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Junio C Hamano ca1a1a75c1 Merge branch 'en/merge-ort-almost-wo-the-repository' Mark the marge-ort codebase to prevent more uses of the_repository from getting added. * en/merge-ort-almost-wo-the-repository: replay: prevent the_repository from coming back merge-ort: prevent the_repository from coming back merge-ort: replace the_hash_algo with opt->repo->hash_algo merge-ort: replace the_repository with opt->repo merge-ort: pass repository to write_tree() merge,diff: remove the_repository check before prefetching blobs		2026-03-04 10:53:02 -08:00
.github	Merge branch 'ps/ci-gitlab-msvc-updates'	2026-02-27 15:11:52 -08:00
Documentation	Merge branch 'lo/repo-leftover-bits'	2026-03-04 10:53:01 -08:00
bin-wrappers	…
block-sha1	…
builtin	Merge branch 'lo/repo-leftover-bits'	2026-03-04 10:53:01 -08:00
ci	Merge branch 'ps/ci-gitlab-msvc-updates'	2026-02-27 15:11:52 -08:00
compat	Merge branch 'mc/tr2-process-ancestry-cleanup'	2026-02-25 11:54:18 -08:00
compiler-tricks	…
contrib	Merge branch 'kn/osxkeychain-buildfix'	2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
ewah	cocci: extend MEMZERO_ARRAY() rules	2026-02-03 09:41:52 -08:00
git-gui	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/j6t/git-gui	2026-01-25 09:08:06 -08:00
gitk-git	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/j6t/gitk	2026-02-11 14:49:53 -08:00
gitweb	gitweb: let page header grow on mobile for long wrapped project names	2026-02-17 11:49:13 -08:00
mergetools	…
negotiator	…
odb	…
oss-fuzz	…
perl	…
po	Merge branch 'jx/zh_CN' of github.com:jiangxin/git	2026-01-31 21:32:54 +08:00
refs	Merge branch 'kn/ref-location'	2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
reftable	…
sha1	…
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583	…
sha1dc	…
sha256	…
src	…
subprojects	meson: wire up gitk and git-gui	2026-02-04 09:42:50 -08:00
t	Merge branch 'lo/repo-leftover-bits'	2026-03-04 10:53:01 -08:00
templates	templates: detect commit messages containing diffs	2026-02-13 09:26:11 -08:00
trace2	…
xdiff	Merge branch 'pw/diff-anchored-optim'	2026-02-20 11:36:18 -08:00
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.clang-format	…
.editorconfig	templates: add .gitattributes entry for sample hooks	2026-02-13 09:26:11 -08:00
.gitattributes	templates: add .gitattributes entry for sample hooks	2026-02-13 09:26:11 -08:00
.gitignore	…
.gitlab-ci.yml	gitlab-ci: handle failed tests on MSVC+Meson job	2026-02-19 10:22:31 -08:00
.gitmodules	…
.mailmap	.mailmap: fix email for Phil Hord	2026-02-03 10:29:00 -08:00
.tsan-suppressions	…
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md	…
COPYING	…
Cargo.toml	…
GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS.in	…
GIT-VERSION-FILE.in	…
GIT-VERSION-GEN	Start 2.54 cycle	2026-02-05 15:42:01 -08:00
INSTALL	…
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	Merge branch 'dk/meson-regen-config-list'	2026-03-04 10:53:00 -08:00
README.md	…
RelNotes	Start 2.54 cycle	2026-02-05 15:42:01 -08:00
SECURITY.md	…
abspath.c	…
abspath.h	…
aclocal.m4	…
add-interactive.c	Merge branch 'aa/add-p-no-auto-advance'	2026-03-03 11:08:13 -08:00
add-interactive.h	interactive -p: add new `--auto-advance` flag	2026-02-17 10:48:36 -08:00
add-patch.c	Merge branch 'aa/add-p-no-auto-advance'	2026-03-03 11:08:13 -08:00
advice.c	…
advice.h	…
alias.c	alias: support non-alphanumeric names via subsection syntax	2026-02-19 10:13:20 -08:00
alias.h	…
alloc.c	…
alloc.h	…
apply.c	Merge branch 'jr/apply-directory-normalize'	2026-03-04 10:53:01 -08:00
apply.h	…
archive-tar.c	…
archive-zip.c	…
archive.c	…
archive.h	…
attr.c	…
attr.h	…
banned.h	…
base85.c	…
base85.h	…
bisect.c	Merge branch 'ps/for-each-ref-in-fixes'	2026-02-27 15:11:50 -08:00
bisect.h	…
blame.c	…
blame.h	…
blob.c	…
blob.h	…
bloom.c	…
bloom.h	…
branch.c	…
branch.h	…
