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Jeff King f1b8a4d108 refs/files-backend: drop const to fix strchr() warning In show_one_reflog_ent(), we're fed a writable strbuf buffer, which we parse into the various reflog components. We write a NUL over email_end to tie off one of the fields, and thus email_end must be non-const. But with a C23 implementation of libc, strchr() will now complain when assigning the result to a non-const pointer from a const one. So we can fix this by making the source pointer non-const. But there's a catch. We derive that source pointer by parsing the line with parse_oid_hex_algop(), which requires a const pointer for its out-parameter. We can work around that by teaching it to use our CONST_OUTPARAM() trick, just like skip_prefix(). Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>		2026-04-01 22:08:53 -07:00
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builtin	pkt-line: make packet_reader.line non-const	2026-04-01 22:08:52 -07:00
ci	Merge branch 'ps/build-tweaks'	2026-03-27 11:00:01 -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/source: introduce generic object counting	2026-03-12 08:38:42 -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	refs/files-backend: drop const to fix strchr() warning	2026-04-01 22:08:53 -07:00
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templates	Merge branch 'pt/fsmonitor-watchman-sample-fix'	2026-03-10 14:23:23 -07:00
tools	Merge branch 'jc/rerere-modern-strbuf-handling'	2026-03-27 11:00:03 -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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Makefile	Merge branch 'ps/build-tweaks'	2026-03-27 11:00:01 -07:00
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add-interactive.c	add-patch: allow disabling editing of hunks	2026-03-03 15:09:36 -08:00
add-interactive.h	add-patch: split out `struct interactive_options`	2026-03-03 15:09:35 -08:00
add-patch.c	add-patch: allow disabling editing of hunks	2026-03-03 15:09:36 -08:00
add-patch.h	add-patch: allow disabling editing of hunks	2026-03-03 15:09:36 -08:00
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alias.c	alias: treat empty subsection [alias ""] as plain [alias]	2026-02-26 13:06:49 -08:00
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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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bisect.c	Merge branch 'ps/for-each-ref-in-fixes'	2026-02-27 15:11:50 -08:00
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bloom.c	Merge branch 'cf/constness-fixes'	2026-03-23 09:20:29 -07:00
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branch.h	environment: move "branch.autoSetupMerge" into `struct repo_config_values`	2026-02-26 07:22:53 -08:00
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builtin.h	…
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cache-tree.c	cache-tree: allow writing in-memory index as tree	2026-03-03 15:09:36 -08:00
cache-tree.h	cache-tree: allow writing in-memory index as tree	2026-03-03 15:09:36 -08:00
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commit-graph.c	odb: introduce generic object counting	2026-03-12 08:38:43 -07:00
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commit-reach.c	commit-reach: simplify cleanup of remaining bitmaps in ahead_behind ()	2026-03-19 10:45:41 -07:00
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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
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config.mak.dev	builds: move build scripts into "tools/"	2026-03-19 06:40:09 -07:00
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config.mak.uname	Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes'	2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
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connected.c	check_connected(): fix leak of pack-index mmap	2026-03-06 13:51:03 -08:00
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convert.c	convert: add const to fix strchr() warnings	2026-04-01 22:08:50 -07:00
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csum-file.c	Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes'	2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
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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	Merge branch 'en/merge-ort-almost-wo-the-repository'	2026-03-04 10:53:02 -08:00
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dir.c	Merge branch 'cf/constness-fixes'	2026-03-23 09:20:29 -07:00
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environment.c	Merge branch 'ob/core-attributesfile-in-repository'	2026-03-05 10:04:49 -08:00
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fetch-pack.c	Merge branch 'ps/refs-for-each'	2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
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git-archimport.perl	…
git-compat-util.h	http: drop const to fix strstr() warning	2026-04-01 22:08:53 -07:00
git-curl-compat.h	…
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git-send-email.perl	Merge branch 'sp/send-email-validate-charset'	2026-03-12 10:56:05 -07:00
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git-submodule.sh	…
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git.c	Merge branch 'jh/alias-i18n-fixes'	2026-03-10 14:23:24 -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
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hashmap.c	…
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help.c	Merge branch 'jh/alias-i18n-fixes'	2026-03-10 14:23:24 -07:00
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hex-ll.c	…
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hex.c	refs/files-backend: drop const to fix strchr() warning	2026-04-01 22:08:53 -07:00
hex.h	refs/files-backend: drop const to fix strchr() warning	2026-04-01 22:08:53 -07:00
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http-push.c	http: add const to fix strchr() warnings	2026-04-01 22:08:50 -07:00
http-walker.c	…
http.c	http: drop const to fix strstr() warning	2026-04-01 22:08:53 -07:00
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imap-send.c	imap-send: move common code into function host_matches()	2026-03-11 15:25:15 -07:00
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linear-assignment.c	…
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list-objects-filter-options.c	list-objects-filter-options: avoid strbuf_split_str()	2026-03-11 11:08:53 -07:00
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list.h	…
lockfile.c	…
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log-tree.c	…
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loose.c	odb: embed base source in the "files" backend	2026-03-05 11:45:15 -08:00
loose.h	…
ls-refs.c	…
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mailinfo.c	…
mailinfo.h	…
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mem-pool.c	…
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merge-blobs.c	…
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meson.build	Merge branch 'ps/build-tweaks'	2026-03-27 11:00:01 -07:00
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midx-write.c	midx: enable reachability bitmaps during MIDX compaction	2026-02-24 11:16:35 -08:00
midx.c	Merge branch 'tb/incremental-midx-part-3.2'	2026-03-25 12:58:04 -07:00
