.c	…
grep.h	…
hash-lookup.c	…
hash-lookup.h	…
hash.c	…
hash.h	…
hashmap.c	…
hashmap.h	…
help.c	…
help.h	…
hex-ll.c	…
hex-ll.h	…
hex.c	…
hex.h	…
hook.c	…
hook.h	…
http-backend.c	…
http-fetch.c	…
http-push.c	treewide: use setup_revisions_from_strvec() when we have a strvec	2025-09-22 14:27:03 -07:00
http-walker.c	…
http.c	Merge branch 'jk/curl-global-trace-components'	2025-09-18 10:07:02 -07:00
http.h	…
ident.c	Merge branch 'ps/reflog-migrate-fixes'	2025-08-21 13:46:57 -07:00
ident.h	ident: fix type of string length parameter	2025-08-06 07:36:30 -07:00
imap-send.c	Merge branch 'ag/send-email-imap-sent'	2025-09-18 10:07:00 -07:00
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json-writer.c	…
json-writer.h	…
khash.h	…
kwset.c	…
kwset.h	…
levenshtein.c	…
levenshtein.h	…
line-log.c	Merge branch 'sg/line-log-boundary-fixes'	2025-09-18 10:07:01 -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	use repo_get_oid_with_flags()	2025-09-10 14:29:49 -07:00
list-objects-filter.h	…
list-objects.c	…
list-objects.h	…
list.h	…
lockfile.c	…
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	range-diff: add configurable memory limit for cost matrix	2025-08-29 09:46:07 -07:00
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 branch 'en/ort-rename-fixes'	2025-08-21 13:47:02 -07:00
merge-ort.h	…
merge.c	…
merge.h	…
mergesort.h	…
meson.build	Merge branch 'tc/last-modified'	2025-09-08 14:54:35 -07:00
meson_options.txt	…
midx-write.c	Merge branch 'ds/midx-write-fixes'	2025-09-15 08:52:06 -07:00
midx.c	midx: compute paths via their source	2025-08-11 09:22:23 -07:00
midx.h	midx: compute paths via their source	2025-08-11 09:22:23 -07:00
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	Merge branch 'jc/string-list-split'	2025-08-21 13:46:59 -07:00
notes.h	…
object-file-convert.c	…
object-file-convert.h	…
object-file.c	bulk-checkin: require transaction for index_blob_bulk_checkin()	2025-08-25 09:48:13 -07:00
object-file.h	…
object-name.c	Merge branch 'rs/get-oid-with-flags-cleanup'	2025-09-23 11:53:40 -07:00
object-name.h	…
object.c	alloc: fix dangling pointer in alloc_state cleanup	2025-09-04 15:24:16 -07:00
object.h	…
odb.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-store-midx-dedup-info'	2025-09-12 10:41:18 -07:00
odb.h	Merge branch 'jt/de-global-bulk-checkin'	2025-09-15 08:52:05 -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	midx: compute paths via their source	2025-08-11 09:22:23 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h	…
pack-check.c	…
pack-mtimes.c	…
pack-mtimes.h	…
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	…
pack-revindex.c	midx: compute paths via their source	2025-08-11 09:22:23 -07:00
pack-revindex.h	…
pack-write.c	…
pack.h	…
packfile.c	midx: drop redundant `struct repository` parameter	2025-08-11 09:22:22 -07:00
packfile.h	…
pager.c	…
pager.h	…
parallel-checkout.c	…
parallel-checkout.h	…
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	Merge branch 'dk/help-all'	2025-08-25 14:22:00 -07:00
parse-options.h	Merge branch 'lm/add-p-context'	2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
parse.c	…
parse.h	…
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	…
patch-ids.h	…
path-walk.c	path-walk: create initializer for path lists	2025-08-25 09:01:17 -07:00
path-walk.h	…
path.c	…
path.h	…
pathspec.c	string-list: split-then-remove-empty can be done while splitting	2025-08-02 22:34:45 -07:00
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: pay attention to (customized) delay time	2025-08-25 15:50:17 -07:00
progress.h	…
promisor-remote.c	promisor-remote: use string_list_split() in mark_remotes_as_accepted()	2025-09-08 10:30:56 -07:00
promisor-remote.h	…
prompt.c	interactive: do strip trailing CRLF from input	2025-07-31 14:17:54 -07:00
prompt.h	…
protocol-caps.c	…
protocol-caps.h	…
protocol.c	Merge branch 'jc/string-list-split'	2025-08-21 13:46:59 -07:00
protocol.h	…
prune-packed.c	…
prune-packed.h	…
pseudo-merge.c	…
pseudo-merge.h	…
quote.c	…
quote.h	…
range-diff.c	range-diff: add configurable memory limit for cost matrix	2025-08-29 09:46:07 -07:00
