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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason ebeb39faad git-sh-setup: remove "sane_grep", it's not needed anymore Remove the sane_grep() shell function in git-sh-setup. The two reasons for why it existed don't apply anymore: 1. It was added due to GNU grep supporting GREP_OPTIONS. See `e1622bfcba` (Protect scripted Porcelains from GREP_OPTIONS insanity, 2009-11-23). Newer versions of GNU grep ignore that, but even on older versions its existence won't matter, none of these sane_grep() uses care about grep's output, they're merely using it to check if a string exists in a file or stream. We also don't care about the "LC_ALL=C" that "sane_grep" was using, these greps for fixed or ASCII strings will behave the same under any locale. 2. The SANE_TEXT_GREP added in `71b401032b` (sane_grep: pass "-a" if grep accepts it, 2016-03-08) isn't needed either, none of these grep uses deal with binary data. Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>		2021-10-21 16:17:57 -07:00
.github	Merge branch 'js/windows-ci-path-fix'	2021-10-18 15:47:58 -07:00
Documentation	The fourteenth batch	2021-10-18 15:48:10 -07:00
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builtin	Merge branch 'jk/cat-file-batch-all-wo-replace'	2021-10-18 15:47:57 -07:00
ci	Merge branch 'cb/ci-build-pedantic' into maint	2021-10-12 13:51:31 -07:00
compat	Merge branch 'cm/save-restore-terminal'	2021-10-18 15:47:57 -07:00
contrib	git-sh-setup: remove "sane_grep", it's not needed anymore	2021-10-21 16:17:57 -07:00
ewah	…
git-gui	…
gitk-git	…
gitweb	…
mergetools	…
negotiator	…
perl	…
po	…
ppc	…
refs	Merge branch 'jk/ref-paranoia'	2021-10-11 10:21:47 -07:00
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583	…
sha1dc	…
sha256	…
t	Merge branch 'rs/make-verify-path-really-verify-again'	2021-10-18 15:47:58 -07:00
templates	…
trace2	Merge branch 'jh/builtin-fsmonitor-part1'	2021-10-13 15:15:58 -07:00
xdiff	…
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.gitignore	Merge branch 'js/retire-preserve-merges'	2021-10-18 15:47:56 -07:00
.gitmodules	…
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.travis.yml	…
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CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md	…
COPYING	…
GIT-VERSION-GEN	…
INSTALL	INSTALL: mention that we need libcurl 7.19.4 or newer to build	2021-09-13 10:39:03 -07:00
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	git-sh-setup: remove "sane_grep", it's not needed anymore	2021-10-21 16:17:57 -07:00
README.md	…
RelNotes	Git 2.33.1	2021-10-12 13:51:59 -07:00
SECURITY.md	…
abspath.c	…
aclocal.m4	…
add-interactive.c	.h: move some _INIT to designated initializers	2021-09-27 14:48:00 -07:00
add-interactive.h	…
add-patch.c	…
advice.c	Merge branch 'ds/add-rm-with-sparse-index'	2021-10-13 15:15:56 -07:00
advice.h	Merge branch 'en/pull-conflicting-options' into maint	2021-10-12 13:51:36 -07:00
alias.c	…
alias.h	…
alloc.c	…
alloc.h	…
apply.c	Merge branch 'jc/trivial-threeway-binary-merge' into maint	2021-10-12 13:51:45 -07:00
apply.h	…
archive-tar.c	…
archive-zip.c	…
archive.c	…
archive.h	…
attr.c	…
attr.h	…
banned.h	…
base85.c	…
bisect.c	…
bisect.h	…
blame.c	…
blame.h	…
blob.c	…
blob.h	…
bloom.c	…
bloom.h	…
branch.c	…
branch.h	…
builtin.h	builtin.h: remove cmd_tar_tree() declaration	2021-10-01 14:39:46 -07:00
bulk-checkin.c	…
bulk-checkin.h	…
