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Jeff King bd1b88dc7a config: document remote..url/pushurl interaction The documentation for these keys gives a very terse definition and points you to the fetch/push manpages. But from reading those pages it was not at all obvious to me that: - these are keys that can be defined multiple times with meaningful behavior (especially remote..url) - the way that pushurl overrides url (the git-push page does mention that "pushurl defaults to url", but it is not immediately clear what a multi-valued url would do in that situation). Let's try to summarize the current behavior. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>		2024-06-14 09:34:38 -07:00
.github	Merge branch 'fixes/2.45.1/2.44' into jc/fix-2.45.1-and-friends-for-maint	2024-05-24 16:59:12 -07:00
Documentation	config: document remote.*.url/pushurl interaction	2024-06-14 09:34:38 -07:00
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builtin	remote: simplify url/pushurl selection	2024-06-14 09:34:38 -07:00
ci	Merge branch 'ps/ci-python-2-deprecation' into maint-2.45	2024-05-31 15:28:19 -07:00
compat	Merge branch 'ma/win32-unix-domain-socket' into maint-2.45	2024-05-31 15:28:21 -07:00
contrib	Merge branch 'kn/osxkeychain-skip-idempotent-store'	2024-05-28 11:17:11 -07:00
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mergetools	Switch grep from non-portable BRE to portable ERE	2024-05-17 12:13:18 -07:00
negotiator	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
oss-fuzz	oss-fuzz/commit-graph: set up hash algorithm	2024-05-06 22:50:50 -07:00
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refs	Merge branch 'ps/refs-without-the-repository-updates'	2024-05-30 14:15:13 -07:00
reftable	Merge branch 'cp/reftable-unit-test'	2024-06-12 13:37:14 -07:00
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t	remote: use strvecs to store remote url/pushurl	2024-06-14 09:34:38 -07:00
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GIT-VERSION-GEN	Git 2.45.2	2024-05-30 17:18:43 -07:00
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Makefile	Merge branch 'gt/decorate-unit-test'	2024-06-12 13:37:18 -07:00
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RelNotes	Git 2.45.2	2024-05-30 17:18:43 -07:00
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add-interactive.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
add-interactive.h	…
add-patch.c	add-patch: enforce only one-letter response to prompts	2024-05-22 14:46:31 -07:00
advice.c	advice: add --no-advice global option	2024-05-03 10:36:59 -07:00
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alias.c	config: plug various memory leaks	2024-05-27 11:20:00 -07:00
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apply.c	…
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archive-tar.c	…
archive-zip.c	…
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attr.c	Merge branch 'ps/leakfixes'	2024-06-06 12:49:23 -07:00
attr.h	config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_string()`	2024-05-27 11:20:00 -07:00
banned.h	…
base85.c	…
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bisect.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
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blame.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
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branch.c	Merge branch 'kn/ref-transaction-symref'	2024-05-20 11:20:04 -07:00
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builtin.h	…
bulk-checkin.c	…
bulk-checkin.h	…
bundle-uri.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
bundle-uri.h	…
bundle.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
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checkout.c	checkout: clarify memory ownership in `unique_tracking_name()`	2024-05-27 11:19:58 -07:00
checkout.h	checkout: clarify memory ownership in `unique_tracking_name()`	2024-05-27 11:19:58 -07:00
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color.c	color: add support for 12-bit RGB colors	2024-05-02 09:30:38 -07:00
color.h	color: add support for 12-bit RGB colors	2024-05-02 09:30:38 -07:00
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combine-diff.c	refs: refactor `resolve_gitlink_ref()` to accept a repository	2024-05-17 10:33:38 -07:00
