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brian m. carlson aaa95dfa05 midx: switch to using the_hash_algo
Instead of hard-coding the hash size, use the_hash_algo to look up the
hash size at runtime.  Remove the #define constant which was used to
hold the hash length, since writing the expression with the_hash_algo
provide enough documentary value on its own.

Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2019-08-19 15:05:00 -07:00
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builtin builtin/show-index: replace sha1_to_hex 2019-08-19 15:04:59 -07:00
ci Merge branch 'sg/travis-gcc-4.8' 2019-07-29 12:39:13 -07:00
compat Merge branch 'js/visual-studio' 2019-08-02 13:12:02 -07:00
contrib Merge branch 'js/visual-studio' 2019-08-02 13:12:02 -07:00
Documentation Git 2.22.1 2019-08-11 17:41:39 -07:00
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gitk-git
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po l10n: zh_CN: for git v2.23.0 l10n round 1~2 2019-08-16 16:59:17 +08:00
ppc
refs dir-iterator: release strbuf after use 2019-08-07 12:25:35 -07:00
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583 sha1dc: update from upstream 2019-05-14 16:45:01 +09:00
sha1dc sha1dc: update from upstream 2019-05-14 16:45:01 +09:00
sha256
t Merge branch 'bc/hash-independent-tests-part-4' 2019-08-09 10:13:14 -07:00
templates
trace2 Merge branch 'sg/trace2-rename' 2019-05-30 10:50:45 -07:00
vcs-svn
xdiff Merge branch 'cb/xdiff-no-system-includes-in-dot-c' into maint 2019-08-09 15:18:19 -07:00
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.editorconfig
.gitattributes Mark .bat files as requiring CR/LF endings 2019-06-20 14:03:05 -07:00
.gitignore Merge branch 'js/visual-studio' 2019-08-02 13:12:02 -07:00
.gitmodules
.mailmap .mailmap: update email address of Philip Oakley 2019-08-11 15:07:51 -07:00
.travis.yml travis-ci: build with GCC 4.8 as well 2019-07-19 14:06:01 -07:00
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abspath.c
aclocal.m4
advice.c Merge branch 'ra/cherry-pick-revert-skip' 2019-07-19 11:30:21 -07:00
advice.h Merge branch 'ra/cherry-pick-revert-skip' 2019-07-19 11:30:21 -07:00
alias.c
alias.h
alloc.c
alloc.h
apply.c apply: make parse_git_diff_header public 2019-07-11 14:29:27 -07:00
apply.h apply: make parse_git_diff_header public 2019-07-11 14:29:27 -07:00
archive-tar.c
archive-zip.c
archive.c tree-walk.c: remove the_repo from get_tree_entry() 2019-06-27 12:45:17 -07:00
archive.h Merge branch 'dl/no-extern-in-func-decl' 2019-05-13 23:50:32 +09:00
argv-array.c
argv-array.h
attr.c
attr.h
azure-pipelines.yml
banned.h
base85.c
bisect.c bisect: switch to using the_hash_algo 2019-08-19 15:04:58 -07:00
bisect.h
blame.c blame: remove needless comparison with GIT_SHA1_HEXSZ 2019-08-19 15:04:57 -07:00
blame.h Merge branch 'br/blame-ignore' 2019-07-19 11:30:20 -07:00
blob.c object: convert create_object() to use object_id 2019-06-20 10:20:51 -07:00
blob.h
branch.c Merge branch 'nd/switch-and-restore' 2019-07-09 15:25:44 -07:00
branch.h Merge branch 'nd/switch-and-restore' 2019-07-09 15:25:44 -07:00
builtin.h Merge branch 'ab/test-env' 2019-07-25 13:59:20 -07:00
bulk-checkin.c
bulk-checkin.h
bundle.c bundle: switch to use the_hash_algo 2019-08-19 15:04:58 -07:00
bundle.h
cache-tree.c cache-tree/blame: avoid reusing the DEBUG constant 2019-06-20 14:03:05 -07:00
cache-tree.h
cache.h cache: remove null_sha1 2019-08-19 15:04:59 -07:00
chdir-notify.c
chdir-notify.h
check_bindir
check-builtins.sh
checkout.c
checkout.h
color.c
color.h
column.c
column.h
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-incremental' 2019-08-09 10:13:13 -07:00
commit-graph.h commit-graph: verify chains with --shallow mode 2019-06-19 20:46:26 -07:00
