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builtin Merge branch 'ks/branch-tweak-error-message-for-extra-args' 2017-10-07 16:27:55 +09:00
ci travis-ci: fix "skip_branch_tip_with_tag()" string comparison 2017-09-22 10:58:29 +09:00
compat Merge branch 'rb/compat-poll-fix' 2017-10-07 16:27:55 +09:00
contrib Merge branch 'rs/cocci-de-paren-call-params' 2017-10-05 13:48:19 +09:00
Documentation Prepare for -rc1 2017-10-07 16:29:03 +09:00
ewah use DIV_ROUND_UP 2017-07-10 14:24:36 -07:00
git-gui Merge branch 'ma/up-to-date' 2017-09-10 17:08:22 +09:00
gitk-git
gitweb Merge branch 'js/gitweb-raw-blob-link-in-history' 2017-08-26 22:55:07 -07:00
mergetools
perl Merge branch 'jc/perl-git-comment-typofix' into maint 2017-09-10 17:02:57 +09:00
po Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/vnwildman/git 2017-10-11 08:08:10 +08:00
ppc
refs Merge branch 'rs/cleanup-strbuf-users' 2017-10-05 13:48:19 +09:00
sha1collisiondetection@19d97bf5af
sha1dc
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templates Merge branch 'ma/up-to-date' 2017-09-10 17:08:22 +09:00
vcs-svn Merge branch 'jn/vcs-svn-cleanup' into maint 2017-09-10 17:03:09 +09:00
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.gitattributes
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.gitmodules
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.travis.yml travis-ci: move Travis CI code into dedicated scripts 2017-09-11 09:54:08 +09:00
.tsan-suppressions ThreadSanitizer: add suppressions 2017-08-23 10:38:56 -07:00
abspath.c real_path: clarify return value ownership 2017-09-27 09:13:47 +09:00
aclocal.m4
advice.c
advice.h
alias.c Merge branch 'js/alias-case-sensitivity' 2017-07-20 16:29:59 -07:00
alloc.c
apply.c consistently use "fallthrough" comments in switches 2017-09-22 12:49:57 +09:00
apply.h apply: remove prefix_length member from apply_state 2017-08-09 10:21:45 -07:00
archive-tar.c
archive-zip.c
archive.c Merge branch 'rs/archive-excluded-directory' 2017-09-25 15:24:07 +09:00
archive.h
argv-array.c
argv-array.h
attr.c hashmap: add API to disable item counting when threaded 2017-09-07 09:42:02 +09:00
attr.h
base85.c
bisect.c Merge branch 'ma/leakplugs' 2017-09-29 11:23:43 +09:00
bisect.h
blame.c Merge branch 'js/blame-lib' 2017-07-31 13:05:15 -07:00
blame.h
blob.c
blob.h
branch.c refs: pass NULL to resolve_ref_unsafe() if hash is not needed 2017-09-24 10:18:21 +09:00
branch.h
builtin.h git.c: provide setup_auto_pager() 2017-08-03 11:08:10 -07:00
bulk-checkin.c distinguish error versus short read from read_in_full() 2017-09-27 15:45:24 +09:00
bulk-checkin.h
bundle.c leak_pending: use object_array_clear(), not free() 2017-09-24 10:05:57 +09:00
bundle.h
cache-tree.c stop leaking lock structs in some simple cases 2017-09-06 17:19:54 +09:00
cache-tree.h
cache.h Merge branch 'jk/no-optional-locks' 2017-10-03 15:42:49 +09:00
check-builtins.sh
check-racy.c
check_bindir
color.c Merge branch 'jk/ui-color-always-to-auto-maint' into jk/ui-color-always-to-auto 2017-10-04 12:04:47 +09:00
color.h
column.c
column.h
combine-diff.c
command-list.txt
commit-slab.h commit-slab.h: avoid -Wsign-compare warnings 2017-09-22 13:00:36 +09:00
commit.c Merge branch 'ma/leakplugs' 2017-09-29 11:23:43 +09:00
commit.h Merge branch 'po/read-graft-line' 2017-09-06 13:11:25 +09:00
common-main.c
config.c Merge branch 'sd/branch-copy' 2017-10-03 15:42:48 +09:00
config.h Merge branch 'sd/branch-copy' 2017-10-03 15:42:48 +09:00
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname packed_ref_cache: keep the packed-refs file mmapped if possible 2017-09-25 18:02:45 +09:00
configure.ac
connect.c connect: release strbuf on error return in git_connect() 2017-09-07 08:49:27 +09:00
connect.h