bundle.c	…
bundle.h	…
cache-tree.c	…
cache-tree.h	…
cache.h	Merge branch 'ab/designated-initializers'	2021-10-11 10:21:48 -07:00
cbtree.c	…
cbtree.h	cbtree.h: define cb_init() in terms of CBTREE_INIT	2021-09-27 14:48:00 -07:00
chdir-notify.c	…
chdir-notify.h	…
check-builtins.sh	…
checkout.c	.[ch] _INIT macros: use { 0 } for a "zero out" idiom	2021-09-27 14:47:59 -07:00
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 'js/run-command-close-packs'	2021-09-20 15:20:45 -07:00
commit-graph.h	…
commit-reach.c	…
commit-reach.h	…
commit-slab-decl.h	…
commit-slab-impl.h	…
commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	…
commit.h	…
common-main.c	…
config.c	config.c: remove unused git_config_key_is_valid()	2021-09-28 14:54:15 -07:00
config.h	Merge branch 'ab/retire-git-config-key-is-valid'	2021-10-11 10:21:47 -07:00
config.mak.dev	Makefile: restrict -Wpedantic and -Wno-pedantic-ms-format better	2021-09-28 21:15:53 -07:00
config.mak.in	…
config.mak.uname	git-sh-setup: remove "sane_grep", it's not needed anymore	2021-10-21 16:17:57 -07:00
configure.ac	git-sh-setup: remove "sane_grep", it's not needed anymore	2021-10-21 16:17:57 -07:00
connect.c	Merge branch 'ah/connect-parse-feature-v0-fix' into maint	2021-10-12 13:51:49 -07:00
connect.h	…
connected.c	Merge branch 'ps/fetch-optim'	2021-09-20 15:20:39 -07:00
connected.h	…
convert.c	…
convert.h	…
copy.c	…
credential.c	urlmatch.[ch]: add and use URLMATCH_CONFIG_INIT	2021-10-01 14:22:51 -07:00
credential.h	…
csum-file.c	…
csum-file.h	…
ctype.c	…
daemon.c	daemon.c: refactor hostinfo_init() to HOSTINFO_INIT macro	2021-09-27 15:02:32 -07:00
date.c	…
decorate.c	…
decorate.h	…
delta-islands.c	…
delta-islands.h	…
delta.h	…
detect-compiler	…
diff-delta.c	…
diff-lib.c	Merge branch 'dd/diff-files-unmerged-fix' into maint	2021-10-12 13:51:40 -07:00
diff-merges.c	…
diff-merges.h	…
diff-no-index.c	…
diff.c	.[ch] _INIT macros: use { 0 } for a "zero out" idiom	2021-09-27 14:47:59 -07:00
diff.h	…
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 'ds/add-rm-with-sparse-index'	2021-10-13 15:15:56 -07:00
dir.h	Merge branch 'ds/sparse-index-ignored-files'	2021-09-20 15:20:44 -07:00
editor.c	Merge branch 'cm/save-restore-terminal'	2021-10-18 15:47:57 -07:00
entry.c	…
entry.h	.h: move some _INIT to designated initializers	2021-09-27 14:48:00 -07:00
environment.c	Merge branch 'jk/ref-paranoia'	2021-10-11 10:21:47 -07:00
environment.h	…
exec-cmd.c	…
exec-cmd.h	…
fetch-negotiator.c	repo-settings.c: simplify the setup	2021-09-22 13:15:00 -07:00
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-pack.c	…
fetch-pack.h	…
fmt-merge-msg.c	…
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
fsck.c	…
fsck.h	…
fsmonitor.c	…
fsmonitor.h	…
fuzz-commit-graph.c	…
fuzz-pack-headers.c	…
fuzz-pack-idx.c	…
generate-cmdlist.sh	…
generate-configlist.sh	…
generate-hooklist.sh	hook-list.h: add a generated list of hooks, like config-list.h	2021-09-27 09:44:54 -07:00
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-add--interactive.perl	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-bisect.sh	Merge branch 'mr/bisect-in-c-4'	2021-09-23 13:44:48 -07:00
git-compat-util.h	Merge branch 'ab/repo-settings-cleanup'	2021-10-06 13:40:11 -07:00
git-curl-compat.h	http: check CURLE_SSL_PINNEDPUBKEYNOTMATCH when emitting errors	2021-09-27 10:58:07 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl	…
git-cvsimport.perl	…
