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Jeff King 9874576995 t9107: switch inverted single/double quotes in test 
One of the test snippets in t9107 is enclosed in double
quotes, but then uses single quotes to surround an
interpolated variable inside the snippet, like:

  test_expect_success '...' "
	test -n '$head'
  "

This happens to work because the variable is interpolated
_before_ the snippet is run, and the result is eval'd. So as
long as the variable does not contain any single quotes, the
two are equivalent. And it doesn't, as we know it is a sha1
from rev-parse above.  But this construct is unnecessarily
confusing.

But we can go a step further in cleaning up. The test is
really checking that a particular ref has a value. Rather
than checking if rev-parse produced output, we can just move
rev-parse into the test itself, and rely on the exit code
from --verify. Nobody else cares about the $head variable at
all.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2016-05-14 10:37:29 -07:00
block-sha1
builtin Merge branch 'jc/commit-tree-ignore-commit-gpgsign' 2016-05-13 13:18:27 -07:00
compat Merge branch 'ky/imap-send-openssl-1.1.0' into maint 2016-05-06 14:53:24 -07:00
contrib git-multimail: update to release 1.3.1 2016-05-13 12:54:06 -07:00
Documentation Twelfth batch for 2.9 2016-05-13 13:23:24 -07:00
ewah ewah: convert to REALLOC_ARRAY, etc 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
git-gui git-gui/po/glossary/txt-to-pot.sh: use the $( ... ) construct for command substitution 2015-12-27 15:33:13 -08:00
gitk-git Merge branch 'master' of git://ozlabs.org/~paulus/gitk 2016-03-20 18:05:10 -07:00
gitweb Merge branch 'sk/gitweb-highlight-encoding' 2016-05-10 13:40:33 -07:00
mergetools mergetools: add support for ExamDiff 2016-04-04 09:15:14 -07:00
perl Git/SVN: die when there is no commit metadata 2016-05-08 00:50:19 +00:00
po l10n-2.8.0-rnd3-fr 2016-04-25 13:36:26 -07:00
ppc
refs Merge branch 'dt/pre-refs-backend' 2016-04-25 15:17:15 -07:00
t t9107: switch inverted single/double quotes in test 2016-05-14 10:37:29 -07:00
templates Merge branch 'ma/update-hooks-sample-typofix' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:50 -08:00
vcs-svn
xdiff Merge branch 'jk/diff-compact-heuristic' 2016-05-06 14:45:46 -07:00
.gitattributes
.gitignore test helpers: move test-* to t/helper/ subdirectory 2016-04-15 10:12:19 -07:00
.mailmap .mailmap: update to my shorter email address 2016-05-02 13:29:42 -07:00
.travis.yml travis-ci: express Linux/OS X dependency versions more clearly 2016-04-28 10:03:09 -07:00
abspath.c Windows: shorten code by re-using convert_slashes() 2016-04-04 18:03:02 -07:00
aclocal.m4
advice.c
advice.h
alias.c convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
alloc.c
archive-tar.c
archive-zip.c
archive.c use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
archive.h
argv-array.c argv-array: add detach function 2016-02-22 14:50:32 -08:00
argv-array.h argv-array: add detach function 2016-02-22 14:50:32 -08:00
attr.c Merge branch 'ss/exc-flag-is-a-collection-of-bits' into maint 2016-04-14 18:37:15 -07:00
attr.h
base85.c
bisect.c Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' 2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
bisect.h
blob.c
blob.h
branch.c branch -m: update all per-worktree HEADs 2016-04-04 12:57:22 -07:00
branch.h branch -m: update all per-worktree HEADs 2016-04-04 12:57:22 -07:00
builtin.h
bulk-checkin.c
bulk-checkin.h
bundle.c bundle: don't leak an fd in case of early return 2016-04-01 10:33:18 -07:00
bundle.h
cache-tree.c struct name_entry: use struct object_id instead of unsigned char sha1[20] 2016-04-25 14:23:42 -07:00
cache-tree.h
cache.h Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2016-05-06 14:45:44 -07:00
check-builtins.sh
check-racy.c
check_bindir
color.c
color.h
column.c use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
column.h
combine-diff.c use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
