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Remove more remaining uses of macros that relies on the_index
singleton instance without explicitly spelling it out.

* ab/the-index-compatibility:
  cocci & cache.h: remove "USE_THE_INDEX_COMPATIBILITY_MACROS"
  cache-tree API: remove redundant update_main_cache_tree()
  cocci & cache-tree.h: migrate "write_cache_as_tree" to "*_index_*"
  cocci & cache.h: apply pending "index_cache_pos" rule
  cocci & cache.h: fully apply "active_nr" part of index-compatibility
  builtin/rm.c: use narrower "USE_THE_INDEX_VARIABLE"
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.github Merge branch 'tb/ci-concurrency' into maint-2.39 2023-02-14 14:15:46 -08:00
block-sha1
builtin Merge branch 'ab/the-index-compatibility' 2023-02-22 14:55:44 -08:00
ci add: remove "add.interactive.useBuiltin" & Perl "git add--interactive" 2023-02-06 15:03:34 -08:00
compat Merge branch 'sk/winansi-createthread-fix' 2023-02-09 14:40:47 -08:00
contrib cocci & cache.h: remove "USE_THE_INDEX_COMPATIBILITY_MACROS" 2023-02-10 11:38:40 -08:00
Documentation The sixteenth batch 2023-02-15 17:11:54 -08:00
ewah
git-gui Makefiles: change search through $(MAKEFLAGS) for GNU make 4.4 2022-12-01 07:24:12 +09:00
gitk-git
gitweb
mergetools
negotiator
oss-fuzz
perl
po l10n: zh_TW.po: Git 2.39-rc2 2022-12-11 01:27:25 +08:00
refs Merge branch 'ps/fsync-refs-fix' into maint-2.39 2023-02-14 14:15:50 -08:00
reftable
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583
sha1dc
sha256
t Merge branch 'en/name-rev-make-taggerdate-much-less-important' 2023-02-22 14:55:44 -08:00
templates
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xdiff xdiff: mark unused parameter in xdl_call_hunk_func() 2022-12-13 22:16:23 +09:00
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.gitattributes .gitattributes: include text attribute for eol attributes 2023-02-06 13:57:08 -08:00
.gitignore add: remove "add.interactive.useBuiltin" & Perl "git add--interactive" 2023-02-06 15:03:34 -08:00
.gitmodules
.mailmap mailmap: update email address of Matheus Tavares 2022-12-10 09:17:36 +09:00
.tsan-suppressions
abspath.c abspath: add a function to resolve paths with missing components 2020-12-12 23:35:47 -08:00
aclocal.m4
add-interactive.c diff: mark unused parameters in callbacks 2022-12-13 22:16:23 +09:00
add-interactive.h
add-patch.c read-cache API & users: make discard_index() return void 2022-11-21 12:06:15 +09:00
advice.c
advice.h
alias.c
alias.h
alloc.c
alloc.h
apply.c Merge branch 'jk/unused-post-2.39' into maint-2.39 2023-02-14 14:15:55 -08:00
apply.h
archive-tar.c
archive-zip.c
archive.c attr: add flag --source to work with tree-ish 2023-01-14 08:49:55 -08:00
archive.h
attr.c Merge branch 'kn/attr-from-tree' 2023-01-23 13:39:51 -08:00
attr.h attr: fix instructions on how to check attrs 2023-01-26 14:16:48 -08:00
banned.h
base85.c
bisect.c bisect: no longer try to clean up left-over .git/head-name files 2023-01-13 14:17:14 -08:00
bisect.h
blame.c
blame.h
blob.c blob: drop unused parts of parse_blob_buffer() 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
blob.h blob: drop unused parts of parse_blob_buffer() 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
bloom.c
bloom.h
branch.c branch: improve advice when --recurse-submodules fails 2023-01-18 15:13:21 -08:00
branch.h
builtin.h read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
bulk-checkin.c
bulk-checkin.h
bundle-uri.c Merge branch 'ds/bundle-uri-5' 2023-02-15 17:11:52 -08:00
bundle-uri.h clone: set fetch.bundleURI if appropriate 2023-01-31 08:57:48 -08:00
bundle.c bundle: verify using check_connected() 2023-01-31 08:57:47 -08:00
bundle.h
