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Jeff King b978f78034 color: return bool from want_color()
The point of want_color() is to take in a git_colorbool enum value and
collapse it down to a single true/false boolean, letting UNKNOWN fall
back to the color.ui default and checking isatty() for AUTO.

Let's make that more clear in the type system by returning a bool rather
than an integer.

This sadly still does not help us much with compiler warnings for using
the two types interchangeably. But it helps make the intent more clear
to a human reader.

We still retain the idempotency of want_color(), because in C a bool
true/false converts to 1/0 when converted to an integer, which
corresponds to GIT_COLOR_ALWAYS and GIT_COLOR_NEVER. So you can store
the bool in a git_colorbool and get the right result (something a few
pieces of code still do, but which we'll clean up in further patches).

Note that we rely on this same bool/int conversion for
check_auto_color(). We cache its results in a tristate int with "-1" as
"not yet set", but we can assign to it (and return it) with implicit
conversions to/from bool.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2025-09-16 18:00:25 -07:00
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add-interactive.c color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -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 color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
advice.h
alias.c
alias.h
alloc.c
alloc.h
apply.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
apply.h
archive-tar.c config: drop `git_config()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
archive-zip.c archive: flush deflate stream until Z_STREAM_END 2025-08-04 13:36:35 -07:00
archive.c config: drop `git_config_get_bool()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
archive.h
attr.c odb: rename `repo_read_object_file()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
attr.h
banned.h
base85.c
base85.h
bisect.c odb: rename `repo_read_object_file()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
bisect.h rev-list: make "struct rev_list_info" static to the only user 2025-07-21 15:40:46 -07:00
blame.c Merge branch 'ly/changed-paths-traversal' 2025-07-23 15:45:15 -07:00
blame.h
blob.c
blob.h
bloom.c bloom: replace struct bloom_key * with struct bloom_keyvec 2025-07-14 10:03:03 -07:00
bloom.h bloom: replace struct bloom_key * with struct bloom_keyvec 2025-07-14 10:03:03 -07:00
branch.c config: drop `git_config_get_multivar_gently()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
branch.h
builtin.h
bulk-checkin.c object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `finalize_object_file()` 2025-07-16 22:16:14 -07:00
bulk-checkin.h
bundle-uri.c Merge branch 'ps/object-store' 2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
bundle-uri.h
bundle.c Merge branch 'bc/use-sha256-by-default-in-3.0' 2025-07-21 09:14:25 -07:00
bundle.h
cache-tree.c odb: introduce `odb_write_object()` 2025-07-16 22:16:15 -07:00
cache-tree.h
cbtree.c
cbtree.h
chdir-notify.c
chdir-notify.h
check-builtins.sh
checkout.c config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
checkout.h
chunk-format.c
chunk-format.h
color.c color: return bool from want_color() 2025-09-16 18:00:25 -07:00
color.h color: return bool from want_color() 2025-09-16 18:00:25 -07:00
column.c
column.h
combine-diff.c color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
command-list.txt
commit-graph.c config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c" 2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
commit-graph.h object-store: rename files to "odb.{c,h}" 2025-07-01 14:46:34 -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-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-05 11:53:55 -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 'ps/config-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
config.h Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
config.mak.dev
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname Merge branch 'bs/config-mak-freebsd' 2025-07-14 11:19:23 -07:00
configure.ac Merge branch 'rj/freebsd-sysinfo-build-fix' 2025-07-14 11:19:28 -07:00
connect.c config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
connect.h
connected.c object-store: rename files to "odb.{c,h}" 2025-07-01 14:46:34 -07:00
connected.h
convert.c config: drop `git_config()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
convert.h
copy.c
copy.h
credential.c
credential.h
csum-file.c
csum-file.h
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
detect-compiler
diagnose.c odb: get rid of `the_repository` in `for_each()` functions 2025-07-01 14:46:36 -07:00
diagnose.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c
diff-merges.c
diff-merges.h
diff-no-index.c
diff.c color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
diff.h color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
diffcore-break.c
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 config: drop `git_config_set_in_file()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
dir.h dir: move starts_with_dot(_dot)_slash to dir.h 2025-06-23 16:38:56 -07:00
editor.c config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
editor.h
entry.c odb: rename `repo_read_object_file()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
entry.h
environment.c config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c" 2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
environment.h config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c" 2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
exec-cmd.c
exec-cmd.h
fetch-negotiator.c
fetch-negotiator.h
fetch-pack.c Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.c odb: rename `repo_read_object_file()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c" 2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
fsck.h config: drop `git_config()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
fsmonitor--daemon.h
fsmonitor-ipc.c
fsmonitor-ipc.h
fsmonitor-ll.h
fsmonitor-path-utils.h
fsmonitor-settings.c
fsmonitor-settings.h
fsmonitor.c config: drop `git_config_get_int()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
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 Merge branch 'pw/adopt-c99-bool-officially' 2025-07-24 16:03:55 -07:00