connected.c pack: move {,re}prepare_packed_git and approximate_object_count 2017-08-23 15:12:07 -07:00
connected.h
convert.c consistently use "fallthrough" comments in switches 2017-09-22 12:49:57 +09:00
convert.h Merge branch 'tb/apply-with-crlf' into maint 2017-09-10 17:02:55 +09:00
copy.c
COPYING
credential-cache--daemon.c tempfile: auto-allocate tempfiles on heap 2017-09-06 17:19:54 +09:00
credential-cache.c Merge branch 'dl/credential-cache-socket-in-xdg-cache' into maint 2017-08-23 14:33:45 -07:00
credential-store.c
credential.c
credential.h
csum-file.c prefer "!=" when checking read_in_full() result 2017-09-27 15:45:24 +09:00
csum-file.h
ctype.c
daemon.c
date.c
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta.h
diff-delta.c Merge branch 'mk/diff-delta-avoid-large-offset' 2017-09-28 14:47:56 +09:00
diff-lib.c object_array: use object_array_clear(), not free() 2017-09-24 10:06:01 +09:00
diff-no-index.c
diff.c Merge branch 'sb/diff-color-move' 2017-10-03 15:42:49 +09:00
diff.h diff: define block by number of alphanumeric chars 2017-08-16 11:44:00 -07:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c
diffcore-rename.c progress: simplify "delayed" progress API 2017-08-19 14:01:34 -07:00
diffcore.h
dir-iterator.c
dir-iterator.h
dir.c Improve performance of git status --ignored 2017-09-19 12:28:06 +09:00
dir.h
editor.c
entry.c Merge branch 'jk/write-in-full-fix' 2017-09-25 15:24:06 +09:00
environment.c Merge branch 'jk/no-optional-locks' 2017-10-03 15:42:49 +09:00
exec_cmd.c git_extract_argv0_path: do nothing without RUNTIME_PREFIX 2017-09-07 09:41:14 +09:00
exec_cmd.h
fast-import.c Merge branch 'er/fast-import-dump-refs-on-checkpoint' 2017-10-05 13:48:19 +09:00
fetch-pack.c pack: move {,re}prepare_packed_git and approximate_object_count 2017-08-23 15:12:07 -07:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c consistently use "fallthrough" comments in switches 2017-09-22 12:49:57 +09:00
fsck.h
generate-cmdlist.sh
gettext.c
gettext.h
git-add--interactive.perl Merge branch 'pw/unquote-path-in-git-pm' into maint 2017-07-31 13:51:05 -07:00
git-archimport.perl archimport: use safe_pipe_capture for user input 2017-09-12 11:08:15 +09:00
git-bisect.sh
git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'rj/no-sign-compare' 2017-09-29 11:23:42 +09:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl cvsimport: shell-quote variable used in backticks 2017-09-12 11:10:22 +09:00
git-cvsserver.perl cvsserver: use safe_pipe_capture for constant commands as well 2017-09-11 14:52:29 +09:00
git-difftool--helper.sh
git-filter-branch.sh filter-branch: use hash-object instead of mktag 2017-09-22 12:57:45 +09:00
git-instaweb.sh
git-merge-octopus.sh Merge branch 'ma/up-to-date' 2017-09-10 17:08:22 +09:00
git-merge-one-file.sh scripts: use "git foo" not "git-foo" 2017-08-07 12:04:45 -07:00
git-merge-resolve.sh scripts: use "git foo" not "git-foo" 2017-08-07 12:04:45 -07:00
git-mergetool--lib.sh
git-mergetool.sh
git-p4.py treewide: correct several "up-to-date" to "up to date" 2017-08-23 12:17:22 -07:00
git-parse-remote.sh
git-quiltimport.sh
git-rebase--am.sh Merge branch 'kw/rebase-progress' 2017-08-23 14:13:07 -07:00
git-rebase--interactive.sh Merge branch 'js/rebase-i-final' 2017-10-03 15:42:47 +09:00
git-rebase--merge.sh
git-rebase.sh Merge branch 'bc/rev-parse-parseopt-fix' 2017-10-03 15:42:47 +09:00
git-remote-testgit.sh
git-request-pull.sh request-pull: capitalise "Git" to make it a proper noun 2017-10-03 13:11:57 +09:00
git-send-email.perl send-email: don't use Mail::Address, even if available 2017-08-24 14:40:17 -07:00
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh
git-stash.sh Merge branch 'mf/no-dashed-subcommands' into maint 2017-09-10 17:02:56 +09:00
