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Lars Schneider a5436b5794 sha1_file: rename git_open_noatime() to git_open() 
This function is meant to be used when reading from files in the
object store, and the original objective was to avoid smudging atime
of loose object files too often, hence its name.  Because we'll be
extending its role in the next commit to also arrange the file
descriptors they return auto-closed in the child processes, rename
it to lose "noatime" part that is too specific.

Signed-off-by: Lars Schneider <larsxschneider@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2016-10-25 10:59:13 -07:00
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apply.h apply: learn to use a different index file 2016-09-07 12:29:54 -07:00
archive-tar.c Merge branch 'jk/big-and-future-archive-tar' 2016-08-12 09:47:37 -07:00
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base85.c
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blob.c
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branch.c
branch.h
builtin.h builtin: convert textconv_object to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
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bundle.h
cache-tree.c cache: convert struct cache_entry to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
cache-tree.h
cache.h sha1_file: rename git_open_noatime() to git_open() 2016-10-25 10:59:13 -07:00
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color.h Merge branch 'js/color-on-windows-comment' into maint 2016-07-28 11:25:55 -07:00
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commit.h Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
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connected.h check_connected: add progress flag 2016-07-20 12:11:09 -07:00
convert.c convert: Correct NNO tests and missing LF will be replaced by CRLF 2016-08-14 13:45:52 -07:00
convert.h convert: unify the "auto" handling of CRLF 2016-07-06 11:53:51 -07:00
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credential-cache--daemon.c Merge branch 'jk/common-main-2.8' into jk/common-main 2016-07-06 10:02:57 -07:00
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credential-store.c add an extra level of indirection to main() 2016-07-01 15:09:10 -07:00
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daemon.c Merge branch 'jk/common-main' into maint 2016-09-08 21:35:51 -07:00
date.c date: add "unix" format 2016-07-27 14:15:51 -07:00
decorate.c
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delta.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c cache: convert struct cache_entry to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
diff-no-index.c Merge branch 'jk/setup-sequence-update' 2016-09-21 15:15:24 -07:00
diff.c Merge branch 'rs/qsort' 2016-10-10 14:03:46 -07:00
diff.h Merge branch 'mh/diff-indent-heuristic' 2016-09-26 16:09:16 -07:00
diffcore-break.c diff: rename struct diff_filespec's sha1_valid member 2016-06-28 11:39:02 -07:00
diffcore-delta.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
diffcore-order.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
diffcore-pickaxe.c Merge branch 'js/regexec-buf' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:45 -07:00
diffcore-rename.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
diffcore.h diff: rename struct diff_filespec's sha1_valid member 2016-06-28 11:39:02 -07:00
dir-iterator.c
dir-iterator.h
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dir.h Merge branch 'mh/split-under-lock' 2016-07-25 14:13:32 -07:00
editor.c
entry.c streaming: make stream_blob_to_fd take struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
environment.c Merge branch 'jk/setup-sequence-update' 2016-09-21 15:15:24 -07:00
exec_cmd.c
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fetch-pack.c Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c fsck: handle bad trees like other errors 2016-09-27 14:09:10 -07:00
fsck.h fsck: give the error function a chance to see the fsck_options 2016-07-18 11:35:00 -07:00
generate-cmdlist.sh
gettext.c gettext: add is_utf8_locale() 2016-07-01 12:44:57 -07:00
gettext.h gettext: add is_utf8_locale() 2016-07-01 12:44:57 -07:00
git-add--interactive.perl diff: improve positioning of add/delete blocks in diffs 2016-09-19 10:25:11 -07:00
