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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason e2f4045fc4 l10n: Document the new l10n workflow Change the "flow" of how translators interact with the l10n repository at [1] to adjust it for a new workflow of not having a po/git.pot file in-tree at all, and to not commit line numbers to the po/*.po files that we do track in tree. The current workflow was added in a combination of `dce37b66fb` (l10n: initial git.pot for 1.7.10 upcoming release, 2012-02-13) and `271ce198cd` (Update l10n guide, 2012-02-29). As noted in preceding commits I think that it came about due to technical debt I'd left behind in how the "po/git.pot" file was created, and a mis-impression that the file:line comments were needed as anything more than a transitory translation aid. As the updated po/README.md shows the new workflow is substantially the same, the difference is that translators no longer need to initially pull from the l10n coordinator for a new po/git.pot, they can simply use git.git's canonical source repository. The l10n coordinator is still expected to announce a release to translate, which presumably would always be Junio's latest release tag. I'm not certain if this part of the process is actually important. I.e. the delta translation-wise between that tag and "master" is usually pretty small, so perhaps translators can just work on "master" instead. 1. https://github.com/git-l10n/git-po/ Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jiang Xin <zhiyou.jx@alibaba-inc.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>		2022-05-26 10:32:58 -07:00
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Documentation	Merge branch 'jc/revert-ref-transaction-hook-changes'	2022-04-14 14:17:12 -07:00
block-sha1	block-sha1: remove use of obsolete x86 assembly	2022-03-10 11:18:05 -08:00
builtin	i18n CI: stop allowing non-ASCII source messages in po/git.pot	2022-05-26 10:30:28 -07:00
ci	i18n CI: stop allowing non-ASCII source messages in po/git.pot	2022-05-26 10:30:28 -07:00
compat	Git 2.35.2	2022-04-11 16:44:45 -07:00
contrib	Merge branch 'ab/make-optim-noop'	2022-04-06 15:21:58 -07:00
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git-gui	…
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gitweb	gitweb: remove invalid http-equiv="content-type"	2022-03-08 10:10:16 -08:00
mergetools	…
negotiator	…
perl	…
po	l10n: Document the new l10n workflow	2022-05-26 10:32:58 -07:00
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refs	Revert "Merge branch 'ps/avoid-unnecessary-hook-invocation-with-packed-refs'"	2022-04-13 15:51:33 -07:00
reftable	reftable: make assignments portable to AIX xlc v12.01	2022-03-28 13:58:10 -07:00
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t	Revert "fetch: increase test coverage of fetches"	2022-04-13 15:58:04 -07:00
templates	Makefile: add "$(QUIET)" boilerplate to shared.mak	2022-03-03 14:14:55 -08:00
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CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md	…
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GIT-VERSION-GEN	Git 2.36	2022-04-17 22:21:51 -07:00
INSTALL	…
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	Makefile: add "po-init" rule to initialize po/XX.po	2022-05-26 10:32:57 -07:00
README.md	…
RelNotes	Git 2.35.3	2022-04-13 15:21:34 -07:00
SECURITY.md	…
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add-interactive.c	Merge branch 'pw/single-key-interactive'	2022-03-21 15:14:24 -07:00
add-interactive.h	…
add-patch.c	…
advice.c	Merge branch 'tk/ambiguous-fetch-refspec'	2022-04-04 10:56:24 -07:00
