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Junio C Hamano ac9d269e5c Merge branch 'cf/c23-const-preserving-strchr-updates-0' into next ISO C23 redefines strchr and friends that tradiotionally took a const pointer and returned a non-const pointer derived from it to preserve constness (i.e., if you ask for a substring in a const string, you get a const pointer to the substring). Update code paths that used non-const pointer to receive their results that did not have to be non-const to adjust. * cf/c23-const-preserving-strchr-updates-0: gpg-interface: remove an unnecessary NULL initialization global: constify some pointers that are not written to		2026-02-06 11:22:59 -08:00
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contrib	Merge branch 'jc/diff-highlight-main-master-testfix' into next	2026-02-05 16:06:13 -08:00
ewah	cocci: extend MEMZERO_ARRAY() rules	2026-02-03 09:41:52 -08:00
git-gui	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/j6t/git-gui	2026-01-25 09:08:06 -08:00
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odb	packfile: move packfile store into object source	2026-01-09 06:40:07 -08:00
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po	Merge branch 'jx/zh_CN' of github.com:jiangxin/git	2026-01-31 21:32:54 +08:00
refs	Merge branch 'kn/ref-batch-output-error-reporting-fix' into next	2026-01-30 09:59:25 -08:00
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t	Merge branch 'cf/c23-const-preserving-strchr-updates-0' into next	2026-02-06 11:22:59 -08:00
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.gitignore	builtin: add new "history" command	2026-01-13 05:41:17 -08:00
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.mailmap	.mailmap: fix email for Phil Hord	2026-02-03 10:29:00 -08:00
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GIT-VERSION-GEN	Start 2.54 cycle	2026-02-05 15:42:01 -08:00
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LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	Merge branch 'ps/history' into next	2026-01-29 13:27:39 -08:00
README.md	…
RelNotes	Start 2.54 cycle	2026-02-05 15:42:01 -08:00
SECURITY.md	…
abspath.c	…
abspath.h	…
aclocal.m4	…
add-interactive.c	add-interactive: use repo_parse_tree_indirect()	2026-01-09 18:36:16 -08:00
add-interactive.h	…
add-patch.c	Merge branch 'cf/c23-const-preserving-strchr-updates-0' into next	2026-02-06 11:22:59 -08:00
advice.c	…
advice.h	…
alias.c	…
alias.h	…
alloc.c	…
alloc.h	…
apply.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
apply.h	…
archive-tar.c	…
archive-zip.c	…
archive.c	cocci: convert parse_tree functions to repo_ variants	2026-01-09 18:36:18 -08:00
archive.h	…
attr.c	…
attr.h	…
banned.h	…
base85.c	…
base85.h	…
bisect.c	…
bisect.h	…
blame.c	…
blame.h	…
blob.c	…
blob.h	…
bloom.c	bloom: use repo_parse_tree()	2026-01-09 18:36:16 -08:00
bloom.h	…
branch.c	…
branch.h	…
builtin.h	Merge branch 'ps/history' into next	2026-01-29 13:27:39 -08:00
bundle-uri.c	…
bundle-uri.h	…
bundle.c	…
bundle.h	…
cache-tree.c	cocci: convert parse_tree functions to repo_ variants	2026-01-09 18:36:18 -08:00
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	…
column.h	…
combine-diff.c	…
command-list.txt	builtin: add new "history" command	2026-01-13 05:41:17 -08:00
commit-graph.c	Merge branch 'ps/read-object-info-improvements'	2026-01-21 08:29:00 -08:00
commit-graph.h	…
commit-reach.c	commit-reach: use commit_stack	2025-12-25 08:29:29 +09:00
commit-reach.h	…
commit-slab-decl.h	…
commit-slab-impl.h	…
commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	Revert "Merge branch 'ar/run-command-hook'"	2026-01-15 13:02:38 -08:00
commit.h	commit: add commit_stack_grow()	2025-12-25 08:29:28 +09:00