command-list.txt	…
commit-graph.c	refs: pass repo when peeling objects	2024-05-17 10:33:39 -07:00
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commit-reach.c	commit-reach: fix memory leak in `ahead_behind()`	2024-05-27 11:20:01 -07:00
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commit-slab-decl.h	…
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commit.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
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common-main.c	…
config.c	Merge branch 'ps/leakfixes'	2024-06-06 12:49:23 -07:00
config.h	Merge branch 'ps/leakfixes'	2024-06-06 12:49:23 -07:00
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config.mak.uname	Merge branch 'js/build-fuzz-more-often'	2024-04-30 14:49:44 -07:00
configure.ac	…
connect.c	…
connect.h	…
connected.c	…
connected.h	…
convert.c	config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_string()`	2024-05-27 11:20:00 -07:00
convert.h	convert: refactor code to clarify ownership of check_roundtrip_encoding	2024-05-27 11:19:59 -07:00
copy.c	Merge branch 'fixes/2.45.1/2.41' into fixes/2.45.1/2.42	2024-05-24 16:57:43 -07:00
copy.h	Merge branch 'fixes/2.45.1/2.40' into fixes/2.45.1/2.41	2024-05-24 16:57:02 -07:00
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ctype.c	…
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decorate.c	…
decorate.h	t/: migrate helper/test-example-decorate to the unit testing framework	2024-05-28 13:53:36 -07:00
delta-islands.c	config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_string()`	2024-05-27 11:20:00 -07:00
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delta.h	…
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diagnose.c	…
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diff-lib.c	refs: refactor `resolve_gitlink_ref()` to accept a repository	2024-05-17 10:33:38 -07:00
diff-merges.c	…
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diff-no-index.c	…
diff.c	config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_string()`	2024-05-27 11:20:00 -07:00
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diffcore-pickaxe.c	…
diffcore-rename.c	…
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dir-iterator.c	…
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dir.c	Merge branch 'jk/sparse-leakfix'	2024-06-12 13:37:17 -07:00
dir.h	dir.c: always copy input to add_pattern()	2024-06-05 09:51:42 -07:00
editor.c	…
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entry.c	…
entry.h	…
environment.c	config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_string()`	2024-05-27 11:20:00 -07:00
environment.h	config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_string()`	2024-05-27 11:20:00 -07:00
exec-cmd.c	…
exec-cmd.h	…
fetch-negotiator.c	…
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-pack.c	Merge branch 'ps/leakfixes'	2024-06-06 12:49:23 -07:00
fetch-pack.h	…
fmt-merge-msg.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
fsck.c	Merge branch 'ps/leakfixes'	2024-06-06 12:49:23 -07:00
fsck.h	Merge branch 'fixes/2.45.1/2.42' into fixes/2.45.1/2.43	2024-05-24 16:58:11 -07:00
fsmonitor--daemon.h	…
fsmonitor-ipc.c	…
fsmonitor-ipc.h	…
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fsmonitor-path-utils.h	…
fsmonitor-settings.c	config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_pathname()`	2024-05-27 11:19:59 -07:00
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fsmonitor.h	…
generate-cmdlist.sh	…
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git-archimport.perl	…
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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	…
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git-mergetool--lib.sh	…
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git-p4.py	git-p4: show Perforce error to the user	2024-05-08 15:44:14 -07:00
git-quiltimport.sh	…
git-request-pull.sh	…
git-send-email.perl	Merge branch 'fixes/2.45.1/2.40' into fixes/2.45.1/2.41	2024-05-24 16:57:02 -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	advice: add --no-advice global option	2024-05-03 10:36:59 -07:00
git.rc	…
gpg-interface.c	config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_string()`	2024-05-27 11:20:00 -07:00
gpg-interface.h	…
graph.c	…
graph.h	…
