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brian m. carlson af6730e730 builtin/prune: convert to struct object_id
Convert the sole instance of unsigned char [20] to struct object_id.
cmd_prune is a caller of parse_object, which we will convert later.

Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-05-02 10:46:41 +09:00
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apply.c prefix_filename: return newly allocated string 2017-03-21 11:18:41 -07:00
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archive.c attr: convert git_check_attrs() callers to use the new API 2017-02-01 13:46:52 -08:00
archive.h archive: read local configuration 2016-11-22 13:55:20 -08:00
argv-array.c
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attr.c pathspec: allow querying for attributes 2017-03-13 15:28:54 -07:00
attr.h pathspec: allow querying for attributes 2017-03-13 15:28:54 -07:00
base85.c base85.c: have SP around arithmetic operators 2013-10-16 10:27:26 -07:00
bisect.c Merge branch 'jk/war-on-git-path' 2017-04-26 15:39:08 +09:00
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branch.c create_branch: use xstrfmt for reflog message 2017-03-30 14:59:50 -07:00
branch.h branch: record creation of renamed branch in HEAD's log 2017-02-20 22:04:47 -08:00
builtin.h rebase--helper: add a builtin helper for interactive rebases 2017-02-09 14:55:26 -08:00
bulk-checkin.c encode_in_pack_object_header: respect output buffer length 2017-03-24 12:34:07 -07:00
bulk-checkin.h
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bundle.h
cache-tree.c Convert struct cache_tree to use struct object_id 2017-05-02 10:46:41 +09:00
cache-tree.h Convert struct cache_tree to use struct object_id 2017-05-02 10:46:41 +09:00
cache.h Merge branch 'jh/add-index-entry-optim' 2017-04-26 15:39:07 +09:00
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command-list.txt relink: retire the command 2017-01-25 14:42:37 -08:00
commit-slab.h
commit.c Merge branch 'rs/commit-parsing-optim' into maint 2017-03-21 15:03:29 -07:00
commit.h Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
common-main.c attr: use hashmap for attribute dictionary 2017-02-01 13:46:53 -08:00
config.c Merge branch 'nd/conditional-config-in-early-config' 2017-04-26 15:39:05 +09:00
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configure.ac wrapper.c: remove unused gitmkstemps() function 2017-02-28 11:54:21 -08:00
connect.c Merge branch 'sf/putty-w-args' 2017-04-26 15:39:10 +09:00
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convert.c attr: convert git_check_attrs() callers to use the new API 2017-02-01 13:46:52 -08:00
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credential-cache.c Merge branch 'nd/conditional-config-include' 2017-04-23 22:07:46 -07:00
credential-store.c path.c: and an option to call real_path() in expand_user_path() 2017-04-14 23:51:38 -07:00
credential.c
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daemon.c Merge branch 'dt/xgethostname-nul-termination' 2017-04-23 22:07:57 -07:00
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diff-no-index.c prefix_filename: return newly allocated string 2017-03-21 11:18:41 -07:00
diff.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2017-04-19 21:37:13 -07:00
diff.h Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
diffcore-break.c Merge branch 'tk/diffcore-delta-remove-unused' into maint 2016-11-29 13:28:03 -08:00
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diffcore-rename.c Merge branch 'tk/diffcore-delta-remove-unused' into maint 2016-11-29 13:28:03 -08:00
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dir.c Merge branch 'sb/checkout-recurse-submodules' 2017-03-28 14:05:58 -07:00
dir.h submodule: add absorb-git-dir function 2016-12-12 15:15:07 -08:00
editor.c
entry.c entry.c: create submodules when interesting 2017-03-16 14:07:16 -07:00
environment.c Merge branch 'jk/snprintf-cleanups' 2017-04-16 23:29:26 -07:00
exec_cmd.c Merge branch 'js/exec-path-coverity-workaround' into maint 2017-01-31 13:32:10 -08:00
exec_cmd.h common-main: stop munging argv[0] path 2016-11-29 11:01:48 -08:00
fast-import.c Merge branch 'jk/war-on-git-path' 2017-04-26 15:39:08 +09:00
fetch-pack.c fetch-pack: convert to struct object_id 2017-05-02 10:46:41 +09:00
fetch-pack.h Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
fsck.h Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
