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Eric Wong a43b68a196 daemon: enable SO_KEEPALIVE for all sockets 
While --init-timeout and --timeout options exist and I've never
run git-daemon without them, some users may forget to set them
and encounter hung daemon processes when connections fail.
Enable socket-level timeouts so the kernel can send keepalive
probes as necessary to detect failed connections.

Signed-off-by: Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2016-05-25 09:42:53 -07:00
block-sha1 sha1: provide another level of indirection for the SHA-1 functions 2015-11-05 10:35:11 -08:00
builtin Merge branch 'sb/submodule-module-list-pathspec-fix' 2016-03-24 12:27:13 -07:00
compat config --show-origin: report paths with forward slashes 2016-03-23 09:58:48 -07:00
contrib Merge branch 'pw/completion-stash' into maint 2016-02-22 13:10:20 -08:00
Documentation Git 2.8 2016-03-28 12:19:45 -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 gitweb: squelch "uninitialized value" warning 2016-01-12 13:21:15 -08:00
mergetools mergetool: reorder vim/gvim buffers in three-way diffs 2016-02-12 10:14:09 -08:00
perl git-svn: shorten glob error message 2016-03-15 01:35:39 +00:00
po Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/vnwildman/git 2016-03-23 23:01:51 +08:00
ppc sha1: provide another level of indirection for the SHA-1 functions 2015-11-05 10:35:11 -08:00
refs Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' 2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
t Merge branch 'js/mingw-tests-2.8' 2016-03-24 12:27:58 -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 'ps/plug-xdl-merge-leak' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:49 -08:00
.gitattributes
.gitignore gitignore: ignore generated test-fake-ssh executable 2016-02-08 12:18:51 -08:00
.mailmap
.travis.yml add DEVELOPER makefile knob to check for acknowledged warnings 2016-02-25 12:49:45 -08:00
abspath.c
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 convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
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 config: rename git_config_set to git_config_set_gently 2016-02-22 10:23:55 -08:00
branch.h branch: report errors in tracking branch setup 2016-02-22 10:23:30 -08:00
builtin.h
bulk-checkin.c
bulk-checkin.h
bundle.c Remove get_object_hash. 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
bundle.h
cache-tree.c Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
cache-tree.h
cache.h Merge branch 'jk/pack-idx-corruption-safety' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:46 -08:00
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
config.c Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname Merge branch 'tb/avoid-gcc-on-darwin-10-6' 2016-03-21 09:20:13 -07:00
configure.ac Merge branch 'jc/sane-grep' 2016-03-16 13:16:54 -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 'jg/credential-cache-chdir-to-sockdir' 2016-02-26 13:37:20 -08:00
credential-cache.c
credential-store.c strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}() 2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
credential.c strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}() 2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
credential.h
csum-file.c
csum-file.h
ctype.c
daemon.c daemon: enable SO_KEEPALIVE for all sockets 2016-05-25 09:42:53 -07:00
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/tighten-alloc' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
diff.h Merge branch 'maint-2.5' into maint-2.6 2016-03-17 11:26:18 -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 use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
diffcore.h
dir.c Revert "Merge branch 'nd/exclusion-regression-fix'" 2016-03-18 11:06:15 -07:00
dir.h Revert "Merge branch 'nd/exclusion-regression-fix'" 2016-03-18 11:06:15 -07:00
editor.c
entry.c use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
environment.c Merge branch 'cc/untracked' 2016-02-10 14:20:06 -08:00
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: ignore SIGPIPE in sideband demuxer 2016-02-25 13:51:47 -08:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
fsck.h
generate-cmdlist.sh
gettext.c
gettext.h
git-add--interactive.perl
git-archimport.perl
git-bisect.sh
git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'es/st-add4-gcc-4.2-workaround' into maint 2016-03-21 09:19:27 -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
git-difftool.perl difftool: ignore symbolic links in use_wt_file 2015-10-29 13:43:10 -07:00
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
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
git-mergetool.sh
git-p4.py git-p4.py: add support for filetype change 2016-01-13 09:06:54 -08:00
git-parse-remote.sh
git-quiltimport.sh
git-rebase--am.sh
git-rebase--interactive.sh Merge branch 'jc/sane-grep' 2016-03-16 13:16:54 -07:00
git-rebase--merge.sh
git-rebase.sh Merge branch 'jk/ok-to-fail-gc-auto-in-rebase' into maint 2016-02-05 14:54:13 -08:00
git-relink.perl
