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Matheus Tavares 2dcde20e1c sha1-file: pass git_hash_algo to hash_object_file()
Allow hash_object_file() to work on arbitrary repos by introducing a
git_hash_algo parameter. Change callers which have a struct repository
pointer in their scope to pass on the git_hash_algo from the said repo.
For all other callers, pass on the_hash_algo, which was already being
used internally at hash_object_file(). This functionality will be used
in the following patch to make check_object_signature() be able to work
on arbitrary repos (which, in turn, will be used to fix an
inconsistency at object.c:parse_object()).

Signed-off-by: Matheus Tavares <matheus.bernardino@usp.br>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
.github
block-sha1
builtin sha1-file: pass git_hash_algo to hash_object_file() 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
ci Merge branch 'sg/osx-force-gcc-9' 2019-12-06 15:09:21 -08:00
compat Merge branch 'js/mingw-reserved-filenames' 2020-01-02 12:38:30 -08:00
contrib Merge branch 'dl/pretty-reference' 2019-12-10 13:11:43 -08:00
Documentation Revert "Merge branch 'ra/rebase-i-more-options'" 2020-01-12 13:25:18 -08:00
ewah
git-gui Merge https://github.com/prati0100/git-gui 2020-01-08 11:18:06 -08:00
gitk-git
gitweb Merge branch 'do/gitweb-typofix-in-comments' 2020-01-08 12:44:11 -08:00
mergetools
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po l10n: zh_CN: for git v2.25.0 l10n round 1 2020-01-12 19:22:02 +08:00
ppc
refs refs: pass NULL to refs_read_ref_full() because object ID is not needed 2019-12-11 13:48:42 -08:00
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583
sha1dc Merge branch 'jk/lore-is-the-archive' 2019-12-06 15:09:23 -08:00
sha256
t Revert "Merge branch 'ra/rebase-i-more-options'" 2020-01-12 13:25:18 -08:00
templates Merge branch 'kw/fsmonitor-watchman-fix' 2019-12-01 09:04:33 -08:00
trace2 Merge branch 'en/doc-typofix' 2019-12-01 09:04:35 -08:00
vcs-svn
xdiff Merge branch 'rs/xdiff-ignore-ws-w-func-context' 2019-12-16 13:08:32 -08:00
.cirrus.yml CI: add FreeBSD CI support via Cirrus-CI 2019-12-20 12:09:12 -08:00
.clang-format
.editorconfig
.gitattributes
.gitignore sparse-checkout: create builtin with 'list' subcommand 2019-11-22 16:11:43 +09:00
.gitmodules
.mailmap mailmap: mask accentless variant for Công Danh 2019-12-26 09:53:09 -08:00
.travis.yml
.tsan-suppressions
abspath.c
aclocal.m4
add-interactive.c built-in add -p: implement hunk editing 2019-12-13 12:37:14 -08:00
add-interactive.h built-in add -p: implement hunk editing 2019-12-13 12:37:14 -08:00
add-patch.c built-in add -p: show helpful hint when nothing can be staged 2019-12-13 12:37:14 -08:00
advice.c submodule--helper: advise on fatal alternate error 2019-12-03 08:49:45 -08:00
advice.h submodule--helper: advise on fatal alternate error 2019-12-03 08:49:45 -08:00
alias.c
alias.h
alloc.c
alloc.h
apply.c sha1-file: pass git_hash_algo to hash_object_file() 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
apply.h
archive-tar.c streaming: allow open_istream() to handle any repo 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
archive-zip.c streaming: allow open_istream() to handle any repo 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
archive.c
archive.h
argv-array.c argv-array: add space after while 2019-11-20 13:29:02 +09:00
argv-array.h argv-array: move doc to argv-array.h 2019-11-18 15:21:29 +09:00
attr.c attr: move doc to attr.h 2019-11-18 15:21:28 +09:00
attr.h attr: move doc to attr.h 2019-11-18 15:21:28 +09:00
azure-pipelines.yml Merge branch 'js/azure-pipelines-msvc' 2019-10-23 11:06:46 +09:00
banned.h
base85.c
bisect.c
bisect.h
blame.c Merge branch 'ew/hashmap' 2019-10-15 13:48:02 +09:00