git-cvsserver.perl	git-cvsserver: protect against NULL in crypt(3)	2021-09-16 20:47:23 -07:00
git-difftool--helper.sh	…
git-filter-branch.sh	git-sh-setup: remove "sane_grep", it's not needed anymore	2021-10-21 16:17:57 -07:00
git-instaweb.sh	git-sh-setup: remove "sane_grep", it's not needed anymore	2021-10-21 16:17:57 -07:00
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 'ab/send-email-config-fix' into maint	2021-10-12 13:51:44 -07:00
git-sh-i18n.sh	…
git-sh-setup.sh	git-sh-setup: remove "sane_grep", it's not needed anymore	2021-10-21 16:17:57 -07:00
git-submodule.sh	Merge branch 'ab/unused-script-helpers'	2021-09-23 13:44:47 -07:00
git-svn.perl	…
git-web--browse.sh	…
git.c	Merge branch 'js/retire-preserve-merges'	2021-10-18 15:47:56 -07:00
git.rc	…
gpg-interface.c	…
gpg-interface.h	…
graph.c	…
graph.h	…
grep.c	grep: store grep_source buffer as const	2021-09-22 11:59:50 -07:00
grep.h	Merge branch 'mt/grep-submodule-textconv'	2021-10-13 15:15:56 -07:00
hash-lookup.c	…
hash-lookup.h	…
hash.h	…
hashmap.c	…
hashmap.h	…
help.c	help: move column config discovery to help.c library	2021-09-23 10:30:43 -07:00
help.h	help: move column config discovery to help.c library	2021-09-23 10:30:43 -07:00
hex.c	…
hook.c	hook.c: add a hook_exists() wrapper and use it in bugreport.c	2021-09-27 09:44:54 -07:00
hook.h	hook.c: add a hook_exists() wrapper and use it in bugreport.c	2021-09-27 09:44:54 -07:00
http-backend.c	Merge branch 'jk/http-server-protocol-versions'	2021-09-23 13:44:47 -07:00
http-fetch.c	…
http-push.c	…
http-walker.c	…
http.c	Merge branch 'ab/designated-initializers-more'	2021-10-18 15:47:57 -07:00
http.h	http: check CURLE_SSL_PINNEDPUBKEYNOTMATCH when emitting errors	2021-09-27 10:58:07 -07:00
ident.c	…
imap-send.c	http: centralize the accounting of libcurl dependencies	2021-09-13 10:39:04 -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.h	…
list-objects-filter.c	…
list-objects-filter.h	…
list-objects.c	…
list-objects.h	…
list.h	.h: move some _INIT to designated initializers	2021-09-27 14:48:00 -07:00
ll-merge.c	…
ll-merge.h	…
lockfile.c	…
lockfile.h	.[ch] _INIT macros: use { 0 } for a "zero out" idiom	2021-09-27 14:47:59 -07:00
log-tree.c	…
log-tree.h	log-tree.h: remove unused function declarations	2021-10-01 14:39:46 -07:00
ls-refs.c	Merge branch 'jk/ref-paranoia'	2021-10-11 10:21:47 -07:00
ls-refs.h	…
mailinfo.c	…
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	Merge branch 'ab/mailmap-leakfix' into maint	2021-10-12 13:51:30 -07:00
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 'en/removing-untracked-fixes'	2021-10-13 15:15:57 -07:00
merge-ort.h	…
merge-recursive.c	Merge branch 'en/removing-untracked-fixes'	2021-10-13 15:15:57 -07:00
merge-recursive.h	…
merge.c	unpack-trees: introduce preserve_ignored to unpack_trees_options	2021-09-27 13:38:37 -07:00
mergesort.c	mergesort: use ranks stack	2021-10-01 12:43:09 -07:00
mergesort.h	…
midx.c	Merge branch 'tb/repack-write-midx'	2021-10-18 15:47:57 -07:00
midx.h	Merge branch 'tb/repack-write-midx'	2021-10-18 15:47:57 -07:00
name-hash.c	…
notes-cache.c	…
notes-cache.h	…
notes-merge.c	…
notes-merge.h	…
notes-utils.c	…
notes-utils.h	…
notes.c	…
notes.h	…
object-file.c	Merge branch 'hn/refs-errno-cleanup'	2021-10-03 21:49:18 -07:00
object-name.c	…
object-store.h	.[ch] _INIT macros: use { 0 } for a "zero out" idiom	2021-09-27 14:47:59 -07:00
object.c	…