git-archimport.perl
git-bisect.sh
git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'rs/copy-array' into maint 2016-10-11 14:18:32 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl
git-cvsserver.perl
git-difftool--helper.sh difftool: always honor fatal error exit codes 2016-08-15 15:24:05 -07:00
git-difftool.perl difftool: use Git::* functions instead of passing around state 2016-07-28 14:01:55 -07:00
git-filter-branch.sh
git-instaweb.sh
git-merge-octopus.sh git-merge-octopus: do not capitalize "octopus" 2016-09-08 12:17:10 -07:00
git-merge-one-file.sh
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh
git-mergetool.sh
git-p4.py Spelling fixes 2016-08-11 14:35:42 -07:00
git-parse-remote.sh
git-quiltimport.sh
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git-rebase--interactive.sh Merge branch 'rt/rebase-i-broken-insn-advise' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:46 -07:00
git-rebase--merge.sh Merge branch 'em/newer-freebsd-shells-are-fine-with-returns' into maint 2016-07-06 13:06:41 -07:00
git-rebase.sh
git-relink.perl
git-remote-testgit.sh
git-request-pull.sh
git-send-email.perl Merge branch 'jc/send-email-skip-backup' 2016-07-11 10:31:04 -07:00
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh Merge branch 'ew/build-time-pager-tweaks' 2016-08-08 14:48:44 -07:00
git-stash.sh i18n: stash: mark messages for translation 2016-09-21 10:20:43 -07:00
git-submodule.sh clone: pass --progress decision to recursive submodules 2016-09-22 11:22:47 -07:00
git-svn.perl git-svn: allow --version to work anywhere 2016-07-22 20:38:11 +00:00
GIT-VERSION-GEN Git 2.10.1 2016-10-03 13:24:18 -07:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c Merge branch 'jk/setup-sequence-update' 2016-09-21 15:15:24 -07:00
git.rc
gpg-interface.c Merge branch 'lt/gpg-show-long-key-in-signature-verification-maint' into lt/gpg-show-long-key-in-signature-verification 2016-08-16 15:04:13 -07:00
gpg-interface.h
graph.c Merge branch 'jk/graph-padding-fix' into maint 2016-10-11 14:19:03 -07:00
graph.h graph: add support for --line-prefix on all graph-aware output 2016-08-31 18:07:09 -07:00
grep.c Merge branch 'js/regexec-buf' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:45 -07:00
grep.h Merge branch 'jc/grep-commandline-vs-configuration' into maint 2016-08-10 11:55:29 -07:00
hashmap.c
hashmap.h
help.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
help.h
hex.c Merge branch 'rs/hex2chr' into maint 2016-09-19 13:51:43 -07:00
http-backend.c Merge branch 'ew/http-backend-batch-headers' 2016-08-12 09:47:38 -07:00
http-fetch.c common-main: call git_setup_gettext() 2016-07-01 15:09:10 -07:00
http-push.c Merge branch 'jk/common-main' into maint 2016-09-08 21:35:51 -07:00
http-walker.c http-walker: reduce O(n) ops with doubly-linked list 2016-07-12 15:17:42 -07:00
http.c Merge branch 'dt/http-empty-auth' 2016-10-17 13:25:18 -07:00
http.h Merge branch 'ep/http-curl-trace' 2016-07-06 13:38:06 -07:00
ident.c Merge branch 'jk/ident-ai-canonname-could-be-null' into maint 2016-10-03 13:22:32 -07:00
imap-send.c Merge branch 'ak/curl-imap-send-explicit-scheme' 2016-10-10 14:03:48 -07:00
INSTALL
iterator.h
khash.h
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
LGPL-2.1
line-log.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
line-log.h
line-range.c
line-range.h
list-objects.c
list-objects.h
list.h list: avoid incompatibility with *BSD sys/queue.h 2016-07-18 11:06:51 -07:00
ll-merge.c
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h mingw: ensure temporary file handles are not inherited by child processes 2016-08-23 09:09:55 -07:00
log-tree.c graph: add support for --line-prefix on all graph-aware output 2016-08-31 18:07:09 -07:00
log-tree.h
mailinfo.c Merge branch 'kd/mailinfo-quoted-string' 2016-10-03 13:30:38 -07:00
mailinfo.h mailinfo: handle in-body header continuations 2016-09-21 10:23:11 -07:00
mailmap.c
mailmap.h
Makefile coccicheck: use --all-includes by default 2016-09-29 20:40:18 -07:00
match-trees.c
merge-blobs.c
merge-blobs.h
merge-recursive.c Merge branch 'rs/cocci' 2016-09-26 16:09:14 -07:00
merge-recursive.h merge-recursive: offer an option to retain the output in 'obuf' 2016-08-01 11:45:30 -07:00