cache-tree.c *: fix typos which duplicate a word 2023-01-08 10:28:34 +09:00
cache-tree.h cache-tree API: remove redundant update_main_cache_tree() 2023-02-10 11:38:14 -08:00
cache.h Merge branch 'ab/the-index-compatibility' 2023-02-22 14:55:44 -08:00
cbtree.c
cbtree.h
chdir-notify.c
chdir-notify.h add chdir-notify API 2018-03-30 12:49:57 -07:00
check-builtins.sh
checkout.c
checkout.h
chunk-format.c
chunk-format.h
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
color.c
color.h
column.c utf8: fix truncated string lengths in utf8_strnwidth() 2022-12-09 14:26:21 +09:00
column.h
combine-diff.c diff: mark unused parameters in callbacks 2022-12-13 22:16:23 +09:00
command-list.txt
commit-graph.c use DUP_ARRAY 2023-01-09 13:28:36 +09:00
commit-graph.h
commit-reach.c use DUP_ARRAY 2023-01-09 13:28:36 +09:00
commit-reach.h
commit-slab-decl.h
commit-slab-impl.h
commit-slab.h
commit.c Merge branch 'rs/clear-commit-marks-cleanup' into maint-2.39 2023-02-14 14:15:56 -08:00
commit.h add API: remove run_add_interactive() wrapper function 2023-02-06 15:03:34 -08:00
common-main.c
config.c *: fix typos which duplicate a word 2023-01-08 10:28:34 +09:00
config.h config.h: remove unused git_configset_add_parameters() 2023-02-07 10:50:27 -08:00
config.mak.dev
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname Merge branch 'hj/remove-msys-support' 2023-02-09 14:40:47 -08:00
configure.ac
connect.c Merge branch 'ds/bundle-uri-4' 2023-01-02 21:37:18 +09:00
connect.h server_supports_v2(): use a separate function for die_on_error 2022-12-13 22:08:52 +09:00
connected.c Merge branch 'ab/various-leak-fixes' 2022-12-14 15:55:46 +09:00
connected.h receive-pack: only use visible refs for connectivity check 2022-11-17 16:22:52 -05:00
convert.c attr: add flag --source to work with tree-ish 2023-01-14 08:49:55 -08:00
convert.h
copy.c
COPYING
credential.c
credential.h
csum-file.c hashfile: allow skipping the hash function 2023-01-07 07:46:14 +09:00
csum-file.h hashfile: allow skipping the hash function 2023-01-07 07:46:14 +09:00
ctype.c
daemon.c
date.c date.c: allow ISO 8601 reduced precision times 2023-01-13 11:49:04 -08:00
date.h date API: add and use a date_mode_release() 2022-02-16 09:40:00 -08:00
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta-islands.c delta-islands: free island_marks and bitmaps 2023-02-03 18:01:46 -08:00
delta-islands.h delta-islands: free island_marks and bitmaps 2023-02-03 18:01:46 -08:00
delta.h
detect-compiler
diagnose.c
diagnose.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c diff: mark unused parameters in callbacks 2022-12-13 22:16:23 +09:00
diff-merges.c
diff-merges.h
diff-no-index.c diff: factor out add_diff_options() 2022-12-02 08:25:29 +09:00
diff.c Merge branch 'jk/unused-post-2.39' into maint-2.39 2023-02-14 14:15:55 -08:00
diff.h Merge branch 'rs/diff-parseopts' 2022-12-19 11:46:17 +09:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c
diffcore-rename.c
diffcore-rotate.c
diffcore.h line-log: free diff queue when processing non-merge commits 2022-11-02 20:16:34 -04:00
dir-iterator.c dir-iterator: prevent top-level symlinks without FOLLOW_SYMLINKS 2023-01-24 16:52:16 -08:00
dir-iterator.h dir-iterator: prevent top-level symlinks without FOLLOW_SYMLINKS 2023-01-24 16:52:16 -08:00
dir.c Merge branch 'ws/single-file-cone' 2023-01-16 12:07:47 -08:00
dir.h dir.c: free "ident" and "exclude_per_dir" in "struct untracked_cache" 2022-11-21 12:32:48 +09:00
editor.c
entry.c read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
entry.h read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
environment.c read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
environment.h