commit-reach.c
commit-reach.h
commit-slab-decl.h
commit-slab-impl.h
commit-slab.h
commit.c Merge branch 'ds/close-object-store' into maint 2019-07-29 12:38:22 -07:00
commit.h Merge branch 'dl/no-extern-in-func-decl' 2019-05-13 23:50:32 +09:00
common-main.c
config.c config: use the_hash_algo in abbrev comparison 2019-08-19 15:04:58 -07:00
config.h Merge branch 'dl/no-extern-in-func-decl' 2019-05-13 23:50:32 +09:00
config.mak.dev
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname vcxproj: also link-or-copy builtins 2019-07-29 14:51:43 -07:00
configure.ac configure: Detect linking style for HP aCC on HP-UX 2019-06-07 10:06:11 -07:00
connect.c
connect.h
connected.c connected: switch GIT_SHA1_HEXSZ to the_hash_algo 2019-08-19 15:04:58 -07:00
connected.h
convert.c
convert.h
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
decorate.c hashmap: convert sha1hash() to oidhash() 2019-06-20 10:44:22 -07:00
decorate.h
delta-islands.c Merge branch 'jk/oidhash' 2019-07-09 15:25:43 -07:00
delta-islands.h delta-islands: respect progress flag 2019-06-20 13:29:49 -07:00
delta.h
detect-compiler
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c mark_fsmonitor_valid(): mark the index as changed if needed 2019-05-28 12:43:43 -07:00
diff-no-index.c
diff.c patch-id: convert to use the_hash_algo 2019-08-19 15:04:57 -07:00
diff.h patch-id: convert to use the_hash_algo 2019-08-19 15:04:57 -07:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c diff.c: reduce implicit dependency on the_index 2018-09-21 09:48:10 -07:00
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c
diffcore-rename.c Merge branch 'jk/oidhash' 2019-07-09 15:25:43 -07:00
diffcore.h
dir-iterator.c dir-iterator: add flags parameter to dir_iterator_begin 2019-07-11 13:52:15 -07:00
dir-iterator.h dir-iterator: add flags parameter to dir_iterator_begin 2019-07-11 13:52:15 -07:00
dir.c cleanup: fix possible overflow errors in binary search, part 2 2019-06-13 11:28:53 -07:00
dir.h Merge branch 'dl/no-extern-in-func-decl' 2019-05-13 23:50:32 +09:00
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 fill_stat_cache_info(): prepare for an fsmonitor fix 2019-05-28 12:43:42 -07:00
environment.c
exec-cmd.c
exec-cmd.h
fast-import.c Merge branch 'nd/tree-walk-with-repo' 2019-07-19 11:30:21 -07:00
fetch-negotiator.c
fetch-negotiator.h
fetch-object.c
fetch-object.h
fetch-pack.c fetch-pack: use parse_oid_hex 2019-08-19 15:04:57 -07:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c Merge branch 'br/blame-ignore' 2019-07-19 11:30:20 -07:00
fsck.h
fsmonitor.c Merge branch 'cb/fsmonitor-intfix' into maint 2019-07-29 12:38:15 -07:00
fsmonitor.h mark_fsmonitor_valid(): mark the index as changed if needed 2019-05-28 12:43:43 -07:00
fuzz-commit-graph.c
fuzz-pack-headers.c
fuzz-pack-idx.c fuzz: add fuzz testing for packfile indices. 2018-10-15 14:29:03 +09:00
generate-cmdlist.sh
gettext.c Merge branch 'ab/test-env' 2019-07-25 13:59:20 -07:00
gettext.h
git-add--interactive.perl Merge branch 'pw/add-p-recount' into maint 2019-07-29 12:38:22 -07:00
git-archimport.perl
git-bisect.sh
git-compat-util.h msvc: add a compile-time flag to allow detailed heap debugging 2019-06-25 10:46:57 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl
git-cvsserver.perl
git-difftool--helper.sh mergetool: use get_merge_tool function 2019-05-13 23:11:59 +09:00
git-filter-branch.sh Merge branch 'mb/filter-branch-optim' 2018-07-18 12:20:32 -07:00
git-instaweb.sh
git-legacy-stash.sh
git-merge-octopus.sh
git-merge-one-file.sh
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh Merge branch 'dl/difftool-mergetool' 2019-05-19 16:45:30 +09:00
git-mergetool.sh mergetool: use shell variable magic instead of awk 2019-06-12 13:20:56 -07:00
