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Junio C Hamano d75badf83b Merge branch 'ps/odb-generic-object-name-handling' Object name handling (disambiguation and abbreviation) has been refactored to be backend-generic, moving logic into the respective object database backends. * ps/odb-generic-object-name-handling: odb: introduce generic `odb_find_abbrev_len()` object-file: move logic to compute packed abbreviation length object-name: move logic to compute loose abbreviation length object-name: simplify computing common prefixes object-name: abbreviate loose object names without `disambiguate_state` object-name: merge `update_candidates()` and `match_prefix()` object-name: backend-generic `get_short_oid()` object-name: backend-generic `repo_collect_ambiguous()` object-name: extract function to parse object ID prefixes object-name: move logic to iterate through packed prefixed objects object-name: move logic to iterate through loose prefixed objects odb: introduce `struct odb_for_each_object_options` oidtree: extend iteration to allow for arbitrary return codes oidtree: modernize the code a bit object-file: fix sparse 'plain integer as NULL pointer' error		2026-04-06 15:42:49 -07:00
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Documentation	A couple more on top of -rc0	2026-04-03 15:26:34 -07:00
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builtin	Merge branch 'ps/odb-generic-object-name-handling'	2026-04-06 15:42:49 -07:00
ci	Merge branch 'ps/build-tweaks'	2026-03-27 11:00:01 -07:00
compat	compat/winansi: drop pre-Vista workaround	2026-04-06 10:06:22 -07:00
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contrib	Merge branch 'js/cmake-needs-writev-compat-too'	2026-04-03 15:24:45 -07:00
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git-gui	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/j6t/git-gui	2026-03-21 09:25:58 -07:00
gitk-git	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/j6t/gitk	2026-03-21 09:25:10 -07:00
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negotiator	use commit_stack instead of prio_queue in LIFO mode	2026-03-18 10:39:56 -07:00
odb	odb: introduce generic `odb_find_abbrev_len()`	2026-03-20 13:16:42 -07:00
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po	Merge branch 'jx/i18n-fix' of github.com:jiangxin/gitk	2026-03-20 09:23:32 +01:00
refs	Merge branch 'vp/http-rate-limit-retries'	2026-04-01 10:28:18 -07:00
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t	Merge branch 'ps/odb-generic-object-name-handling'	2026-04-06 15:42:49 -07:00
templates	Merge branch 'pt/fsmonitor-watchman-sample-fix'	2026-03-10 14:23:23 -07:00
tools	Merge branch 'rs/use-strvec-pushv'	2026-04-01 10:28:19 -07:00
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xdiff	Merge branch 'yc/histogram-hunk-shift-fix'	2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
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.editorconfig	editorconfig: fix style not applying to subdirs anymore	2026-03-11 10:30:51 -07:00
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.gitignore	gitk: ignore generated POT file	2026-03-20 09:31:04 +08:00
.gitlab-ci.yml	Merge branch 'ps/ci-gitlab-prepare-for-macos-14-deprecation'	2026-03-12 10:56:04 -07:00
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.mailmap	.mailmap: update email address for Tian Yuchen	2026-03-09 12:46:34 -07:00
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CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md	…
COPYING	…
Cargo.toml	…
GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS.in	…
GIT-VERSION-FILE.in	…
GIT-VERSION-GEN	Git 2.54-rc0	2026-04-01 21:31:08 -07:00
INSTALL	…
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	Merge branch 'ar/config-hook-cleanups'	2026-04-03 13:01:09 -07:00
README.md	…
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SECURITY.md	…
abspath.c	…
abspath.h	…
aclocal.m4	…
add-interactive.c	…
add-interactive.h	…
add-patch.c	…
add-patch.h	…
advice.c	…
advice.h	…
alias.c	…
alias.h	…
alloc.c	…
alloc.h	…
apply.c	Merge branch 'jw/apply-corrupt-location'	2026-03-30 13:57:00 -07:00
apply.h	apply: report input location in header parsing errors	2026-03-17 11:08:24 -07:00