exec-cmd.c
exec-cmd.h
fetch-negotiator.c
fetch-negotiator.h
fetch-pack.c server_supports_v2(): use a separate function for die_on_error 2022-12-13 22:08:52 +09:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.c
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c fsck: do not assume NUL-termination of buffers 2023-01-19 15:39:43 -08:00
fsck.h fsck: provide a function to fsck buffer without object struct 2023-01-18 12:59:44 -08:00
fsmonitor--daemon.h
fsmonitor-ipc.c
fsmonitor-ipc.h
fsmonitor-path-utils.h
fsmonitor-settings.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
fsmonitor-settings.h
fsmonitor.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
fsmonitor.h
generate-cmdlist.sh
generate-configlist.sh
generate-hooklist.sh
gettext.c
gettext.h
git-archimport.perl
git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'rs/use-enhanced-bre-on-macos' into maint-2.39 2023-02-14 14:15:49 -08:00
git-curl-compat.h http: support CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS_STR 2023-02-06 09:27:09 +01:00
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 merge-one-file: compute empty blob object ID 2018-05-02 13:59:53 +09:00
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh
git-mergetool.sh
git-p4.py
git-quiltimport.sh
git-request-pull.sh request-pull: filter out SSH/X.509 tag signatures 2023-01-25 15:54:41 -08:00
git-send-email.perl send-email: relay '-v N' to format-patch 2022-11-27 10:21:43 +09:00
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh
git-submodule.sh Merge branch 'ss/pull-v-recurse-fix' 2022-12-28 12:06:17 +09:00
git-svn.perl git-svn: drop support for --preserve-merges 2021-09-07 21:45:33 -07:00
GIT-VERSION-GEN Prepare for 2.39.3 just in case 2023-02-14 14:15:57 -08:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c Merge branch 'ab/test-env-helper' 2023-01-23 13:39:51 -08:00
git.rc
gpg-interface.c ssh signing: better error message when key not in agent 2023-01-25 08:59:51 -08:00
gpg-interface.h
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c Merge branch 'cb/grep-fallback-failing-jit' 2023-02-15 17:11:51 -08:00
grep.h
hash-lookup.c
hash-lookup.h
hash.h
hashmap.c
hashmap.h
help.c help.c: fix autocorrect in work tree for bare repository 2022-12-13 10:01:53 +09:00
help.h
hex.c
hook.c
hook.h
http-backend.c
http-fetch.c http-fetch: invoke trace2_cmd_name() 2022-12-13 10:43:07 +09:00
http-push.c Sync with 2.36.5 2023-02-06 09:38:31 +01:00
http-walker.c
http.c Sync with 2.38.4 2023-02-06 09:43:39 +01:00
http.h Sync with 2.37.6 2023-02-06 09:43:28 +01:00
ident.c
imap-send.c
INSTALL add: remove "add.interactive.useBuiltin" & Perl "git add--interactive" 2023-02-06 15:03:34 -08:00
iterator.h
json-writer.c
json-writer.h
khash.h
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
LGPL-2.1
line-log.c line-log: free the diff queues' arrays when processing merge commits 2022-11-02 20:16:34 -04:00
line-log.h
line-range.c line-range: fix infinite loop bug with '$' regex 2022-12-20 10:00:43 +09:00
line-range.h
linear-assignment.c
linear-assignment.h
list-objects-filter-options.c list-objects-filter: remove OPT_PARSE_LIST_OBJECTS_FILTER_INIT() 2022-11-30 10:00:35 +09:00
list-objects-filter-options.h list-objects-filter: remove OPT_PARSE_LIST_OBJECTS_FILTER_INIT() 2022-11-30 10:00:35 +09:00
list-objects-filter.c Merge branch 'jk/unused-post-2.39' into maint-2.39 2023-02-14 14:15:55 -08:00
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c list-objects: drop process_gitlink() function 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
list-objects.h
list.h
ll-merge.c attr: add flag --source to work with tree-ish 2023-01-14 08:49:55 -08:00