command-list.txt
commit-slab.h
commit.c use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
commit.h pretty: allow tweaking tabwidth in --expand-tabs 2016-03-30 12:52:26 -07:00
config.c Merge branch 'sb/misc-cleanups' 2016-05-10 13:40:29 -07:00
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname Merge branch 'ad/cygwin-wants-rename' into maint 2016-05-02 14:24:12 -07:00
configure.ac Merge branch 'ky/imap-send-openssl-1.1.0' into maint 2016-05-06 14:53:24 -07:00
connect.c Merge branch 'cn/deprecate-ssh-git-url' 2016-03-16 13:16:40 -07:00
connect.h connect & http: support -4 and -6 switches for remote operations 2016-02-12 11:34:14 -08:00
connected.c
connected.h
convert.c Merge branch 'tb/conversion' 2016-02-26 13:37:23 -08:00
convert.h ls-files: add eol diagnostics 2016-01-18 19:48:43 -08:00
copy.c
COPYING
credential-cache--daemon.c Merge branch 'jk/credential-cache-comment-exit' into maint 2016-04-14 18:37:16 -07:00
credential-cache.c credential-cache, send_request: close fd when done 2016-04-01 10:33:18 -07:00
credential-store.c strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}() 2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
credential.c credential: let empty credential specs reset helper list 2016-02-26 10:58:14 -08:00
credential.h
csum-file.c
csum-file.h
ctype.c
daemon.c Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' 2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
date.c
decorate.c Remove get_object_hash. 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
decorate.h
delta.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c Remove get_object_hash. 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
diff-no-index.c Merge branch 'nd/diff-with-path-params' into maint 2016-02-05 14:54:15 -08:00
diff.c Merge branch 'jk/diff-compact-heuristic' 2016-05-06 14:45:46 -07:00
diff.h Merge branch 'mm/diff-renames-default' 2016-04-03 10:29:22 -07:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
diffcore-order.c convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
diffcore-pickaxe.c
diffcore-rename.c Merge branch 'sg/diff-multiple-identical-renames' into maint 2016-04-29 14:15:55 -07:00
diffcore.h
dir.c dir.c: remove dead function fnmatch_icase() 2016-04-22 14:07:45 -07:00
dir.h dir.c: remove dead function fnmatch_icase() 2016-04-22 14:07:45 -07:00
editor.c
entry.c use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
environment.c Merge branch 'jk/check-repository-format' into maint 2016-05-02 14:24:04 -07:00
exec_cmd.c Merge branch 'ak/extract-argv0-last-dir-sep' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:47 -08:00
exec_cmd.h prepare_{git,shell}_cmd: use argv_array 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
fast-import.c Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' 2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
fetch-pack.c fetch-pack: isolate sigpipe in demuxer thread 2016-04-20 13:33:56 -07:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c tree-walk: convert tree_entry_extract() to use struct object_id 2016-04-25 14:26:28 -07:00
fsck.h
generate-cmdlist.sh
gettext.c
gettext.h
git-add--interactive.perl add--interactive: allow custom diff highlighting programs 2016-02-28 10:53:54 -08:00
git-archimport.perl
git-bisect.sh
git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'ky/imap-send-openssl-1.1.0' into maint 2016-05-06 14:53:24 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl
git-cvsserver.perl git-cvsserver.perl: fix typo 2016-02-17 10:00:53 -08:00
git-difftool--helper.sh difftool/mergetool: make the form of yes/no questions consistent 2016-04-25 15:15:17 -07:00
git-difftool.perl
git-filter-branch.sh Merge branch 'jk/filter-branch-no-index' into maint 2016-02-05 14:54:13 -08:00
git-instaweb.sh
git-merge-octopus.sh merge-octopus: abort if index does not match HEAD 2016-04-12 18:39:43 -07:00
git-merge-one-file.sh Merge branch 'jk/no-diff-emit-common' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:42 -08:00