merge.c sequencer: lib'ify checkout_fast_forward() 2016-09-09 11:24:52 -07:00
mergesort.c
mergesort.h
mru.c add generic most-recently-used list 2016-07-29 11:05:07 -07:00
mru.h add generic most-recently-used list 2016-07-29 11:05:07 -07:00
name-hash.c
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c Merge branch 'va/i18n-more' 2016-09-26 16:09:18 -07:00
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c notes: convert init_notes to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
notes.h
object.c
object.h
pack-bitmap-write.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c sha1_file: rename git_open_noatime() to git_open() 2016-10-25 10:59:13 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c Merge branch 'jk/verify-packfile-gently' into maint 2016-10-11 14:21:36 -07:00
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h pack-objects: break delta cycles before delta-search phase 2016-08-11 10:44:13 -07:00
pack-revindex.c use COPY_ARRAY 2016-09-25 16:44:13 -07:00
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
pack.h fsck: use streaming interface for large blobs in pack 2016-07-13 09:15:29 -07:00
pager.c Merge branch 'jk/setup-sequence-update' 2016-09-21 15:15:24 -07:00
parse-options-cb.c Merge branch 'mh/diff-indent-heuristic' 2016-09-26 16:09:16 -07:00
parse-options.c
parse-options.h Merge branch 'mh/diff-indent-heuristic' 2016-09-26 16:09:16 -07:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c patch-ids: refuse to compute patch-id for merge commit 2016-09-12 13:45:01 -07:00
patch-ids.h rebase: avoid computing unnecessary patch IDs 2016-08-11 14:39:16 -07:00
path.c Merge branch 'jk/diff-submodule-diff-inline' 2016-09-12 15:34:31 -07:00
pathspec.c Merge branch 'rs/qsort' 2016-10-10 14:03:46 -07:00
pathspec.h Merge branch 'bw/pathspec-remove-unused-extern-decl' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:34 -07:00
pkt-line.c introduce hex2chr() for converting two hexadecimal digits to a character 2016-09-07 10:42:46 -07:00
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c
pretty.c Merge branch 'rs/c-auto-resets-attributes' 2016-10-06 14:53:12 -07:00
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c
progress.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
quote.c Merge branch 'nd/icase' into maint 2016-07-28 11:26:03 -07:00
quote.h Merge branch 'nd/icase' into maint 2016-07-28 11:26:03 -07:00
reachable.c
reachable.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'tg/add-chmod+x-fix' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:47 -07:00
README.md
ref-filter.c Merge branch 'rs/qsort' 2016-10-10 14:03:46 -07:00
ref-filter.h
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
refs.c Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
refs.h Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
RelNotes Start preparing for 2.10.2 2016-10-11 14:24:02 -07:00
remote-curl.c Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
remote-testsvn.c common-main: call git_extract_argv0_path() 2016-07-01 15:09:10 -07:00
remote.c use strbuf_addstr() for adding constant strings to a strbuf, part 2 2016-09-15 12:23:38 -07:00
remote.h Merge branch 'jk/push-force-with-lease-creation' into maint 2016-09-08 21:35:53 -07:00
replace_object.c
rerere.c cache: convert struct cache_entry to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
rerere.h
resolve-undo.c cache: convert struct cache_entry to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'vn/revision-shorthand-for-side-branch-log' 2016-10-06 14:53:10 -07:00
revision.h
run-command.c Merge branch 'ab/hooks' 2016-08-19 15:34:16 -07:00
run-command.h
send-pack.c Merge branch 'rs/use-strbuf-addstr' into maint 2016-08-10 11:55:34 -07:00
send-pack.h push: accept push options 2016-07-14 15:50:41 -07:00
sequencer.c sequencer: ensure to release the lock when we could not read the index 2016-09-09 11:24:52 -07:00
sequencer.h
server-info.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
setup.c i18n: setup: mark error messages for translation 2016-08-09 12:44:59 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c remove unnecessary check before QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
sha1_file.c sha1_file: rename git_open_noatime() to git_open() 2016-10-25 10:59:13 -07:00
