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Add a new odb "in-memory" source that is meant to only hold
tentative objects (like the virtual blob object that represents the
working tree file used by "git blame").

* ps/odb-in-memory:
  t/unit-tests: add tests for the in-memory object source
  odb: generic in-memory source
  odb/source-inmemory: stub out remaining functions
  odb/source-inmemory: implement `freshen_object()` callback
  odb/source-inmemory: implement `count_objects()` callback
  odb/source-inmemory: implement `find_abbrev_len()` callback
  odb/source-inmemory: implement `for_each_object()` callback
  odb/source-inmemory: convert to use oidtree
  oidtree: add ability to store data
  cbtree: allow using arbitrary wrapper structures for nodes
  odb/source-inmemory: implement `write_object_stream()` callback
  odb/source-inmemory: implement `write_object()` callback
  odb/source-inmemory: implement `read_object_stream()` callback
  odb/source-inmemory: implement `read_object_info()` callback
  odb: fix unnecessary call to `find_cached_object()`
  odb/source-inmemory: implement `free()` callback
  odb: introduce "in-memory" source
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reftable reftable/system: add abstraction to mmap files 2026-04-02 10:45:44 -07:00
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abspath.c
abspath.h
aclocal.m4
add-interactive.c
add-interactive.h
add-patch.c Merge branch 'sp/add-patch-with-fewer-the-repository' 2026-04-07 14:59:26 -07:00
add-patch.h
advice.c
advice.h
alias.c alias: restore support for simple dotted aliases 2026-04-25 19:22:52 +09:00
alias.h
alloc.c
alloc.h
apply.c apply: plug leak on "patch too large" error 2026-05-16 13:51:16 +09:00
apply.h
archive-tar.c
archive-zip.c
archive.c
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.h
branch.c
branch.h
build.rs
builtin.h Merge branch 'kh/name-rev-custom-format' 2026-05-19 09:57:44 +09:00
bundle-uri.c
bundle-uri.h
bundle.c
bundle.h
cache-tree.c Merge branch 'jt/odb-transaction-write' into next 2026-05-21 13:39:24 +09:00
cache-tree.h
cbtree.c cbtree: allow using arbitrary wrapper structures for nodes 2026-05-15 04:50:45 +09:00
cbtree.h cbtree: allow using arbitrary wrapper structures for nodes 2026-05-15 04:50:45 +09:00
chdir-notify.c
chdir-notify.h
checkout.c
checkout.h
chunk-format.c
chunk-format.h
color.c
color.h
column.c
column.h
combine-diff.c
command-list.txt Merge branch 'kh/name-rev-custom-format' 2026-05-19 09:57:44 +09:00
commit-graph.c Merge branch 'ps/commit-graph-overflow-fix' 2026-04-07 14:59:25 -07:00
commit-graph.h
commit-reach.c commit-reach: early exit paint_down_to_common for single merge-base 2026-05-12 09:33:43 +09:00
commit-reach.h commit-reach: early exit paint_down_to_common for single merge-base 2026-05-12 09:33:43 +09:00
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commit-slab-impl.h
commit-slab.h
commit.c Merge branch 'jk/commit-sign-overflow-fix' into next 2026-05-20 10:32:34 +09:00
commit.h
common-exit.c
common-init.c
common-init.h
common-main.c
config.c config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helper 2026-04-10 07:58:53 -07:00
config.h config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helper 2026-04-10 07:58:53 -07:00
config.mak.dev Merge branch 'ps/clang-w-glibc-2.43-and-_Generic' 2026-05-13 10:57:55 +09:00
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname Merge branch 'js/mingw-no-nedmalloc' 2026-05-20 10:30:56 +09:00
configure.ac
connect.c Merge branch 'jk/connect-service-enum' into next 2026-05-21 13:39:23 +09:00
connect.h Merge branch 'jk/connect-service-enum' into next 2026-05-21 13:39:23 +09:00
connected.c
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convert.c convert: add const to fix strchr() warnings 2026-04-01 22:08:50 -07:00
convert.h
copy.c
copy.h
credential.c
credential.h
csum-file.c index-pack, unpack-objects: increase input buffer from 4 KiB to 128 KiB 2026-04-29 21:44:03 +09:00
csum-file.h
ctype.c
daemon.c
date.c
date.h
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta-islands.c
delta-islands.h
delta.h delta, packfile: use size_t for delta header sizes 2026-05-09 11:25:32 +09:00
