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Jeff King e4da43b1f0 prefix_filename: return newly allocated string
The prefix_filename() function returns a pointer to static
storage, which makes it easy to use dangerously. We already
fixed one buggy caller in hash-object recently, and the
calls in apply.c are suspicious (I didn't dig in enough to
confirm that there is a bug, but we call the function once
in apply_all_patches() and then again indirectly from
parse_chunk()).

Let's make it harder to get wrong by allocating the return
value. For simplicity, we'll do this even when the prefix is
empty (and we could just return the original file pointer).
That will cause us to allocate sometimes when we wouldn't
otherwise need to, but this function isn't called in
performance critical code-paths (and it already _might_
allocate on any given call, so a caller that cares about
performance is questionable anyway).

The downside is that the callers need to remember to free()
the result to avoid leaking. Most of them already used
xstrdup() on the result, so we know they are OK. The
remainder have been converted to use free() as appropriate.

I considered retaining a prefix_filename_unsafe() for cases
where we know the static lifetime is OK (and handling the
cleanup is awkward). This is only a handful of cases,
though, and it's not worth the mental energy in worrying
about whether the "unsafe" variant is OK to use in any
situation.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-03-21 11:18:41 -07:00
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t hash-object: fix buffer reuse with --path in a subdirectory 2017-03-21 11:12:52 -07:00
templates pre-receive.sample: mark it executable 2016-10-28 14:21:11 -07:00
vcs-svn Merge branch 'mr/vcs-svn-printf-ulong' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:37 -07:00
xdiff xdiff -W: relax end-of-file function detection 2017-01-15 16:08:11 -08:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set file type for C files 2016-07-07 14:11:15 -07:00
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abspath.c prefix_filename: return newly allocated string 2017-03-21 11:18:41 -07:00
aclocal.m4
advice.c
advice.h
alias.c
alloc.c
apply.c prefix_filename: return newly allocated string 2017-03-21 11:18:41 -07:00
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
archive-zip.c archive-zip: load userdiff config 2017-01-07 18:49:30 -08:00
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
bisect.c Merge branch 'mm/two-more-xstrfmt' into maint 2017-03-16 13:56:43 -07:00
bisect.h
blob.c
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branch.c branch: record creation of renamed branch in HEAD's log 2017-02-20 22:04:47 -08:00
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 compression: unify pack.compression configuration parsing 2016-11-15 21:16:22 -08:00
bulk-checkin.h
bundle.c
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 prefix_filename: return newly allocated string 2017-03-21 11:18:41 -07:00
check_bindir
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color.c Merge branch 'nd/log-graph-configurable-colors' 2017-02-02 13:36:58 -08:00
color.h Merge branch 'js/color-on-windows-comment' into maint 2016-07-28 11:25:55 -07:00
column.c
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combine-diff.c diff_aligned_abbrev: use "struct oid" 2016-10-26 13:30:51 -07:00
command-list.txt relink: retire the command 2017-01-25 14:42:37 -08:00
commit-slab.h Merge branch 'vs/typofix' 2016-08-12 09:47:37 -07:00
commit.c Merge branch 'rs/commit-parsing-optim' 2017-03-10 13:24:22 -08:00
commit.h Merge branch 'rs/log-email-subject' 2017-03-10 13:24:24 -08:00
common-main.c attr: use hashmap for attribute dictionary 2017-02-01 13:46:53 -08:00
config.c Merge branch 'js/early-config' 2017-03-17 13:50:28 -07:00
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname Merge branch 'jh/mingw-openssl-sha1' into maint 2017-03-16 13:56:41 -07:00
configure.ac wrapper.c: remove unused gitmkstemps() function 2017-02-28 11:54:21 -08:00
connect.c connect.c: stop conflating ssh command names and overrides 2017-02-10 13:47:24 -08:00
connect.h
connected.c check_connected: accept an env argument 2016-10-10 13:54:02 -07:00
