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Patrick Steinhardt dd907a4172 setup: allow "--ref-storage-format=" to specify a payload Reference storage backends can be configured with a payload via the "extensions.refStorage" config key and the "GIT_REF_STORAGE_FORMAT" environment variable, both of which accept a URI in the format "<format>://<payload>". The payload may contain backend-specific information, for example an alternate refs directory or which database references should be stored in. The `--ref-storage-format=` option of git-init(1) and git-clone(1) does not know about payloads though: its value is parsed as a plain format name, so backends that require a payload cannot be conveniently set up at initialization time via the command line. Teach the option to accept the same URI syntax. Also, document the optional payloads for both the "files" and "reftable" backends. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>		2026-09-09 11:04:31 -07:00
.github	Merge branch 'jk/ci-static-analysis-image-bump'	2026-08-05 11:10:51 -07:00
Documentation	setup: allow "--ref-storage-format=" to specify a payload	2026-09-09 11:04:31 -07:00
bin-wrappers	…
block-sha1	…
builtin	setup: allow "--ref-storage-format=" to specify a payload	2026-09-09 11:04:31 -07:00
ci	t: rename GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_REF_FORMAT	2026-09-09 11:04:31 -07:00
compat	Merge branch 'js/coverity-unchecked-returns-fix'	2026-08-24 13:17:50 -07:00
compiler-tricks	…
contrib	builtin/rev-parse: rename "--show-ref-format" to "--show-ref-storage-format"	2026-09-09 11:04:31 -07:00
ewah	…
git-gui	…
gitk-git	…
gitweb	…
mergetools	…
negotiator	…
odb	Merge branch 'ps/odb-pluggable-pack-generation'	2026-08-31 08:25:00 -07:00
oss-fuzz	Merge branch 'js/pack-objects-delta-size-t'	2026-08-24 13:17:51 -07:00
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refs	Merge branch 'ch/chdir-notify-drop-name'	2026-08-25 10:53:33 -07:00
reftable	Merge branch 'js/coverity-unchecked-returns-fix'	2026-08-24 13:17:50 -07:00
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t	setup: allow "--ref-storage-format=" to specify a payload	2026-09-09 11:04:31 -07:00
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.gitlab-ci.yml	Merge branch 'jk/ci-static-analysis-image-bump'	2026-08-05 11:10:51 -07:00
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.mailmap	mailmap: map Elijah Newren's current and previous work addresses	2026-08-12 13:16:46 -07:00
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COPYING	…
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GIT-BUILD-OPTIONS.in	…
GIT-VERSION-FILE.in	…
GIT-VERSION-GEN	…
INSTALL	…
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	Merge branch 'ps/writev'	2026-08-18 09:31:36 -07:00
README.md	…
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SECURITY.md	…
abspath.c	…
abspath.h	…
aclocal.m4	…
add-interactive.c	…
add-interactive.h	…
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add-patch.h	…
advice.c	…
advice.h	…
alias.c	…
alias.h	…
alloc.c	…
alloc.h	…
apply.c	…
apply.h	…
archive-tar.c	odb/streaming: unify function names to create new streams	2026-08-05 09:42:50 -07:00
archive-zip.c	Merge branch 'js/pack-objects-delta-size-t'	2026-08-24 13:17:51 -07:00
archive.c	…
archive.h	…
attr.c	…
attr.h	…
banned.h	…
base85.c	…
base85.h	…
bisect.c	Merge branch 'js/coverity-unchecked-returns-fix'	2026-08-24 13:17:50 -07:00
bisect.h	…
blame.c	…
blame.h	…
blob.c	…
blob.h	…
bloom.c	Merge branch 'jk/ci-static-analysis-image-bump'	2026-08-05 11:10:51 -07:00
bloom.h	…
branch.c	Merge branch 'rs/branch-delete-bisect-warning'	2026-08-05 11:10:51 -07:00
branch.h	…
build.rs	…
builtin.h	…
bundle-uri.c	…
bundle-uri.h	…
bundle.c	bundle: generate packfiles via the object database	2026-08-21 09:01:55 -07:00
bundle.h	bundle: generate packfiles via the object database	2026-08-21 09:01:55 -07:00