midx.h	midx: implement MIDX compaction	2026-02-24 11:16:34 -08:00
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notes-cache.c	…
notes-cache.h	…
notes-merge.c	…
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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-file: generalize counting objects	2026-03-12 08:38:42 -07:00
object-name.c	Merge branch 'jw/object-name-bitset-to-enum'	2026-03-30 13:57:02 -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	Merge branch 'ps/receive-pack-shallow-optim'	2026-03-02 17:06:53 -08:00
odb.c	odb: introduce generic object counting	2026-03-12 08:38:43 -07:00
odb.h	odb: introduce generic object counting	2026-03-12 08:38:43 -07:00
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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.h	…
pack-bitmap-write.c	…
pack-bitmap.c	Merge branch 'tb/incremental-midx-part-3.2'	2026-03-25 12:58:04 -07:00
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pack-check.c	…
pack-mtimes.c	…
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pack-objects.c	…
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pack-refs.c	…
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pack-revindex.c	Merge branch 'tb/incremental-midx-part-3.2'	2026-03-25 12:58:04 -07:00
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pack-write.c	…
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packfile.c	Merge branch 'ps/odb-sources'	2026-03-12 14:09:07 -07:00
packfile.h	Merge branch 'ps/odb-sources'	2026-03-12 14:09:07 -07:00
pager.c	pager: explicitly cast away strchr() constness	2026-04-01 22:08:51 -07:00
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parallel-checkout.c	…
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parse-options.c	Merge branch 'rs/parse-options-duplicated-long-options'	2026-03-10 14:23:19 -07:00
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patch-ids.c	patch-ids: document intentional const-casting in patch_id_neq()	2026-03-09 12:45:19 -07:00
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path-walk.c	…
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path.c	Merge branch 'kj/path-micro-code-cleanup'	2026-03-12 10:56:02 -07:00
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pathspec.c	…
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	…
pkt-line.h	pkt-line: make packet_reader.line non-const	2026-04-01 22:08:52 -07:00
preload-index.c	…
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pretty.c	…
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prio-queue.c	…
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protocol-caps.c	…
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prune-packed.c	…
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pseudo-merge.c	pseudo-merge: fix disk reads from find_pseudo_merge()	2026-04-01 22:08:52 -07:00
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range-diff.c	range-diff: drop const to fix strstr() warnings	2026-04-01 22:08:53 -07:00
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reachable.c	…
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read-cache.c	Merge branch 'cs/add-skip-submodule-ignore-all'	2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
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ref-filter.c	Merge branch 'ps/refs-for-each'	2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
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refs.c	Merge branch 'jw/object-name-bitset-to-enum'	2026-03-30 13:57:02 -07:00
refs.h	object-name: turn INTERPRET_BRANCH_* constants into enum values	2026-03-18 12:52:29 -07:00
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remote.c	Merge branch 'hn/status-compare-with-push'	2026-03-12 14:09:06 -07:00
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repack-promisor.c	Merge branch 'ps/odb-for-each-object'	2026-03-02 17:06:50 -08:00
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repo-settings.c	…
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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
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reset.c	…
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revision.c	Merge branch 'ps/refs-for-each'	2026-03-09 14:36:55 -07:00
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run-command.c	run-command: explicitly cast away constness when assigning to void	2026-04-01 22:08:51 -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	pkt-line: make packet_reader.line non-const	2026-04-01 22:08:52 -07:00
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sequencer.c	Merge branch 'lc/rebase-trailer'	2026-03-19 09:54:56 -07:00
sequencer.h	rebase: support --trailer	2026-03-06 13:02:20 -08:00
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server-info.c	…
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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
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shallow.c	Merge branch 'sp/shallow-deepen-relative-fix'	2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
shallow.h	Merge branch 'sp/shallow-deepen-relative-fix'	2026-03-04 10:52:59 -08:00
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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	environment: stop using core.sparseCheckout globally	2026-02-26 07:22:51 -08:00
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split-index.c	split-index: stop using the_repository and the_hash_algo	2026-03-19 12:01:24 -07:00
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statinfo.c	…
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submodule-config.c	odb: stop including "odb/source.h"	2026-03-12 08:38:42 -07:00
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submodule.c	Merge branch 'ng/submodule-default-remote'	2026-03-23 09:20:30 -07:00
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symlinks.c	…
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tag.c	…
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tempfile.c	…
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thread-utils.c	…
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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
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trailer.c	commit, tag: parse --trailer with OPT_STRVEC	2026-03-06 13:02:20 -08:00
trailer.h	commit, tag: parse --trailer with OPT_STRVEC	2026-03-06 13:02:20 -08:00
transport-helper.c	transport-helper: drop const to fix strchr() warnings	2026-04-01 22:08:50 -07:00
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transport.c	Merge branch 'jk/transport-color-leakfix'	2026-03-24 12:31:33 -07:00
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tree-diff.c	…
tree-walk.c	…
tree-walk.h	…
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unimplemented.sh	…
unix-socket.c	…
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unix-stream-server.c	…
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unpack-trees.c	environment: stop using core.sparseCheckout globally	2026-02-26 07:22:51 -08:00
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upload-pack.c	Merge branch 'ps/upload-pack-buffer-more-writes'	2026-03-24 12:31:34 -07:00
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url.c	…
url.h	…
urlmatch.c	…
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usage.c	…
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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