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh Merge branch 'nf/mergetool-prompt' 2016-05-03 14:08:17 -07:00
git-mergetool.sh Merge branch 'nf/mergetool-prompt' 2016-05-03 14:08:17 -07:00
git-p4.py Merge branch 'ls/p4-lfs' 2016-05-10 13:40:29 -07:00
git-parse-remote.sh
git-quiltimport.sh
git-rebase--am.sh
git-rebase--interactive.sh Merge branch 'rt/rebase-i-shorten-stop-report' 2016-04-13 14:12:30 -07:00
git-rebase--merge.sh git-rebase--merge: don't include absent parent as a base 2016-04-24 12:05:08 -07:00
git-rebase.sh Merge branch 'jc/commit-tree-ignore-commit-gpgsign' 2016-05-13 13:18:27 -07:00
git-relink.perl
git-remote-testgit.sh
git-request-pull.sh
git-send-email.perl Merge branch 'jd/send-email-to-whom' 2016-05-03 14:08:16 -07:00
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh sane_grep: pass "-a" if grep accepts it 2016-03-10 15:35:43 -08:00
git-stash.sh
git-submodule.sh Merge branch 'sb/submodule-path-misc-bugs' 2016-04-25 15:17:16 -07:00
git-svn.perl git-svn: fix URL canonicalization during init w/ SVN 1.7+ 2016-03-16 20:16:23 +00:00
GIT-VERSION-GEN Git 2.8.2 2016-04-29 14:19:11 -07:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c Merge branch 'ak/git-strip-extension-from-dashed-command' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:48 -08:00
git.rc
gpg-interface.c builtin/verify-tag.c: ignore SIGPIPE in gpg-interface 2016-04-06 09:02:02 -07:00
gpg-interface.h
graph.c convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
graph.h
grep.c use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
grep.h
hashmap.c convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
hashmap.h
help.c convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
help.h
hex.c
http-backend.c show_head_ref(): check the result of resolve_ref_namespace() 2016-04-10 11:35:39 -07:00
http-fetch.c
http-push.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2016-05-06 14:45:44 -07:00
http-walker.c
http.c Merge branch 'js/http-custom-headers' 2016-05-06 14:45:43 -07:00
http.h http: support sending custom HTTP headers 2016-04-27 14:02:33 -07:00
ident.c Merge branch 'da/user-useconfigonly' 2016-04-29 12:59:06 -07:00
imap-send.c Merge branch 'ky/imap-send-openssl-1.1.0' into maint 2016-05-06 14:53:24 -07:00
INSTALL
khash.h convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
levenshtein.h
LGPL-2.1
line-log.c convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
line-log.h
line-range.c
line-range.h
list-objects.c struct name_entry: use struct object_id instead of unsigned char sha1[20] 2016-04-25 14:23:42 -07:00
list-objects.h list-objects: pass full pathname to callbacks 2016-03-16 10:41:04 -07:00
ll-merge.c use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c lockfile: improve error message when lockfile exists 2016-03-01 10:16:46 -08:00
lockfile.h
log-tree.c pretty: expand tabs in indented logs to make things line up properly 2016-03-30 11:25:35 -07:00
log-tree.h
mailinfo.c strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}() 2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c mailmap: do not resolve blobs in a non-repository 2016-03-06 17:19:11 -08:00
mailmap.h
Makefile Merge branch 'ky/imap-send-openssl-1.1.0' into maint 2016-05-06 14:53:24 -07:00
match-trees.c match-trees: convert several leaf functions to use struct object_id 2016-04-25 14:26:29 -07:00
merge-blobs.c Merge branch 'jk/no-diff-emit-common' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:42 -08:00
merge-blobs.h
merge-recursive.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2016-05-06 14:45:44 -07:00
merge-recursive.h merge-recursive: option to disable renames 2016-02-17 10:20:51 -08:00
merge.c Convert struct object to object_id 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
mergesort.c
mergesort.h
name-hash.c convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
notes-cache.c notes: allow treeish expressions as notes ref 2016-01-12 15:10:01 -08:00
