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Meet Soni d549b6c9ff refspec: relocate apply_refspecs and related funtions Move the functions `apply_refspecs()` and `apply_negative_refspecs()` from `remote.c` to `refspec.c`. These functions focus on applying refspecs, so centralizing them in `refspec.c` improves code organization by keeping refspec-related logic in one place. Signed-off-by: Meet Soni <meetsoni3017@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>		2025-02-04 09:51:42 -08:00
.github	Merge branch 'ps/ci-meson'	2024-12-23 09:32:25 -08:00
Documentation	The third batch	2025-01-23 15:07:03 -08:00
bin-wrappers	Introduce support for the Meson build system	2024-12-07 07:52:14 +09:00
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builtin	remote: rename query_refspecs functions	2025-02-04 09:51:41 -08:00
ci	Merge branch 'jk/lsan-race-ignore-false-positive'	2025-01-02 13:37:08 -08:00
compat	Merge branch 'js/mingw-rename-fix'	2024-12-23 09:32:16 -08:00
contrib	Merge branch 'dk/zsh-config-completion-fix'	2025-01-21 08:44:55 -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
gitweb	Merge branch 'ps/build'	2024-12-15 17:54:33 -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-migration'	2024-12-23 09:32:29 -08:00
reftable	reftable/stack: accept insecure random bytes	2025-01-07 09:04:18 -08:00
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subprojects	Introduce support for the Meson build system	2024-12-07 07:52:14 +09:00
t	Merge branch 'en/object-name-with-funny-refname-fix'	2025-01-23 15:07:01 -08:00
templates	Introduce support for the Meson build system	2024-12-07 07:52:14 +09:00
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.gitlab-ci.yml	Merge branch 'ps/ci-meson'	2024-12-23 09:32:25 -08:00
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CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md	…
COPYING	…
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
INSTALL	…
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	t/unit-tests: convert hash to use clar test framework	2025-01-09 07:55:00 -08:00
README.md	…
RelNotes	Start the Git 2.49 cycle	2025-01-13 13:00:48 -08:00
SECURITY.md	…
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aclocal.m4	…
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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alias.c	…
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attr.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
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banned.h	…
base85.c	…
base85.h	…
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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blame.c	…
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branch.c	Merge branch 'jc/forbid-head-as-tagname'	2024-12-15 17:54:26 -08:00
branch.h	…
builtin.h	…
bulk-checkin.c	Merge branch 'ps/the-repository'	2025-01-21 08:44:54 -08:00
bulk-checkin.h	…
bundle-uri.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
bundle-uri.h	…
bundle.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
bundle.h	…
cache-tree.c	…
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cbtree.c	…
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chdir-notify.c	…
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check-builtins.sh	…
checkout.c	…
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chunk-format.c	…
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color.c	…
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column.c	…
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combine-diff.c	…
command-list.txt	…
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
commit-slab-decl.h	…
commit-slab-impl.h	…
commit-slab.h	…
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
common-main.c	…
config.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
config.h	…
config.mak.dev	…
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config.mak.uname	cmake/vcxproj: stop special-casing `remote-ext`	2024-12-17 12:48:54 -08:00
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connected.c	…
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convert.c	…
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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
csum-file.c	…
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ctype.c	…
daemon.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
date.c	…
date.h	…
decorate.c	…
decorate.h	…
delta-islands.c	progress: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
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delta.h	…
detect-compiler	…
diagnose.c	diagnose: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
diagnose.h	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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diffcore-delta.c	…
diffcore-order.c	…
diffcore-pickaxe.c	…
diffcore-rename.c	progress: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
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dir.c	…
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editor.c	…
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entry.c	progress: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
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environment.c	…
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exec-cmd.c	…
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fetch-negotiator.c	…
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-pack.c	fsck: reject misconfigured fsck.skipList	2025-01-07 09:22:25 -08:00
fetch-pack.h	…
fmt-merge-msg.c	…
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fsck.c	fsck: reject misconfigured fsck.skipList	2025-01-07 09:22:25 -08:00
fsck.h	…
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gettext.c	…
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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	instaweb: fix ip binding for the python http.server	2025-01-10 15:27:52 -08:00
git-merge-octopus.sh	…
git-merge-one-file.sh	…
git-merge-resolve.sh	…
git-mergetool--lib.sh	…
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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-submodule.sh: rename some variables	2024-12-11 20:46:48 +09:00
git-svn.perl	…
git-web--browse.sh	…
git-zlib.c	…
git-zlib.h	…
git.c	trace: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
git.rc.in	…
gpg-interface.c	…
gpg-interface.h	…
graph.c	graph: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
graph.h	…
grep.c	…
grep.h	…
hash-lookup.c	…
hash-lookup.h	…
hash.h	…
hashmap.c	…
hashmap.h	…
help.c	…
help.h	…
hex-ll.c	…
hex-ll.h	…
hex.c	…
hex.h	…
hook.c	Merge branch 'bf/explicit-config-set-in-advice-messages'	2024-12-15 17:54:28 -08:00
hook.h	…
http-backend.c	…
http-fetch.c	…
http-push.c	…
http-walker.c	…
http.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
http.h	…
ident.c	…
ident.h	…
imap-send.c	credential: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
iterator.h	…
json-writer.c	…
json-writer.h	…
khash.h	…
kwset.c	…
kwset.h	…
levenshtein.c	…
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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	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