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archive-zip.c	…
archive.c	…
archive.h	…
attr.c	…
attr.h	…
banned.h	…
base85.c	…
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bisect.c	…
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blame.c	…
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blob.c	…
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bloom.c	Merge branch 'cf/constness-fixes'	2026-03-23 09:20:29 -07:00
bloom.h	…
branch.c	…
branch.h	…
build.rs	…
builtin.h	…
bundle-uri.c	…
bundle-uri.h	…
bundle.c	…
bundle.h	…
cache-tree.c	…
cache-tree.h	…
cbtree.c	oidtree: extend iteration to allow for arbitrary return codes	2026-03-20 13:16:22 -07:00
cbtree.h	oidtree: extend iteration to allow for arbitrary return codes	2026-03-20 13:16:22 -07:00
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	…
commit-graph.c	odb: introduce `struct odb_for_each_object_options`	2026-03-20 13:16:41 -07:00
commit-graph.h	…
commit-reach.c	commit-reach: simplify cleanup of remaining bitmaps in ahead_behind ()	2026-03-19 10:45:41 -07:00
commit-reach.h	…
commit-slab-decl.h	…
commit-slab-impl.h	…
commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	gpg-interface: allow sign_buffer() to use default signing key	2026-03-12 21:28:20 -07:00
commit.h	Merge branch 'ps/history-split'	2026-03-24 12:31:32 -07:00
common-exit.c	…
common-init.c	…
common-init.h	…
common-main.c	…
config.c	…
config.h	…
config.mak.dev	builds: move build scripts into "tools/"	2026-03-19 06:40:09 -07:00
config.mak.in	…
config.mak.uname	Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes'	2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
configure.ac	…
connect.c	…
connect.h	…
connected.c	check_connected(): fix leak of pack-index mmap	2026-03-06 13:51:03 -08:00
connected.h	…
convert.c	…
convert.h	…
copy.c	…
copy.h	…
credential.c	…
credential.h	…
csum-file.c	Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes'	2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
csum-file.h	Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes'	2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
ctype.c	…
daemon.c	…
date.c	…
date.h	…
decorate.c	…
decorate.h	…
delta-islands.c	…
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delta.h	…
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-no-index-find-object'	2026-03-10 14:23:22 -07:00
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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	Merge branch 'cf/constness-fixes'	2026-03-23 09:20:29 -07:00
dir.h	…
editor.c	…
editor.h	…
entry.c	…
entry.h	…
environment.c	Merge branch 'ob/core-attributesfile-in-repository'	2026-03-05 10:04:49 -08:00
environment.h	Merge branch 'ob/core-attributesfile-in-repository'	2026-03-05 10:04:49 -08:00
exec-cmd.c	…
exec-cmd.h	…
fetch-negotiator.c	…
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-pack.c	use strvec_pushv() to add another strvec	2026-03-24 12:26:58 -07:00
fetch-pack.h	…
fmt-merge-msg.c	…
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
for-each-ref.h	…
fsck.c	…
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	…
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-compat-util.h	git-compat-util.h: move warning infra to prepare for PCHs	2026-03-19 06:40:09 -07:00
git-curl-compat.h	http: add support for HTTP 429 rate limit retries	2026-03-17 09:14:19 -07:00
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	Merge branch 'sp/send-email-validate-charset'	2026-03-12 10:56:05 -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	use strvec_pushv() to add another strvec	2026-03-24 12:26:58 -07:00
git.rc.in	…
gpg-interface.c	fast-import: add mode to sign commits with invalid signatures	2026-03-12 21:28:20 -07:00
gpg-interface.h	fast-import: add mode to sign commits with invalid signatures	2026-03-12 21:28:20 -07:00
graph.c	…
graph.h	…
grep.c	…
grep.h	…
hash-lookup.c	…
hash-lookup.h	…
hash.c	object-name: simplify computing common prefixes	2026-03-20 13:16:42 -07:00
hash.h	object-name: simplify computing common prefixes	2026-03-20 13:16:42 -07:00
hashmap.c	…
hashmap.h	…
help.c	Merge branch 'jh/alias-i18n-fixes'	2026-03-10 14:23:24 -07:00