git-p4.py Merge branch 'sw/git-p4-unshelve-branched-files' into maint 2019-07-25 14:27:15 -07:00
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 request-pull: warn if the remote object is not the same as the local one 2019-05-28 13:06:25 -07:00
git-send-email.perl Merge branch 'ab/send-email-transferencoding-fix' 2019-06-13 13:18:46 -07:00
git-sh-i18n.sh tests: make GIT_TEST_GETTEXT_POISON a boolean 2019-06-21 09:42:49 -07:00
git-sh-setup.sh
git-submodule.sh Merge branch 'km/empty-repo-is-still-a-repo' 2019-05-09 00:37:23 +09:00
git-svn.perl
GIT-VERSION-GEN Git 2.23 2019-08-16 10:28:23 -07:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c Merge branch 'js/visual-studio' 2019-08-02 13:12:02 -07:00
git.rc mingw: embed a manifest to trick UAC into Doing The Right Thing 2019-06-27 12:55:45 -07:00
gpg-interface.c gpg-interface: do not scan past the end of buffer 2019-07-16 12:15:12 -07:00
gpg-interface.h
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c Merge branch 'bb/grep-pcre2-bug-message-fix' 2019-07-29 12:39:13 -07:00
grep.h
hash.h hash.h: move object_id definition from cache.h 2019-06-20 10:40:42 -07:00
hashmap.c
hashmap.h hashmap: convert sha1hash() to oidhash() 2019-06-20 10:44:22 -07:00
help.c Merge branch 'jk/help-unknown-ref-fix' 2019-06-13 13:19:42 -07:00
help.h
hex.c
http-backend.c http-backend: allow 64-character hex names 2019-04-01 11:57:38 +09:00
http-fetch.c
http-push.c object: convert lookup_object() to use object_id 2019-06-20 10:18:09 -07:00
http-walker.c
http.c Make fread/fwrite-like functions in http.c more like fread/fwrite. 2019-05-08 12:15:25 +09:00
http.h Merge branch 'dl/no-extern-in-func-decl' 2019-05-13 23:50:32 +09:00
ident.c
imap-send.c
INSTALL
interdiff.c
interdiff.h
iterator.h
json-writer.c
json-writer.h
khash.h hashmap: convert sha1hash() to oidhash() 2019-06-20 10:44:22 -07:00
kwset.c Merge branch 'rs/copy-array' into maint 2019-07-29 12:38:15 -07:00
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
LGPL-2.1
line-log.c tree-walk.c: remove the_repo from get_tree_entry() 2019-06-27 12:45:17 -07:00
line-log.h
line-range.c
line-range.h
linear-assignment.c
linear-assignment.h
list-objects-filter-options.c Merge branch 'md/list-objects-filter-parse-msgfix' 2019-06-21 11:24:10 -07:00
list-objects-filter-options.h list-objects-filter: disable 'sparse:path' filters 2019-05-29 11:05:34 -07:00
list-objects-filter.c Merge branch 'md/list-objects-filter-memfix' into maint 2019-07-25 14:27:12 -07:00
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c
list-objects.h
list.h
ll-merge.c
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c
log-tree.h
ls-refs.c upload-pack: strip namespace from symref data 2019-05-28 10:02:00 -07:00
ls-refs.h
mailinfo.c
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c
mailmap.h
Makefile Merge branch 'js/visual-studio' 2019-08-02 13:12:02 -07:00
match-trees.c match-trees.c: remove the_repo from shift_tree*() 2019-06-27 12:45:17 -07:00
mem-pool.c
mem-pool.h
merge-blobs.c
merge-blobs.h
merge-recursive.c Merge branch 'en/disable-dir-rename-in-recursive-merge' 2019-08-08 14:26:10 -07:00
merge-recursive.h
merge.c read-cache.c: kill read_index() 2019-01-14 12:13:04 -08:00
mergesort.c
mergesort.h
midx.c midx: switch to using the_hash_algo 2019-08-19 15:05:00 -07:00
midx.h multi-pack-index: prepare 'repack' subcommand 2019-06-11 10:34:40 -07:00
name-hash.c cleanup: fix possible overflow errors in binary search, part 2 2019-06-13 11:28:53 -07:00
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c tree-walk.c: remove the_repo from get_tree_entry() 2019-06-27 12:45:17 -07:00