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c
log-tree.h
ls-refs.c ls-refs: use repository parameter to iterate refs 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
ls-refs.h
mailinfo.c
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c
mailmap.h
Makefile add: remove "add.interactive.useBuiltin" & Perl "git add--interactive" 2023-02-06 15:03:34 -08:00
match-trees.c object-file API: have write_object_file() take "enum object_type" 2022-02-25 17:16:31 -08:00
mem-pool.c
mem-pool.h
merge-blobs.c
merge-blobs.h
merge-ort-wrappers.c
merge-ort-wrappers.h
merge-ort.c
merge-ort.h
merge-recursive.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
merge-recursive.h
merge.c
mergesort.h
midx.c
midx.h
name-hash.c
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c Merge branch 'ab/unused-annotation' 2022-09-14 12:56:39 -07:00
notes.h
object-file.c Merge branch 'jk/hash-object-fsck' 2023-01-30 14:24:22 -08:00
object-name.c
object-store.h repo_read_object_file(): stop wrapping read_object_file_extended() 2023-01-08 10:52:55 +09:00
object.c blob: drop unused parts of parse_blob_buffer() 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
object.h
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 pack-bitmap.c: trace bitmap ignore logs when midx-bitmap is found 2022-11-29 09:54:56 +09:00
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c
pack-mtimes.c
pack-mtimes.h
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h
pack-revindex.c
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c git: remove duplicate includes 2022-12-15 09:09:38 +09:00
pack.h
packfile.c packfile: inline custom read_object() 2023-01-08 10:52:55 +09:00
packfile.h
pager.c
parallel-checkout.c
parallel-checkout.h
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c use DUP_ARRAY 2023-01-09 13:28:36 +09:00
parse-options.h submodule--helper: don't use global --super-prefix in "absorbgitdirs" 2022-12-26 10:21:43 +09:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c
patch-ids.h
path.c
path.h
pathspec.c docs & comments: replace mentions of "git-add--interactive.perl" 2023-02-06 15:03:34 -08:00
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c
pretty.c Sync with Git 2.37.5 2022-12-13 21:23:36 +09:00
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 diff: mark unused parameters in callbacks 2022-12-13 22:16:23 +09:00
range-diff.h
reachable.c
reachable.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'rs/size-t-fixes' 2023-02-15 17:11:53 -08:00
README.md
rebase-interactive.c
rebase-interactive.h rebase: remove a no-longer-used function 2021-09-07 21:45:33 -07:00
rebase.c
rebase.h pull: remove support for --rebase=preserve 2021-09-07 21:45:32 -07:00
ref-filter.c convert trivial uses of strncmp() to starts_with() 2023-01-08 10:34:35 +09:00
ref-filter.h
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
reflog.c Merge branch 'rs/reflog-expiry-cleanup' into maint-2.39 2023-02-14 14:15:56 -08:00
reflog.h
refs.c ls-refs: use repository parameter to iterate refs 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
refs.h ls-refs: use repository parameter to iterate refs 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
refspec.c
refspec.h
RelNotes Prepare for 2.39.3 just in case 2023-02-14 14:15:57 -08:00
remote-curl.c Sync with 2.37.6 2023-02-06 09:43:28 +01:00
remote.c
remote.h clone: request the 'bundle-uri' command when available 2022-12-25 16:24:23 +09:00
replace-object.c
replace-object.h
repo-settings.c features: feature.manyFiles implies fast index writes 2023-01-07 07:46:14 +09:00
repository.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
repository.h features: feature.manyFiles implies fast index writes 2023-01-07 07:46:14 +09:00