object.h	.[ch] _INIT macros: use { 0 } for a "zero out" idiom	2021-09-27 14:47:59 -07:00
oid-array.c	…
oid-array.h	.[ch] _INIT macros: use { 0 } for a "zero out" idiom	2021-09-27 14:47:59 -07:00
oidmap.c	…
oidmap.h	…
oidset.c	oidset: make oidset_size() an inline function	2021-09-12 16:14:32 -07:00
oidset.h	oidset: make oidset_size() an inline function	2021-09-12 16:14:32 -07:00
oidtree.c	…
oidtree.h	…
pack-bitmap-write.c	…
pack-bitmap.c	Merge branch 'tb/repack-write-midx'	2021-10-18 15:47:57 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h	Merge branch 'tb/repack-write-midx'	2021-10-18 15:47:57 -07:00
pack-check.c	…
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	…
pack-revindex.c	…
pack-revindex.h	pack-revindex.h: correct the time complexity descriptions	2021-09-15 22:16:25 -07:00
pack-write.c	Merge branch 'tb/pack-finalize-ordering' into maint	2021-10-12 13:51:46 -07:00
pack.h	…
packfile.c	Merge branch 'rs/close-pack-leakfix'	2021-10-03 21:49:20 -07:00
packfile.h	packfile: convert has_packed_and_bad() to object_id	2021-09-12 16:14:32 -07:00
pager.c	…
parallel-checkout.c	…
parallel-checkout.h	…
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	Merge branch 'ab/align-parse-options-help'	2021-10-13 15:15:58 -07:00
parse-options.h	Merge branch 'ab/help-config-vars'	2021-10-13 15:15:58 -07:00
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	…
patch-ids.h	…
path.c	Merge branch 'lh/systemd-timers'	2021-09-20 15:20:40 -07:00
path.h	.[ch] _INIT macros: use { 0 } for a "zero out" idiom	2021-09-27 14:47:59 -07:00
pathspec.c	add: skip tracked paths outside sparse-checkout cone	2021-09-28 10:31:02 -07:00
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	Merge branch 'ab/serve-cleanup'	2021-09-20 15:20:43 -07:00
protocol-caps.h	…
protocol.c	…
protocol.h	…
prune-packed.c	…
prune-packed.h	…
quote.c	…
quote.h	…
range-diff.c	Merge branch 'rs/range-diff-avoid-segfault-with-I' into maint	2021-10-12 13:51:45 -07:00
range-diff.h	…
reachable.c	…
reachable.h	…
read-cache.c	Merge branch 'rs/make-verify-path-really-verify-again'	2021-10-18 15:47:58 -07:00
rebase-interactive.c	…
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	…
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	Merge branch 'ab/designated-initializers'	2021-10-11 10:21:48 -07:00
ref-filter.h	ref-filter: drop broken-ref code entirely	2021-09-27 12:36:45 -07:00
reflog-walk.c	…
reflog-walk.h	…
refs.c	Merge branch 'ab/config-based-hooks-1'	2021-10-13 15:15:57 -07:00
refs.h	Merge branch 'jk/ref-paranoia'	2021-10-11 10:21:47 -07:00
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	Merge branch 'ab/http-pinned-public-key-mismatch'	2021-10-11 10:21:47 -07:00
remote.c	.[ch] _INIT macros: use { 0 } for a "zero out" idiom	2021-09-27 14:47:59 -07:00
remote.h	…
replace-object.c	…
replace-object.h	…
repo-settings.c	repository.h: don't use a mix of int and bitfields	2021-09-22 13:15:00 -07:00
repository.c	Merge branch 'jt/add-submodule-odb-clean-up'	2021-10-06 13:40:11 -07:00
repository.h	Merge branch 'ab/repo-settings-cleanup'	2021-10-06 13:40:11 -07:00
rerere.c	…
rerere.h	…
reset.c	Change unpack_trees' 'reset' flag into an enum	2021-09-27 13:38:37 -07:00
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	Merge branch 'ab/designated-initializers'	2021-10-11 10:21:48 -07:00
revision.h	Merge branch 'jt/add-submodule-odb-clean-up'	2021-10-06 13:40:11 -07:00
run-command.c	Merge branch 'jh/builtin-fsmonitor-part1'	2021-10-13 15:15:58 -07:00