blame.h
blob.c
blob.h
branch.c
branch.h
builtin.h sparse-checkout: create builtin with 'list' subcommand 2019-11-22 16:11:43 +09:00
bulk-checkin.c
bulk-checkin.h
bundle.c bundle-create: progress output control 2019-11-11 11:46:28 +09:00
bundle.h bundle-create: progress output control 2019-11-11 11:46:28 +09:00
cache-tree.c sha1-file: pass git_hash_algo to hash_object_file() 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
cache-tree.h
cache.h Merge branch 'ds/sparse-cone' 2020-01-06 14:17:51 -08:00
chdir-notify.c
chdir-notify.h
check_bindir
check-builtins.sh
checkout.c
checkout.h
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
color.c
color.h
column.c column: use utf8_strnwidth() to strip out ANSI color escapes 2019-10-15 10:54:15 +09:00
column.h
combine-diff.c
command-list.txt Merge branch 'ds/sparse-cone' 2019-12-25 11:21:58 -08:00
commit-graph.c Merge branch 'ds/commit-graph-set-size-mult' 2020-01-06 14:17:51 -08:00
commit-graph.h
commit-reach.c commit-graph: fix writing first commit-graph during fetch 2019-10-25 11:19:16 +09:00
commit-reach.h
commit-slab-decl.h
commit-slab-impl.h
commit-slab.h
commit.c Merge branch 'jk/cleanup-object-parsing-and-fsck' 2019-12-01 09:04:28 -08:00
commit.h Fix spelling errors in code comments 2019-11-10 16:00:54 +09:00
common-main.c
config.c sparse-checkout: add 'cone' mode 2019-11-22 16:11:44 +09:00
config.h config: move documentation to config.h 2019-10-24 11:14:08 +09:00
config.mak.dev
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname Sync with 2.23.1 2019-12-06 16:31:39 +01:00
configure.ac Merge branch 'dd/sequencer-utf8' 2019-12-01 09:04:36 -08:00
connect.c Sync with 2.23.1 2019-12-06 16:31:39 +01:00
connect.h
connected.c clone: remove fetch_if_missing=0 2019-11-13 11:48:47 +09:00
connected.h
convert.c sha1-file: pass git_hash_algo to hash_object_file() 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
convert.h
copy.c
COPYING
credential-cache--daemon.c
credential-cache.c
credential-store.c
credential.c
credential.h credential: move doc to credential.h 2019-11-18 15:21:29 +09:00
csum-file.c
csum-file.h *.[ch]: remove extern from function declarations using spatch 2019-05-05 15:20:06 +09:00
ctype.c
daemon.c Fix spelling errors in code comments 2019-11-10 16:00:54 +09:00
date.c date.c: switch to reentrant {gm,local}time_r 2019-11-30 13:50:48 -08:00
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta-islands.c
delta-islands.h
delta.h
detect-compiler
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c
diff-no-index.c
diff.c diff: make diff_populate_filespec() honor its repo argument 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
diff.h Merge branch 'hw/doc-in-header' 2019-12-16 13:08:39 -08:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c
diffcore-rename.c sha1-file: pass git_hash_algo to hash_object_file() 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
diffcore.h diff: move doc to diff.h and diffcore.h 2019-11-18 15:21:28 +09:00
dir-iterator.c
dir-iterator.h
dir.c sha1-file: pass git_hash_algo to hash_object_file() 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
dir.h Merge branch 'ds/sparse-cone' 2019-12-25 11:21:58 -08:00
editor.c pager: add a helper function to clear the last line in the terminal 2019-06-24 13:38:46 -07:00
entry.c
environment.c Merge branch 'ds/sparse-cone' 2019-12-25 11:21:58 -08:00
exec-cmd.c
exec-cmd.h
fast-import.c Sync with 2.23.1 2019-12-06 16:31:39 +01:00
fetch-negotiator.c
fetch-negotiator.h
fetch-pack.c Merge branch 'ec/fetch-mark-common-refs-trace2' 2019-12-05 12:52:44 -08:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c Sync with Git 2.24.1 2019-12-09 22:17:55 -08:00
fsck.h fsck: only provide oid/type in fsck_error callback 2019-10-28 14:05:18 +09:00