common-exit.c	…
common-init.c	…
common-init.h	…
common-main.c	…
config.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
config.h	…
config.mak.dev	…
config.mak.in	…
config.mak.uname	utf8.c: enable workaround for iconv under macOS 14/15	2026-01-12 12:00:39 -08:00
configure.ac	…
connect.c	…
connect.h	…
connected.c	…
connected.h	…
convert.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
convert.h	…
copy.c	…
copy.h	…
credential.c	…
credential.h	…
csum-file.c	…
csum-file.h	…
ctype.c	…
daemon.c	…
date.c	…
date.h	…
decorate.c	…
decorate.h	…
delta-islands.c	delta-islands: use repo_parse_tree()	2026-01-09 18:36:17 -08:00
delta-islands.h	…
delta.h	…
detect-compiler	…
diagnose.c	…
diagnose.h	…
diff-delta.c	…
diff-lib.c	cocci: convert parse_tree functions to repo_ variants	2026-01-09 18:36:18 -08:00
diff-merges.c	…
diff-merges.h	…
diff-no-index.c	…
diff.c	Merge branch 'cf/c23-const-preserving-strchr-updates-0' into next	2026-02-06 11:22:59 -08:00
diff.h	…
diffcore-break.c	…
diffcore-delta.c	cocci: extend MEMZERO_ARRAY() rules	2026-02-03 09:41:52 -08:00
diffcore-order.c	…
diffcore-pickaxe.c	…
diffcore-rename.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
diffcore-rotate.c	…
diffcore.h	…
dir-iterator.c	…
dir-iterator.h	…
dir.c	…
dir.h	…
editor.c	…
editor.h	…
entry.c	…
entry.h	…
environment.c	Merge branch 'rs/tree-wo-the-repository'	2026-01-21 16:16:28 -08:00
environment.h	Merge branch 'rs/tree-wo-the-repository'	2026-01-21 16:16:28 -08:00
exec-cmd.c	…
exec-cmd.h	…
fetch-negotiator.c	…
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-pack.c	…
fetch-pack.h	…
fmt-merge-msg.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
for-each-ref.h	…
fsck.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
fsck.h	builtin/fsck: move generic HEAD check into `refs_fsck()`	2026-01-12 06:55:41 -08:00
fsmonitor--daemon.h	…
fsmonitor-ipc.c	…
fsmonitor-ipc.h	…
fsmonitor-ll.h	…
fsmonitor-path-utils.h	…
fsmonitor-settings.c	…
fsmonitor-settings.h	…
fsmonitor.c	…
fsmonitor.h	…
generate-cmdlist.sh	…
generate-configlist.sh	…
generate-hooklist.sh	…
generate-perl.sh	…
generate-python.sh	…
generate-script.sh	…
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-compat-util.h	environment: move access to core.maxTreeDepth into repo settings	2026-01-09 18:36:16 -08:00
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	…
git-zlib.h	…
git.c	builtin: add new "history" command	2026-01-13 05:41:17 -08:00
git.rc.in	…
gpg-interface.c	gpg-interface: remove an unnecessary NULL initialization	2026-02-05 17:59:19 -08:00
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	Merge branch 'cf/c23-const-preserving-strchr-updates-0' into next	2026-02-06 11:22:59 -08:00
help.h	…
hex-ll.c	…
hex-ll.h	…
hex.c	…
hex.h	…
hook.c	Revert "Merge branch 'ar/run-command-hook'"	2026-01-15 13:02:38 -08:00
hook.h	Revert "Merge branch 'ar/run-command-hook'"	2026-01-15 13:02:38 -08:00
http-backend.c	Merge branch 'kt/http-backend-errors'	2026-01-21 08:28:58 -08:00
http-fetch.c	…
http-push.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
http-walker.c	…
http.c	packfile: move packfile store into object source	2026-01-09 06:40:07 -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.h	…
list-objects-filter.c	…
list-objects-filter.h	…
list-objects.c	cocci: convert parse_tree functions to repo_ variants	2026-01-09 18:36:18 -08:00
list-objects.h	…
list.h	…
lockfile.c	trim_last_path_component(): avoid hard-coding the directory separator	2026-01-09 18:28:37 -08:00
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	…
log-tree.h	…
loose.c	…
loose.h	…
ls-refs.c	…
ls-refs.h	…
mailinfo.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	…