cache-tree.c	odb/transaction: add transaction finalize interface	2026-08-20 20:28:01 -07:00
cache-tree.h	…
cbtree.c	…
cbtree.h	…
chdir-notify.c	chdir-notify.h: Removed unused param 'name'	2026-08-14 15:08:35 -07:00
chdir-notify.h	chdir-notify.h: Removed unused param 'name'	2026-08-14 15:08:35 -07:00
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: eagerly initialize alternates	2026-08-17 09:36:10 -07:00
commit-graph.h	…
commit-reach.c	Merge branch 'kk/merge-base-exhaustion'	2026-08-23 18:01:46 -07:00
commit-reach.h	…
commit-slab-decl.h	…
commit-slab-impl.h	…
commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	…
commit.h	…
common-exit.c	…
common-init.c	repository: move fetch_if_missing into struct repository	2026-08-15 08:37:54 -07:00
common-init.h	…
common-main.c	…
config.c	Merge branch 'js/pack-objects-delta-size-t'	2026-08-24 13:17:51 -07:00
config.h	pack-objects: widen delta-cache accounting to `size_t`	2026-08-13 09:42:02 -07:00
config.mak.dev	…
config.mak.in	…
config.mak.uname	compat/posix: introduce writev(3p) wrapper	2026-08-07 08:57:25 -07:00
configure.ac	…
connect.c	…
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connected.c	…
connected.h	…
convert.c	…
convert.h	…
copy.c	…
copy.h	…
credential.c	…
credential.h	…
csum-file.c	…
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ctype.c	…
daemon.c	…
date.c	…
date.h	…
decorate.c	…
decorate.h	…
delta-islands.c	…
delta-islands.h	…
delta.h	delta: widen `create_delta()` and `diff_delta()` to `size_t`	2026-08-13 09:42:02 -07:00
diagnose.c	…
diagnose.h	…
diff-delta.c	delta: widen `create_delta()` and `diff_delta()` to `size_t`	2026-08-13 09:42:02 -07:00
diff-lib.c	Merge branch 'jk/diff-relative-cached-unmerged-more'	2026-08-07 14:48:00 -07:00
diff-merges.c	…
diff-merges.h	…
diff-no-index.c	…
diff.c	Merge branch 'en/diff-l-opt-help'	2026-08-24 13:17:51 -07:00
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diffcore-break.c	…
diffcore-delta.c	…
diffcore-order.c	…
diffcore-pickaxe.c	…
diffcore-rename.c	…
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diffcore.h	…
dir-iterator.c	…
dir-iterator.h	…
dir.c	…
dir.h	…
editor.c	…
editor.h	…
entry.c	…
entry.h	…
environment.c	…
environment.h	setup: rename ref storage format environment variables	2026-09-09 11:04:31 -07:00
exec-cmd.c	…
exec-cmd.h	…
fetch-negotiator.c	…
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-object-info.c	fetch-object-info: parse type from server response	2026-08-07 18:50:08 -07:00
fetch-object-info.h	fetch-object-info: parse type from server response	2026-08-07 18:50:08 -07:00
fetch-pack.c	Merge branch 'jt/receive-pack-pluggable-writes'	2026-08-31 08:25:00 -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-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	send-email: clarify missing subject error	2026-08-10 14:07:02 -07:00
git-sh-i18n.sh	…
git-sh-setup.sh	…
git-submodule.sh	builtin/submodule: rename "--ref-format=" to "--ref-storage-format="	2026-09-09 11:04:30 -07:00
git-svn.perl	…
git-web--browse.sh	…
git-zlib.c	git-zlib: widen `git_deflate_bound()` to `size_t`	2026-08-13 09:42:03 -07:00
git-zlib.h	git-zlib: widen `git_deflate_bound()` to `size_t`	2026-08-13 09:42:03 -07:00
git.c	Merge branch 'ty/repository-fetch-if-missing'	2026-09-02 09:21:59 -07:00
git.rc.in	…
gpg-interface.c	…
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	help: rename "default-ref-format" to "default-ref-storage-format"	2026-09-09 11:04:31 -07:00
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	Merge branch 'js/pack-objects-delta-size-t'	2026-08-24 13:17:51 -07:00
http-walker.c	…
http.c	Merge branch 'js/coverity-unchecked-returns-fix'	2026-08-24 13:17:50 -07:00
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.h	…
list-objects-filter.c	list-objects-filter: add list_objects_filter__filter_oidset()	2026-08-13 13:34:49 -07:00