git-submodule.sh Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-update' into maint 2017-09-10 17:03:06 +09:00
git-svn.perl
GIT-VERSION-GEN Git 2.15-rc0 2017-10-05 13:49:07 +09:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c Merge branch 'jk/no-optional-locks' 2017-10-03 15:42:49 +09:00
git.rc
gpg-interface.c tempfile: auto-allocate tempfiles on heap 2017-09-06 17:19:54 +09:00
gpg-interface.h
graph.c graph: use strbuf_addchars() to add spaces 2017-10-02 13:14:07 +09:00
graph.h
grep.c Merge branch 'as/grep-quiet-no-match-exit-code-fix' into maint 2017-09-10 17:02:55 +09:00
grep.h grep: recurse in-process using 'struct repository' 2017-08-02 14:26:46 -07:00
hash.h sha1dc: build git plumbing code more explicitly 2017-08-16 14:43:59 -07:00
hashmap.c hashmap: add API to disable item counting when threaded 2017-09-07 09:42:02 +09:00
hashmap.h hashmap: add API to disable item counting when threaded 2017-09-07 09:42:02 +09:00
help.c Merge branch 'mb/reword-autocomplete-message' into maint 2017-07-10 13:59:04 -07:00
help.h
hex.c
http-backend.c Merge branch 'rs/resolve-ref-optional-result' 2017-09-28 14:47:56 +09:00
http-fetch.c
http-push.c Merge branch 'tg/memfixes' 2017-10-07 16:27:54 +09:00
http-walker.c pack: move find_sha1_pack() 2017-08-23 15:12:07 -07:00
http.c curl_trace(): eliminate switch fallthrough 2017-09-22 12:49:55 +09:00
http.h
ident.c
imap-send.c imap-send: use curl by default when possible 2017-09-15 13:46:19 +09:00
INSTALL
iterator.h
khash.h
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
LGPL-2.1
line-log.c ALLOC_GROW: avoid -Wsign-compare warnings 2017-09-22 13:21:11 +09:00
line-log.h ALLOC_GROW: avoid -Wsign-compare warnings 2017-09-22 13:21:11 +09:00
line-range.c
line-range.h
list-objects.c
list-objects.h
list.h tempfile: use list.h for linked list 2017-09-06 17:19:54 +09:00
ll-merge.c avoid "write_in_full(fd, buf, len) != len" pattern 2017-09-14 15:17:59 +09:00
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c tempfile: auto-allocate tempfiles on heap 2017-09-06 17:19:54 +09:00
lockfile.h lockfile: update lifetime requirements in documentation 2017-09-06 17:19:54 +09:00
log-tree.c refs: pass NULL to resolve_ref_unsafe() if hash is not needed 2017-09-24 10:18:21 +09:00
log-tree.h
mailinfo.c Merge branch 'rs/mailinfo-qp-decode-fix' 2017-09-28 14:47:56 +09:00
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c Convert remaining callers of get_sha1 to get_oid. 2017-07-17 13:54:51 -07:00
mailmap.h
Makefile Merge branch 'mh/mmap-packed-refs' 2017-10-03 15:42:50 +09:00
match-trees.c
merge-blobs.c
merge-blobs.h
merge-recursive.c Merge branch 'kw/merge-recursive-cleanup' 2017-09-19 10:47:56 +09:00
merge-recursive.h merge-recursive: change current file dir string_lists to hashmap 2017-09-08 10:36:16 +09:00
merge.c
mergesort.c
mergesort.h
mru.c
mru.h
name-hash.c hashmap: add API to disable item counting when threaded 2017-09-07 09:42:02 +09:00
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c notes-merge: drop dead zero-write code 2017-09-26 12:55:59 +09:00
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c Merge branch 'mh/notes-cleanup' 2017-09-19 10:47:52 +09:00
notes.h
object.c object_array: add and use object_array_pop() 2017-09-24 10:06:04 +09:00
object.h object_array: add and use object_array_pop() 2017-09-24 10:06:04 +09:00
oidset.c
oidset.h
pack-bitmap-write.c pack-bitmap[-write]: use object_array_clear(), don't leak 2017-09-24 10:06:08 +09:00
pack-bitmap.c Merge branch 'ma/leakplugs' 2017-09-29 11:23:43 +09:00
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c pack: move open_pack_index(), parse_pack_index() 2017-08-23 15:12:06 -07:00
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h