connected.h check_connected: accept an env argument 2016-10-10 13:54:02 -07:00
convert.c attr: convert git_check_attrs() callers to use the new API 2017-02-01 13:46:52 -08:00
convert.h convert: unify the "auto" handling of CRLF 2016-07-06 11:53:51 -07:00
copy.c
COPYING
credential-cache--daemon.c i18n: credential-cache--daemon: mark advice for translation 2016-10-17 14:51:47 -07:00
credential-cache.c add an extra level of indirection to main() 2016-07-01 15:09:10 -07:00
credential-store.c add an extra level of indirection to main() 2016-07-01 15:09:10 -07:00
credential.c
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csum-file.c
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ctype.c
daemon.c Merge branch 'jk/daemon-path-ok-check-truncation' into maint 2016-11-29 13:27:56 -08:00
date.c date: add "unix" format 2016-07-27 14:15:51 -07:00
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c commit: fix empty commit creation when there's no changes but ita entries 2016-10-24 10:48:23 -07:00
diff-no-index.c prefix_filename: return newly allocated string 2017-03-21 11:18:41 -07:00
diff.c prefix_filename: return newly allocated string 2017-03-21 11:18:41 -07:00
diff.h Merge branch 'nd/ita-empty-commit' 2016-10-27 14:58:50 -07:00
diffcore-break.c Merge branch 'tk/diffcore-delta-remove-unused' into maint 2016-11-29 13:28:03 -08:00
diffcore-delta.c Merge branch 'tk/diffcore-delta-remove-unused' 2016-11-17 13:45:22 -08:00
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 Merge branch 'tk/diffcore-delta-remove-unused' into maint 2016-11-29 13:28:03 -08:00
diffcore.h Merge branch 'tk/diffcore-delta-remove-unused' into maint 2016-11-29 13:28:03 -08:00
dir-iterator.c
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dir.c Merge branch 'bw/attr-pathspec' 2017-03-17 13:50:26 -07:00
dir.h submodule: add absorb-git-dir function 2016-12-12 15:15:07 -08:00
editor.c
entry.c streaming: make stream_blob_to_fd take struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
environment.c real_pathdup(): fix callsites that wanted it to die on error 2017-03-08 14:38:41 -08:00
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 delete_ref: accept a reflog message argument 2017-02-20 22:04:47 -08:00
fetch-pack.c Merge branch 'mm/fetch-show-error-message-on-unadvertised-object' 2017-03-14 15:23:18 -07:00
fetch-pack.h fetch-pack: move code to report unmatched refs to a function 2017-03-02 11:12:53 -08:00
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c fsck: lazily load types under --connectivity-only 2017-01-26 10:51:09 -08:00
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 Merge branch 'jk/add-i-use-pathspecs' 2017-03-17 13:50:26 -07:00
git-archimport.perl
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git-compat-util.h wrapper.c: remove unused gitmkstemps() function 2017-02-28 11:54:21 -08:00
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-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-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 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 Merge branch 'ls/p4-path-encoding' 2017-02-16 14:45:12 -08:00
git-parse-remote.sh
git-quiltimport.sh
git-rebase--am.sh
git-rebase--interactive.sh rebase -i: use the rebase--helper builtin 2017-02-09 14:55:40 -08:00
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 Merge branch 'nd/rebase-forget' 2016-12-19 14:45:35 -08:00
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' 2017-03-10 13:24:23 -08:00
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh Merge branch 'va/i18n-even-more' 2016-12-27 00:11:45 -08:00
git-stash.sh stash: allow pathspecs in the no verb form 2017-02-28 14:21:10 -08:00
git-submodule.sh Merge branch 'sb/submodule-update-initial-runs-custom-script' 2017-02-03 11:25:19 -08:00
git-svn.perl git svn: fix authentication with 'branch' 2017-03-07 21:29:03 +00:00
GIT-VERSION-GEN Preparing for 2.12.1 2017-03-16 14:01:20 -07:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c rebase--helper: add a builtin helper for interactive rebases 2017-02-09 14:55:26 -08:00
git.rc
gpg-interface.c gpg-interface: use more status letters 2016-10-12 10:41:59 -07:00
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 graph: add support for --line-prefix on all graph-aware output 2016-08-31 18:07:09 -07:00