diagnose.c
diagnose.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c
diff-merges.c
diff-merges.h
diff-no-index.c
diff.c Merge branch 'mm/diff-U-takes-no-negative-values' into next 2026-05-17 23:01:22 +09:00
diff.h diff: reject negative values for -U/--unified 2026-05-13 10:13:26 +09:00
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 ignore: note info/exclude lives in GIT_COMMON_DIR, not GIT_DIR 2026-05-13 10:25:52 +09:00
dir.h ignore: note info/exclude lives in GIT_COMMON_DIR, not GIT_DIR 2026-05-13 10:25:52 +09:00
editor.c
editor.h
entry.c
entry.h
environment.c
environment.h
exec-cmd.c
exec-cmd.h
fetch-negotiator.c
fetch-negotiator.h negotiator: add have_sent() interface 2026-05-20 11:33:24 +09:00
fetch-pack.c Merge branch 'ds/fetch-negotiation-options' into next 2026-05-21 13:39:23 +09:00
fetch-pack.h fetch: add --negotiation-include option for negotiation 2026-05-20 11:33:24 +09:00
fmt-merge-msg.c
fmt-merge-msg.h
for-each-ref.h
fsck.c
fsck.h
fsmonitor--daemon.h
fsmonitor-ipc.c Revert "Merge branch 'pt/fsmonitor-linux' into next" 2026-04-14 13:33:08 -07:00
fsmonitor-ipc.h
fsmonitor-ll.h
fsmonitor-path-utils.h
fsmonitor-settings.c
fsmonitor-settings.h
fsmonitor.c
fsmonitor.h
gettext.c
gettext.h
git-archimport.perl
git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'rs/use-builtin-add-overflow-explicitly-on-clang' into next 2026-05-21 13:39:22 +09:00
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: handle data streams larger than 4GB 2026-05-09 11:25:31 +09:00
git-zlib.h git-zlib: handle data streams larger than 4GB 2026-05-09 11:25:31 +09:00
git.c Merge branch 'kh/name-rev-custom-format' 2026-05-19 09:57:44 +09:00
git.rc.in
gpg-interface.c
gpg-interface.h
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c grep: fix --column --only-match for 2nd and later matches 2026-04-25 19:23:23 +09:00
grep.h
hash-lookup.c
hash-lookup.h
hash.c
hash.h
hashmap.c
hashmap.h
help.c Merge branch 'jh/alias-i18n-fixes' 2026-05-20 10:30:57 +09:00
help.h
hex-ll.c
hex-ll.h
hex.c refs/files-backend: drop const to fix strchr() warning 2026-04-01 22:08:53 -07:00
hex.h refs/files-backend: drop const to fix strchr() warning 2026-04-01 22:08:53 -07:00
hook.c hook: allow hook.jobs=-1 to use all available CPU cores 2026-04-10 07:58:55 -07:00
hook.h hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switch 2026-04-10 07:58:54 -07:00
http-backend.c
http-fetch.c
http-push.c Merge branch 'jk/c23-const-preserving-fixes-more' 2026-04-09 11:21:59 -07:00
http-walker.c Merge branch 'jk/dumb-http-alternate-fix' into next 2026-05-17 23:01:23 +09:00
http.c Merge branch 'aw/validate-proxy-url-scheme' into next 2026-05-15 10:46:53 +09:00
http.h http: extract http_reauth_prepare() from retry paths 2026-04-16 09:15:17 -07:00
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 odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
list-objects.h
list.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c
log-tree.h
loose.c oidtree: add ability to store data 2026-05-15 04:50:45 +09:00
loose.h
ls-refs.c
ls-refs.h
mailinfo.c Merge branch 'vp/http-rate-limit-retries' 2026-04-01 10:28:18 -07:00
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c
mailmap.h
match-trees.c
match-trees.h
mem-pool.c
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 merge-ort: handle cached rename & trivial resolution interaction better 2026-04-22 16:21:05 -07:00
merge-ort.h
merge.c
merge.h
mergesort.h
meson.build Merge branch 'ps/odb-in-memory' into next 2026-05-21 13:39:24 +09:00
meson_options.txt Enable Rust by default 2026-04-09 17:25:36 -07:00
midx-write.c midx: support custom `--base` for incremental MIDX writes 2026-05-20 11:31:13 +09:00
midx.c repack: introduce `--write-midx=incremental` 2026-05-20 11:31:14 +09:00
midx.h repack: introduce `--write-midx=incremental` 2026-05-20 11:31:14 +09:00
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 odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
notes.h
object-file-convert.c
object-file-convert.h
object-file.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-in-memory' into next 2026-05-21 13:39:24 +09:00