pack-revindex.c
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c avoid looking at errno for short read_in_full() returns 2017-09-27 15:45:24 +09:00
pack.h
packfile.c Merge branch 'jk/read-in-full' 2017-10-03 15:42:49 +09:00
packfile.h pack: move for_each_packed_object() 2017-08-23 15:12:07 -07:00
pager.c Merge branch 'ma/parse-maybe-bool' 2017-08-22 10:29:03 -07:00
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c parse-options: only insert newline in help text if needed 2017-09-25 14:35:53 +09:00
parse-options.h
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c
patch-ids.h
path.c Merge branch 'tg/memfixes' 2017-10-07 16:27:54 +09:00
path.h
pathspec.c pathspec doc: parse_pathspec does not maintain references to args 2017-09-21 14:05:00 +09:00
pathspec.h pathspec doc: parse_pathspec does not maintain references to args 2017-09-21 14:05:00 +09:00
pkt-line.c prefer "!=" when checking read_in_full() result 2017-09-27 15:45:24 +09:00
pkt-line.h sub-process: refactor handshake to common function 2017-07-26 13:00:40 -07:00
preload-index.c
pretty.c pretty.c: delimit "%(trailers)" arguments with "," 2017-10-02 09:22:52 +09:00
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c progress: simplify "delayed" progress API 2017-08-19 14:01:34 -07:00
progress.h progress: simplify "delayed" progress API 2017-08-19 14:01:34 -07:00
prompt.c
prompt.h
quote.c consistently use "fallthrough" comments in switches 2017-09-22 12:49:57 +09:00
quote.h
reachable.c Merge branch 'nd/prune-in-worktree' 2017-09-19 10:47:53 +09:00
reachable.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'jk/fallthrough' 2017-09-28 14:47:53 +09:00
README.md
ref-filter.c Merge branch 'tb/ref-filter-empty-modifier' 2017-10-07 16:27:56 +09:00
ref-filter.h ref-filter: consult want_color() before emitting colors 2017-07-13 12:42:51 -07:00
reflog-walk.c refs: pass NULL to resolve_refdup() if hash is not needed 2017-10-01 17:27:14 +09:00
reflog-walk.h
refs.c Merge branch 'mh/mmap-packed-refs' 2017-10-03 15:42:50 +09:00
refs.h Merge branch 'sd/branch-copy' 2017-10-03 15:42:48 +09:00
RelNotes Git 2.13.6 2017-09-22 14:49:24 +09:00
remote-curl.c
remote-testsvn.c
remote.c refs: pass NULL to resolve_ref_unsafe() if hash is not needed 2017-09-24 10:18:21 +09:00
remote.h remote: convert struct push_cas to struct object_id 2017-07-17 13:54:38 -07:00
replace_object.c
repository.c repository: use FREE_AND_NULL 2017-10-02 13:15:59 +09:00
repository.h repo_read_index: don't discard the index 2017-07-18 13:32:25 -07:00
rerere.c Merge branch 'jk/write-in-full-fix' 2017-09-25 15:24:06 +09:00
rerere.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'rj/no-sign-compare' 2017-09-29 11:23:42 +09:00
revision.h Merge branch 'ma/leakplugs' 2017-09-29 11:23:43 +09:00
run-command.c run-command: use ALLOC_ARRAY 2017-10-03 08:42:57 +09:00
run-command.h
send-pack.c consistently use "fallthrough" comments in switches 2017-09-22 12:49:57 +09:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c Merge branch 'rs/cleanup-strbuf-users' 2017-10-05 13:48:19 +09:00
sequencer.h rebase -i: rearrange fixup/squash lines using the rebase--helper 2017-07-27 15:35:06 -07:00
server-info.c pack: move {,re}prepare_packed_git and approximate_object_count 2017-08-23 15:12:07 -07:00
setup.c Merge branch 'ks/verify-filename-non-option-error-message-tweak' 2017-10-07 16:27:56 +09:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1-array.c
sha1-array.h
sha1-lookup.c sha1_file: drop experimental GIT_USE_LOOKUP search 2017-08-09 11:03:35 -07:00
sha1-lookup.h sha1-lookup: remove sha1_entry_pos() from header file 2017-08-25 09:54:26 -07:00
sha1_file.c Merge branch 'jk/read-in-full' 2017-10-03 15:42:49 +09:00