advice.h	Merge branch 'tk/ambiguous-fetch-refspec'	2022-04-04 10:56:24 -07:00
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alloc.c	…
alloc.h	…
apply.c	Merge branch 'ab/object-file-api-updates'	2022-03-16 17:53:08 -07:00
apply.h	range-diff: plug memory leak in common invocation	2022-03-04 13:24:19 -08:00
archive-tar.c	…
archive-zip.c	Merge branch 'ab/c99-designated-initializers'	2022-03-06 21:25:32 -08:00
archive.c	…
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attr.c	Merge branch 'ab/refs-various-fixes'	2022-03-29 12:22:02 -07:00
attr.h	attr.h: remove duplicate struct definition	2022-03-14 05:41:08 +00:00
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base85.c	…
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blame.c	…
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branch.c	Merge branch 'tk/ambiguous-fetch-refspec'	2022-04-04 10:56:24 -07:00
branch.h	…
builtin.h	fsmonitor--daemon: add a built-in fsmonitor daemon	2022-03-25 16:04:15 -07:00
bulk-checkin.c	Merge branch 'ns/core-fsyncmethod'	2022-03-25 16:38:24 -07:00
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bundle.c	bundle: output hash information in 'verify'	2022-03-23 13:14:09 -07:00
bundle.h	bundle: parse filter capability	2022-03-09 10:25:27 -08:00
cache-tree.c	object-file API: have hash_object_file() take "enum object_type"	2022-02-25 17:16:32 -08:00
cache-tree.h	…
cache.h	Merge branch 'jh/builtin-fsmonitor-part2'	2022-04-04 10:56:24 -07:00
cbtree.c	…
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chdir-notify.c	…
chdir-notify.h	…
check-builtins.sh	…
checkout.c	…
checkout.h	…
chunk-format.c	…
chunk-format.h	…
color.c	…
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combine-diff.c	…
command-list.txt	…
commit-graph.c	Merge branch 'ns/core-fsyncmethod'	2022-03-25 16:38:24 -07:00
commit-graph.h	commit-graph: fix memory leak in misused string_list API	2022-03-04 13:24:18 -08:00
commit-reach.c	…
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commit-slab-decl.h	…
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commit.c	Merge branch 'ab/racy-hooks'	2022-03-30 18:01:10 -07:00
commit.h	shallow: reset commit grafts when shallow is reset	2022-03-17 17:44:38 -07:00
common-main.c	…
config.c	Merge branch 'jh/builtin-fsmonitor-part2'	2022-04-04 10:56:24 -07:00
config.h	fsmonitor: config settings are repository-specific	2022-03-25 16:04:15 -07:00
config.mak.dev	config.mak.dev: alternative workaround to gcc 12 warning in http.c	2022-04-15 16:27:04 -07:00
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config.mak.uname	Merge branch 'jh/builtin-fsmonitor-part2'	2022-04-04 10:56:24 -07:00
configure.ac	configure.ac: fix HAVE_SYNC_FILE_RANGE definition	2022-04-06 09:36:19 -07:00
connect.c	…
connect.h	…
connected.c	…
connected.h	…
convert.c	Merge branch 'ab/object-file-api-updates'	2022-03-16 17:53:08 -07:00
convert.h	…
copy.c	…
credential.c	urlmatch.c: add and use a *_release() function	2022-03-04 13:24:18 -08:00
credential.h	…
csum-file.c	core.fsync: introduce granular fsync control infrastructure	2022-03-10 15:10:22 -08:00
csum-file.h	core.fsync: introduce granular fsync control infrastructure	2022-03-10 15:10:22 -08:00
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daemon.c	…
date.c	…
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decorate.c	…
decorate.h	…
delta-islands.c	…
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delta.h	…
detect-compiler	…
diff-delta.c	…
diff-lib.c	…
diff-merges.c	…
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diff-no-index.c	…
diff.c	Merge branch 'ab/plug-random-leaks'	2022-03-23 14:09:31 -07:00