object-file.h odb: use enum for `odb_write_object` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:13 -07:00
object-name.c Merge branch 'ps/odb-generic-object-name-handling' 2026-04-06 15:42:49 -07:00
object-name.h
object.c
object.h
odb.c Merge branch 'jt/odb-transaction-write' into next 2026-05-21 13:39:24 +09:00
odb.h Merge branch 'jt/odb-transaction-write' into next 2026-05-21 13:39:24 +09:00
oid-array.c
oid-array.h
oidmap.c
oidmap.h
oidset.c
oidset.h
oidtree.c oidtree: add ability to store data 2026-05-15 04:50:45 +09:00
oidtree.h oidtree: add ability to store data 2026-05-15 04:50:45 +09:00
pack-bitmap-write.c pack-bitmap: fix pseudo-merge lookup for shared commits 2026-05-12 10:36:18 +09:00
pack-bitmap.c odb, packfile: use size_t for streaming object sizes 2026-05-09 11:25:31 +09:00
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c odb, packfile: use size_t for streaming object sizes 2026-05-09 11:25:31 +09:00
pack-mtimes.c
pack-mtimes.h
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h
pack-refs.c
pack-refs.h
pack-revindex.c
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c
pack.h
packfile.c Merge branch 'tb/incremental-midx-part-3.3' into next 2026-05-21 13:39:23 +09:00
packfile.h odb, packfile: use size_t for streaming object sizes 2026-05-09 11:25:31 +09:00
pager.c pager: explicitly cast away strchr() constness 2026-04-01 22:08:51 -07:00
pager.h
parallel-checkout.c
parallel-checkout.h
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c
parse-options.h parse-options: clarify what "negated" means for PARSE_OPT_NONEG 2026-05-13 10:13:26 +09:00
parse.c config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helper 2026-04-10 07:58:53 -07:00
parse.h config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helper 2026-04-10 07:58:53 -07:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c
patch-ids.h patch-ids.h: add missing trailing parenthesis in documentation comment 2026-05-15 04:24:54 +09:00
path-walk.c Merge branch 'yc/path-walk-fix-error-reporting' 2026-04-07 14:59:26 -07:00
path-walk.h
path.c
path.h
pathspec.c
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h pkt-line: make packet_reader.line non-const 2026-04-01 22:08:52 -07:00
preload-index.c
preload-index.h
pretty.c Merge branch 'jk/pretty-no-strbuf-presizing' into next 2026-05-17 23:01:23 +09:00
pretty.h
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c
progress.h
promisor-remote.c promisor-remote: remove the 'accepted' strvec 2026-04-07 08:45:44 -07:00
promisor-remote.h promisor-remote: document caller filtering contract 2026-05-15 04:24:54 +09:00
prompt.c
prompt.h
protocol-caps.c
protocol-caps.h
protocol.c
protocol.h
prune-packed.c
prune-packed.h
pseudo-merge.c pack-bitmap: prevent pattern leak on pseudo-merge re-assignment 2026-05-12 10:36:18 +09:00
pseudo-merge.h
quote.c quote: simplify internals of dequoting 2026-05-19 12:14:03 +09:00
quote.h quote: drop sq_dequote_to_argv() 2026-05-19 12:14:03 +09:00
range-diff.c range-diff: drop const to fix strstr() warnings 2026-04-01 22:08:53 -07:00
range-diff.h
reachable.c
reachable.h
read-cache-ll.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'jt/odb-transaction-write' into next 2026-05-21 13:39:24 +09:00
read-cache.h
rebase-interactive.c
rebase-interactive.h
rebase.c
rebase.h
ref-filter.c
ref-filter.h
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
reflog.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
reflog.h
refs.c Merge branch 'kn/refs-generic-helpers' into next 2026-05-15 10:46:52 +09:00
refs.h refs: return `ref_transaction_error` from `ref_transaction_update()` 2026-05-05 16:34:07 +09:00
refspec.c
refspec.h
remote-curl.c http: extract http_reauth_prepare() from retry paths 2026-04-16 09:15:17 -07:00
remote.c Merge branch 'ds/fetch-negotiation-options' into next 2026-05-21 13:39:23 +09:00
remote.h remote: add remote.*.negotiationInclude config 2026-05-20 11:33:24 +09:00
repack-cruft.c
repack-filtered.c
repack-geometry.c repack: introduce `--write-midx=incremental` 2026-05-20 11:31:14 +09:00
repack-midx.c repack: allow `--write-midx=incremental` without `--geometric` 2026-05-20 11:31:14 +09:00
repack-promisor.c
