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Patrick Steinhardt af2a4b3eb7 contrib: remove some scripts in "stats" directory
The "stats" directory contains a couple of scripts to do some statistics
on a repository:

  - "git-common-hash" shows the longest common hash prefixes and can be
    used to determine the minimum prefix length to use for object names
    to be unique. The script has last been touched in 53474eb92f
    (contrib: update stats/mailmap script, 2012-12-12) and searching for
    it on the internet doesn't really surface any potential use cases or
    even mentions of it.

    Modern Git also shouldn't really need this tool as it knows to
    automatically scale printed prefixes via some heuristics.

  - "mailmap.pl" performs some statistics on the number of mailmapped
    commits in a repository. It has last been modified in 53474eb92f
    (contrib: update stats/mailmap script, 2012-12-12) and has since
    been bitrotting. It doesn't even compile nowadays anymore:

        $ perl contrib/stats/mailmap.pl
        Experimental keys on scalar is now forbidden at contrib/stats/mailmap.pl line 57.
        Type of arg 1 to keys must be hash or array (not hash element) at contrib/stats/mailmap.pl line 57, near "}) "
        Experimental keys on scalar is now forbidden at contrib/stats/mailmap.pl line 57.
        Type of arg 1 to keys must be hash or array (not private variable) at contrib/stats/mailmap.pl line 57, near "$h)"
        Experimental keys on scalar is now forbidden at contrib/stats/mailmap.pl line 64.
        Type of arg 1 to keys must be hash or array (not private variable) at contrib/stats/mailmap.pl line 64, near "$h)"
        Execution of contrib/stats/mailmap.pl aborted due to compilation errors.

    This should be good-enough signal to indicate that nobody is using
    this script at all anymore.

  - "packinfo.pl" takes the output from git-verify-pack(1) and performs
    some pretty printing thereof. On the one hand it reformats the
    output to be easier to read and provide some summaries. On the other
    hand it may also print filenames of blobs.

    We don't have any replacement for this tool. Ideally, we should move
    its functionality into git-verify-pack(1) itself.

Remove the first two scripts, but retain "packinfo.pl".

Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-05-12 10:55:47 -07:00
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mergetools Merge branch 'fr/vimdiff-layout-fixes' 2025-04-08 11:43:16 -07:00
negotiator
oss-fuzz object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
perl
po Merge branch 'js/po-update-workflow' 2025-05-09 19:17:19 +02:00
refs Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
reftable Merge branch 'ps/reftable-api-revamp' 2025-04-29 14:21:30 -07:00
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t contrib: remove "git-new-workdir" 2025-05-12 10:55:47 -07:00
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.gitattributes
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.gitmodules
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CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
COPYING
GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS.in
GIT-VERSION-FILE.in
GIT-VERSION-GEN
INSTALL
LGPL-2.1
Makefile git-gui: treat the message template file as a built file 2025-05-07 19:55:15 +02:00
README.md
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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/parse-options-integers' 2025-04-24 17:25:34 -07:00
apply.h
archive-tar.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
archive-zip.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
archive.c Merge branch 'ps/parse-options-integers' 2025-04-24 17:25:34 -07:00
archive.h
attr.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
attr.h
banned.h
base85.c
base85.h
bisect.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
bisect.h
blame.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
blame.h
blob.c
blob.h
bloom.c
bloom.h
branch.c
branch.h
builtin.h
bulk-checkin.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
bulk-checkin.h object-file: drop `index_blob_stream()` 2025-04-15 08:24:36 -07:00
bundle-uri.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
bundle-uri.h
bundle.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
bundle.h
cache-tree.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -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
column.h
combine-diff.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
command-list.txt
commit-graph.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
commit-graph.h object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
commit-reach.c
commit-reach.h
commit-slab-decl.h
commit-slab-impl.h
commit-slab.h
commit.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
commit.h
common-exit.c
common-init.c
common-init.h
common-main.c
config.c Merge branch 'ps/object-wo-the-repository' 2025-04-15 13:50:15 -07:00
config.h
config.mak.dev Merge branch 'js/comma-semicolon-confusion' 2025-04-15 13:50:17 -07:00
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname Merge branch 'js/windows-arm64' 2025-05-05 14:56:24 -07:00
configure.ac config.mak.uname: add sysinfo() configuration for cygwin 2025-04-16 20:43:45 -07:00
connect.c
connect.h
connected.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
connected.h
convert.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
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.h
delta.h
detect-compiler
diagnose.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
diagnose.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c
diff-merges.c
diff-merges.h
diff-no-index.c
diff.c Merge branch 'js/diff-codeql-false-positive-workaround' 2025-05-08 12:36:32 -07:00
diff.h Merge branch 'ps/object-wo-the-repository' 2025-04-15 13:50:15 -07:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c
diffcore-rename.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
diffcore-rotate.c
diffcore.h
dir-iterator.c
dir-iterator.h
dir.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
dir.h
editor.c
editor.h
entry.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
entry.h
environment.c Merge branch 'js/windows-arm64' 2025-05-05 14:56:24 -07:00
environment.h Merge branch 'ab/environment-clean-header' 2025-04-17 10:28:20 -07:00
exec-cmd.c
exec-cmd.h
fetch-negotiator.c
fetch-negotiator.h
fetch-pack.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -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
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 Merge branch 'ps/parse-options-integers' 2025-04-24 17:25:34 -07:00
git-curl-compat.h
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl
git-cvsserver.perl
git-difftool--helper.sh
git-filter-branch.sh filter-branch: stop depending on Perl 2025-04-16 07:30:29 -07:00
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 request-pull: stop depending on Perl 2025-04-16 07:30:29 -07:00
git-send-email.perl send-email: finer-grained SMTP error handling 2025-04-07 14:54:05 -07:00
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh
git-submodule.sh
git-svn.perl
git-web--browse.sh
git-zlib.c Merge branch 'jk/zlib-inflate-fixes' 2025-04-15 13:50:14 -07:00
git-zlib.h git-zlib: use `struct z_stream_s` instead of typedef 2025-04-07 14:53:11 -07:00
git.c
git.rc.in
gpg-interface.c
gpg-interface.h
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
grep.h
hash-lookup.c
hash-lookup.h
hash.c
hash.h Merge branch 'jt/help-sha-backend-info-in-build-options' 2025-04-16 13:54:20 -07:00
hashmap.c Merge branch 'en/hashmap-clear-fix' 2025-05-08 12:36:31 -07:00
hashmap.h
help.c
help.h
hex-ll.c
hex-ll.h
hex.c
hex.h
hook.c
hook.h
http-backend.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
http-fetch.c
http-push.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
http-walker.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
http.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
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 object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
list-objects.h
list.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
log-tree.h
loose.c
loose.h
ls-refs.c
ls-refs.h
mailinfo.c
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
mailmap.h
match-trees.c object-file: split out functions relating to object store subsystem 2025-04-15 08:24:36 -07:00
match-trees.h
mem-pool.c
mem-pool.h
merge-blobs.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
merge-blobs.h
merge-ll.c
merge-ll.h
merge-ort-wrappers.c
merge-ort-wrappers.h merge-recursive.[ch]: thoroughly debug these 2025-04-08 13:59:13 -07:00