builtin.h	Merge branch 'ps/history'	2026-02-09 12:09:09 -08:00
bundle-uri.c	…
bundle-uri.h	…
bundle.c	…
bundle.h	…
cache-tree.c	…
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	…
command-list.txt	…
commit-graph.c	Merge branch 'ps/odb-for-each-object'	2026-03-02 17:06:50 -08:00
commit-graph.h	…
commit-reach.c	…
commit-reach.h	…
commit-slab-decl.h	…
commit-slab-impl.h	…
commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	Merge branch 'ps/receive-pack-shallow-optim'	2026-03-02 17:06:53 -08:00
commit.h	Merge branch 'ps/receive-pack-shallow-optim'	2026-03-02 17:06:53 -08:00
common-exit.c	…
common-init.c	…
common-init.h	…
common-main.c	…
config.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
config.h	…
config.mak.dev	…
config.mak.in	…
config.mak.uname	Merge branch 'mc/tr2-process-ancestry-cleanup'	2026-02-25 11:54:18 -08:00
configure.ac	…
connect.c	promisor-remote: change promisor_remote_reply()'s signature	2026-02-17 11:46:41 -08:00
connect.h	…
connected.c	…
connected.h	…
convert.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
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	…
diagnose.h	…
diff-delta.c	…
diff-lib.c	Merge branch 'ps/commit-list-functions-renamed'	2026-02-13 13:39:25 -08:00
diff-merges.c	…
diff-merges.h	…
diff-no-index.c	…
diff.c	Merge branch 'en/merge-ort-almost-wo-the-repository'	2026-03-04 10:53:02 -08:00
diff.h	…
diffcore-break.c	Merge branch 'en/merge-ort-almost-wo-the-repository'	2026-03-04 10:53:02 -08:00
diffcore-delta.c	cocci: extend MEMZERO_ARRAY() rules	2026-02-03 09:41:52 -08:00
diffcore-order.c	…
diffcore-pickaxe.c	…
diffcore-rename.c	merge,diff: remove the_repository check before prefetching blobs	2026-02-21 18:34:06 -08:00
diffcore-rotate.c	…
diffcore.h	…
dir-iterator.c	…
dir-iterator.h	…
dir.c	…
dir.h	…
editor.c	…
editor.h	…
entry.c	…
entry.h	…
environment.c	mailmap: drop global config variables	2026-02-20 08:13:58 -08:00
environment.h	refs: add GIT_REFERENCE_BACKEND to specify reference backend	2026-02-25 09:40:00 -08:00
exec-cmd.c	…
exec-cmd.h	…
fetch-negotiator.c	…
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-pack.c	fetch-pack: wire up and enable auto filter logic	2026-02-17 11:46:41 -08:00
fetch-pack.h	…
fmt-merge-msg.c	Merge branch 'ps/commit-list-functions-renamed'	2026-02-13 13:39:25 -08:00
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
for-each-ref.h	…
fsck.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
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	build: regenerate config-list.h when Documentation changes	2026-02-24 10:51:54 -08:00
generate-hooklist.sh	…
generate-perl.sh	…
generate-python.sh	…
generate-script.sh	…
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-compat-util.h	…
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.h	…
git.c	…
git.rc.in	…
gpg-interface.c	Merge branch 'uk/signature-is-good-after-key-expires'	2026-03-02 17:06:50 -08:00
gpg-interface.h	…
graph.c	…
graph.h	…
grep.c	…
grep.h	…
hash-lookup.c	…
hash-lookup.h	…
hash.c	…
hash.h	…
hashmap.c	…
hashmap.h	…
help.c	Merge branch 'jh/alias-i18n'	2026-02-27 15:11:53 -08:00
help.h	…
hex-ll.c	…
hex-ll.h	…
hex.c	…
hex.h	…
hook.c	…
hook.h	…
http-backend.c	…
http-fetch.c	…
http-push.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
http-walker.c	…
http.c	…
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: support 'auto' mode for --filter	2026-02-17 11:46:40 -08:00
list-objects-filter-options.h	list-objects-filter-options: support 'auto' mode for --filter	2026-02-17 11:46:40 -08:00
list-objects-filter.c	list-objects-filter-options: support 'auto' mode for --filter	2026-02-17 11:46:40 -08:00
list-objects-filter.h	…
list-objects.c	…
list-objects.h	…
list.h	…
lockfile.c	Merge branch 'pc/lockfile-pid'	2026-02-17 13:30:41 -08:00
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	…
log-tree.h	…
loose.c	…
loose.h	…
ls-refs.c	…