repack.c repack: introduce `--write-midx=incremental` 2026-05-20 11:31:14 +09:00
repack.h repack: introduce `--write-midx=incremental` 2026-05-20 11:31:14 +09:00
replace-object.c
replace-object.h
replay.c replay: allow callers to control what happens with empty commits 2026-04-27 22:20:56 +09:00
replay.h replay: allow callers to control what happens with empty commits 2026-04-27 22:20:56 +09:00
repo-settings.c
repo-settings.h
repository.c hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switch 2026-04-10 07:58:54 -07:00
repository.h hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switch 2026-04-10 07:58:54 -07:00
rerere.c
rerere.h
reset.c
reset.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c revision: use priority queue in limit_list() 2026-05-15 04:26:25 +09:00
revision.h
run-command.c Revert "Merge branch 'pt/fsmonitor-linux' into next" 2026-04-14 13:33:08 -07:00
run-command.h Revert "Merge branch 'pt/fsmonitor-linux' into next" 2026-04-14 13:33:08 -07:00
sane-ctype.h
scalar.c
send-pack.c Merge branch 'ds/fetch-negotiation-options' into next 2026-05-21 13:39:23 +09:00
send-pack.h send-pack: pass negotiation config in push 2026-05-20 11:33:24 +09:00
sequencer.c Merge branch 'ag/rebase-update-refs-limit-to-branches' 2026-05-19 09:57:46 +09:00
sequencer.h sequencer: teach autostash apply to take optional conflict marker labels 2026-04-29 21:46:03 +09:00
serve.c
serve.h
server-info.c
server-info.h
setup.c safe.bareRepository: default to "explicit" with WITH_BREAKING_CHANGES 2026-04-27 14:50:54 +09:00
setup.h
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h
shallow.c shallow: fix relative deepen on non-shallow repositories 2026-05-12 09:00:16 +09:00
shallow.h
shared.mak
shell.c
shortlog.h
sideband.c Merge branch 'rs/sideband-clear-line-before-print' 2026-05-19 09:57:46 +09:00
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
strbuf.c strbuf: use st_add3() in strbuf_grow() 2026-05-19 09:52:22 +09:00
strbuf.h
string-list.c
string-list.h
strmap.c
strmap.h
strvec.c
strvec.h
sub-process.c
sub-process.h
submodule-config.c Merge branch 'sj/submodule-update-clone-config-fix' 2026-05-19 09:57:46 +09:00
submodule-config.h
submodule.c Merge branch 'rs/use-strvec-pushv' 2026-04-01 10:28:19 -07:00
submodule.h
symlinks.c
symlinks.h
tag.c
tag.h
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: change strbuf in-place in unfold_value() 2026-05-16 22:11:07 +09:00
trailer.h
transport-helper.c Merge branch 'jk/connect-service-enum' into next 2026-05-21 13:39:23 +09:00
transport-internal.h connect: use "service" enum for "name" argument 2026-05-19 15:05:46 +09:00
transport.c Merge branch 'jk/connect-service-enum' into next 2026-05-21 13:39:23 +09:00
transport.h Merge branch 'jk/connect-service-enum' into next 2026-05-21 13:39:23 +09:00
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
unpack-trees.h
upload-pack.c
upload-pack.h
url.c url: return URL_SCHEME_UNKNOWN instead of dying 2026-05-06 09:48:27 +09:00
url.h url: return URL_SCHEME_UNKNOWN instead of dying 2026-05-06 09:48:27 +09:00
urlmatch.c urlmatch: define url_parse function 2026-05-06 09:48:28 +09:00
urlmatch.h urlmatch: define url_parse function 2026-05-06 09:48:28 +09:00
usage.c
userdiff.c userdiff: extend Scheme support to cover other Lisp dialects 2026-04-15 08:43:33 -07:00
userdiff.h
utf8.c
utf8.h
varint.c
varint.h
version-def.h.in
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
versioncmp.h
walker.c odb: rename `odb_has_object()` flags 2026-03-31 20:43:14 -07:00
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c worktree: rename get_worktree_from_repository() 2026-05-02 07:02:45 +09:00
worktree.h worktree: rename get_worktree_from_repository() 2026-05-02 07:02:45 +09:00
wrapper.c Revert "wrapper: introduce writev(3p) wrappers" 2026-04-09 14:48:09 -07:00
wrapper.h Revert "wrapper: introduce writev(3p) wrappers" 2026-04-09 14:48:09 -07:00
write-or-die.c Revert "wrapper: introduce writev(3p) wrappers" 2026-04-09 14:48:09 -07:00
write-or-die.h Revert "wrapper: introduce writev(3p) wrappers" 2026-04-09 14:48:09 -07:00
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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