sha1_name.c Merge branch 'jk/alt-odb-cleanup' 2016-10-17 13:25:20 -07:00
sha1-array.c Merge branch 'rs/qsort' 2016-10-10 14:03:46 -07:00
sha1-array.h sha1_array: let callbacks interrupt iteration 2016-09-26 11:46:41 -07:00
sha1-lookup.c
sha1-lookup.h
shallow.c Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
shell.c common-main: call git_setup_gettext() 2016-07-01 15:09:10 -07:00
shortlog.h
show-index.c common-main: call git_setup_gettext() 2016-07-01 15:09:10 -07:00
sideband.c Merge branch 'lf/recv-sideband-cleanup' into maint 2016-08-08 14:21:41 -07:00
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
split-index.c use COPY_ARRAY 2016-09-25 16:44:13 -07:00
split-index.h
strbuf.c link_alt_odb_entry: handle normalize_path errors 2016-10-10 13:52:36 -07:00
strbuf.h link_alt_odb_entry: handle normalize_path errors 2016-10-10 13:52:36 -07:00
streaming.c Merge branch 'jk/pack-objects-optim-mru' 2016-10-10 14:03:47 -07:00
streaming.h streaming: make stream_blob_to_fd take struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
string-list.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
string-list.h
submodule-config.c Merge branch 'sb/submodule-update-dot-branch' 2016-08-10 12:33:20 -07:00
submodule-config.h submodule-config: keep configured branch around 2016-08-01 14:42:07 -07:00
submodule.c Merge branch 'jk/alt-odb-cleanup' 2016-10-17 13:25:20 -07:00
submodule.h diff: teach diff to display submodule difference with an inline diff 2016-08-31 18:07:10 -07:00
symlinks.c
tag.c
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c mingw: ensure temporary file handles are not inherited by child processes 2016-08-23 09:09:55 -07:00
tempfile.h mingw: ensure temporary file handles are not inherited by child processes 2016-08-23 09:09:55 -07:00
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
trace.c trace: do not fall back to stderr 2016-08-05 09:28:17 -07:00
trace.h
trailer.c die("bug"): report bugs consistently 2016-07-26 11:13:44 -07:00
trailer.h
transport-helper.c Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
transport.c Merge branch 'jk/alt-odb-cleanup' 2016-10-17 13:25:20 -07:00
transport.h Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
tree-diff.c Merge branch 'jk/avoid-unbounded-alloca' into maint 2016-07-06 13:06:39 -07:00
tree-walk.c fsck: handle bad trees like other errors 2016-09-27 14:09:10 -07:00
tree-walk.h fsck: handle bad trees like other errors 2016-09-27 14:09:10 -07:00
tree.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
tree.h
unicode_width.h
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unpack-trees.c Merge branch 'rs/unpack-trees-reduce-file-scope-global' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:36 -07:00
unpack-trees.h
update_unicode.sh
upload-pack.c Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
url.c introduce hex2chr() for converting two hexadecimal digits to a character 2016-09-07 10:42:46 -07:00
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c Merge branch 'cc/apply-am' 2016-09-19 13:47:18 -07:00
userdiff.c
userdiff.h
utf8.c
utf8.h
varint.c
varint.h
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
walker.c walker: let walker_say take arbitrary formats 2016-07-08 10:11:23 -07:00
walker.h walker: let walker_say take arbitrary formats 2016-07-08 10:11:23 -07:00
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c Merge branch 'nd/worktree-lock' 2016-07-28 10:34:42 -07:00
worktree.h
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-fetch' into maint 2016-07-28 11:26:02 -07:00
write_or_die.c write_or_die: drop write_or_whine_pipe() 2016-08-05 09:28:17 -07:00
ws.c
wt-status.c Merge branch 'rs/cocci' 2016-10-06 14:53:12 -07:00
wt-status.h status: print branch info with --porcelain=v2 --branch 2016-08-11 11:15:40 -07:00
xdiff-interface.c Merge branch 'js/regexec-buf' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:45 -07:00
xdiff-interface.h Convert read_mmblob to take struct object_id. 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
zlib.c

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 http://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-.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 http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.

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