log-tree.h	…
loose.c	…
loose.h	…
ls-refs.c	…
ls-refs.h	…
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	…
merge-blobs.h	…
merge-ll.c	…
merge-ll.h	…
merge-ort-wrappers.c	…
merge-ort-wrappers.h	…
merge-ort.c	…
merge-ort.h	…
merge-recursive.c	…
merge-recursive.h	…
merge.c	…
merge.h	…
mergesort.h	…
meson.build	Merge branch 'tc/meson-use-our-version-def-h'	2025-01-23 15:07:01 -08:00
meson_options.txt	Merge branch 'ps/meson-weak-sha1-build'	2025-01-16 16:35:14 -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-cache.c	…
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notes-merge.c	…
notes-merge.h	…
notes-utils.c	…
notes-utils.h	…
notes.c	…
notes.h	…
object-file-convert.c	…
object-file-convert.h	…
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
object-name.h	…
object-store-ll.h	…
object-store.h	…
object.c	…
object.h	…
oid-array.c	…
oid-array.h	…
oidmap.c	…
oidmap.h	…
oidset.c	…
oidset.h	…
oidtree.c	…
oidtree.h	…
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-check.c	…
pack-mtimes.c	…
pack-mtimes.h	…
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	…
pack-revindex.c	…
pack-revindex.h	…
pack-write.c	…
pack.h	…
packfile.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
packfile.h	…
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	…
parallel-checkout.h	…
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	parse-options: localize mark-up of placeholder text in the short help	2024-12-30 06:55:24 -08:00
parse-options.h	t: introduce compatibility options to clar-based tests	2024-12-13 06:48:47 -08:00
parse.c	…
parse.h	…
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	…
patch-ids.h	…
path.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
path.h	Merge branch 'bc/allow-upload-pack-from-other-people'	2024-12-10 10:04:55 +09:00
pathspec.c	…
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	…
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	progress: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
preload-index.h	…
pretty.c	…
pretty.h	…
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
progress.h	progress: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
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prompt.c	…
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protocol-caps.c	…
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protocol.c	…
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prune-packed.c	progress: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
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pseudo-merge.c	progress: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
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quote.c	…
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range-diff.c	Merge branch 'js/range-diff-diff-merges'	2024-12-23 09:32:17 -08:00
range-diff.h	range-diff: optionally include merge commits' diffs in the analysis	2024-12-16 08:45:48 -08:00
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reachable.h	…
read-cache-ll.h	…
read-cache.c	resolve-undo: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
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rebase-interactive.c	…
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rebase.c	…
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ref-filter.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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reflog-walk.c	…
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reflog.c	…
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refs.c	Merge branch 'kn/reflog-migration'	2024-12-23 09:32:29 -08:00
refs.h	Merge branch 'kn/reflog-migration'	2024-12-23 09:32:29 -08:00
refspec.c	refspec: relocate apply_refspecs and related funtions	2025-02-04 09:51:42 -08:00
refspec.h	refspec: relocate apply_refspecs and related funtions	2025-02-04 09:51:42 -08:00
remote-curl.c	credential: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
remote.c	refspec: relocate apply_refspecs and related funtions	2025-02-04 09:51:42 -08:00
remote.h	refspec: relocate apply_refspecs and related funtions	2025-02-04 09:51:42 -08:00
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repository.c	…
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reset.c	…
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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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sane-ctype.h	…
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send-pack.c	send-pack: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
send-pack.h	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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sha1dc_git.c	…
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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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split-index.c	…
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stable-qsort.c	…
statinfo.c	…
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strbuf.c	Git 2.47.2	2025-01-13 12:55:26 -08:00
strbuf.h	Git 2.47.2	2025-01-13 12:55:26 -08:00
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strvec.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
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submodule.c	Merge branch 'sk/calloc-not-malloc-plus-memset'	2024-12-23 09:32:18 -08:00
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tag.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -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
tmp-objdir.h	tmp-objdir: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:31 -08:00
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
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transport.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
transport.h	…
tree-diff.c	…
tree-walk.c	…
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tree.c	…
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unpack-trees.c	progress: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
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upload-pack.c	…
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url.c	…
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urlmatch.c	…
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usage.c	…
userdiff.c	…
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utf8.c	…
utf8.h	…
varint.c	…
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version-def.h.in	…
version.c	meson: ensure correct version-def.h is used	2025-01-14 11:14:54 -08:00
version.h	…
versioncmp.c	…
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walker.c	progress: stop using `the_repository`	2024-12-18 10:44:30 -08:00
walker.h	…
wildmatch.c	…
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worktree.c	Merge branch 'ps/build-sign-compare'	2024-12-23 09:32:11 -08:00
worktree.h	…
wrapper.c	wrapper: allow generating insecure random bytes	2025-01-07 09:04:18 -08:00
wrapper.h	wrapper: allow generating insecure random bytes	2025-01-07 09:04:18 -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