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Toon Claes bc26f7690a clone: make it possible to specify --tags Option --no-tags was added in `0dab2468ee` (clone: add a --no-tags option to clone without tags, 2017-04-26). At the time there was no need to support --tags as well, although there was some conversation about it[1]. To simplify the code and to prepare for future commits, invert the flag internally. Functionally there is no change, because the flag is default-enabled passing `--tags` has no effect, so there's no need to add tests for this. [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/CAGZ79kbHuMpiavJ90kQLEL_AR0BEyArcZoEWAjPPhOFacN16YQ@mail.gmail.com/ Signed-off-by: Toon Claes <toon@iotcl.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>		2025-02-06 12:23:53 -08:00
.github	Merge branch 'ps/ci-meson'	2024-12-23 09:32:25 -08:00
Documentation	clone: make it possible to specify --tags	2025-02-06 12:23:53 -08:00
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builtin	clone: make it possible to specify --tags	2025-02-06 12:23:53 -08:00
ci	Merge branch 'jk/lsan-race-ignore-false-positive'	2025-01-02 13:37:08 -08:00
compat	Merge branch 'jk/pack-header-parse-alignment-fix'	2025-01-28 13:02:23 -08:00
contrib	Merge branch 'ps/build-meson-subtree'	2025-01-28 13:02:23 -08:00
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git-gui	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/j6t/git-gui	2025-01-06 06:51:37 -08:00
gitk-git	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/j6t/gitk	2025-01-06 06:52:05 -08:00
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negotiator	prio-queue: use size_t rather than int for size	2024-12-20 07:21:45 -08:00
oss-fuzz	Merge branch 'ps/the-repository'	2025-01-21 08:44:54 -08:00
perl	meson: fix perl dependencies	2025-01-08 08:05:39 -08:00
po	Merge branch '2.48-uk-update' of github.com:arkid15r/git-ukrainian-l10n	2025-01-07 15:45:43 +08:00
refs	Merge branch 'kn/reflog-symref-fix'	2025-01-29 14:05:10 -08:00
reftable	Merge branch 'ps/reftable-sign-compare'	2025-01-28 13:02:24 -08:00
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t	Merge branch 'ps/reflog-migration-with-logall-fix'	2025-01-29 14:05:10 -08:00
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trace2	Merge branch 'am/trace2-with-valueless-true'	2025-01-29 14:05:10 -08:00
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GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS.in	GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS: wire up NO_GITWEB option	2024-12-27 08:17:19 -08:00
GIT-VERSION-FILE.in	…
GIT-VERSION-GEN	Start the Git 2.49 cycle	2025-01-13 13:00:48 -08:00
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Makefile	Merge branch 'ds/path-walk-1'	2025-01-29 14:05:09 -08:00
README.md	…
RelNotes	Start the Git 2.49 cycle	2025-01-13 13:00:48 -08:00
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add-interactive.c	add-interactive: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
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add-patch.c	pager: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
advice.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
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attr.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
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bisect.c	commit-reach: use `size_t` to track indices when computing merge bases	2024-12-27 08:12:40 -08:00
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bulk-checkin.c	Merge branch 'ps/the-repository'	2025-01-21 08:44:54 -08:00
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bundle-uri.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
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bundle.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
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commit-graph.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
commit-graph.h	…
commit-reach.c	commit-reach: use `size_t` to track indices when computing merge bases	2024-12-27 08:12:40 -08:00
commit-reach.h	commit-reach: use `size_t` to track indices when computing merge bases	2024-12-27 08:12:40 -08:00
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commit.c	commit-reach: use `size_t` to track indices in `get_reachable_subset()`	2024-12-27 08:11:45 -08:00
commit.h	commit-reach: use `size_t` to track indices in `get_reachable_subset()`	2024-12-27 08:11:45 -08:00
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config.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
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connect.c	connect: address -Wsign-compare warnings	2025-01-17 09:27:42 -08:00
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credential.c	Merge branch 'ps/the-repository'	2025-01-21 08:44:54 -08:00
credential.h	Merge branch 'ps/the-repository'	2025-01-21 08:44:54 -08:00
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daemon.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
date.c	date.c: Fix type missmatch warings from msvc	2024-12-26 13:34:28 -08:00
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delta-islands.c	progress: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
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diagnose.c	diagnose: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
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diff.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
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entry.c	progress: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
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fetch-pack.c	fsck: reject misconfigured fsck.skipList	2025-01-07 09:22:25 -08:00
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fsck.c	fsck: reject misconfigured fsck.skipList	2025-01-07 09:22:25 -08:00
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git-archimport.perl	…
git-compat-util.h	usage: add show_usage_if_asked()	2025-01-17 13:30:02 -08:00
git-curl-compat.h	…
git-cvsexportcommit.perl	…
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git-instaweb.sh	instaweb: fix ip binding for the python http.server	2025-01-10 15:27:52 -08:00
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git-mergetool--lib.sh	…
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git-send-email.perl	…
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git.c	trace: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
git.rc.in	…
gpg-interface.c	…
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graph.c	graph: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
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grep.c	…
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hook.c	…
hook.h	…
http-backend.c	…
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http-push.c	…
http-walker.c	…
http.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
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ident.c	…
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imap-send.c	credential: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