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c Remove get_object_hash. 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
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 struct name_entry: use struct object_id instead of unsigned char sha1[20] 2016-04-25 14:23:42 -07:00
notes.h Merge branch 'jk/notes-merge-from-anywhere' 2016-02-03 14:15:59 -08:00
object.c Remove get_object_hash. 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
object.h Remove get_object_hash. 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
pack-bitmap-write.c Merge branch 'jk/path-name-safety-2.6' into jk/path-name-safety-2.7 2016-03-16 10:42:32 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c Merge branch 'jk/path-name-safety-2.6' into jk/path-name-safety-2.7 2016-03-16 10:42:32 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h
pack-revindex.c Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' 2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
pack-revindex.h pack-revindex: store entries directly in packed_git 2015-12-21 14:36:28 -08:00
pack-write.c
pack.h
pager.c Merge branch 'jc/am-i-v-fix' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:41 -08:00
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c parse-options: allow -h as a short option 2015-11-20 08:02:07 -05:00
parse-options.h parse-options: allow -h as a short option 2015-11-20 08:02:07 -05:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c Remove get_object_hash. 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
patch-ids.h
path.c Merge branch 'jk/check-repository-format' into maint 2016-05-02 14:24:04 -07:00
pathspec.c convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c
pretty.c pretty: allow tweaking tabwidth in --expand-tabs 2016-03-30 12:52:26 -07:00
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
progress.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
quote.c quote: implement sq_quotef() 2016-03-01 12:24:15 -08:00
quote.h quote: implement sq_quotef() 2016-03-01 12:24:15 -08:00
reachable.c Merge branch 'maint-2.5' into maint-2.6 2016-03-17 11:26:18 -07:00
reachable.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'nd/ita-cleanup' into maint 2016-02-22 13:10:21 -08:00
README.md README.md: don't take 'commandname' literally 2016-04-03 10:12:48 -07:00
ref-filter.c ref-filter.c: mark strings for translation 2016-02-29 14:27:58 -08:00
ref-filter.h
reflog-walk.c Merge branch 'dk/reflog-walk-with-non-commit' into maint 2016-02-05 14:54:10 -08:00
reflog-walk.h
refs.c refs: move resolve_ref_unsafe into common code 2016-04-10 11:35:41 -07:00
refs.h refs: add a new function set_worktree_head_symref 2016-04-04 12:57:21 -07:00
RelNotes Git 2.8.2 2016-04-29 14:19:11 -07:00
remote-curl.c http: support sending custom HTTP headers 2016-04-27 14:02:33 -07:00
remote-testsvn.c strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}() 2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
remote.c Merge branch 'jk/fix-attribute-macro-in-2.5' 2016-05-03 14:08:15 -07:00
remote.h remote: simplify remote_is_configured() 2016-02-16 13:33:12 -08:00
replace_object.c
rerere.c Merge branch 'jc/rerere-multi' 2016-04-25 15:17:15 -07:00
rerere.h Merge branch 'jc/rerere-multi' 2016-04-25 15:17:15 -07:00
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2016-05-06 14:45:44 -07:00
revision.h Merge branch 'lt/pretty-expand-tabs' 2016-04-13 14:12:36 -07:00
run-command.c Merge branch 'jk/push-client-deadlock-fix' 2016-04-29 12:59:08 -07:00
run-command.h Merge branch 'jk/push-client-deadlock-fix' 2016-04-29 12:59:08 -07:00
send-pack.c send-pack: isolate sigpipe in demuxer thread 2016-04-20 13:33:53 -07:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' 2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
sequencer.h
server-info.c Convert struct object to object_id 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
setup.c Merge branch 'jc/xstrfmt-null-with-prec-0' into maint 2016-05-02 14:24:14 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1-array.c
sha1-array.h
