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Support for various porcelain commands will arrive via additional patches. `--pathspec-from-file` solves the problem of commandline length limit for UIs built on top of git. Plumbing commands are not always a good fit, for two major reasons: 1) Some UIs show executed commands to user. In this case, porcelain commands are expected. One reason for that is letting user learn git commands by clicking UI buttons. The other reason is letting user study the history of commands in case of any unexpected results. Both of these will lose most of their value if UI uses combinations of arcane plumbing commands. 2) Some UIs have started and grown with porcelain commands. Replacing existing logic with plumbing commands could be cumbersome and prone to various new problems. `--pathspec-from-file` will behave very close to pathspec passed in commandline args, so that switching from one to another is simple. `--pathspec-from-file` will read either a specified file or `stdin` (when file is exactly "-"). Reading from file is a good way to avoid competing for `stdin`, and also gives some extra flexibility. `--pathspec-file-nul` switch mirrors `-z` already used in various places. Some porcelain commands, such as `git commit`, already use `-z`, therefore it needed a new unambiguous name. New options do not have shorthands to avoid shorthand conflicts. It is not expected that they will be typed in console. Signed-off-by: Alexandr Miloslavskiy <alexandr.miloslavskiy@syntevo.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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 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