range-diff.h	range-diff: add configurable memory limit for cost matrix	2025-08-29 09:46:07 -07:00
reachable.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository'	2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
reachable.h	…
read-cache-ll.h	…
read-cache.c	bulk-checkin: remove global transaction state	2025-08-25 09:48:13 -07:00
read-cache.h	…
rebase-interactive.c	…
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	…
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	Merge branch 'jc/string-list-split'	2025-08-21 13:46:59 -07:00
ref-filter.h	…
reflog-walk.c	refs: pass refname when invoking reflog entry callback	2025-08-06 14:19:30 -07:00
reflog-walk.h	…
reflog.c	Merge branch 'ps/remote-rename-fix'	2025-08-21 13:46:58 -07:00
reflog.h	Merge branch 'ps/remote-rename-fix'	2025-08-21 13:46:58 -07:00
refs.c	initial branch: give hints after switching the default name	2025-09-18 11:44:47 -07:00
refs.h	Merge branch 'ps/remote-rename-fix'	2025-08-21 13:46:58 -07:00
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	…
remote.c	Merge branch 'jk/setup-revisions-freefix'	2025-09-29 11:40:34 -07:00
remote.h	…
replace-object.c	…
replace-object.h	…
repo-settings.c	…
repo-settings.h	…
repository.c	Merge branch 'pw/3.0-commentchar-auto-deprecation'	2025-09-18 10:07:00 -07:00
repository.h	config: warn on core.commentString=auto	2025-08-26 08:52:44 -07:00
rerere.c	…
rerere.h	…
reset.c	…
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	Merge branch 'jk/setup-revisions-freefix'	2025-09-29 11:40:34 -07:00
revision.h	revision: add wrapper to setup_revisions() from a strvec	2025-09-22 14:27:03 -07:00
run-command.c	…
run-command.h	…
sane-ctype.h	…
scalar.c	…
send-pack.c	…
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'jk/setup-revisions-freefix'	2025-09-29 11:40:34 -07:00
sequencer.h	treewide: pass strvecs around for setup_revisions_from_strvec()	2025-09-22 14:27:03 -07:00
serve.c	…
serve.h	…
server-info.c	…
server-info.h	…
setup.c	Merge branch 'jc/string-list-split'	2025-08-21 13:46:59 -07:00
setup.h	…
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1dc_git.c	…
sha1dc_git.h	…
shallow.c	treewide: pass strvecs around for setup_revisions_from_strvec()	2025-09-22 14:27:03 -07:00
shallow.h	treewide: pass strvecs around for setup_revisions_from_strvec()	2025-09-22 14:27:03 -07:00
shared.mak	doc: check for absence of multiple terms in each entry of desc list	2025-08-11 14:16:04 -07:00
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.h	…
stable-qsort.c	…
statinfo.c	…
statinfo.h	…
strbuf.c	…
strbuf.h	…
streaming.c	…
streaming.h	…
string-list.c	string-list: optionally omit empty string pieces in string_list_split*()	2025-08-02 22:34:45 -07:00
string-list.h	string-list: optionally omit empty string pieces in string_list_split*()	2025-08-02 22:34:45 -07:00
strmap.c	…
strmap.h	…
strvec.c	…
strvec.h	…
sub-process.c	sub-process: do not use strbuf_split*()	2025-08-02 22:44:58 -07:00
sub-process.h	…
submodule-config.c	…
submodule-config.h	…
submodule.c	treewide: use setup_revisions_from_strvec() when we have a strvec	2025-09-22 14:27:03 -07:00
submodule.h	…
symlinks.c	…
symlinks.h	…
tag.c	…
tag.h	…
tar.h	…
tempfile.c	…
tempfile.h	…
thread-utils.c	…
thread-utils.h	…
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tmp-objdir.h	…
trace.c	…
trace.h	…
trace2.c	…
trace2.h	…
trailer.c	…
trailer.h	…
transport-helper.c	…
transport-internal.h	…
transport.c	Merge branch 'jc/string-list-split'	2025-08-21 13:46:59 -07:00
transport.h	…
tree-diff.c	diff: teach tree-diff a max-depth parameter	2025-08-07 15:29:35 -07:00
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 'jk/setup-revisions-freefix'	2025-09-29 11:40:34 -07:00
upload-pack.h	…
url.c	…
url.h	…
urlmatch.c	…
urlmatch.h	…
usage.c	builtin: also setup gently for --help-all	2025-08-08 11:13:12 -07:00
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	…
wildmatch.c	…
wildmatch.h	…
worktree.c	…
worktree.h	…
wrapper.c	…
wrapper.h	…
write-or-die.c	…
write-or-die.h	…
ws.c	…
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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