help.h	…
hex-ll.c	…
hex-ll.h	…
hex.c	…
hex.h	…
hook.c	hook: show disabled hooks in "git hook list"	2026-03-25 14:00:47 -07:00
hook.h	hook: show disabled hooks in "git hook list"	2026-03-25 14:00:47 -07:00
http-backend.c	…
http-fetch.c	…
http-push.c	…
http-walker.c	…
http.c	Merge branch 'vp/http-rate-limit-retries'	2026-04-01 10:28:18 -07:00
http.h	http: add support for HTTP 429 rate limit retries	2026-03-17 09:14:19 -07:00
ident.c	…
ident.h	…
imap-send.c	imap-send: move common code into function host_matches()	2026-03-11 15:25:15 -07:00
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: avoid strbuf_split_str()	2026-03-11 11:08:53 -07:00
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	…
log-tree.h	…
loose.c	odb: embed base source in the "files" backend	2026-03-05 11:45:15 -08:00
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.h	…
merge.c	…
merge.h	…
mergesort.h	…
meson.build	Merge branch 'ps/build-tweaks'	2026-03-27 11:00:01 -07:00
meson_options.txt	…
midx-write.c	…
midx.c	Merge branch 'tb/incremental-midx-part-3.2'	2026-03-25 12:58:04 -07:00
midx.h	…
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	…
notes.h	…
object-file-convert.c	Merge branch 'bc/sha1-256-interop-02'	2026-03-12 10:56:02 -07:00
object-file-convert.h	…
object-file.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-counting'	2026-03-25 12:58:05 -07:00
object-file.h	object-name: move logic to compute loose abbreviation length	2026-03-20 13:16:42 -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-name: turn INTERPRET_BRANCH_* constants into enum values	2026-03-18 12:52:29 -07:00
object.c	Merge branch 'ps/fsck-stream-from-the-right-object-instance'	2026-03-05 10:04:49 -08:00
object.h	…
odb.c	odb: introduce generic `odb_find_abbrev_len()`	2026-03-20 13:16:42 -07:00
odb.h	odb: introduce generic `odb_find_abbrev_len()`	2026-03-20 13:16:42 -07:00
oid-array.c	…
oid-array.h	…
oidmap.c	oidmap: make entry cleanup explicit in oidmap_clear	2026-03-05 11:16:18 -08:00
oidmap.h	oidmap: make entry cleanup explicit in oidmap_clear	2026-03-05 11:16:18 -08:00
oidset.c	…
oidset.h	…
oidtree.c	oidtree: extend iteration to allow for arbitrary return codes	2026-03-20 13:16:22 -07:00
oidtree.h	oidtree: extend iteration to allow for arbitrary return codes	2026-03-20 13:16:22 -07:00
pack-bitmap-write.c	…
pack-bitmap.c	Merge branch 'tb/incremental-midx-part-3.2'	2026-03-25 12:58:04 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h	…
pack-check.c	…
pack-mtimes.c	…
pack-mtimes.h	…
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	…
pack-refs.c	…
pack-refs.h	…
pack-revindex.c	Merge branch 'tb/incremental-midx-part-3.2'	2026-03-25 12:58:04 -07:00
pack-revindex.h	…
pack-write.c	…
pack.h	…
packfile.c	object-file: move logic to compute packed abbreviation length	2026-03-20 13:16:42 -07:00
packfile.h	object-file: move logic to compute packed abbreviation length	2026-03-20 13:16:42 -07:00
pager.c	…
pager.h	…
parallel-checkout.c	…
parallel-checkout.h	…
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	Merge branch 'rs/parse-options-duplicated-long-options'	2026-03-10 14:23:19 -07:00
parse-options.h	…
parse.c	…
parse.h	…
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	patch-ids: document intentional const-casting in patch_id_neq()	2026-03-09 12:45:19 -07:00
patch-ids.h	…
path-walk.c	path-walk: support wildcard pathspecs for blob filtering	2026-03-26 09:38:07 -07:00
path-walk.h	…
path.c	backfill: work with prefix pathspecs	2026-03-26 09:38:06 -07:00
path.h	backfill: work with prefix pathspecs	2026-03-26 09:38:06 -07:00
pathspec.c	…
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	…
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	…
preload-index.h	…
pretty.c	Merge branch 'mf/format-patch-cover-letter-format'	2026-04-03 13:01:08 -07:00
pretty.h	…
prio-queue.c	…
prio-queue.h	…
progress.c	…
progress.h	…
promisor-remote.c	…
promisor-remote.h	…
prompt.c	…
prompt.h	…
protocol-caps.c	…
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	apply: report input location in header parsing errors	2026-03-17 11:08:24 -07:00
range-diff.h	…
reachable.c	…
reachable.h	…
read-cache-ll.h	…
