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Johannes Schindelin 04f816b125 built-in add -p: respect the interactive.singlekey config setting
The Perl version of `git add -p` supports this config setting to allow
users to input commands via single characters (as opposed to having to
press the <Enter> key afterwards).

This is an opt-in feature because it requires Perl packages
(Term::ReadKey and Term::Cap, where it tries to handle an absence of the
latter package gracefully) to work. Note that at least on Ubuntu, that
Perl package is not installed by default (it needs to be installed via
`sudo apt-get install libterm-readkey-perl`), so this feature is
probably not used a whole lot.

In C, we obviously do not have these packages available, but we just
introduced `read_single_keystroke()` that is similar to what
Term::ReadKey provides, and we use that here.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2020-01-15 12:06:17 -08:00
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gitweb gitweb: correctly store previous rev in javascript-actions mode 2019-10-28 11:06:57 +09:00
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apply.c apply --allow-overlap: fix a corner case 2019-12-06 08:57:34 -08:00
apply.h apply.h: include missing header 2019-09-28 14:04:16 +09:00
archive-tar.c Merge branch 'rs/pax-extended-header-length-fix' 2019-09-09 12:26:37 -07:00
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banned.h banned.h: fix vsprintf()'s ban message 2019-08-26 10:32:45 -07:00
base85.c
bisect.c bisect: switch to using the_hash_algo 2019-08-19 15:04:58 -07:00
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cache-tree.c Merge branch 'en/merge-recursive-cleanup' 2019-10-15 13:47:59 +09:00
cache-tree.h cache-tree: share code between functions writing an index as a tree 2019-08-19 10:08:03 -07:00
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CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md CODE_OF_CONDUCT: mention individual project-leader emails 2019-10-10 10:41:46 +09:00
color.c
color.h
column.c column: use utf8_strnwidth() to strip out ANSI color escapes 2019-10-15 10:54:15 +09:00
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combine-diff.c combine-diff: replace GIT_SHA1_HEXSZ with the_hash_algo 2019-08-19 15:04:58 -07:00
command-list.txt
commit-graph.c Merge branch 'ds/commit-graph-on-fetch' 2019-11-04 13:33:06 +09:00
commit-graph.h upload-pack: disable commit graph more gently for shallow traversal 2019-09-12 12:30:08 -07:00
commit-reach.c commit-graph: fix writing first commit-graph during fetch 2019-10-25 11:19:16 +09:00
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common-main.c common-main: delay trace2 initialization 2019-08-06 13:09:01 -07:00
config.c Merge branch 'ew/hashmap' 2019-10-15 13:48:02 +09:00
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config.mak.uname vcxproj: include more generated files 2019-10-06 09:07:44 +09:00
configure.ac
connect.c mingw: support UNC in git clone file://server/share/repo 2019-08-26 10:00:33 -07:00
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connected.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id-part17' 2019-10-11 14:24:46 +09:00
connected.h
convert.c Merge branch 'rs/convert-fix-utf-without-dash' 2019-10-09 14:01:00 +09:00
convert.h am: reload .gitattributes after patching it 2019-09-03 15:16:18 -07:00
copy.c
COPYING
credential-cache--daemon.c
credential-cache.c
credential-store.c
credential.c
credential.h
csum-file.c
csum-file.h
ctype.c
daemon.c
date.c Quit passing 'now' to date code 2019-09-12 11:03:51 -07:00
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta-islands.c
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delta.h
detect-compiler
diff-delta.c diff-delta: set size out-parameter to 0 for NULL delta 2019-09-06 11:03:39 -07:00
diff-lib.c
diff-no-index.c
diff.c diff: export diffstat interface 2019-11-14 11:10:04 +09:00
diff.h diff: export diffstat interface 2019-11-14 11:10:04 +09:00
diffcore-break.c diffcore-break: use a goto instead of a redundant if statement 2019-10-02 15:04:21 +09:00
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c
diffcore-rename.c Merge branch 'ew/hashmap' 2019-10-15 13:48:02 +09:00
diffcore.h
dir-iterator.c
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entry.c