grep.c grep: add submodules as a grep source type 2016-12-22 11:47:33 -08:00
grep.h grep: add submodules as a grep source type 2016-12-22 11:47:33 -08:00
hash.h hash.h: move SHA-1 implementation selection into a header file 2017-03-15 11:00:09 -07:00
hashmap.c
hashmap.h
help.c help: improve is_executable() on Windows 2017-01-30 09:04:17 -08:00
help.h
hex.c hex: introduce parse_oid_hex 2017-02-20 01:11:26 -08:00
http-backend.c pkt-line: rename packet_write() to packet_write_fmt() 2016-10-17 11:36:50 -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 Merge branch 'jk/http-walker-buffer-underflow-fix' 2017-03-17 13:50:26 -07:00
http.c Merge branch 'jt/http-base-url-update-upon-redirect' into maint 2017-03-16 13:56:42 -07:00
http.h Merge branch 'jk/http-walker-limit-redirect' into maint 2017-01-17 14:49:29 -08:00
ident.c ident: do not ignore empty config name/email 2017-02-23 12:58:47 -08:00
imap-send.c Merge branch 'jc/cocci-xstrdup-or-null' into maint 2016-10-28 09:01:23 -07:00
INSTALL
iterator.h
khash.h
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
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 list: avoid incompatibility with *BSD sys/queue.h 2016-07-18 11:06:51 -07:00
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 'jt/mailinfo-fold-in-body-headers' into maint 2017-01-17 15:11:06 -08:00
mailinfo.h mailinfo: handle in-body header continuations 2016-09-21 10:23:11 -07:00
mailmap.c cocci: refactor common patterns to use xstrdup_or_null() 2016-10-12 11:22:10 -07:00
mailmap.h
Makefile Merge branch 'bc/sha1-header-selection-with-cpp-macros' 2017-03-17 13:50:27 -07:00
match-trees.c
merge-blobs.c
merge-blobs.h
merge-recursive.c Merge branch 'mm/merge-rename-delete-message' 2017-02-27 13:57:12 -08:00
merge-recursive.h merge-recursive: offer an option to retain the output in 'obuf' 2016-08-01 11:45:30 -07:00
merge.c lockfile: LOCK_REPORT_ON_ERROR 2016-12-07 11:31:59 -08:00
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 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 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: 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 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 setup: make read_early_config() reusable 2017-03-14 14:24:16 -07:00
parse-options-cb.c Merge branch 'rs/cocci' 2016-10-17 13:25:21 -07:00
parse-options.c prefix_filename: return newly allocated string 2017-03-21 11:18:41 -07:00
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 'js/normalize-path-copy-ceil' into maint 2017-01-17 15:11:03 -08:00
pathspec.c pathspec: allow escaped query values 2017-03-13 15:28:56 -07:00
pathspec.h pathspec: allow querying for attributes 2017-03-13 15:28:54 -07:00
pkt-line.c pkt-line: add functions to read/write flush terminated packet streams 2016-10-17 11:36:50 -07:00
pkt-line.h pkt-line: add functions to read/write flush terminated packet streams 2016-10-17 11:36:50 -07:00
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 use SWAP macro 2017-01-30 14:17:00 -08:00
prio-queue.h
progress.c stop_progress_msg: convert xsnprintf to xstrfmt 2017-02-16 11:28:02 -08:00
progress.h
prompt.c
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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 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' 2017-03-17 13:50:23 -07:00
README.md README: create HTTP/HTTPS links from URLs in Markdown 2017-03-01 14:45:45 -08:00
ref-filter.c Merge branch 'jk/ref-filter-flags-cleanup' 2017-03-17 13:50:25 -07:00
ref-filter.h ref-filter: move ref_cbdata definition into ref-filter.c 2017-03-10 11:51:30 -08:00
reflog-walk.c refs: convert each_reflog_ent_fn to struct object_id 2017-02-22 10:12:15 -08:00
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refs.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2017-03-17 13:50:25 -07:00
refs.h Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2017-03-17 13:50:25 -07:00
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remote-curl.c Merge branch 'dt/smart-http-detect-server-going-away' into maint 2017-01-17 15:19:03 -08:00
remote-testsvn.c common-main: call git_extract_argv0_path() 2016-07-01 15:09:10 -07:00
remote.c Merge branch 'jn/remote-helpers-with-git-dir' 2017-02-27 13:57:16 -08:00