read-cache.c	Merge branch 'cs/add-skip-submodule-ignore-all'	2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
read-cache.h	…
rebase-interactive.c	…
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	…
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	Merge branch 'ps/refs-for-each'	2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
ref-filter.h	…
reflog-walk.c	…
reflog-walk.h	…
reflog.c	…
reflog.h	…
refs.c	Merge branch 'ar/config-hook-cleanups'	2026-04-03 13:01:09 -07:00
refs.h	object-name: turn INTERPRET_BRANCH_* constants into enum values	2026-03-18 12:52:29 -07:00
refspec.c	refspec: fix typo in comment	2026-03-23 21:27:17 -07:00
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	Merge branch 'kj/refspec-parsing-outside-repository'	2026-04-01 10:28:19 -07:00
remote.c	Merge branch 'hn/status-compare-with-push'	2026-03-12 14:09:06 -07:00
remote.h	…
repack-cruft.c	…
repack-filtered.c	…
repack-geometry.c	…
repack-midx.c	…
repack-promisor.c	…
repack.c	…
repack.h	…
replace-object.c	…
replace-object.h	…
replay.c	Merge branch 'sa/replay-revert'	2026-04-03 13:01:09 -07:00
replay.h	replay: add --revert mode to reverse commit changes	2026-03-25 14:21:20 -07:00
repo-settings.c	…
repo-settings.h	…
repository.c	Merge branch 'ps/object-counting'	2026-03-25 12:58:05 -07:00
repository.h	Merge branch 'bc/sha1-256-interop-02'	2026-03-12 10:56:02 -07:00
rerere.c	Merge branch 'jc/rerere-modern-strbuf-handling'	2026-03-27 11:00:03 -07:00
rerere.h	…
reset.c	…
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	Merge branch 'ps/refs-for-each'	2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
revision.h	revision: include object-name.h	2026-03-26 09:38:06 -07:00
run-command.c	Merge branch 'bk/run-command-wo-the-repository'	2026-03-19 09:54:56 -07:00
run-command.h	Merge branch 'bk/run-command-wo-the-repository'	2026-03-19 09:54:56 -07:00
sane-ctype.h	…
scalar.c	…
send-pack.c	gpg-interface: allow sign_buffer() to use default signing key	2026-03-12 21:28:20 -07:00
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'sa/replay-revert'	2026-04-03 13:01:09 -07:00
sequencer.h	Merge branch 'sa/replay-revert'	2026-04-03 13:01:09 -07:00
serve.c	…
serve.h	…
server-info.c	…
server-info.h	…
setup.c	Merge branch 'ty/setup-error-tightening'	2026-03-16 10:48:14 -07:00
setup.h	Merge branch 'ty/setup-error-tightening'	2026-03-16 10:48:14 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1dc_git.c	…
sha1dc_git.h	…
shallow.c	…
shallow.h	…
shared.mak	…
shell.c	…
shortlog.h	…
sideband.c	sideband: use writev(3p) to send pktlines	2026-03-13 08:54:14 -07:00
sideband.h	…
sigchain.c	…
sigchain.h	…
simple-ipc.h	…
sparse-index.c	…
sparse-index.h	…
split-index.c	split-index: stop using the_repository and the_hash_algo	2026-03-19 12:01:24 -07:00
split-index.h	…
stable-qsort.c	…
statinfo.c	…
statinfo.h	…
strbuf.c	Merge branch 'vp/http-rate-limit-retries'	2026-04-01 10:28:18 -07:00
strbuf.h	…
string-list.c	hook: move unsorted_string_list_remove() to string-list.[ch]	2026-03-25 14:00:45 -07:00
string-list.h	hook: move unsorted_string_list_remove() to string-list.[ch]	2026-03-25 14:00:45 -07:00
strmap.c	…
strmap.h	…
strvec.c	…
strvec.h	…
sub-process.c	…
sub-process.h	…
submodule-config.c	odb: stop including "odb/source.h"	2026-03-12 08:38:42 -07:00
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	odb: stop including "odb/source.h"	2026-03-12 08:38:42 -07:00
tmp-objdir.h	odb: move reparenting logic into respective subsystems	2026-03-05 11:45:15 -08:00
trace.c	…
trace.h	…
trace2.c	…
trace2.h	…
trailer.c	Merge branch 'vp/http-rate-limit-retries'	2026-04-01 10:28:18 -07:00
trailer.h	commit, tag: parse --trailer with OPT_STRVEC	2026-03-06 13:02:20 -08:00
transport-helper.c	…
transport-internal.h	…
transport.c	Merge branch 'ar/config-hook-cleanups'	2026-04-03 13:01:09 -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	…
unpack-trees.h	…
upload-pack.c	Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes'	2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
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	…
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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