sha1_name.c pack: move open_pack_index(), parse_pack_index() 2017-08-23 15:12:06 -07:00
sha1dc_git.c sha1dc: allow building with the external sha1dc library 2017-08-16 14:44:25 -07:00
sha1dc_git.h sha1dc: allow building with the external sha1dc library 2017-08-16 14:44:25 -07:00
shallow.c Merge branch 'ma/leakplugs' 2017-09-29 11:23:43 +09:00
shell.c shell: drop git-cvsserver support by default 2017-09-12 11:05:58 +09:00
shortlog.h
show-index.c
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
split-index.c
split-index.h
strbuf.c Merge branch 'rs/strbuf-getwholeline-fix' 2017-08-22 10:29:15 -07:00
strbuf.h Merge branch 'jn/strbuf-doc-re-reuse' 2017-10-07 16:27:53 +09:00
streaming.c Merge branch 'jk/write-in-full-fix' 2017-09-25 15:24:06 +09:00
streaming.h
string-list.c use MOVE_ARRAY 2017-07-17 14:54:56 -07:00
string-list.h string-list.h: move documentation from Documentation/api/ into header 2017-09-27 09:14:34 +09:00
sub-process.c Merge branch 'tg/memfixes' 2017-10-07 16:27:54 +09:00
sub-process.h Merge branch 'jt/subprocess-handshake' 2017-08-11 13:27:05 -07:00
submodule-config.c Merge branch 'bw/submodule-config-cleanup' 2017-08-26 22:55:08 -07:00
submodule-config.h Merge branch 'bw/grep-recurse-submodules' 2017-08-22 10:29:01 -07:00
submodule.c Merge branch 'sb/submodule-diff-header-fix' 2017-10-03 15:42:49 +09:00
submodule.h Merge branch 'hn/typofix' 2017-09-28 14:47:52 +09:00
symlinks.c
tag.c Merge branch 'rs/tag-null-pointer-arith-fix' 2017-10-05 13:48:20 +09:00
tag.h tag: convert gpg_verify_tag to use struct object_id 2017-07-13 12:02:48 -07:00
tar.h
tempfile.c tempfile: auto-allocate tempfiles on heap 2017-09-06 17:19:54 +09:00
tempfile.h tempfile: auto-allocate tempfiles on heap 2017-09-06 17:19:54 +09:00
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c
tmp-objdir.h
trace.c
trace.h
trailer.c tempfile: auto-allocate tempfiles on heap 2017-09-06 17:19:54 +09:00
trailer.h Merge branch 'jk/trailers-parse' 2017-08-26 22:55:04 -07:00
transport-helper.c Merge branch 'jk/write-in-full-fix' 2017-09-25 15:24:06 +09:00
transport.c refs: pass NULL to resolve_refdup() if hash is not needed 2017-10-01 17:27:14 +09:00
transport.h
tree-diff.c tree-walk: convert fill_tree_descriptor() to object_id 2017-08-14 12:38:54 -07:00
tree-walk.c Merge branch 'rj/no-sign-compare' 2017-09-29 11:23:42 +09:00
tree-walk.h tree-walk: convert fill_tree_descriptor() to object_id 2017-08-14 12:38:54 -07:00
tree.c
tree.h
unicode_width.h
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unpack-trees.c Merge branch 'ls/convert-filter-progress' 2017-09-10 17:08:22 +09:00
unpack-trees.h
upload-pack.c Merge branch 'ma/leakplugs' 2017-09-29 11:23:43 +09:00
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c add UNLEAK annotation for reducing leak false positives 2017-09-08 15:43:17 +09:00
userdiff.c Merge branch 'ik/userdiff-html-h-element-fix' 2017-09-28 14:47:54 +09:00
userdiff.h
utf8.c utf8: release strbuf on error return in strbuf_utf8_replace() 2017-09-07 08:49:28 +09:00
utf8.h
varint.c
varint.h
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
walker.c
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c refs: pass NULL to refs_resolve_ref_unsafe() if hash is not needed 2017-09-24 10:18:18 +09:00
worktree.h revision.c: --all adds HEAD from all worktrees 2017-08-24 14:56:43 -07:00
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c avoid "write_in_full(fd, buf, len) != len" pattern 2017-09-14 15:17:59 +09:00
write_or_die.c
ws.c
wt-status.c Merge branch 'rs/resolve-ref-optional-result' 2017-10-05 13:48:19 +09:00
wt-status.h
xdiff-interface.c
xdiff-interface.h
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 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