merge-ort.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
merge-ort.h merge-recursive.[ch]: thoroughly debug these 2025-04-08 13:59:13 -07:00
merge.c
merge.h
mergesort.h
meson.build Merge branch 'kn/meson-hdr-check' 2025-05-05 14:56:25 -07:00
meson_options.txt meson: wire up benchmarking options 2025-04-28 13:13:52 -07:00
midx-write.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
midx.c object-file: move `git_open_cloexec()` to "compat/open.c" 2025-04-15 08:24:35 -07:00
midx.h
name-hash.c
name-hash.h
notes-cache.c object-file: split out functions relating to object store subsystem 2025-04-15 08:24:36 -07:00
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c object-file: split out functions relating to object store subsystem 2025-04-15 08:24:36 -07:00
notes.h
object-file-convert.c
object-file-convert.h
object-file.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
object-file.h object-file: split up concerns of `HASH_*` flags 2025-04-15 08:24:36 -07:00
object-name.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
object-name.h
object-store.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
object-store.h object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
object.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
object.h Merge branch 'kn/bundle-dedup-optim' 2025-04-23 13:58:50 -07:00
oid-array.c
oid-array.h
oidmap.c
oidmap.h
oidset.c
oidset.h
oidtree.c
oidtree.h
pack-bitmap-write.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h Merge branch 'ps/cat-file-filter-batch' 2025-04-16 13:54:21 -07:00
pack-check.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
pack-mtimes.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
pack-mtimes.h
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
pack-revindex.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c
pack.h
packfile.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
packfile.h
pager.c
pager.h
parallel-checkout.c
parallel-checkout.h
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c parse-options: introduce precision handling for `OPTION_UNSIGNED` 2025-04-17 08:15:16 -07:00
parse-options.h parse-options: detect mismatches in integer signedness 2025-04-17 08:15:16 -07:00
parse.c parse-options: introduce precision handling for `OPTION_UNSIGNED` 2025-04-17 08:15:16 -07:00
parse.h parse-options: introduce precision handling for `OPTION_UNSIGNED` 2025-04-17 08:15:16 -07:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c
patch-ids.h
path-walk.c
path-walk.h
path.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
path.h object-file: move `safe_create_leading_directories()` into "path.c" 2025-04-15 08:24:35 -07:00
pathspec.c
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.h
promisor-remote.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
promisor-remote.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
protocol-caps.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
protocol-caps.h
protocol.c
protocol.h
prune-packed.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
prune-packed.h
pseudo-merge.c
pseudo-merge.h
quote.c
quote.h
range-diff.c
range-diff.h
reachable.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
reachable.h
read-cache-ll.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
read-cache.h
rebase-interactive.c
rebase-interactive.h
rebase.c
rebase.h
ref-filter.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
ref-filter.h global: use designated initializers for options 2025-04-17 08:15:15 -07:00
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
reflog.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
reflog.h builtin/reflog: make functions regarding `reflog_expire_options` public 2025-04-08 07:53:27 -07:00
refs.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
refs.h Merge branch 'kn/non-transactional-batch-updates' 2025-04-16 13:54:19 -07:00
refspec.c
refspec.h
remote-curl.c
remote.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
remote.h
replace-object.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
replace-object.h object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
repo-settings.c
repo-settings.h
repository.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
repository.h
rerere.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
rerere.h
reset.c
reset.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
revision.h Merge branch 'lo/remove-log-reencode-from-rev-info' 2025-04-29 14:21:31 -07:00
run-command.c
run-command.h
sane-ctype.h
scalar.c
send-pack.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-cleanup' 2025-04-24 17:25:33 -07:00
sequencer.h
serve.c
serve.h
server-info.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
server-info.h
setup.c
setup.h
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h
shallow.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
shallow.h
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
strbuf.h
streaming.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
streaming.h
string-list.c
string-list.h
strmap.c
strmap.h
strvec.c
strvec.h
sub-process.c
sub-process.h
submodule-config.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
submodule-config.h
submodule.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
submodule.h
symlinks.c
symlinks.h
tag.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
tmp-objdir.h
trace.c
trace.h
trace2.c
trace2.h
trailer.c
trailer.h
transport-helper.c
transport-internal.h
transport.c
transport.h
tree-diff.c
tree-walk.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
tree-walk.h
tree.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -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 object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
unpack-trees.h
upload-pack.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -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 object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c
worktree.h
wrapper.c object-file: move `xmmap()` into "wrapper.c" 2025-04-15 08:24:35 -07:00
wrapper.h
write-or-die.c
write-or-die.h
ws.c
ws.h
wt-status.c
wt-status.h
xdiff-interface.c object-store: merge "object-store-ll.h" and "object-store.h" 2025-04-15 08:24:37 -07:00
xdiff-interface.h

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