remote.h Merge branch 'mm/fetch-show-error-message-on-unadvertised-object' 2017-03-14 15:23:18 -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 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 'bc/object-id' 2017-03-17 13:50:25 -07:00
revision.h
run-command.c Merge branch 'js/mingw-hooks-with-exe-suffix' 2017-02-02 13:36:57 -08:00
run-command.h execv_dashed_external: wait for child on signal death 2017-01-09 13:41:40 -08:00
send-pack.c send-pack: report signal death of pack-objects 2017-03-07 14:58:36 -08:00
send-pack.h push: accept push options 2016-07-14 15:50:41 -07:00
sequencer.c sequencer (rebase -i): write out the final message 2017-01-17 14:06:01 -08:00
sequencer.h sequencer (rebase -i): learn about the 'verbose' mode 2017-01-09 14:57:29 -08:00
server-info.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
setup.c prefix_filename: return newly allocated string 2017-03-21 11:18:41 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c remove unnecessary check before QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
sha1_file.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2017-03-17 13:50:25 -07:00
sha1_name.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2017-03-17 13:50:25 -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-fixup' into maint 2017-01-17 15:11:05 -08:00
shell.c common-main: call git_setup_gettext() 2016-07-01 15:09:10 -07:00
shortlog.h shortlog: group by committer information 2016-12-15 16:19:13 -08:00
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 split-index: add {add,remove}_split_index() functions 2017-03-01 13:24:21 -08:00
split-index.h split-index: add {add,remove}_split_index() functions 2017-03-01 13:24:21 -08:00
strbuf.c strbuf: add strbuf_add_real_path() 2017-02-27 11:02:06 -08:00
strbuf.h Merge branch 'jk/interpret-branch-name' 2017-03-14 15:23:18 -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 string-list: use QSORT_S in string_list_sort() 2017-01-23 11:02:38 -08:00
string-list.h
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submodule.c Merge branch 'sb/rev-parse-show-superproject-root' 2017-03-17 13:50:25 -07:00
submodule.h rev-parse: add --show-superproject-working-tree 2017-03-08 15:52:03 -08:00
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 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
tmp-objdir.c tmp-objdir: quote paths we add to alternates 2016-12-12 15:10:46 -08:00
tmp-objdir.h tmp-objdir: introduce API for temporary object directories 2016-10-10 13:54:02 -07:00
trace.c trace: do not fall back to stderr 2016-08-05 09:28:17 -07:00
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 Merge branch 'jn/remote-helpers-with-git-dir' 2017-02-27 13:57:16 -08:00
transport.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2017-03-17 13:50:25 -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 Merge branch 'jk/avoid-unbounded-alloca' into maint 2016-07-06 13:06:39 -07:00
tree-walk.c grep: enable recurse-submodules to work on <tree> objects 2016-12-22 11:47:33 -08:00
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 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 'sb/unpack-trees-super-prefix' 2017-02-03 11:25:18 -08:00
unpack-trees.h
upload-pack.c upload-pack: report "not our ref" to client 2017-02-23 12:14:40 -08:00
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: 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: accept "latin-1" as ISO-8859-1 2016-09-26 18:16:23 -07:00
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: 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 prefix_filename: return newly allocated string 2017-03-21 11:18:41 -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 wrapper.c: remove unused gitmkstemps() function 2017-02-28 11:54:21 -08:00
write_or_die.c run-command: move check_pipe() from write_or_die to run_command 2016-10-17 11:36:49 -07:00
ws.c attr: convert git_check_attrs() callers to use the new API 2017-02-01 13:46:52 -08:00
wt-status.c Merge branch 'mg/status-porcelain-no-i18n' 2017-03-17 13:50:27 -07:00
wt-status.h wt-status: teach has_{unstaged,uncommitted}_changes() about submodules 2016-10-07 09:29:31 -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

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-.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