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diffcore-break.c	…
diffcore-delta.c	…
diffcore-order.c	…
diffcore-pickaxe.c	…
diffcore-rename.c	object-file API: have hash_object_file() take "enum object_type"	2022-02-25 17:16:32 -08:00
diffcore-rotate.c	…
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dir-iterator.c	…
dir-iterator.h	…
dir.c	Merge branch 'vd/sparse-read-tree'	2022-03-16 17:53:08 -07:00
dir.h	…
editor.c	…
entry.c	…
entry.h	…
environment.c	Merge branch 'jh/builtin-fsmonitor-part2'	2022-04-04 10:56:24 -07:00
environment.h	…
exec-cmd.c	…
exec-cmd.h	…
fetch-negotiator.c	fetch-negotiator: add specific noop initializer	2022-03-28 10:25:52 -07:00
fetch-negotiator.h	fetch-negotiator: add specific noop initializer	2022-03-28 10:25:52 -07:00
fetch-pack.c	fetch-pack: add refetch	2022-03-28 10:25:52 -07:00
fetch-pack.h	fetch-pack: add refetch	2022-03-28 10:25:52 -07:00
fmt-merge-msg.c	…
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
fsck.c	…
fsck.h	…
fsmonitor--daemon.h	fsmonitor--daemon: use a cookie file to sync with file system	2022-03-25 16:04:17 -07:00
fsmonitor-ipc.c	fsmonitor-ipc: create client routines for git-fsmonitor--daemon	2022-03-25 16:04:15 -07:00
fsmonitor-ipc.h	fsmonitor-ipc: create client routines for git-fsmonitor--daemon	2022-03-25 16:04:15 -07:00
fsmonitor-settings.c	fsmonitor: config settings are repository-specific	2022-03-25 16:04:15 -07:00
fsmonitor-settings.h	fsmonitor: config settings are repository-specific	2022-03-25 16:04:15 -07:00
fsmonitor.c	fsmonitor: force update index after large responses	2022-03-25 16:04:17 -07:00
fsmonitor.h	fsmonitor: config settings are repository-specific	2022-03-25 16:04:15 -07:00
fuzz-commit-graph.c	…
fuzz-pack-headers.c	…
fuzz-pack-idx.c	…
generate-cmdlist.sh	…
generate-configlist.sh	…
generate-hooklist.sh	…
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-add--interactive.perl	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-bisect.sh	…
git-compat-util.h	Git 2.35.2	2022-04-11 16:44:45 -07:00
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	i18n: fix some badly formatted i18n strings	2022-04-11 14:13:46 -07:00
git-sh-i18n.sh	…
git-sh-setup.sh	…
git-submodule.sh	submodule: move core cmd_update() logic to C	2022-03-16 15:07:43 -07:00
git-svn.perl	…
git-web--browse.sh	…
git.c	fsmonitor--daemon: add a built-in fsmonitor daemon	2022-03-25 16:04:15 -07:00
git.rc	…
gpg-interface.c	Merge branch 'fs/gpgsm-update'	2022-03-13 22:56:17 +00:00
gpg-interface.h	…
graph.c	…
graph.h	…
grep.c	…
grep.h	…
hash-lookup.c	…
hash-lookup.h	…
hash.h	…
hashmap.c	…
hashmap.h	…
help.c	Merge branch 'jh/builtin-fsmonitor-part2'	2022-04-04 10:56:24 -07:00
help.h	…
hex.c	…
hook.c	hooks: fix an obscure TOCTOU "did we just run a hook?" race	2022-03-07 13:00:53 -08:00
hook.h	hooks: fix an obscure TOCTOU "did we just run a hook?" race	2022-03-07 13:00:53 -08:00
http-backend.c	…
http-fetch.c	…
http-push.c	…
http-walker.c	…
http.c	…
http.h	…
ident.c	…
imap-send.c	Merge branch 'bc/csprng-mktemps'	2022-04-06 15:21:59 -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	pack-objects: lazily set up "struct rev_info", don't leak	2022-03-28 09:57:21 -07:00
list-objects-filter-options.h	pack-objects: lazily set up "struct rev_info", don't leak	2022-03-28 09:57:21 -07:00
list-objects-filter.c	…
list-objects-filter.h	…
list-objects.c	list-objects: handle NULL function pointers	2022-03-09 10:25:27 -08:00
list-objects.h	list-objects: consolidate traverse_commit_list[_filtered]	2022-03-09 10:25:27 -08:00
list.h	…
ll-merge.c	…
ll-merge.h	…
lockfile.c	…