fsmonitor.c unpack-trees: skip stat on fsmonitor-valid files 2019-11-21 12:48:18 +09:00
fsmonitor.h
fuzz-commit-graph.c
fuzz-pack-headers.c
fuzz-pack-idx.c
generate-cmdlist.sh
gettext.c
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 Sync with Git 2.24.1 2019-12-09 22:17:55 -08:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl Fix spelling errors in messages shown to users 2019-11-10 16:00:54 +09:00
git-cvsserver.perl
git-difftool--helper.sh
git-filter-branch.sh
git-instaweb.sh
git-legacy-stash.sh Merge branch 'js/update-index-ignore-removal-for-skip-worktree' 2019-11-10 18:02:16 +09:00
git-merge-octopus.sh
git-merge-one-file.sh
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh
git-mergetool.sh
git-p4.py Merge branch 'bk/p4-misc-usability' 2020-01-02 12:38:29 -08:00
git-parse-remote.sh
git-quiltimport.sh
git-rebase--preserve-merges.sh rebase: fold git-rebase--common into the -p backend 2019-05-15 10:57:32 +09:00
git-request-pull.sh
git-send-email.perl Fix spelling errors in code comments 2019-11-10 16:00:54 +09:00
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh
git-submodule.sh Merge branch 'dl/submodule-set-url' 2019-12-10 13:11:42 -08:00
git-svn.perl git svn: stop using rebase --preserve-merges 2019-11-23 09:49:23 +09:00
GIT-VERSION-GEN Git 2.25 2020-01-13 10:16:43 -08:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c sparse-checkout: create builtin with 'list' subcommand 2019-11-22 16:11:43 +09:00
git.rc
gpg-interface.c gpg-interface: prefer check_signature() for GPG verification 2019-11-30 13:52:35 -08:00
gpg-interface.h gpg-interface: prefer check_signature() for GPG verification 2019-11-30 13:52:35 -08:00
graph.c graph: fix lack of color in horizontal lines 2020-01-08 09:37:18 -08:00
graph.h graph: move doc to graph.h and graph.c 2019-11-18 15:21:28 +09:00
grep.c grep: don't return an expression from pcre2_free() 2019-11-30 14:06:58 -08:00
grep.h Merge branch 'cb/pcre2-chartables-leakfix' 2019-10-23 14:43:11 +09:00
hash.h
hashmap.c Fix spelling errors in code comments 2019-11-10 16:00:54 +09:00
hashmap.h Merge branch 'en/doc-typofix' 2019-12-01 09:04:35 -08:00
help.c Fix spelling errors in messages shown to users 2019-11-10 16:00:54 +09:00
help.h
hex.c hex: drop sha1_to_hex() 2019-11-13 10:09:10 +09:00
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 'cb/curl-use-xmalloc' 2019-12-01 09:04:33 -08:00
http.h
ident.c
imap-send.c
INSTALL Merge branch 'ar/install-doc-update-cmds-needing-the-shell' 2019-12-01 09:04:41 -08:00
interdiff.c
interdiff.h
iterator.h
json-writer.c
json-writer.h
khash.h
kwset.c Merge branch 'js/gcc-8-and-9' 2019-07-09 15:25:41 -07:00
kwset.h kset.h, tar.h: add missing header guard to prevent multiple inclusion 2019-11-07 20:12:04 +09:00
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
LGPL-2.1
line-log.c
line-log.h
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
list-objects-filter.c
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c
list-objects.h
list.h
ll-merge.c
ll-merge.h merge: move doc to ll-merge.h 2019-11-18 15:21:28 +09:00
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c sha1-file: pass git_hash_algo to hash_object_file() 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
log-tree.h
ls-refs.c
ls-refs.h
mailinfo.c mailinfo: support format=flowed 2018-08-29 13:05:35 -07:00
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c
mailmap.h Add missing includes and forward declarations 2018-08-15 11:52:09 -07:00
Makefile Merge branch 'js/add-p-in-c' 2019-12-25 11:22:01 -08:00
match-trees.c
mem-pool.c
mem-pool.h
merge-blobs.c
merge-blobs.h
merge-recursive.c Merge branch 'en/merge-recursive-oid-eq-simplify' 2020-01-06 14:17:51 -08:00
merge-recursive.h
merge.c
mergesort.c