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fast-import.c Merge branch 'en/fast-imexport-nested-tags' 2019-10-15 13:48:00 +09:00
fetch-negotiator.c repo-settings: create feature.experimental setting 2019-08-13 13:33:55 -07:00
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fetch-pack.c Merge branch 'js/trace2-fetch-push' 2019-10-15 13:48:03 +09:00
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fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c
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fsmonitor.c fsmonitor: don't fill bitmap with entries to be removed 2019-10-12 10:16:11 +09:00
fsmonitor.h
fuzz-commit-graph.c
fuzz-pack-headers.c
fuzz-pack-idx.c
generate-cmdlist.sh
gettext.c Merge branch 'ab/test-env' 2019-07-25 13:59:20 -07:00
gettext.h
git-add--interactive.perl git add -p: use non-zero exit code when the diff generation failed 2019-12-06 08:57:34 -08:00
git-archimport.perl
git-bisect.sh
git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'bb/compat-util-comment-fix' 2019-10-18 11:40:48 +09:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl
git-cvsserver.perl
git-difftool--helper.sh
git-filter-branch.sh Recommend git-filter-repo instead of git-filter-branch 2019-09-05 13:01:48 -07:00
git-instaweb.sh
git-legacy-stash.sh legacy stash -p: respect the add.interactive.usebuiltin setting 2019-12-21 16:06:21 -08:00
git-merge-octopus.sh
git-merge-one-file.sh
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh
git-mergetool.sh
git-p4.py git-p4: auto-delete named temporary file 2019-10-06 20:43:37 +09:00
git-parse-remote.sh
git-quiltimport.sh
git-rebase--preserve-merges.sh rebase: fold git-rebase--common into the -p backend 2019-07-31 12:24:06 -07:00
git-request-pull.sh
git-send-email.perl
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh
git-submodule.sh
git-svn.perl
GIT-VERSION-GEN Git 2.24 2019-11-04 13:33:06 +09:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c git: use COPY_ARRAY and MOVE_ARRAY in handle_alias() 2019-09-20 11:11:26 -07:00
git.rc
gpg-interface.c
gpg-interface.h
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c Merge branch 'cb/pcre2-chartables-leakfix' 2019-10-23 14:43:11 +09:00
grep.h Merge branch 'cb/pcre2-chartables-leakfix' 2019-10-23 14:43:11 +09:00
hash.h
hashmap.c hashmap: remove type arg from hashmap_{get,put,remove}_entry 2019-10-07 10:20:12 +09:00
hashmap.h hashmap_entry: remove first member requirement from docs 2019-10-07 10:20:12 +09:00
help.c Merge branch 'rs/help-unknown-ref-does-not-return' 2019-09-30 13:19:27 +09:00
help.h help: make help_unknown_ref() NORETURN 2019-08-30 10:22:42 -07:00
hex.c
http-backend.c
http-fetch.c
http-push.c http-push: simplify deleting a list item 2019-10-15 10:53:50 +09:00
http-walker.c
http.c Merge branch 'mh/http-urlmatch-cleanup' 2019-09-30 13:19:24 +09:00
http.h http: use xmalloc with cURL 2019-08-15 12:37:10 -07:00
ident.c
imap-send.c
INSTALL
interdiff.c
interdiff.h
iterator.h
json-writer.c
json-writer.h
khash.h
kwset.c Merge branch 'rs/copy-array' into maint 2019-07-29 12:38:15 -07:00
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
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line-log.c Merge branch 'sg/line-log-tree-diff-optim' 2019-09-18 11:50:09 -07:00
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line-range.c
line-range.h
linear-assignment.c
linear-assignment.h
list-objects-filter-options.c Merge branch 'jk/partial-clone-sparse-blob' 2019-10-07 11:32:54 +09:00
list-objects-filter-options.h Merge branch 'jk/partial-clone-sparse-blob' 2019-10-07 11:32:54 +09:00
list-objects-filter.c Merge branch 'jk/partial-clone-sparse-blob' 2019-10-07 11:32:54 +09:00
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list-objects.c Merge branch 'jk/list-objects-optim-wo-trees' 2019-10-07 11:32:56 +09:00
list-objects.h
list.h
ll-merge.c am: reload .gitattributes after patching it 2019-09-03 15:16:18 -07:00
ll-merge.h am: reload .gitattributes after patching it 2019-09-03 15:16:18 -07:00
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c Merge branch 'rs/simplify-by-deco-with-deco-refs-exclude' 2019-10-07 11:32:54 +09:00
log-tree.h
ls-refs.c
ls-refs.h
mailinfo.c
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c
mailmap.h