grep.c	…
grep.h	…
hash-ll.h	…
hash-lookup.c	…
hash-lookup.h	…
hash.h	…
hashmap.c	…
hashmap.h	…
help.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
help.h	…
hex-ll.c	…
hex-ll.h	…
hex.c	…
hex.h	…
hook.c	Merge branch 'fixes/2.45.1/2.41' into fixes/2.45.1/2.42	2024-05-24 16:57:43 -07:00
hook.h	…
http-backend.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
http-fetch.c	…
http-push.c	…
http-walker.c	…
http.c	config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_string()`	2024-05-27 11:20:00 -07:00
http.h	…
ident.c	…
ident.h	…
imap-send.c	Merge branch 'jc/t1517-more'	2024-06-12 13:37:14 -07:00
iterator.h	…
json-writer.c	strbuf: introduce strbuf_addstrings() to repeatedly add a string	2024-05-29 09:09:39 -07:00
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	…
list-objects.h	…
list.h	…
lockfile.c	…
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
log-tree.h	…
loose.c	…
loose.h	…
ls-refs.c	refs: pass repo when peeling objects	2024-05-17 10:33:39 -07:00
ls-refs.h	…
mailinfo.c	…
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_string()`	2024-05-27 11:20:00 -07:00
mailmap.h	config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_string()`	2024-05-27 11:20:00 -07:00
match-trees.c	…
match-trees.h	…
mem-pool.c	…
mem-pool.h	…
merge-blobs.c	…
merge-blobs.h	…
merge-ll.c	config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_string()`	2024-05-27 11:20:00 -07:00
merge-ll.h	…
merge-ort-wrappers.c	…
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merge-ort.c	…
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merge-recursive.c	…
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merge.c	…
merge.h	…
mergesort.h	…
midx-write.c	Merge branch 'tb/midx-write-cleanup'	2024-06-07 10:57:23 -07:00
midx.c	midx: replace `get_midx_rev_filename()` with a generic helper	2024-05-30 13:43:52 -07:00
midx.h	midx: replace `get_midx_rev_filename()` with a generic helper	2024-05-30 13:43:52 -07:00
name-hash.c	…
name-hash.h	…
notes-cache.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
notes-cache.h	…
notes-merge.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
notes-merge.h	…
notes-utils.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
notes-utils.h	…
notes.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
notes.h	…
object-file-convert.c	…
object-file-convert.h	…
object-file.c	refs: refactor `resolve_gitlink_ref()` to accept a repository	2024-05-17 10:33:38 -07:00
object-file.h	…
object-name.c	…
object-name.h	…
object-store-ll.h	…
object-store.h	…
object.c	refs: pass repo when peeling objects	2024-05-17 10:33:39 -07:00
object.h	Merge branch 'ps/refs-without-the-repository-updates'	2024-05-30 14:15:13 -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: introduce `bitmap_writer_free()`	2024-05-15 06:53:46 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c	pack-bitmap.c: reimplement `midx_bitmap_filename()` with helper	2024-05-30 13:43:52 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h	pack-bitmap: introduce `bitmap_writer_free()`	2024-05-15 06:53:46 -07:00
pack-check.c	…
pack-mtimes.c	…
pack-mtimes.h	…
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	…
pack-revindex.c	midx: replace `get_midx_rev_filename()` with a generic helper	2024-05-30 13:43:52 -07:00
pack-revindex.h	…
pack-write.c	…
pack.h	…
packfile.c	…
packfile.h	…
pager.c	config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_string()`	2024-05-27 11:20:00 -07:00
pager.h	…
parallel-checkout.c	…
parallel-checkout.h	…
parse-options-cb.c	parse-options-cb: only abbreviate hashes when hash algo is known	2024-05-06 22:50:48 -07:00
parse-options.c	…
parse-options.h	…
parse.c	…
parse.h	…
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	…
patch-ids.h	…
path.c	Merge branch 'ps/undecided-is-not-necessarily-sha1'	2024-05-30 14:15:11 -07:00
path.h	path: move `validate_headref()` to its only user	2024-05-06 22:50:48 -07:00
pathspec.c	…
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	…
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	…
preload-index.h	…
pretty.c	config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_string()`	2024-05-27 11:20:00 -07:00
pretty.h	…
prio-queue.c	…
prio-queue.h	…
progress.c	…
progress.h	…
promisor-remote.c	Merge branch 'th/quiet-lazy-fetch-from-promisor'	2024-06-06 12:49:24 -07:00