mergesort.h
midx.c midx: honor the MIDX_PROGRESS flag in midx_repack 2019-10-23 12:05:06 +09:00
midx.h midx: add MIDX_PROGRESS flag 2019-10-23 12:05:05 +09:00
name-hash.c Merge branch 'en/doc-typofix' 2019-12-01 09:04:35 -08:00
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c Merge branch 'dl/format-patch-notes-config-fixup' 2019-12-25 11:21:58 -08:00
notes.h Merge branch 'dl/format-patch-notes-config-fixup' 2019-12-25 11:21:58 -08:00
object-store.h sha1-file: pass git_hash_algo to hash_object_file() 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
object.c packfile.c: speed up loading lots of packfiles 2019-12-03 07:59:45 -08:00
object.h commit-graph: fix writing first commit-graph during fetch 2019-10-25 11:19:16 +09:00
oidmap.c
oidmap.h
oidset.c
oidset.h
pack-bitmap-write.c
pack-bitmap.c
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c pack-check: use given repo's hash_algo at verify_packfile() 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
pack-objects.c Merge branch 'jk/optim-in-pack-idx-conversion' 2019-12-01 09:04:38 -08:00
pack-objects.h Merge branch 'jk/optim-in-pack-idx-conversion' 2019-12-01 09:04:38 -08:00
pack-revindex.c
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c
pack.h
packfile.c Merge branch 'ew/packfile-syscall-optim' 2020-01-06 14:17:50 -08:00
packfile.h
pager.c
parse-options-cb.c parse-options: avoid arithmetic on pointer that's potentially NULL 2019-11-13 11:44:00 +09:00
parse-options.c Fix spelling errors in code comments 2019-11-10 16:00:54 +09:00
parse-options.h Merge branch 'hw/doc-in-header' 2019-12-16 13:08:39 -08:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c
patch-ids.h
path.c Sync with Git 2.24.1 2019-12-09 22:17:55 -08:00
path.h
pathspec.c pathspec: add new function to parse file 2019-11-20 13:01:53 +09:00
pathspec.h Merge branch 'hw/doc-in-header' 2019-12-16 13:08:39 -08:00
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h pkt-line: fix a typo 2019-12-02 08:48:56 -08:00
preload-index.c
pretty.c Merge branch 'dl/pretty-reference' 2019-12-10 13:11:43 -08:00
pretty.h
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c progress: create GIT_PROGRESS_DELAY 2019-11-27 10:57:10 +09:00
progress.h
promisor-remote.c promisor-remote: remove fetch_if_missing=0 2019-11-13 11:50:58 +09:00
promisor-remote.h
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
range-diff.c range-diff: mark pointers as const 2019-12-06 12:34:49 -08:00
range-diff.h Merge branch 'dl/range-diff-with-notes' 2019-12-16 13:08:46 -08:00
reachable.c
reachable.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'js/mingw-loosen-overstrict-tree-entry-checks' 2020-01-10 14:45:27 -08:00
README.md doc: recommend lore.kernel.org over public-inbox.org 2019-11-30 09:12:04 -08:00
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
refs.h refs: move doc to refs.h 2019-11-18 15:21:28 +09:00
refspec.c refspec: make hash size independent 2019-04-01 11:57:39 +09:00
refspec.h remote: move doc to remote.h and refspec.h 2019-11-18 15:21:28 +09:00
RelNotes Git 2.24.1 2019-12-06 16:31:40 +01:00
remote-curl.c Merge branch 'bc/smart-http-atomic-push' 2019-10-23 14:43:11 +09:00
remote-testsvn.c
remote.c
remote.h remote: move doc to remote.h and refspec.h 2019-11-18 15:21:28 +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 Fix spelling errors in code comments 2019-11-10 16:00:54 +09:00
repository.h Fix spelling errors in code comments 2019-11-10 16:00:54 +09:00
rerere.c Fix spelling errors in code comments 2019-11-10 16:00:54 +09:00
rerere.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'dl/format-patch-notes-config-fixup' 2019-12-25 11:21:58 -08:00
revision.h Merge branch 'dl/format-patch-notes-config-fixup' 2019-12-25 11:21:58 -08:00