Makefile built-in add -i: start implementing the patch functionality in C 2019-12-13 12:37:13 -08:00
match-trees.c
mem-pool.c
mem-pool.h
merge-blobs.c
merge-blobs.h
merge-recursive.c Merge branch 'ew/hashmap' 2019-10-15 13:48:02 +09:00
merge-recursive.h hashmap_entry: remove first member requirement from docs 2019-10-07 10:20:12 +09:00
merge.c
mergesort.c
mergesort.h
midx.c midx: switch to using the_hash_algo 2019-08-19 15:05:00 -07:00
midx.h
name-hash.c hashmap: remove type arg from hashmap_{get,put,remove}_entry 2019-10-07 10:20:12 +09:00
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c Merge branch 'mh/notes-duplicate-entries' 2019-09-30 13:19:25 +09:00
notes.h
object-store.h Merge branch 'ds/object-info-for-prefetch-fix' into maint 2019-07-25 14:27:08 -07:00
object.c treewide: remove duplicate #include directives 2019-10-04 08:16:00 +09:00
object.h commit-graph: fix writing first commit-graph during fetch 2019-10-25 11:19:16 +09:00
oidmap.c hashmap: introduce hashmap_free_entries 2019-10-07 10:20:11 +09:00
oidmap.h hashmap: use *_entry APIs for iteration 2019-10-07 10:20:11 +09:00
oidset.c
oidset.h
pack-bitmap-write.c pack-objects: drop packlist index_pos optimization 2019-09-06 11:03:42 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c Merge branch 'jk/misc-uninitialized-fixes' 2019-09-30 13:19:30 +09:00
pack-bitmap.h pack-bitmap.h: remove magic number 2019-09-28 14:04:20 +09:00
pack-check.c
pack-objects.c pack-objects: drop packlist index_pos optimization 2019-09-06 11:03:42 -07:00
pack-objects.h pack-objects: drop packlist index_pos optimization 2019-09-06 11:03:42 -07:00
pack-revindex.c
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c pack-write: use hash_to_hex when writing checksums 2019-08-19 15:04:58 -07:00
pack.h
packfile.c Merge branch 'ew/hashmap' 2019-10-15 13:48:02 +09:00
packfile.h Merge branch 'ds/midx-expire-repack' 2019-09-09 12:26:38 -07:00
pager.c
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c parse-options: allow --end-of-options as a synonym for "--" 2019-08-06 13:05:39 -07:00
parse-options.h Merge branch 'nd/diff-parseopt' 2019-09-09 12:26:38 -07:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c hashmap: remove type arg from hashmap_{get,put,remove}_entry 2019-10-07 10:20:12 +09:00
patch-ids.h
path.c path: add a function to check for path suffix 2019-08-26 10:36:13 -07:00
path.h path: add a function to check for path suffix 2019-08-26 10:36:13 -07:00
pathspec.c
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c
pretty.c log-tree: call load_ref_decorations() in get_name_decoration() 2019-09-09 11:16:40 -07:00
pretty.h
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c Test the progress display 2019-09-17 09:39:16 -07:00
progress.h
promisor-remote.c promisor-remote: skip move_to_tail when no-op 2019-10-02 14:56:54 +09:00
promisor-remote.h Merge branch 'dl/honor-cflags-in-hdr-check' 2019-10-07 11:33:02 +09:00
prompt.c
prompt.h
protocol.c
protocol.h
quote.c Merge branch 'gs/sq-quote-buf-pretty' 2019-10-15 13:48:02 +09:00
quote.h quote: add sq_append_quote_argv_pretty() 2019-08-09 10:48:02 -07:00
range-diff.c Merge branch 'ew/hashmap' 2019-10-15 13:48:02 +09:00
range-diff.h
reachable.c
reachable.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'js/azure-pipelines-msvc' 2019-10-15 13:48:00 +09:00
README.md git-gui: add a readme 2019-10-12 21:29:30 +05:30
rebase-interactive.c
rebase-interactive.h
ref-filter.c Merge branch 'ew/hashmap' 2019-10-15 13:48:02 +09:00
ref-filter.h
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
refs.c hashmap_entry: remove first member requirement from docs 2019-10-07 10:20:12 +09:00
refs.h
refspec.c
refspec.h
RelNotes First batch after Git 2.23 2019-08-22 12:41:04 -07:00
remote-curl.c Merge branch 'bc/smart-http-atomic-push' 2019-10-23 14:43:11 +09:00
remote-testsvn.c
remote.c hashmap: remove type arg from hashmap_{get,put,remove}_entry 2019-10-07 10:20:12 +09:00
remote.h hashmap_entry: remove first member requirement from docs 2019-10-07 10:20:12 +09:00
replace-object.c
replace-object.h
repo-settings.c Merge branch 'ds/feature-macros' 2019-10-24 13:34:03 +09:00
repository.c
repository.h Merge branch 'jk/disable-commit-graph-during-upload-pack' 2019-10-07 11:32:55 +09:00
rerere.c rerere: replace sha1_to_hex 2019-08-19 15:04:59 -07:00