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 Merge branch 'mc/netrc-service-names' 2025-07-14 11:19:25 -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 git: show alias info only with lone -h 2025-07-25 16:34:13 -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 fast-(import|export): improve on commit signature output format 2025-07-09 16:08:29 -07:00
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c grep: don't treat grep_opt.color as a strict bool 2025-09-16 13:37:05 -07:00
grep.h color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
hash-lookup.c
hash-lookup.h
hash.c
hash.h Merge branch 'bc/use-sha256-by-default-in-3.0' 2025-07-21 09:14:25 -07:00
hashmap.c
hashmap.h
help.c config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
help.h
hex-ll.c
hex-ll.h
hex.c
hex.h
hook.c
hook.h
http-backend.c config: drop `git_config_get_bool()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
http-fetch.c config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c" 2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
http-push.c Merge branch 'ps/object-store' 2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
http-walker.c odb: rename `has_object()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
http.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
http.h
ident.c Merge branch 'sa/multi-mailmap-fix' 2025-06-24 09:48:51 -07:00
ident.h
imap-send.c config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c" 2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
iterator.h
json-writer.c
json-writer.h
khash.h
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
line-log.c bloom: rename function operates on bloom_key 2025-07-14 10:03:02 -07:00
line-log.h
line-range.c
line-range.h
linear-assignment.c
linear-assignment.h
list-objects-filter-options.c config: drop `git_config_set()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
list-objects-filter-options.h
list-objects-filter.c odb: rename `oid_object_info()` 2025-07-01 14:46:37 -07:00
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c odb: rename `has_object()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
list-objects.h
list.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
log-tree.h color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
loose.c loose: write loose objects map via their source 2025-07-16 22:16:15 -07:00
loose.h loose: write loose objects map via their source 2025-07-16 22:16:15 -07:00
ls-refs.c config: drop `git_config()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
ls-refs.h
mailinfo.c config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c" 2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c odb: rename `repo_read_object_file()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
mailmap.h
match-trees.c odb: introduce `odb_write_object()` 2025-07-16 22:16:15 -07:00
match-trees.h
mem-pool.c
mem-pool.h
merge-blobs.c odb: rename `repo_read_object_file()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
merge-blobs.h
merge-ll.c config: drop `git_config()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
merge-ll.h
merge-ort-wrappers.c
merge-ort-wrappers.h
merge-ort.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
merge-ort.h
merge.c
merge.h
mergesort.h
meson.build Merge branch 'ms/meson-with-ancient-git-wo-ls-files-dedup' 2025-08-04 08:10:35 -07:00
meson_options.txt meson: work around broken system PCRE2 dependency in macOS 2025-07-18 10:21:42 -07:00
midx-write.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
midx.c midx: remove now-unused linked list of multi-pack indices 2025-07-15 12:07:30 -07:00
midx.h midx: remove now-unused linked list of multi-pack indices 2025-07-15 12:07:30 -07:00
name-hash.c
name-hash.h
notes-cache.c odb: introduce `odb_write_object()` 2025-07-16 22:16:15 -07:00
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c odb: rename `repo_read_object_file()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c config: drop `git_config()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
notes-utils.h
notes.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
notes.h
object-file-convert.c
object-file-convert.h
object-file.c object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in index-related functions 2025-07-16 22:16:18 -07:00
object-file.h object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `force_object_loose()` 2025-07-16 22:16:17 -07:00
object-name.c Merge branch 'ps/object-store-midx' 2025-08-03 18:44:27 -07:00
object-name.h
object.c odb: rename `repo_read_object_file()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
object.h
odb.c object-file: get rid of `the_repository` when writing objects 2025-07-16 22:16:16 -07:00
odb.h Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-05 11:53:55 -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-store' 2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c Merge branch 'ps/object-store-midx' 2025-08-03 18:44:27 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h pack-bitmap: add load corrupt bitmap test 2025-07-01 14:41:54 -07:00
pack-check.c object-store: rename files to "odb.{c,h}" 2025-07-01 14:46:34 -07:00
pack-mtimes.c object-store: rename files to "odb.{c,h}" 2025-07-01 14:46:34 -07:00
pack-mtimes.h
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h Merge branch 'ps/object-store' 2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
pack-revindex.c object-store: rename files to "odb.{c,h}" 2025-07-01 14:46:34 -07:00
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `finalize_object_file()` 2025-07-16 22:16:14 -07:00
pack.h object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `finalize_object_file()` 2025-07-16 22:16:14 -07:00
packfile.c midx: remove now-unused linked list of multi-pack indices 2025-07-15 12:07:30 -07:00
packfile.h packfile: refactor `get_multi_pack_index()` to work on sources 2025-07-15 12:07:29 -07:00
pager.c
pager.h
parallel-checkout.c config: drop `git_config_get_int()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
parallel-checkout.h
parse-options-cb.c color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
parse-options.c parse-options: add precision handling for OPTION_COUNTUP 2025-07-09 08:40:32 -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.h
path.c object-store: rename files to "odb.{c,h}" 2025-07-01 14:46:34 -07:00
path.h
pathspec.c