mailmap.h	…
match-trees.c	…
match-trees.h	…
mem-pool.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
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	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
merge-ort.h	…
merge.c	cocci: convert parse_tree functions to repo_ variants	2026-01-09 18:36:18 -08:00
merge.h	…
mergesort.h	…
meson.build	builtin: add new "history" command	2026-01-13 05:41:17 -08:00
meson_options.txt	…
midx-write.c	Merge branch 'tb/midx-write-corrupt-checksum-fix'	2026-01-21 16:16:27 -08:00
midx.c	Merge branch 'ps/packfile-store-in-odb-source'	2026-01-21 08:28:59 -08:00
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	string-list: add string_list_sort_u() that mimics "sort -u"	2026-01-29 09:32:50 -08:00
notes.h	…
object-file-convert.c	…
object-file-convert.h	…
object-file.c	object-file: always set OI_LOOSE when reading object info	2026-01-12 06:51:14 -08:00
object-file.h	…
object-name.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
object-name.h	…
object.c	…
object.h	…
odb.c	Merge branch 'ps/packfile-store-in-odb-source'	2026-01-21 08:28:59 -08:00
odb.h	Merge branch 'ps/read-object-info-improvements'	2026-01-21 08:29:00 -08:00
oid-array.c	…
oid-array.h	…
oidmap.c	…
oidmap.h	…
oidset.c	…
oidset.h	…
oidtree.c	…
oidtree.h	…
pack-bitmap-write.c	Merge branch 'rs/tree-wo-the-repository'	2026-01-21 16:16:28 -08:00
pack-bitmap.c	packfile: drop repository parameter from `packed_object_info()`	2026-01-12 06:51:15 -08:00
pack-bitmap.h	…
pack-check.c	…
pack-mtimes.c	…
pack-mtimes.h	…
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	…
pack-refs.c	…
pack-refs.h	…
pack-revindex.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
pack-revindex.h	…
pack-write.c	…
pack.h	…
packfile.c	Merge branch 'ps/read-object-info-improvements'	2026-01-21 08:29:00 -08:00
packfile.h	Merge branch 'ps/read-object-info-improvements'	2026-01-21 08:29:00 -08:00
pager.c	…
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	path-walk: use repo_parse_tree_gently()	2026-01-09 18:36:17 -08:00
path-walk.h	…
path.c	…
path.h	…
pathspec.c	…
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	…
preload-index.h	…
pretty.c	…
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.h	…
quote.c	…
quote.h	…
range-diff.c	…
range-diff.h	…
reachable.c	packfile: refactor kept-pack cache to work with packfile stores	2026-01-09 06:40:06 -08:00
reachable.h	…
read-cache-ll.h	…
read-cache.c	Merge branch 'js/symlink-windows'	2026-01-23 13:34:37 -08:00
read-cache.h	…
rebase-interactive.c	…
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	…
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	tag: support arbitrary repositories in parse_tag()	2025-12-29 22:02:54 +09:00
ref-filter.h	…
reflog-walk.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
reflog-walk.h	…
reflog.c	…
reflog.h	…
refs.c	Merge branch 'kn/ref-batch-output-error-reporting-fix' into next	2026-01-30 09:59:25 -08:00
refs.h	Merge branch 'kn/ref-batch-output-error-reporting-fix' into next	2026-01-30 09:59:25 -08:00
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	remote-curl: use auth for probe_rpc() requests too	2026-01-14 09:44:30 -08:00
remote.c	Merge branch 'jk/remote-tracking-ref-leakfix'	2026-02-05 15:41:57 -08:00
remote.h	remote: always allocate branch.push_tracking_ref	2026-01-19 16:24:02 -08:00
repack-cruft.c	…
repack-filtered.c	…
repack-geometry.c	builtin/repack: handle promisor packs with geometric repacking	2026-01-14 06:29:24 -08:00
repack-midx.c	…
repack-promisor.c	builtin/repack: handle promisor packs with geometric repacking	2026-01-14 06:29:24 -08:00
repack.c	…
repack.h	builtin/repack: handle promisor packs with geometric repacking	2026-01-14 06:29:24 -08:00