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git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'dt/xgethostname-nul-termination' 2017-04-23 22:07:57 -07:00
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git-difftool--helper.sh
git-filter-branch.sh filter-branch: fix --prune-empty on parentless commits 2017-03-03 12:43:37 -08:00
git-instaweb.sh
git-merge-octopus.sh
git-merge-one-file.sh
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh mergetool: honor mergetool.$tool.trustExitCode for built-in tools 2016-11-29 10:54:03 -08:00
git-mergetool.sh mergetool: fix running in subdir when rerere enabled 2017-01-10 13:22:51 -08:00
git-p4.py git-p4: don't use name-rev to get current branch 2017-04-16 21:13:26 -07:00
git-parse-remote.sh
git-quiltimport.sh
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git-rebase--merge.sh
git-rebase.sh Merge branch 'gb/rebase-signoff' 2017-04-26 15:39:02 +09:00
git-remote-testgit.sh
git-request-pull.sh request-pull: drop old USAGE stuff 2017-01-15 16:23:23 -08:00
git-send-email.perl Merge branch 'jh/send-email-one-cc' into maint 2017-03-21 15:03:30 -07:00
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git-stash.sh stash: keep untracked files intact in stash -k 2017-03-22 14:55:56 -07:00
git-submodule.sh submodule: prevent backslash expantion in submodule names 2017-04-16 20:09:36 -07:00
git-svn.perl git svn: fix authentication with 'branch' 2017-03-07 21:29:03 +00:00
GIT-VERSION-GEN Git 2.13-rc1 2017-04-26 15:44:07 +09:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c Merge branch 'bw/recurse-submodules-relative-fix' 2017-03-30 14:07:15 -07:00
git.rc
gpg-interface.c
gpg-interface.h gpg-interface, tag: add GPG_VERIFY_OMIT_STATUS flag 2017-01-17 16:10:22 -08:00
graph.c Merge branch 'rs/swap' 2017-02-15 12:54:19 -08:00
graph.h
grep.c convert unchecked snprintf into xsnprintf 2017-03-30 14:59:50 -07:00
grep.h grep: add submodules as a grep source type 2016-12-22 11:47:33 -08:00
hash.h Makefile: add DC_SHA1 knob 2017-03-17 10:40:25 -07:00
hashmap.c hashmap: add disallow_rehash setting 2017-03-22 13:41:41 -07:00
hashmap.h hashmap: add disallow_rehash setting 2017-03-22 13:41:41 -07:00
help.c help: improve is_executable() on Windows 2017-01-30 09:04:17 -08:00
help.h
hex.c Convert GIT_SHA1_HEXSZ used for allocation to GIT_MAX_HEXSZ 2017-03-26 22:08:21 -07:00
http-backend.c
http-fetch.c
http-push.c http-push: don't check return value of lookup_unknown_object() 2017-03-18 10:14:07 -07:00
http-walker.c Merge branch 'ew/http-alternates-as-redirects-warning' into maint 2017-03-28 13:52:23 -07:00
http.c Merge branch 'dt/http-postbuffer-can-be-large' 2017-04-23 22:07:45 -07:00
http.h http.postbuffer: allow full range of ssize_t values 2017-04-13 18:24:32 -07:00
ident.c Merge branch 'dt/xgethostname-nul-termination' 2017-04-23 22:07:57 -07:00
imap-send.c convert unchecked snprintf into xsnprintf 2017-03-30 14:59:50 -07:00
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kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
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LGPL-2.1
line-log.c Merge branch 'vn/line-log-memcpy-size-fix' into maint 2017-03-16 13:56:42 -07:00
line-log.h
line-range.c use SWAP macro 2017-01-30 14:17:00 -08:00
line-range.h
list-objects.c
list-objects.h
list.h
ll-merge.c attr: convert git_check_attrs() callers to use the new API 2017-02-01 13:46:52 -08:00
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c lockfile: LOCK_REPORT_ON_ERROR 2016-12-07 11:31:59 -08:00
lockfile.h lockfile: move REPORT_ON_ERROR bit elsewhere 2016-12-27 09:12:09 -08:00
log-tree.c pretty: use fmt_output_email_subject() 2017-03-01 15:09:17 -08:00
log-tree.h pretty: use fmt_output_email_subject() 2017-03-01 15:09:17 -08:00
mailinfo.c Merge branch 'lt/mailinfo-in-body-header-continuation' 2017-04-19 21:37:15 -07:00
mailinfo.h
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Makefile Merge branch 'mh/separate-ref-cache' 2017-04-26 15:39:13 +09:00
match-trees.c
merge-blobs.c
merge-blobs.h
merge-recursive.c Convert struct cache_tree to use struct object_id 2017-05-02 10:46:41 +09:00
merge-recursive.h
merge.c lockfile: LOCK_REPORT_ON_ERROR 2016-12-07 11:31:59 -08:00
mergesort.c
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mru.c
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name-hash.c name-hash: fix buffer overrun 2017-03-31 20:57:18 -07:00