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c Use legacy hash for legacy formats 2025-07-01 14:58:24 -07:00
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c
preload-index.h
pretty.c color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
pretty.h color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
prio-queue.c prio-queue: add prio_queue_replace() 2025-07-22 07:28:35 -07:00
prio-queue.h prio-queue: add prio_queue_replace() 2025-07-22 07:28:35 -07:00
progress.c
progress.h
promisor-remote.c config: drop `git_config_get_bool()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:20 -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 odb: rename `oid_object_info()` 2025-07-01 14:46:37 -07:00
protocol-caps.h
protocol.c config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
protocol.h
prune-packed.c object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in loose object iterators 2025-07-16 22:16:17 -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-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
reachable.h
read-cache-ll.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'ps/object-file-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-05 11:53:55 -07:00
read-cache.h
rebase-interactive.c config: drop `git_config_get_value()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
rebase-interactive.h
rebase.c
rebase.h
ref-filter.c Merge branch 'kn/for-each-ref-skip-updates' 2025-08-04 08:10:32 -07:00
ref-filter.h color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
reflog.c Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
reflog.h reflog: close leak of reflog expire entry 2025-07-22 16:34:11 -07:00
refs.c Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
refs.h Merge branch 'kn/for-each-ref-skip' 2025-08-03 18:44:26 -07:00
refspec.c
refspec.h
remote-curl.c Use legacy hash for legacy formats 2025-07-01 14:58:24 -07:00
remote.c config: drop `git_config_get_string()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:19 -07:00
remote.h submodule: look up remotes by URL first 2025-06-23 16:38:57 -07:00
replace-object.c object-store: rename files to "odb.{c,h}" 2025-07-01 14:46:34 -07:00
replace-object.h object-store: rename files to "odb.{c,h}" 2025-07-01 14:46:34 -07:00
repo-settings.c
repo-settings.h
repository.c Merge branch 'ps/object-store' 2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
repository.h Merge branch 'ps/object-store' 2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
rerere.c config: move Git config parsing into "environment.c" 2025-07-23 08:15:22 -07:00
rerere.h
reset.c
reset.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'ps/config-wo-the-repository' 2025-08-04 08:10:33 -07:00
revision.h Merge branch 'jk/revision-no-early-output' 2025-08-01 11:27:11 -07:00
run-command.c config: drop `git_config_get_bool()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:20 -07:00
run-command.h
sane-ctype.h sane-ctype: fix compiler error on Amazon Linux 2 2025-07-10 11:18:37 -07:00
scalar.c config: drop `git_config_get_multivar_gently()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
send-pack.c Merge branch 'ps/object-store' 2025-07-15 15:18:18 -07:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c config: drop `git_config_set_multivar_in_file_gently()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
sequencer.h
serve.c Use legacy hash for legacy formats 2025-07-01 14:58:24 -07:00
serve.h
server-info.c object-store: rename files to "odb.{c,h}" 2025-07-01 14:46:34 -07:00
server-info.h
setup.c config: drop `git_config_set()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
setup.h setup: use the default algorithm to initialize repo format 2025-07-01 14:58:24 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h
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shallow.h
shared.mak
shell.c
shortlog.h
sideband.c color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
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
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strbuf.h strbuf: convert predicates to return bool 2025-07-16 08:18:06 -07:00
streaming.c odb: rename `oid_object_info()` 2025-07-01 14:46:37 -07:00
streaming.h
string-list.c string-list: enable sign compare warnings check 2025-07-07 08:07:46 -07:00
string-list.h
strmap.c
strmap.h
strvec.c
strvec.h
sub-process.c
sub-process.h
submodule-config.c config: drop `git_config_set_in_file_gently()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
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submodule.c config: drop `git_config_set_in_file_gently()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
submodule.h odb: get rid of `the_repository` when handling submodule sources 2025-07-01 14:46:37 -07:00
symlinks.c
symlinks.h
tag.c odb: rename `repo_read_object_file()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c object-file: get rid of `the_repository` in `finalize_object_file()` 2025-07-16 22:16:14 -07:00
tmp-objdir.h
trace.c
trace.h
trace2.c
trace2.h
trailer.c config: drop `git_config()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:18 -07:00
trailer.h
transport-helper.c
transport-internal.h
transport.c color: use git_colorbool enum type to store colorbools 2025-09-16 17:59:53 -07:00
transport.h
tree-diff.c
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tree-walk.h
tree.c odb: rename `repo_read_object_file()` 2025-07-01 14:46:38 -07:00
tree.h
unicode-width.h
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unix-stream-server.c
unix-stream-server.h
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unpack-trees.h
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upload-pack.h
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c Merge branch 'ps/maintenance-ref-lock' 2025-06-25 14:07:36 -07:00
userdiff.c
userdiff.h
utf8.c
utf8.h
varint.c
varint.h
version-def.h.in
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versioncmp.h
walker.c Merge branch 'rs/pop-recent-commit-with-prio-queue' 2025-07-28 12:02:34 -07:00
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c config: drop `git_config_set_in_file_gently()` wrapper 2025-07-23 08:15:21 -07:00
worktree.h
wrapper.c
wrapper.h
write-or-die.c
write-or-die.h
ws.c
ws.h
wt-status.c color: use GIT_COLOR_* instead of numeric constants 2025-09-16 13:37:03 -07:00
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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