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levenshtein.c	…
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line-range.c	…
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linear-assignment.c	…
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list-objects-filter-options.c	…
list-objects-filter-options.h	…
list-objects-filter.c	…
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list-objects.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
list-objects.h	…
list.h	…
lockfile.c	…
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	tmp-objdir: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
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loose.c	…
loose.h	…
ls-refs.c	…
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mailinfo.c	mailinfo: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
mailinfo.h	mailinfo: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
mailmap.c	…
mailmap.h	…
match-trees.c	match-trees: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
match-trees.h	…
mem-pool.c	…
mem-pool.h	…
merge-blobs.c	…
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merge.c	…
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mergesort.h	…
meson.build	Merge branch 'ds/path-walk-1'	2025-01-29 14:05:09 -08:00
meson_options.txt	Merge branch 'ps/build-meson-subtree'	2025-01-28 13:02:23 -08:00
midx-write.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
midx.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
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name-hash.c	…
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notes.c	…
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object-file-convert.c	…
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object-file.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-collision-check'	2025-01-16 16:35:13 -08:00
object-file.h	…
object-name.c	object-name: be more strict in parsing describe-like output	2025-01-13 11:48:43 -08:00
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object.c	…
object.h	…
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oidset.c	…
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oidtree.c	…
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pack-bitmap-write.c	progress: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
pack-bitmap.c	Merge branch 'ps/the-repository'	2025-01-21 08:44:54 -08:00
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pack.h	Merge branch 'jk/pack-header-parse-alignment-fix'	2025-01-28 13:02:23 -08:00
packfile.c	Merge branch 'jk/pack-header-parse-alignment-fix'	2025-01-28 13:02:23 -08:00
packfile.h	Merge branch 'jk/pack-header-parse-alignment-fix'	2025-01-28 13:02:23 -08:00
pager.c	pager: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
pager.h	pager: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
parallel-checkout.c	…
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parse-options.c	Merge branch 'jc/show-usage-help'	2025-01-28 13:02:22 -08:00
parse-options.h	parse-options: add show_usage_with_options_if_asked()	2025-01-17 13:30:02 -08:00
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path-walk.c	path-walk: drop redundant parse_tree() call	2025-01-22 17:52:44 -08:00
path-walk.h	path-walk: mark trees and blobs as UNINTERESTING	2024-12-20 08:37:05 -08:00
path.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
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pretty.c	…
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prio-queue.c	prio-queue: use size_t rather than int for size	2024-12-20 07:21:45 -08:00
prio-queue.h	prio-queue: fix type of `insertion_ctr`	2024-12-27 08:10:41 -08:00
progress.c	progress: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
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range-diff.c	Merge branch 'js/range-diff-diff-merges'	2024-12-23 09:32:17 -08:00
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read-cache.c	resolve-undo: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
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ref-filter.c	Merge branch 'rs/ref-fitler-used-atoms-value-fix'	2025-01-29 14:05:09 -08:00
ref-filter.h	ref-filter: remove ref_format_clear()	2025-01-21 09:06:24 -08:00
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refs.c	Merge branch 'ps/reflog-migration-with-logall-fix'	2025-01-29 14:05:10 -08:00
refs.h	Merge branch 'kn/reflog-migration'	2024-12-23 09:32:29 -08:00
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remote-curl.c	credential: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
remote.c	commit-reach: use `size_t` to track indices in `get_reachable_subset()`	2024-12-27 08:11:45 -08:00
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resolve-undo.c	resolve-undo: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
resolve-undo.h	resolve-undo: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
revision.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
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send-pack.c	send-pack: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
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serve.c	serve: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
serve.h	serve: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
server-info.c	server-info: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
server-info.h	server-info: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
setup.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
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shallow.c	sign-compare: avoid comparing ptrdiff with an int/unsigned	2024-12-27 12:25:30 -08:00
shallow.h	shallow: fix -Wsign-compare warnings	2024-12-27 08:12:40 -08:00
shared.mak	GIT-VERSION-GEN: fix overriding GIT_BUILT_FROM_COMMIT and GIT_DATE	2024-12-20 12:36:45 -08:00
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thread-utils.h	Revert barrier-based LSan threading race workaround	2025-01-01 14:13:01 -08:00
tmp-objdir.c	tmp-objdir: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
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trace.c	trace: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
trace.h	trace: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
trace2.c	Merge branch 'am/trace2-with-valueless-true'	2025-01-29 14:05:10 -08:00
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url.c	…
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usage.c	usage: add show_usage_if_asked()	2025-01-17 13:30:02 -08:00
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utf8.c	…
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version.c	meson: ensure correct version-def.h is used	2025-01-14 11:14:54 -08:00
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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.txt to get started, then see Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and Documentation/git-<commandname>.txt 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.txt (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