rerere.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'ew/hashmap' 2019-10-15 13:48:02 +09:00
revision.h
run-command.c
run-command.h
send-pack.c send-pack: never fetch when checking exclusions 2019-10-09 10:46:41 +09:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c Merge branch 'ew/hashmap' 2019-10-15 13:48:02 +09:00
sequencer.h Merge branch 'js/rebase-r-strategy' 2019-09-18 11:50:07 -07:00
serve.c
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server-info.c
setup.c Merge branch 'js/gitdir-at-unc-root' 2019-09-30 13:19:26 +09:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1-array.c
sha1-array.h
sha1-file.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id-part17' 2019-10-11 14:24:46 +09:00
sha1-lookup.c Merge branch 'js/azure-pipelines-msvc' 2019-10-15 13:48:00 +09:00
sha1-lookup.h
sha1-name.c Merge branch 'rs/nth-switch-code-simplification' 2019-10-07 11:33:00 +09:00
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h
shallow.c Merge branch 'rs/dedup-includes' 2019-10-11 14:24:48 +09:00
shell.c
shortlog.h
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
split-index.c
split-index.h
stable-qsort.c Move git_sort(), a stable sort, into into libgit.a 2019-10-02 14:44:51 +09:00
strbuf.c strbuf: add a helper function to call the editor "on an strbuf" 2019-12-13 12:37:14 -08:00
strbuf.h strbuf: add a helper function to call the editor "on an strbuf" 2019-12-13 12:37:14 -08:00
streaming.c
streaming.h
string-list.c
string-list.h
sub-process.c hashmap: remove type arg from hashmap_{get,put,remove}_entry 2019-10-07 10:20:12 +09:00
sub-process.h hashmap_entry: remove first member requirement from docs 2019-10-07 10:20:12 +09:00
submodule-config.c hashmap: remove type arg from hashmap_{get,put,remove}_entry 2019-10-07 10:20:12 +09:00
submodule-config.h
submodule.c
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symlinks.c
tag.c tag: factor out get_tagged_oid() 2019-09-05 14:10:18 -07:00
tag.h tag: factor out get_tagged_oid() 2019-09-05 14:10:18 -07:00
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c
tmp-objdir.h
trace2.c
trace2.h
trace.c packfile: drop release_pack_memory() 2019-08-13 12:21:33 -07:00
trace.h
trailer.c
trailer.h
transport-helper.c Merge branch 'bc/smart-http-atomic-push' 2019-10-23 14:43:11 +09:00
transport-internal.h transport: teach all vtables to allow fetch first 2019-08-22 14:20:39 -07:00
transport.c transport: push codepath can take arbitrary repository 2019-10-08 13:20:01 +09:00
transport.h remote-curl: pass on atomic capability to remote side 2019-10-17 16:08:22 +09:00
tree-diff.c
tree-walk.c Merge branch 'jk/tree-walk-overflow' 2019-08-22 12:34:10 -07:00
tree-walk.h Merge branch 'jk/tree-walk-overflow' 2019-08-22 12:34:10 -07:00
tree.c tree: simplify parse_tree_indirect() 2019-09-03 15:10:53 -07:00
tree.h
unicode-width.h Merge branch 'bb/unicode-12.1-reiwa' into maint 2019-07-25 14:27:11 -07:00
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unpack-trees.c treewide: remove duplicate #include directives 2019-10-04 08:16:00 +09:00
unpack-trees.h treewide: rename 'struct exclude_list' to 'struct pattern_list' 2019-09-05 14:05:11 -07:00
upload-pack.c Merge branch 'jk/disable-commit-graph-during-upload-pack' 2019-10-07 11:32:55 +09:00
upload-pack.h
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c
userdiff.c userdiff: fix some corner cases in dts regex 2019-10-21 17:44:12 +09:00
userdiff.h
utf8.c utf8: use ARRAY_SIZE() in git_wcwidth() 2019-10-12 10:57:39 +09:00
utf8.h
varint.c
varint.h
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
walker.c
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c Merge branch 'nd/corrupt-worktrees' into maint 2019-07-25 14:27:07 -07:00
worktree.h
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c Merge branch 'ah/cleanups' 2019-10-09 14:01:00 +09:00
write-or-die.c
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wt-status.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id-part17' 2019-10-11 14:24:46 +09:00
wt-status.h wt-status: convert struct wt_status to object_id 2019-08-19 15:04:59 -07:00
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zlib.c

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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://public-inbox.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