ls-refs.h	…
mailinfo.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	mailmap: drop global config variables	2026-02-20 08:13:58 -08:00
mailmap.h	mailmap: drop global config variables	2026-02-20 08:13:58 -08:00
match-trees.c	…
match-trees.h	…
mem-pool.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
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: prevent the_repository from coming back	2026-02-21 18:34:07 -08:00
merge-ort.h	…
merge.c	…
merge.h	…
mergesort.h	…
meson.build	Merge branch 'dk/meson-regen-config-list'	2026-03-04 10:53:00 -08:00
meson_options.txt	meson: wire up gitk and git-gui	2026-02-04 09:42:50 -08:00
midx-write.c	…
midx.c	…
midx.h	…
name-hash.c	…
name-hash.h	…
notes-cache.c	…
notes-cache.h	…
notes-merge.c	Merge branch 'rs/xdiff-wo-the-repository'	2026-02-17 13:30:42 -08:00
notes-merge.h	…
notes-utils.c	…
notes-utils.h	…
notes.c	string-list: add string_list_sort_u() that mimics "sort -u"	2026-01-29 09:32:50 -08:00
notes.h	…
object-file-convert.c	remove duplicate includes	2026-02-08 15:03:06 -08:00
object-file-convert.h	…
object-file.c	Merge branch 'jt/object-file-use-container-of'	2026-03-02 17:06:53 -08:00
object-file.h	Merge branch 'ps/object-info-bits-cleanup'	2026-03-02 17:06:52 -08:00
object-name.c	Merge branch 'ps/commit-list-functions-renamed'	2026-02-13 13:39:25 -08:00
object-name.h	…
object.c	commit: avoid parsing non-commits in `lookup_commit_reference_gently()`	2026-02-19 09:34:16 -08:00
object.h	Merge branch 'ps/receive-pack-shallow-optim'	2026-03-02 17:06:53 -08:00
odb.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-info-bits-cleanup'	2026-03-02 17:06:52 -08:00
odb.h	Merge branch 'ps/object-info-bits-cleanup'	2026-03-02 17:06:52 -08:00
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/commit-list-functions-renamed'	2026-02-13 13:39:25 -08:00
pack-bitmap.c	pack-bitmap: fix bug with exact ref match in "pack.preferBitmapTips"	2026-02-19 10:41:18 -08:00
pack-bitmap.h	pack-bitmap: deduplicate logic to iterate over preferred bitmap tips	2026-02-19 10:41:18 -08:00
pack-check.c	…
pack-mtimes.c	…
pack-mtimes.h	…
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	…
pack-refs.c	…
pack-refs.h	…
pack-revindex.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
pack-revindex.h	…
pack-write.c	…
pack.h	…
packfile.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-info-bits-cleanup'	2026-03-02 17:06:52 -08:00
packfile.h	Merge branch 'ps/object-info-bits-cleanup'	2026-03-02 17:06:52 -08:00
pager.c	…
pager.h	…
parallel-checkout.c	…
parallel-checkout.h	…
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	…
parse-options.h	…
parse.c	…
parse.h	…
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	…
patch-ids.h	…
path-walk.c	…
path-walk.h	…
path.c	Merge branch 'pw/no-more-NULL-means-current-worktree'	2026-03-04 10:53:00 -08:00
path.h	path: remove repository argument from worktree_git_path()	2026-02-19 11:03:24 -08:00
pathspec.c	…
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	…
preload-index.h	…
pretty.c	mailmap: stop using the_repository	2026-02-20 08:13:58 -08:00
pretty.h	…
prio-queue.c	…
prio-queue.h	…
progress.c	…
progress.h	…
promisor-remote.c	promisor-remote: change promisor_remote_reply()'s signature	2026-02-17 11:46:41 -08:00
promisor-remote.h	promisor-remote: change promisor_remote_reply()'s signature	2026-02-17 11:46:41 -08:00
prompt.c	…
prompt.h	…
protocol-caps.c	remove duplicate includes	2026-02-08 15:03:06 -08:00
protocol-caps.h	…
protocol.c	…
protocol.h	…
prune-packed.c	…
prune-packed.h	…
pseudo-merge.c	…
pseudo-merge.h	…
quote.c	…
quote.h	…
range-diff.c	…
range-diff.h	…
reachable.c	reachable: convert to use `odb_for_each_object()`	2026-01-26 08:26:08 -08:00
reachable.h	…
read-cache-ll.h	…
read-cache.c	Merge branch 'js/symlink-windows'	2026-01-23 13:34:37 -08:00
read-cache.h	…
rebase-interactive.c	…