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	Merge branch 'ab/object-file-api-updates'	2022-03-16 17:53:08 -07:00
log-tree.h	…
ls-refs.c	…
ls-refs.h	…
mailinfo.c	…
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	string-list API: change "nr" and "alloc" to "size_t"	2022-03-07 12:02:04 -08:00
mailmap.h	…
match-trees.c	…
mem-pool.c	…
mem-pool.h	…
merge-blobs.c	…
merge-blobs.h	…
merge-ort-wrappers.c	…
merge-ort-wrappers.h	…
merge-ort.c	Merge branch 'ab/string-list-count-in-size-t'	2022-03-16 17:53:09 -07:00
merge-ort.h	…
merge-recursive.c	Merge branch 'ab/object-file-api-updates'	2022-03-16 17:53:08 -07:00
merge-recursive.h	…
merge.c	…
mergesort.c	…
mergesort.h	…
midx.c	core.fsync: introduce granular fsync control infrastructure	2022-03-10 15:10:22 -08:00
midx.h	…
name-hash.c	…
notes-cache.c	…
notes-cache.h	…
notes-merge.c	misc *.c: use designated initializers for struct assignments	2022-03-17 10:36:42 -07:00
notes-merge.h	…
notes-utils.c	…
notes-utils.h	…
notes.c	…
notes.h	…
object-file.c	object-file: pass filename to fsync_or_die	2022-03-30 14:46:47 -07:00
object-name.c	…
object-store.h	object-file API: have hash_object_file() take "enum object_type"	2022-02-25 17:16:32 -08:00
object.c	object-file API: have hash_object_file() take "enum object_type"	2022-02-25 17:16:32 -08:00
object.h	reflog: libify delete reflog function and helpers	2022-03-02 15:24:47 -08:00
oid-array.c	…
oid-array.h	…
oidmap.c	…
oidmap.h	…
oidset.c	…
oidset.h	…
oidtree.c	…
oidtree.h	…
pack-bitmap-write.c	core.fsync: introduce granular fsync control infrastructure	2022-03-10 15:10:22 -08:00
pack-bitmap.c	list-objects: consolidate traverse_commit_list[_filtered]	2022-03-09 10:25:27 -08:00
pack-bitmap.h	pack-bitmap: drop filter in prepare_bitmap_walk()	2022-03-09 10:25:27 -08:00
pack-check.c	object-file API: have hash_object_file() take "enum object_type"	2022-02-25 17:16:32 -08:00
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	…
pack-revindex.c	…
pack-revindex.h	…
pack-write.c	core.fsync: introduce granular fsync control infrastructure	2022-03-10 15:10:22 -08:00
pack.h	…
packfile.c	…
packfile.h	…
pager.c	…
parallel-checkout.c	…
parallel-checkout.h	…
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	…
parse-options.h	…
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	…
patch-ids.h	…
path.c	Sync with 2.33.2	2022-03-24 00:31:36 +01:00
path.h	repository.c: free the "path cache" in repo_clear()	2022-03-04 13:24:19 -08:00
pathspec.c	…
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	…
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	…
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.h	…
protocol.c	…
protocol.h	…
prune-packed.c	…
prune-packed.h	…
quote.c	…
quote.h	…
range-diff.c	range-diff: plug memory leak in read_patches()	2022-03-04 13:24:19 -08:00
range-diff.h	…
reachable.c	pack-bitmap: drop filter in prepare_bitmap_walk()	2022-03-09 10:25:27 -08:00
reachable.h	…
read-cache.c	Merge branch 'vd/mv-refresh-stat'	2022-04-04 10:56:24 -07:00
rebase-interactive.c	…
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	…
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	…
ref-filter.h	…
reflog-walk.c	…
reflog-walk.h	…
reflog.c	Merge branch 'ab/reflog-parse-options'	2022-04-04 10:56:21 -07:00
reflog.h	reflog: libify delete reflog function and helpers	2022-03-02 15:24:47 -08:00
refs.c	Revert "Merge branch 'ps/avoid-unnecessary-hook-invocation-with-packed-refs'"	2022-04-13 15:51:33 -07:00
refs.h	Revert "Merge branch 'ps/avoid-unnecessary-hook-invocation-with-packed-refs'"	2022-04-13 15:51:33 -07:00
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	Merge branch 'rc/fetch-refetch'	2022-04-04 10:56:23 -07:00