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 Merge branch 'jk/oidhash' 2019-07-09 15:25:43 -07:00
object.h object: convert create_object() to use object_id 2019-06-20 10:20:51 -07:00
oidmap.c Merge branch 'cc/test-oidmap' 2019-07-19 11:30:19 -07:00
oidmap.h
oidset.c Merge branch 'br/blame-ignore' 2019-07-19 11:30:20 -07:00
oidset.h Merge branch 'br/blame-ignore' 2019-07-19 11:30:20 -07:00
pack-bitmap-write.c pack-bitmap: convert khash_sha1 maps into kh_oid_map 2019-06-20 10:35:05 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c pack-bitmap: convert khash_sha1 maps into kh_oid_map 2019-06-20 10:35:05 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h pack-bitmap: convert khash_sha1 maps into kh_oid_map 2019-06-20 10:35:05 -07:00
pack-check.c
pack-objects.c hashmap: convert sha1hash() to oidhash() 2019-06-20 10:44:22 -07:00
pack-objects.h pack-objects: convert packlist_find() to use object_id 2019-06-20 09:54:58 -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 packfile: replace sha1_to_hex 2019-08-19 15:04:59 -07:00
packfile.h Merge branch 'ds/close-object-store' into maint 2019-07-29 12:38:22 -07:00
pager.c pager: add a helper function to clear the last line in the terminal 2019-06-24 13:38:46 -07:00
parse-options-cb.c Merge branch 'nd/switch-and-restore' 2019-07-09 15:25:44 -07:00
parse-options.c Merge branch 'nd/diff-parseopt' 2019-05-30 10:50:44 -07:00
parse-options.h Merge branch 'nd/switch-and-restore' 2019-07-09 15:25:44 -07:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c hashmap: convert sha1hash() to oidhash() 2019-06-20 10:44:22 -07:00
patch-ids.h format-patch: make --base patch-id output stable 2019-05-08 19:27:43 +09:00
path.c
path.h
pathspec.c
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c pkt-line: drop 'const'-ness of a param to set_packet_header() 2019-05-16 13:29:06 +09:00
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c mark_fsmonitor_valid(): mark the index as changed if needed 2019-05-28 12:43:43 -07:00
pretty.c use COPY_ARRAY for copying arrays 2019-06-17 18:15:04 -07:00
pretty.h
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c Merge branch 'dr/progress-i18n' 2019-07-11 15:16:49 -07:00
progress.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
protocol.c
protocol.h
quote.c
quote.h
range-diff.c range-diff: add headers to the outer hunk header 2019-07-11 14:29:27 -07:00
range-diff.h format-patch: do not let its diff-options affect --range-diff 2018-11-30 13:47:55 +09:00
reachable.c object: convert lookup_object() to use object_id 2019-06-20 10:18:09 -07:00
reachable.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'rs/avoid-overflow-in-midpoint-computation' into maint 2019-07-29 12:38:21 -07:00
README.md README: fix rendering of text in angle brackets 2019-07-18 14:47:46 -07:00
rebase-interactive.c
rebase-interactive.h
ref-filter.c Merge branch 'ma/ref-filter-leakfix' 2019-07-19 11:30:23 -07:00
ref-filter.h
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
refs.c object: convert lookup_unknown_object() to use object_id 2019-06-20 10:06:19 -07:00
refs.h Merge branch 'nd/worktree-name-sanitization' 2019-06-13 13:19:40 -07:00
refspec.c
refspec.h
RelNotes Flush fixes up to the third batch post 2.22.0 2019-07-25 14:32:36 -07:00
remote-curl.c i18n: fix typos found during l10n for git 2.22.0 2019-06-03 11:10:53 -07:00
remote-testsvn.c
remote.c Merge branch 'dr/ref-filter-push-track-fix' 2019-05-09 00:37:26 +09:00
remote.h Merge branch 'dl/no-extern-in-func-decl' 2019-05-13 23:50:32 +09:00
replace-object.c
replace-object.h
repository.c
repository.h
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 'jk/check-connected-with-alternates' 2019-07-19 11:30:21 -07:00
revision.h
run-command.c
run-command.h
send-pack.c