replace-object.c	…
replace-object.h	…
replay.c	replay: drop commits that become empty	2026-01-13 06:13:37 -08:00
replay.h	builtin/replay: move core logic into "libgit.a"	2026-01-13 05:41:16 -08:00
repo-settings.c	environment: move access to core.maxTreeDepth into repo settings	2026-01-09 18:36:16 -08:00
repo-settings.h	environment: move access to core.maxTreeDepth into repo settings	2026-01-09 18:36:16 -08:00
repository.c	Merge branch 'ar/submodule-gitdir-tweak'	2026-02-05 15:41:58 -08:00
repository.h	Merge branch 'ar/submodule-gitdir-tweak'	2026-02-05 15:41:58 -08:00
rerere.c	…
rerere.h	…
reset.c	cocci: convert parse_tree functions to repo_ variants	2026-01-09 18:36:18 -08:00
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	Merge branch 'rs/tree-wo-the-repository'	2026-01-21 16:16:28 -08:00
revision.h	…
run-command.c	Revert "Merge branch 'ar/run-command-hook'"	2026-01-15 13:02:38 -08:00
run-command.h	Revert "Merge branch 'ar/run-command-hook'"	2026-01-15 13:02:38 -08:00
sane-ctype.h	…
scalar.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
send-pack.c	…
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'rs/tree-wo-the-repository'	2026-01-21 16:16:28 -08:00
sequencer.h	…
serve.c	…
serve.h	…
server-info.c	…
server-info.h	…
setup.c	Merge branch 'ar/submodule-gitdir-tweak'	2026-02-05 15:41:58 -08:00
setup.h	Merge branch 'ar/submodule-gitdir-tweak'	2026-02-05 15:41:58 -08:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1dc_git.c	…
sha1dc_git.h	…
shallow.c	shallow: use commit_stack	2025-12-25 08:29:28 +09:00
shallow.h	shallow: use commit_stack	2025-12-25 08:29:28 +09:00
shared.mak	…
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	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
strbuf.h	…
string-list.c	Merge branch 'cf/c23-const-preserving-strchr-updates-0' into next	2026-02-06 11:22:59 -08:00
string-list.h	string-list: add string_list_sort_u() that mimics "sort -u"	2026-01-29 09:32:50 -08:00
strmap.c	…
strmap.h	…
strvec.c	…
strvec.h	…
sub-process.c	…
sub-process.h	…
submodule-config.c	…
submodule-config.h	…
submodule.c	Merge branch 'ar/submodule-gitdir-tweak'	2026-02-05 15:41:58 -08:00
submodule.h	…
symlinks.c	…
symlinks.h	…
tag.c	tag: stop using the_repository	2025-12-29 22:02:54 +09:00
tag.h	tag: support arbitrary repositories in parse_tag()	2025-12-29 22:02:54 +09:00
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	…
transport-internal.h	…
transport.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
transport.h	…
tree-diff.c	environment: move access to core.maxTreeDepth into repo settings	2026-01-09 18:36:16 -08:00
tree-walk.c	environment: move access to core.maxTreeDepth into repo settings	2026-01-09 18:36:16 -08:00
tree-walk.h	…
tree.c	tree: stop using the_repository	2026-01-09 18:36:17 -08:00
tree.h	tree: stop using the_repository	2026-01-09 18:36:17 -08:00
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	…
upload-pack.h	…
url.c	submodule: fix case-folding gitdir filesystem collisions	2026-01-12 11:56:56 -08:00
url.h	submodule: fix case-folding gitdir filesystem collisions	2026-01-12 11:56:56 -08:00
urlmatch.c	…
urlmatch.h	…
usage.c	…
userdiff.c	…
userdiff.h	…
utf8.c	utf8.c: prepare workaround for iconv under macOS 14/15	2026-01-12 12:00:04 -08:00
utf8.h	…
varint.c	…
varint.h	…
version-def.h.in	…
version.c	…
version.h	…
versioncmp.c	…
versioncmp.h	…
walker.c	cocci: convert parse_tree functions to repo_ variants	2026-01-09 18:36:18 -08:00
walker.h	…
wildmatch.c	…
wildmatch.h	…
worktree.c	…
worktree.h	…
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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