run-command.h	Merge branch 'jh/builtin-fsmonitor-part1'	2021-10-13 15:15:58 -07:00
send-pack.c	Merge branch 'jt/push-negotiation-fixes' into maint	2021-10-12 13:51:36 -07:00
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'js/retire-preserve-merges'	2021-10-18 15:47:56 -07:00
sequencer.h	Merge branch 'js/retire-preserve-merges'	2021-10-18 15:47:56 -07:00
serve.c	serve: reject commands used as capabilities	2021-09-15 12:25:19 -07:00
serve.h	…
server-info.c	…
setup.c	…
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1dc_git.c	…
sha1dc_git.h	…
shallow.c	…
shallow.h	.h: move some _INIT to designated initializers	2021-09-27 14:48:00 -07:00
shell.c	…
shortlog.h	…
sideband.c	…
sideband.h	…
sigchain.c	…
sigchain.h	…
simple-ipc.h	Merge branch 'jh/builtin-fsmonitor-part1'	2021-10-13 15:15:58 -07:00
sparse-index.c	Merge branch 'ds/sparse-index-ignored-files'	2021-09-20 15:20:44 -07:00
sparse-index.h	…
split-index.c	…
split-index.h	…
stable-qsort.c	…
strbuf.c	…
strbuf.h	*.h _INIT macros: don't specify fields equal to 0	2021-09-27 14:47:59 -07:00
streaming.c	…
streaming.h	…
string-list.c	string-list.[ch]: remove string_list_init() compatibility function	2021-09-28 14:43:38 -07:00
string-list.h	string-list.[ch]: remove string_list_init() compatibility function	2021-09-28 14:43:38 -07:00
strmap.c	…
strmap.h	…
strvec.c	…
strvec.h	.h: move some _INIT to designated initializers	2021-09-27 14:48:00 -07:00
sub-process.c	…
sub-process.h	…
submodule-config.c	…
submodule-config.h	submodule-config.h: remove unused SUBMODULE_INIT macro	2021-09-27 14:47:59 -07:00
submodule.c	Merge branch 'en/removing-untracked-fixes'	2021-10-13 15:15:57 -07:00
submodule.h	.h: move some _INIT to designated initializers	2021-09-27 14:48:00 -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	.h: move some _INIT to designated initializers	2021-09-27 14:48:00 -07:00
trace2.c	trace2: add trace2_child_ready() to report on background children	2021-09-20 08:57:58 -07:00
trace2.h	Merge branch 'jh/builtin-fsmonitor-part1'	2021-10-13 15:15:58 -07:00
trailer.c	…
trailer.h	…
transport-helper.c	…
transport-internal.h	…
transport.c	hook.[ch]: move find_hook() from run-command.c to hook.c	2021-09-27 09:44:54 -07:00
transport.h	.h: move some _INIT to designated initializers	2021-09-27 14:48:00 -07:00
tree-diff.c	tree-diff: fix leak when not HAVE_ALLOCA_H	2021-09-16 13:43:42 -07:00
tree-walk.c	…
tree-walk.h	…
tree.c	…
tree.h	…
unicode-width.h	unicode: update the width tables to Unicode 14	2021-09-17 17:26:21 -07:00
unimplemented.sh	…
unix-socket.c	…
unix-socket.h	…
unix-stream-server.c	…
unix-stream-server.h	…
unpack-trees.c	Merge branch 'en/removing-untracked-fixes'	2021-10-13 15:15:57 -07:00
unpack-trees.h	Change unpack_trees' 'reset' flag into an enum	2021-09-27 13:38:37 -07:00
upload-pack.c	Merge branch 'ab/serve-cleanup'	2021-09-20 15:20:43 -07:00
upload-pack.h	…
url.c	…
url.h	…
urlmatch.c	…
urlmatch.h	urlmatch.[ch]: add and use URLMATCH_CONFIG_INIT	2021-10-01 14:22:51 -07:00
usage.c	…
userdiff.c	…
userdiff.h	…
utf8.c	…
utf8.h	…
varint.c	…
varint.h	…
version.c	…
version.h	…
versioncmp.c	…
walker.c	…
walker.h	…
wildmatch.c	…
wildmatch.h	…
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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). To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. 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