promisor-remote.h	config: clarify memory ownership in `git_config_string()`	2024-05-27 11:20:00 -07:00
prompt.c	…
prompt.h	…
protocol-caps.c	…
protocol-caps.h	…
protocol.c	…
protocol.h	…
prune-packed.c	…
prune-packed.h	…
quote.c	…
quote.h	…
range-diff.c	…
range-diff.h	format-patch: run range-diff with larger creation-factor	2024-05-06 11:57:22 -07:00
reachable.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
reachable.h	…
read-cache-ll.h	…
read-cache.c	refs: refactor `resolve_gitlink_ref()` to accept a repository	2024-05-17 10:33:38 -07:00
read-cache.h	…
rebase-interactive.c	…
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	…
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	Merge branch 'ps/refs-without-the-repository-updates'	2024-05-30 14:15:13 -07:00
ref-filter.h	ref-filter: properly distinuish pseudo and root refs	2024-05-15 07:30:52 -07:00
reflog-walk.c	refs: remove `dwim_log()`	2024-05-17 10:33:39 -07:00
reflog-walk.h	…
reflog.c	refs: remove `dwim_log()`	2024-05-17 10:33:39 -07:00
reflog.h	…
refs.c	Merge branch 'ps/refs-without-the-repository-updates'	2024-05-30 14:15:13 -07:00
refs.h	Merge branch 'ps/refs-without-the-repository-updates'	2024-05-30 14:15:13 -07:00
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	remote: use strvecs to store remote url/pushurl	2024-06-14 09:34:38 -07:00
remote.c	remote: simplify url/pushurl selection	2024-06-14 09:34:38 -07:00
remote.h	remote: simplify url/pushurl selection	2024-06-14 09:34:38 -07:00
replace-object.c	refs: convert iteration over replace refs to accept ref store	2024-05-17 10:33:38 -07:00
replace-object.h	…
repo-settings.c	…
repository.c	Merge branch 'jc/undecided-is-not-necessarily-sha1-fix'	2024-05-30 14:15:14 -07:00
repository.h	refs: retrieve worktree ref stores via associated repository	2024-05-17 10:33:38 -07:00
rerere.c	…
rerere.h	…
reset.c	Merge branch 'kn/ref-transaction-symref'	2024-05-20 11:20:04 -07:00
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
revision.h	…
run-command.c	run-command: show prepared command	2024-05-31 15:47:55 -07:00
run-command.h	…
sane-ctype.h	…
scalar.c	scalar: make enlistment delete to work on all POSIX platforms	2024-05-17 12:16:25 -07:00
send-pack.c	…
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'ps/leakfixes'	2024-06-06 12:49:23 -07:00
sequencer.h	…
serve.c	…
serve.h	…
server-info.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -07:00
server-info.h	…
setup.c	Merge branch 'jc/safe-directory-leading-path'	2024-06-12 13:37:16 -07:00
setup.h	…
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1dc_git.c	…
sha1dc_git.h	…
shallow.c	cocci: apply rules to rewrite callers of "refs" interfaces	2024-05-07 10:06:59 -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	Merge branch 'gt/t-hash-unit-test'	2024-06-12 13:37:15 -07:00
strbuf.h	strbuf: introduce strbuf_addstrings() to repeatedly add a string	2024-05-29 09:09:39 -07:00
streaming.c	…
streaming.h	…
string-list.c	…
string-list.h	…
strmap.c	…
strmap.h	…
strvec.c	strvec: add functions to replace and remove strings	2024-05-27 11:20:02 -07:00
strvec.h	strvec: add functions to replace and remove strings	2024-05-27 11:20:02 -07:00
sub-process.c	…
sub-process.h	…
submodule-config.c	submodule: fix leaking memory for submodule entries	2024-05-27 11:20:01 -07:00
submodule-config.h	…
submodule.c	refs: pass repo when retrieving submodule ref store	2024-05-17 10:33:37 -07:00
submodule.h	…
symlinks.c	…
symlinks.h	…
tag.c	refs: pass repo when peeling objects	2024-05-17 10:33:39 -07:00
tag.h	refs: pass repo when peeling objects	2024-05-17 10:33:39 -07:00
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	Merge branch 'la/hide-trailer-info'	2024-05-23 11:04:27 -07:00
trailer.h	Merge branch 'la/hide-trailer-info'	2024-05-23 11:04:27 -07:00
transport-helper.c	transport-helper: fix leaking helper name	2024-05-27 11:19:57 -07:00
transport-internal.h	…
transport.c	remote: use strvecs to store remote url/pushurl	2024-06-14 09:34:38 -07:00
transport.h	…
tree-diff.c	…
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	refs: refactor `resolve_gitlink_ref()` to accept a repository	2024-05-17 10:33:38 -07:00
unpack-trees.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.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