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	…
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	Merge branch 'bk/mailmap-wo-the-repository'	2026-03-04 10:53:00 -08:00
ref-filter.h	…
reflog-walk.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
reflog-walk.h	…
reflog.c	…
reflog.h	…
refs.c	Merge branch 'kn/ref-location'	2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
refs.h	Merge branch 'kn/ref-location'	2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	…
remote.c	Merge branch 'ps/commit-list-functions-renamed'	2026-02-13 13:39:25 -08:00
remote.h	…
repack-cruft.c	…
repack-filtered.c	…
repack-geometry.c	…
repack-midx.c	pack-bitmap: deduplicate logic to iterate over preferred bitmap tips	2026-02-19 10:41:18 -08:00
repack-promisor.c	Merge branch 'ps/odb-for-each-object'	2026-03-02 17:06:50 -08:00
repack.c	…
repack.h	…
replace-object.c	…
replace-object.h	…
replay.c	replay: prevent the_repository from coming back	2026-02-21 18:37:25 -08:00
replay.h	…
repo-settings.c	…
repo-settings.h	…
repository.c	Merge branch 'kn/ref-location'	2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
repository.h	Merge branch 'kn/ref-location'	2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
rerere.c	…
rerere.h	…
reset.c	…
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	Merge branch 'pw/no-more-NULL-means-current-worktree'	2026-03-04 10:53:00 -08:00
revision.h	…
run-command.c	t: fix races caused by background maintenance	2026-02-24 07:33:19 -08:00
run-command.h	…
sane-ctype.h	…
scalar.c	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
send-pack.c	…
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'ps/commit-list-functions-renamed'	2026-02-13 13:39:25 -08:00
sequencer.h	…
serve.c	…
serve.h	…
server-info.c	…
server-info.h	…
setup.c	Merge branch 'kn/ref-location'	2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
setup.h	Merge branch 'kn/ref-location'	2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1dc_git.c	…
sha1dc_git.h	…
shallow.c	Merge branch 'sp/shallow-deepen-relative-fix'	2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
shallow.h	Merge branch 'sp/shallow-deepen-relative-fix'	2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
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	global: constify some pointers that are not written to	2026-02-05 17:52:49 -08:00
strbuf.h	…
string-list.c	Merge branch 'cf/c23-const-preserving-strchr-updates-0'	2026-02-13 13:39:25 -08:00
string-list.h	string-list: add string_list_sort_u() that mimics "sort -u"	2026-01-29 09:32:50 -08:00
strmap.c	…
strmap.h	…
strvec.c	…
strvec.h	…
sub-process.c	…
sub-process.h	…
submodule-config.c	…
submodule-config.h	…
submodule.c	Merge branch 'ps/commit-list-functions-renamed'	2026-02-13 13:39:25 -08:00
submodule.h	…
symlinks.c	symlinks: use unsigned int for flags	2026-02-20 15:03:42 -08:00
symlinks.h	symlinks: use unsigned int for flags	2026-02-20 15:03:42 -08:00
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.h	…
transport-helper.c	…
transport-internal.h	…
transport.c	Merge branch 'cc/lop-filter-auto'	2026-02-25 11:54:17 -08:00
transport.h	…
tree-diff.c	tree-diff: remove the usage of the_hash_algo global	2026-02-20 10:21:11 -08:00
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	shallow: handling fetch relative-deepen	2026-02-17 11:46:15 -08:00
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: stop using the_repository	2026-02-08 15:16:49 -08:00
version.h	version: stop using the_repository	2026-02-08 15:16:49 -08:00
versioncmp.c	…
versioncmp.h	…
walker.c	…
walker.h	…
wildmatch.c	…
wildmatch.h	…
worktree.c	path: remove repository argument from worktree_git_path()	2026-02-19 11:03:24 -08:00
worktree.h	wt-status: avoid passing NULL worktree	2026-02-19 11:03:23 -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.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