sha1-lookup.c
sha1-lookup.h
sha1_file.c Merge branch 'jk/pack-idx-corruption-safety' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:46 -08:00
sha1_name.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2016-05-06 14:45:44 -07:00
shallow.c use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
shell.c strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}() 2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
shortlog.h
show-index.c convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c sigchain: add command to pop all common signals 2015-12-16 12:06:08 -08:00
sigchain.h sigchain: add command to pop all common signals 2015-12-16 12:06:08 -08:00
split-index.c
split-index.h
strbuf.c Merge branch 'jk/getwholeline-getdelim-empty' into maint 2016-04-14 18:57:46 -07:00
strbuf.h Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-update' 2016-04-06 11:39:01 -07:00
streaming.c
streaming.h
string-list.c string_list: use string-list API in unsorted_string_list_lookup() 2016-04-25 11:48:27 -07:00
string-list.h
submodule-config.c Merge branch 'sb/misc-cleanups' 2016-05-10 13:40:29 -07:00
submodule-config.h Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-update' 2016-04-06 11:39:01 -07:00
submodule.c Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-update' 2016-04-06 11:39:01 -07:00
submodule.h Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-update' 2016-04-06 11:39:01 -07:00
symlinks.c
tag.c verify-tag: move tag verification code to tag.c 2016-04-22 14:06:46 -07:00
tag.h verify-tag: move tag verification code to tag.c 2016-04-22 14:06:46 -07:00
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
trace.c
trace.h
trailer.c trailer.c: mark strings for translation 2016-02-29 14:27:58 -08:00
trailer.h interpret-trailers: add option for in-place editing 2016-01-14 12:22:17 -08:00
transport-helper.c Merge branch 'ew/force-ipv4' 2016-02-24 13:25:54 -08:00
transport.c Merge branch 'cn/deprecate-ssh-git-url' 2016-03-16 13:16:40 -07:00
transport.h connect & http: support -4 and -6 switches for remote operations 2016-02-12 11:34:14 -08:00
tree-diff.c tree-walk: convert tree_entry_extract() to use struct object_id 2016-04-25 14:26:28 -07:00
tree-walk.c tree-walk: convert tree_entry_extract() to use struct object_id 2016-04-25 14:26:28 -07:00
tree-walk.h tree-walk: convert tree_entry_extract() to use struct object_id 2016-04-25 14:26:28 -07:00
tree.c struct name_entry: use struct object_id instead of unsigned char sha1[20] 2016-04-25 14:23:42 -07:00
tree.h
unicode_width.h
unimplemented.sh unimplemented.sh: use the $( ... ) construct for command substitution 2015-12-27 15:33:13 -08:00
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unpack-trees.c struct name_entry: use struct object_id instead of unsigned char sha1[20] 2016-04-25 14:23:42 -07:00
unpack-trees.h
update_unicode.sh
upload-pack.c upload-pack: use argv_array for pack_objects 2016-02-25 14:20:25 -08:00
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c
userdiff.c
userdiff.h diff: clarify textconv interface 2016-02-22 10:40:35 -08:00
utf8.c
utf8.h
varint.c
varint.h
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
walker.c struct name_entry: use struct object_id instead of unsigned char sha1[20] 2016-04-25 14:23:42 -07:00
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c worktree.c: fix indentation 2016-01-19 11:22:29 -08:00
worktree.h
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c wrapper.c: delete dead function git_mkstemps() 2016-04-22 14:07:55 -07:00
write_or_die.c write_or_die: handle EPIPE in async threads 2016-02-25 13:51:45 -08:00
ws.c
wt-status.c Merge branch 'sb/misc-cleanups' 2016-04-13 14:12:34 -07:00
wt-status.h
xdiff-interface.c convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
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 http://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 http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.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