list-objects-filter.h	list-objects-filter: add list_objects_filter__filter_oidset()	2026-08-13 13:34:49 -07:00
list-objects.c	…
list-objects.h	…
list.h	…
lockfile.c	…
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	…
log-tree.h	…
loose.c	Merge branch 'ps/odb-make-creation-pluggable'	2026-08-20 07:30:52 -07:00
loose.h	setup: detangle loading of loose object maps	2026-08-06 21:24:25 -07:00
ls-refs.c	…
ls-refs.h	…
mailinfo.c	…
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	add: introduce '--resolved' option	2026-07-31 08:52:16 -07:00
merge-ll.h	add: introduce '--resolved' option	2026-07-31 08:52:16 -07:00
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/writev'	2026-08-18 09:31:36 -07:00
meson_options.txt	…
midx-write.c	repository: move fetch_if_missing into struct repository	2026-08-15 08:37:54 -07:00
midx.c	odb/source-packed: flag known-bad objects as corrupt and not missing	2026-08-19 10:23:02 -07:00
midx.h	odb/source-packed: flag known-bad objects as corrupt and not missing	2026-08-19 10:23:02 -07:00
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	…
notes.h	…
object-file-convert.c	…
object-file-convert.h	…
object-file.c	Merge branch 'jt/receive-pack-pluggable-writes'	2026-08-31 08:25:00 -07:00
object-file.h	odb/streaming: rename `struct odb_read_stream`	2026-08-05 09:42:50 -07:00
object-name.c	Merge branch 'ps/odb-eagerly-load-alternates'	2026-08-31 08:24:59 -07:00
object-name.h	…
object.c	odb/streaming: unify function names to create new streams	2026-08-05 09:42:50 -07:00
object.h	…
odb.c	Merge branch 'ty/repository-fetch-if-missing'	2026-09-02 09:21:59 -07:00
odb.h	Merge branch 'ty/repository-fetch-if-missing'	2026-09-02 09:21:59 -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.c	odb: eagerly initialize alternates	2026-08-17 09:36:10 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h	…
pack-check.c	Merge branch 'js/pack-objects-delta-size-t'	2026-08-24 13:17:51 -07:00
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	builtin/receive-pack: properly clean up keep files	2026-08-20 20:28:01 -07:00
pack.h	builtin/receive-pack: properly clean up keep files	2026-08-20 20:28:01 -07:00
packfile-list.c	packfile: fix perf regression with many packs	2026-08-13 09:45:46 -07:00
packfile-list.h	packfile: fix perf regression with many packs	2026-08-13 09:45:46 -07:00
packfile.c	Merge branch 'ps/odb-eagerly-load-alternates'	2026-08-31 08:24:59 -07:00
packfile.h	Merge branch 'ps/odb-eagerly-load-alternates'	2026-08-31 08:24:59 -07:00
pager.c	…
pager.h	…
parallel-checkout.c	…
parallel-checkout.h	…
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	parse-options: allow for hidden aliases	2026-09-09 11:04:30 -07:00
parse-options.h	parse-options: allow for hidden aliases	2026-09-09 11:04:30 -07:00
parse.c	pack-objects: widen delta-cache accounting to `size_t`	2026-08-13 09:42:02 -07:00
parse.h	pack-objects: widen delta-cache accounting to `size_t`	2026-08-13 09:42:02 -07:00
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	…
patch-ids.h	…
path-walk.c	…
path-walk.h	…
path.c	…
path.h	…
pathspec.c	…
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	…
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	…
preload-index.h	…
pretty.c	…
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: add type support to object-info	2026-08-07 18:50:08 -07:00
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.h	…
read-cache-ll.h	read-cache: add remove_file_from_index_with_flags()	2026-07-31 08:52:16 -07:00
read-cache.c	Merge branch 'jt/receive-pack-pluggable-writes'	2026-08-31 08:25:00 -07:00
read-cache.h	…
rebase-interactive.c	…
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	…
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	branch: add --forked filter for --list mode	2026-08-05 10:08:27 -07:00
ref-filter.h	branch: add --forked filter for --list mode	2026-08-05 10:08:27 -07:00