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c replace strbuf_addstr(git_path()) with git_path_buf() 2017-04-20 21:04:20 -07:00
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c notes: allow treeish expressions as notes ref 2016-01-12 15:10:01 -08:00
notes-utils.h
notes.c notes: do not break note_tree structure in note_tree_consolidate() 2017-03-27 21:21:25 -07:00
notes.h
object.c use SWAP macro 2017-01-30 14:17:00 -08:00
object.h fetch-pack: cache results of for_each_alternate_ref 2017-02-08 15:39:55 -08:00
oidset.c add oidset API 2017-02-08 15:39:55 -08:00
oidset.h add oidset API 2017-02-08 15:39:55 -08:00
pack-bitmap-write.c odb_mkstemp: write filename into strbuf 2017-03-28 15:28:04 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h pack-objects: enforce --depth limit in reused deltas 2017-01-27 16:24:44 -08:00
pack-revindex.c use SWAP macro 2017-01-30 14:17:00 -08:00
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c odb_mkstemp: write filename into strbuf 2017-03-28 15:28:04 -07:00
pack.h pack.h: define largest possible encoded object size 2017-03-24 12:34:07 -07:00
pager.c Merge branch 'jk/pager-in-use' 2017-03-28 14:05:59 -07:00
parse-options-cb.c Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
parse-options.c prefix_filename: return newly allocated string 2017-03-21 11:18:41 -07:00
parse-options.h ref-filter: add --no-contains option to tag/branch/for-each-ref 2017-03-24 12:15:26 -07:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c Convert GIT_SHA1_RAWSZ used for allocation to GIT_MAX_RAWSZ 2017-03-26 22:08:21 -07:00
patch-ids.h Convert GIT_SHA1_RAWSZ used for allocation to GIT_MAX_RAWSZ 2017-03-26 22:08:21 -07:00
path.c Merge branch 'nd/conditional-config-include' 2017-04-23 22:07:46 -07:00
pathspec.c Merge branch 'ps/pathspec-empty-prefix-origin' 2017-04-26 15:39:03 +09:00
pathspec.h pathspec: allow querying for attributes 2017-03-13 15:28:54 -07:00
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c preload-index: avoid lstat for skip-worktree items 2017-02-10 14:44:18 -08:00
pretty.c Merge branch 'rs/log-email-subject' 2017-03-10 13:24:24 -08:00
prio-queue.c Merge branch 'jk/prio-queue-avoid-swap-with-self' 2017-05-01 14:14:43 +09:00
prio-queue.h
progress.c stop_progress_msg: convert xsnprintf to xstrfmt 2017-02-16 11:28:02 -08:00
progress.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
quote.c
quote.h
reachable.c Convert object iteration callbacks to struct object_id 2017-02-22 10:12:15 -08:00
reachable.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'cc/split-index-config' 2017-04-26 15:39:09 +09:00
README.md README: create HTTP/HTTPS links from URLs in Markdown 2017-03-01 14:45:45 -08:00
ref-filter.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2017-04-19 21:37:13 -07:00
ref-filter.h Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2017-04-19 21:37:13 -07:00
reflog-walk.c Clean up outstanding object_id transforms. 2017-05-02 10:46:41 +09:00
reflog-walk.h
refs.c Merge branch 'mh/separate-ref-cache' 2017-04-26 15:39:13 +09:00
refs.h refs_verify_refname_available(): implement once for all backends 2017-04-16 21:32:45 -07:00
RelNotes Prepare for 2.12.3 2017-03-28 13:54:14 -07:00
remote-curl.c Merge branch 'dt/http-postbuffer-can-be-large' 2017-04-23 22:07:45 -07:00
remote-testsvn.c
remote.c Merge branch 'bw/push-options-recursively-to-submodules' 2017-04-19 21:37:14 -07:00
remote.h Merge branch 'bw/push-options-recursively-to-submodules' 2017-04-19 21:37:14 -07:00
replace_object.c
rerere.c hold_locked_index(): align error handling with hold_lockfile_for_update() 2016-12-07 11:31:59 -08:00
rerere.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Convert struct cache_tree to use struct object_id 2017-05-02 10:46:41 +09:00
revision.h Merge branch 'rs/path-name-safety-cleanup' into maint 2017-03-28 13:52:27 -07:00
run-command.c Merge branch 'jk/execv-dashed-external' into maint 2017-03-28 13:52:23 -07:00
run-command.h execv_dashed_external: wait for child on signal death 2017-01-09 13:41:40 -08:00
send-pack.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2017-04-19 21:37:13 -07:00
send-pack.h Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
sequencer.c Convert struct cache_tree to use struct object_id 2017-05-02 10:46:41 +09:00
sequencer.h sequencer (rebase -i): learn about the 'verbose' mode 2017-01-09 14:57:29 -08:00