send-pack.h
sequencer.c sequencer: convert to use the_hash_algo 2019-08-19 15:04:58 -07:00
sequencer.h Merge branch 'ra/cherry-pick-revert-skip' 2019-07-19 11:30:21 -07:00
serve.c
serve.h
server-info.c Merge branch 'ew/server-info-remove-crufts' 2019-06-17 10:15:15 -07:00
setup.c
sh-i18n--envsubst.c cleanup: fix possible overflow errors in binary search, part 2 2019-06-13 11:28:53 -07:00
sha1-array.c
sha1-array.h
sha1-file.c cache: remove null_sha1 2019-08-19 15:04:59 -07:00
sha1-lookup.c sha1-lookup: switch hard-coded constants to the_hash_algo 2019-08-19 15:04:58 -07:00
sha1-lookup.h
sha1-name.c Merge branch 'nd/tree-walk-with-repo' 2019-07-19 11:30:21 -07:00
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h
shallow.c Use the right 'struct repository' instead of the_repository 2019-06-27 12:45:17 -07:00
shell.c
shortlog.h
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
split-index.c
split-index.h
strbuf.c l10n: localizable upload progress messages 2019-07-02 12:18:49 -07:00
strbuf.h l10n: localizable upload progress messages 2019-07-02 12:18:49 -07:00
streaming.c
streaming.h
string-list.c
string-list.h
sub-process.c
sub-process.h
submodule-config.c
submodule-config.h
submodule.c submodule: drop unused prefix parameter from some functions 2019-05-13 14:22:54 +09:00
submodule.h submodule: drop unused prefix parameter from some functions 2019-05-13 14:22:54 +09:00
symlinks.c
tag.c object: convert create_object() to use object_id 2019-06-20 10:20:51 -07:00
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c
tmp-objdir.h tmp-objdir: introduce API for temporary object directories 2016-10-10 13:54:02 -07:00
trace2.c Merge branch 'jh/trace2' 2019-05-13 23:50:35 +09:00
trace2.h trace2: rename environment variables to GIT_TRACE2* 2019-05-28 10:20:34 -07:00
trace.c
trace.h
trailer.c
trailer.h
transport-helper.c Merge branch 'es/local-atomic-push-failure-with-http' into maint 2019-07-29 12:38:16 -07:00
transport-internal.h
transport.c Merge branch 'es/local-atomic-push-failure-with-http' 2019-07-25 13:59:22 -07:00
transport.h object-store.h: move for_each_alternate_ref() from transport.h 2019-07-01 09:47:29 -07:00
tree-diff.c tree-walk.c: remove the_repo from fill_tree_descriptor() 2019-06-27 12:45:17 -07:00
tree-walk.c tree-walk.c: remove the_repo from get_tree_entry_follow_symlinks() 2019-06-27 12:45:17 -07:00
tree-walk.h tree-walk.c: remove the_repo from get_tree_entry_follow_symlinks() 2019-06-27 12:45:17 -07:00
tree.c object: convert create_object() to use object_id 2019-06-20 10:20:51 -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 Merge branch 'nd/tree-walk-with-repo' 2019-07-19 11:30:21 -07:00
unpack-trees.h
upload-pack.c Merge branch 'ds/close-object-store' into maint 2019-07-29 12:38:22 -07:00
upload-pack.h
url.c url: do not allow %00 to represent NUL in URLs 2019-06-04 14:48:25 -07:00
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c
userdiff.c Merge branch 'ml/userdiff-rust' 2019-06-21 11:24:08 -07:00
userdiff.h
utf8.c
utf8.h
varint.c
varint.h
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
walker.c object: convert lookup_unknown_object() to use object_id 2019-06-20 10:06:19 -07:00
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 wrapper: avoid undefined behaviour in macOS 2019-06-19 07:41:31 -07:00
write-or-die.c
ws.c
wt-status.c wt-status: convert struct wt_status to object_id 2019-08-19 15:04:59 -07:00
wt-status.h wt-status: convert struct wt_status to object_id 2019-08-19 15:04:59 -07:00
xdiff-interface.c
xdiff-interface.h
zlib.c

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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://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