remote.c	remote: read symbolic refs via `refs_read_symbolic_ref()`	2022-03-01 10:13:46 -08:00
remote.h	…
replace-object.c	…
replace-object.h	…
repo-settings.c	compat/fsmonitor/fsm-listen-win32: stub in backend for Windows	2022-03-25 16:04:15 -07:00
repository.c	Merge branch 'ab/plug-random-leaks'	2022-03-13 22:56:18 +00:00
repository.h	Merge branch 'jh/builtin-fsmonitor-part2'	2022-04-04 10:56:24 -07:00
rerere.c	…
rerere.h	…
reset.c	…
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	list-objects-filter: remove CL_ARG__FILTER	2022-03-23 13:13:17 -07:00
revision.h	revision: put object filter into struct rev_info	2022-03-09 10:25:26 -08:00
run-command.c	…
run-command.h	…
send-pack.c	…
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Revert "Merge branch 'ps/avoid-unnecessary-hook-invocation-with-packed-refs'"	2022-04-13 15:51:33 -07:00
sequencer.h	…
serve.c	…
serve.h	…
server-info.c	…
setup.c	Git 2.35.3	2022-04-13 15:26:32 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1dc_git.c	…
sha1dc_git.h	…
shallow.c	shallow: reset commit grafts when shallow is reset	2022-03-17 17:44:38 -07:00
shallow.h	…
shared.mak	Makefile: add "po-init" rule to initialize po/XX.po	2022-05-26 10:32:57 -07:00
shell.c	…
shortlog.h	…
sideband.c	…
sideband.h	…
sigchain.c	…
sigchain.h	…
simple-ipc.h	…
sparse-index.c	Merge branch 'en/present-despite-skipped'	2022-03-09 13:38:23 -08:00
sparse-index.h	…
split-index.c	…
split-index.h	…
stable-qsort.c	…
strbuf.c	gettext API users: don't explicitly cast ngettext()'s "n"	2022-03-07 11:57:52 -08:00
strbuf.h	…
streaming.c	…
streaming.h	…
string-list.c	…
string-list.h	string-list API: change "nr" and "alloc" to "size_t"	2022-03-07 12:02:04 -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 'jt/reset-grafts-when-resetting-shallow'	2022-03-29 12:22:03 -07:00
submodule.h	submodule: fix latent check_has_commit() bug	2022-03-16 16:08:59 -07:00
symlinks.c	…
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: add stats for fsync operations	2022-03-30 11:15:55 -07:00
trace2.h	…
trailer.c	…
trailer.h	…
transport-helper.c	fetch: add --refetch option	2022-03-28 10:25:52 -07:00
transport-internal.h	…
transport.c	Merge branch 'rc/fetch-refetch'	2022-04-04 10:56:23 -07:00
transport.h	fetch: add --refetch option	2022-03-28 10:25:52 -07:00
tree-diff.c	…
tree-walk.c	object-file API: pass an enum to read_object_with_reference()	2022-02-25 17:16:32 -08:00
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	Revert "unpack-trees: improve performance of next_cache_entry"	2022-03-17 09:13:21 -07:00
unpack-trees.h	…
upload-pack.c	upload-pack: look up "want" lines via commit-graph	2022-03-01 10:13:45 -08:00
upload-pack.h	…
url.c	…
url.h	…
urlmatch.c	urlmatch.c: add and use a *_release() function	2022-03-04 13:24:18 -08:00
urlmatch.h	urlmatch.c: add and use a *_release() function	2022-03-04 13:24:18 -08:00
usage.c	…
userdiff.c	Merge branch 'jd/userdiff-kotlin'	2022-03-23 14:09:29 -07:00
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utf8.c	…
utf8.h	…
varint.c	…
varint.h	…
version.c	…
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walker.h	…
wildmatch.c	…
wildmatch.h	…
worktree.c	…
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wrapper.c	trace2: add stats for fsync operations	2022-03-30 11:15:55 -07:00
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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 with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org (not the Git list). The mailing list archives are available at https://lore.kernel.org/git/, http://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