server-info.c server-info: avoid calling fclose(3) twice in update_info_file() 2017-04-17 17:37:28 -07:00
setup.c Merge branch 'bw/recurse-submodules-relative-fix' 2017-03-30 14:07:15 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1_file.c Merge branch 'jk/loose-object-fsck' 2017-04-23 22:07:50 -07:00
sha1_name.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2017-04-19 21:37:13 -07:00
sha1-array.c Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
sha1-array.h Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
sha1-lookup.c
sha1-lookup.h
shallow.c Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
shell.c
shortlog.h shortlog: group by committer information 2016-12-15 16:19:13 -08:00
show-index.c
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
split-index.c split-index: add {add,remove}_split_index() functions 2017-03-01 13:24:21 -08:00
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strbuf.c Merge branch 'rs/freebsd-getcwd-workaround' 2017-03-30 14:07:15 -07:00
strbuf.h Merge branch 'jk/interpret-branch-name' into maint 2017-03-28 13:52:22 -07:00
streaming.c
streaming.h
string-list.c Merge branch 'jh/string-list-micro-optim' 2017-04-23 22:07:47 -07:00
string-list.h
submodule-config.c Merge branch 'sb/checkout-recurse-submodules' 2017-03-28 14:05:58 -07:00
submodule-config.h update submodules: add submodule config parsing 2017-03-15 18:15:54 -07:00
submodule.c Merge branch 'sb/checkout-recurse-submodules' 2017-04-23 22:07:54 -07:00
submodule.h Merge branch 'nd/files-backend-git-dir' 2017-04-19 21:37:19 -07:00
symlinks.c
tag.c gpg-interface, tag: add GPG_VERIFY_OMIT_STATUS flag 2017-01-17 16:10:22 -08:00
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c tempfile: set errno to a known value before calling ferror() 2017-02-17 14:40:29 -08:00
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c tmp-objdir: quote paths we add to alternates 2016-12-12 15:10:46 -08:00
tmp-objdir.h
trace.c
trace.h
trailer.c trailer: have function to describe trailer layout 2016-11-29 14:22:18 -08:00
trailer.h trailer: have function to describe trailer layout 2016-11-29 14:22:18 -08:00
transport-helper.c transport-helper: replace checked snprintf with xsnprintf 2017-03-30 14:59:50 -07:00
transport.c Merge branch 'bw/push-options-recursively-to-submodules' 2017-04-19 21:37:14 -07:00
transport.h for_each_alternate_ref: pass name/oid instead of ref struct 2017-02-08 15:39:55 -08:00
tree-diff.c
tree-walk.c grep: enable recurse-submodules to work on <tree> objects 2016-12-22 11:47:33 -08:00
tree-walk.h
tree.c
tree.h
unicode_width.h unicode_width.h: update the width tables to Unicode 9.0 2016-12-14 09:48:07 -08:00
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unpack-trees.c Merge branch 'jh/unpack-trees-micro-optim' 2017-04-23 22:07:48 -07:00
unpack-trees.h unpack-trees: check if we can perform the operation for submodules 2017-03-16 14:07:16 -07:00
upload-pack.c upload-pack: report "not our ref" to client 2017-02-23 12:14:40 -08:00
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c urlmatch: allow globbing for the URL host part 2017-02-01 13:22:50 -08:00
urlmatch.h urlmatch: include host in urlmatch ranking 2017-02-01 13:22:46 -08:00
usage.c Merge branch 'jk/vreport-sanitize' 2017-01-31 13:14:56 -08:00
userdiff.c attr: convert git_check_attrs() callers to use the new API 2017-02-01 13:46:52 -08:00
userdiff.h
utf8.c
utf8.h
varint.c
varint.h
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c versioncmp: generalize version sort suffix reordering 2017-01-12 12:25:24 -08:00
walker.c
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c Merge branch 'rs/strbuf-add-real-path' into maint 2017-03-28 13:52:19 -07:00
worktree.h worktree: check if a submodule uses worktrees 2016-12-12 15:15:07 -08:00
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c Merge branch 'dt/xgethostname-nul-termination' 2017-04-23 22:07:57 -07:00
write_or_die.c
ws.c attr: convert git_check_attrs() callers to use the new API 2017-02-01 13:46:52 -08:00
wt-status.c short status: improve reporting for submodule changes 2017-03-29 15:27:54 -07:00
wt-status.h Convert GIT_SHA1_RAWSZ used for allocation to GIT_MAX_RAWSZ 2017-03-26 22:08:21 -07:00
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zlib.c

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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 https://public-inbox.org/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