reflog-walk.c	…
reflog-walk.h	…
reflog.c	…
reflog.h	…
refs.c	refs: expose function to parse reference URIs	2026-09-09 11:04:31 -07:00
refs.h	refs: expose function to parse reference URIs	2026-09-09 11:04:31 -07:00
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	…
remote.c	Merge branch 'en/submodule-insteadof-remote-match'	2026-08-03 09:31:30 -07:00
remote.h	…
repack-cruft.c	…
repack-filtered.c	builtin/repack: enumerate promisor blobs for --drop-filtered	2026-08-13 13:34:49 -07:00
repack-geometry.c	…
repack-midx.c	…
repack-promisor.c	repack-promisor: allow excluding objects from the rebuilt promisor pack	2026-08-13 13:34:49 -07:00
repack.c	…
repack.h	builtin/repack: enumerate promisor blobs for --drop-filtered	2026-08-13 13:34:49 -07:00
replace-object.c	…
replace-object.h	…
replay.c	…
replay.h	…
repo-settings.c	…
repo-settings.h	…
repository.c	Merge branch 'ty/repository-fetch-if-missing'	2026-09-02 09:21:59 -07:00
repository.h	repository: move fetch_if_missing into struct repository	2026-08-15 08:37:54 -07:00
rerere.c	Merge branch 'jc/add-resolved'	2026-08-15 09:20:27 -07:00
rerere.h	…
reset.c	…
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	repository: move fetch_if_missing into struct repository	2026-08-15 08:37:54 -07:00
revision.h	…
run-command.c	…
run-command.h	…
sane-ctype.h	…
scalar.c	…
send-pack.c	send-pack: generate packfiles via the object database	2026-08-21 09:01:54 -07:00
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'en/sequencer-lose-pretty-given'	2026-08-24 13:17:50 -07:00
sequencer.h	…
serve.c	Merge branch 'en/serve-promisor-remote-fix'	2026-08-24 13:17:51 -07:00
serve.h	…
server-info.c	…
server-info.h	…
setup.c	setup: allow "--ref-storage-format=" to specify a payload	2026-09-09 11:04:31 -07:00
setup.h	setup: allow "--ref-storage-format=" to specify a payload	2026-09-09 11:04:31 -07:00
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sha1dc_git.c	…
sha1dc_git.h	…
shallow.c	…
shallow.h	…
shared.mak	…
shell.c	…
shortlog.h	…
sideband.c	Merge branch 'ps/writev'	2026-08-18 09:31:36 -07:00
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.h	…
string-list.c	…
string-list.h	…
strmap.c	…
strmap.h	…
strvec.c	…
strvec.h	…
sub-process.c	…
sub-process.h	…
submodule-config.c	…
submodule-config.h	…
submodule.c	…
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	Merge branch 'jt/receive-pack-pluggable-writes'	2026-08-31 08:25:00 -07:00
tmp-objdir.h	odb: return temporary ODB source when set	2026-08-20 20:28:02 -07:00
trace.c	…
trace.h	…
trace2.c	…
trace2.h	…
trailer.c	trailers: stop recognizing URLs as trailers	2026-08-21 08:53:27 -07:00
trailer.h	…
transport-helper.c	Merge branch 'js/coverity-unchecked-returns-fix'	2026-08-24 13:17:50 -07:00
transport-internal.h	transport: drop remote object-info fields from transport struct	2026-08-07 18:50:08 -07:00
transport.c	Merge branch 'ps/cat-file-remote-object-info-type'	2026-08-23 18:01:42 -07:00
transport.h	transport: drop remote object-info fields from transport struct	2026-08-07 18:50:08 -07:00
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: generate packfiles via the object database	2026-08-21 09:01:54 -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	…
version.c	…
version.h	…
versioncmp.c	…
versioncmp.h	…
walker.c	…
walker.h	…
wildmatch.c	…
wildmatch.h	…
worktree.c	…
worktree.h	…
wrapper.c	wrapper: properly handle MAX_IO_SIZE in writev(3p)	2026-08-07 08:57:25 -07:00
wrapper.h	wrapper: properly handle MAX_IO_SIZE in writev(3p)	2026-08-07 08:57:25 -07:00
write-or-die.c	wrapper: introduce writev(3p) wrappers	2026-08-07 08:57:25 -07:00
write-or-die.h	wrapper: introduce writev(3p) wrappers	2026-08-07 08:57:25 -07:00
ws.c	…
ws.h	…
wt-status.c	…
wt-status.h	…
xdiff-interface.c	…
xdiff-interface.h	…

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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