run-command.c run-command: use prepare_git_cmd() in prepare_cmd() 2019-11-27 11:22:35 +09:00
run-command.h run-command: move doc to run-command.h 2019-11-18 15:21:29 +09:00
send-pack.c Merge branch 'jk/send-pack-check-negative-with-quick' 2019-12-06 15:09:22 -08:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c Revert "Merge branch 'ra/rebase-i-more-options'" 2020-01-12 13:25:18 -08:00
sequencer.h Revert "Merge branch 'ra/rebase-i-more-options'" 2020-01-12 13:25:18 -08:00
serve.c
serve.h
server-info.c Fix spelling errors in code comments 2019-11-10 16:00:54 +09:00
setup.c
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1-array.c sha1-array: move doc to sha1-array.h 2019-11-18 15:21:28 +09:00
sha1-array.h sha1-array: move doc to sha1-array.h 2019-11-18 15:21:28 +09:00
sha1-file.c sha1-file: pass git_hash_algo to hash_object_file() 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
sha1-lookup.c Merge branch 'js/azure-pipelines-msvc' 2019-10-15 13:48:00 +09:00
sha1-lookup.h
sha1-name.c
sha1dc_git.c hex: drop sha1_to_hex() 2019-11-13 10:09:10 +09:00
sha1dc_git.h
shallow.c
shell.c shell: use skip_prefix() instead of starts_with() 2019-11-27 11:18:24 +09:00
shortlog.h
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h sigchain: move doc to sigchain.h 2019-11-18 15:21:29 +09:00
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: allow open_istream() to handle any repo 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
streaming.h streaming: allow open_istream() to handle any repo 2020-01-31 10:45:39 -08:00
string-list.c
string-list.h Fix spelling errors in code comments 2019-11-10 16:00:54 +09:00
sub-process.c
sub-process.h
submodule-config.c fix-typo: consecutive-word duplications 2019-12-16 11:53:11 -08:00
submodule-config.h submodule-config: move doc to submodule-config.h 2019-11-18 15:21:29 +09:00
submodule.c Sync with 2.22.2 2019-12-06 16:31:30 +01:00
submodule.h Sync with 2.22.2 2019-12-06 16:31:30 +01:00
symlinks.c
tag.c commit, tag: don't set parsed bit for parse failures 2019-10-28 14:04:49 +09:00
tag.h
tar.h kset.h, tar.h: add missing header guard to prevent multiple inclusion 2019-11-07 20:12:04 +09:00
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c
tmp-objdir.h
trace2.c
trace2.h trace2: move doc to trace2.h 2019-11-18 15:21:29 +09:00
trace.c
trace.h trace: move doc to trace.h 2019-11-18 15:21:29 +09:00
trailer.c
trailer.h
transport-helper.c Sync with 2.23.1 2019-12-06 16:31:39 +01:00
transport-internal.h
transport.c
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 'js/mingw-loosen-overstrict-tree-entry-checks' 2020-01-06 14:17:50 -08:00
tree-walk.h tree-walk: move doc to tree-walk.h 2019-11-18 15:21:29 +09:00
tree.c
tree.h
unicode-width.h
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unpack-trees.c Merge branch 'ds/sparse-cone' 2019-12-25 11:21:58 -08:00
unpack-trees.h sparse-checkout: update working directory in-process 2019-11-22 16:11:44 +09:00
upload-pack.c
upload-pack.h
url.c Fix spelling errors in code comments 2019-11-10 16:00:54 +09:00
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c vreportf(): avoid relying on stdio buffering 2019-11-02 15:20:21 +09:00
userdiff.c Merge branch 'ln/userdiff-elixir' 2019-12-25 11:21:59 -08:00
userdiff.h notes-cache.c: remove the_repository references 2018-11-12 14:50:06 +09:00
utf8.c utf8: use skip_iprefix() in same_utf_encoding() 2019-11-10 16:04:36 +09:00
utf8.h
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
wrapper.c
write-or-die.c
ws.c
wt-status.c
wt-status.h
xdiff-interface.c
xdiff-interface.h Fix spelling errors in code comments 2019-11-10 16:00:54 +09:00
zlib.c

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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