rerere.c
rerere.h
reset.c rebase: use 'skip_cache_tree_update' option 2022-11-10 21:49:34 -05:00
reset.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
revision.h Merge branch 'ps/receive-use-only-advertised' 2022-11-23 11:22:25 +09:00
run-command.c *: fix typos which duplicate a word 2023-01-08 10:28:34 +09:00
run-command.h Merge branch 'rs/no-more-run-command-v' 2022-11-08 17:15:12 -05:00
scalar.c scalar: only warn when background maintenance fails 2023-01-27 12:38:26 -08:00
SECURITY.md
send-pack.c
send-pack.h
sequencer.c sequencer.c: always free() the "msgbuf" in do_pick_commit() 2023-02-06 16:03:52 -08:00
sequencer.h sequencer API users: fix get_replay_opts() leaks 2023-02-06 16:03:52 -08:00
serve.c protocol v2: add server-side "bundle-uri" skeleton 2022-12-25 16:24:23 +09:00
serve.h
server-info.c
setup.c
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h Makefile & test-tool: replace "DC_SHA1" variable with a "define" 2022-11-07 22:11:51 -05:00
shallow.c
shallow.h
shared.mak Merge branch 'ab/gnumake-4.4-fix' 2022-12-01 18:38:07 +09:00
shell.c
shortlog.h
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
simple-ipc.h
sparse-index.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
sparse-index.h
split-index.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
split-index.h
stable-qsort.c
strbuf.c strbuf: introduce strbuf_strip_file_from_path() 2022-12-25 16:24:24 +09:00
strbuf.h strbuf: introduce strbuf_strip_file_from_path() 2022-12-25 16:24:24 +09:00
streaming.c streaming: inline call to read_object_file_extended() 2023-01-08 10:52:54 +09:00
streaming.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 Merge branch 'ab/no-more-git-global-super-prefix' 2023-01-05 15:07:23 +09:00
submodule.h read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
symlinks.c
tag.c
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c
tmp-objdir.h
trace2.c
trace2.h
trace.c
trace.h
trailer.c
trailer.h
transport-helper.c clone: request the 'bundle-uri' command when available 2022-12-25 16:24:23 +09:00
transport-internal.h clone: request the 'bundle-uri' command when available 2022-12-25 16:24:23 +09:00
transport.c Merge branch 'ds/bundle-uri-4' 2023-01-02 21:37:18 +09:00
transport.h clone: request the 'bundle-uri' command when available 2022-12-25 16:24:23 +09:00
tree-diff.c
tree-walk.c
tree-walk.h tree-walk: add a mechanism for getting non-canonicalized modes 2022-08-10 14:26:25 -07:00
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 treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
unpack-trees.h read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
upload-pack.c refs: get rid of global list of hidden refs 2022-11-17 16:22:51 -05:00
upload-pack.h
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c convert trivial uses of strncmp() to starts_with() 2023-01-08 10:34:35 +09:00
urlmatch.h
usage.c
userdiff.c userdiff: support Java sealed classes 2023-02-08 12:57:13 -08:00
userdiff.h
utf8.c Sync with Git 2.31.6 2022-12-13 21:09:40 +09:00
utf8.h Sync with Git 2.31.6 2022-12-13 21:09:40 +09:00
varint.c
varint.h
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
walker.c
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c
worktree.h
wrap-for-bin.sh Make running git under other debugger-like programs easy 2018-04-25 10:47:22 +09:00
wrapper.c
write-or-die.c
ws.c Merge branch 'kn/attr-from-tree' 2023-01-23 13:39:51 -08:00
wt-status.c Merge branch 'jk/unused-post-2.39' 2022-12-26 11:42:05 +09:00
wt-status.h
xdiff-interface.c
xdiff-interface.h
zlib.c

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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