git-remote-testgit.sh
git-request-pull.sh
git-send-email.perl Merge branch 'ew/send-email-mutt-alias-fix' into maint 2016-02-05 14:54:09 -08:00
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 submodule: try harder to fetch needed sha1 by direct fetching sha1 2016-02-24 15:24:49 -08:00
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 2016-03-28 12:19:45 -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
git.spec.in
gpg-interface.c
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 Convert struct object to object_id 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
http-fetch.c
http-push.c Merge branch 'jk/path-name-safety-2.6' into jk/path-name-safety-2.7 2016-03-16 10:42:32 -07:00
http-walker.c
http.c Merge branch 'jx/http-no-proxy' 2016-03-10 10:56:43 -08:00
http.h Merge branch 'ew/force-ipv4' 2016-02-24 13:25:54 -08:00
ident.c Merge branch 'da/user-useconfigonly' 2016-02-17 10:13:31 -08:00
imap-send.c use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
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 Merge branch 'jk/path-name-safety-2.6' into jk/path-name-safety-2.7 2016-03-16 10:42:32 -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.h
log-tree.c convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
log-tree.h
mailinfo.c strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}() 2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c
mailmap.h
Makefile Merge branch 'jc/sane-grep' 2016-03-16 13:16:54 -07:00
match-trees.c
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-recursive: find-renames resets threshold 2016-02-24 10:39:02 -08:00
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 Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' 2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
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 config --show-origin: report paths with forward slashes 2016-03-23 09:58:48 -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 Remove get_object_hash. 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
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.h
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: move down historical explanation about the name 2016-02-25 09:33:58 -08:00
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 use st_add and st_mult for allocation size computation 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
refs.h Merge branch 'dt/initial-ref-xn-commit-doc' 2016-02-26 13:37:27 -08:00
RelNotes Git 2.7.4 2016-03-17 11:32:13 -07:00
remote-curl.c Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
remote-testsvn.c strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}() 2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
remote.c Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
remote.h remote: simplify remote_is_configured() 2016-02-16 13:33:12 -08:00
replace_object.c
rerere.c Merge branch 'jk/rerere-xsnprintf' 2016-02-17 10:13:33 -08:00
rerere.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'maint-2.5' into maint-2.6 2016-03-17 11:26:18 -07:00
revision.h Merge branch 'maint-2.5' into maint-2.6 2016-03-17 11:26:18 -07:00
run-command.c Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
run-command.h Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-fetch' 2016-03-04 13:46:30 -08:00
send-pack.c Convert struct ref to use object_id. 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
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 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
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 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
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/tighten-alloc' 2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
strbuf.h Merge branch 'jc/strbuf-getline' 2016-01-28 16:10:14 -08:00
streaming.c
streaming.h
string-list.c
string-list.h
submodule-config.c config: add 'origin_type' to config_source struct 2016-02-22 09:36:33 -08:00
submodule-config.h push: add recurseSubmodules config option 2015-11-20 08:02:07 -05:00
submodule.c Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:43 -08:00
submodule.h Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-fetch' 2016-01-12 15:16:54 -08:00
symlinks.c
tag.c Remove get_object_hash. 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
test-chmtime.c
test-config.c
test-ctype.c
test-date.c
test-delta.c
test-dump-cache-tree.c
test-dump-split-index.c
test-dump-untracked-cache.c test-dump-untracked-cache: don't modify the untracked cache 2016-01-27 12:30:07 -08:00
test-fake-ssh.c mingw: fix t5601-clone.sh 2016-01-27 14:27:19 -08:00
test-genrandom.c
test-hashmap.c
test-index-version.c
test-line-buffer.c
test-match-trees.c Remove get_object_hash. 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
test-mergesort.c
test-mktemp.c
test-parse-options.c
test-path-utils.c Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' 2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
test-prio-queue.c
test-read-cache.c
test-regex.c
test-revision-walking.c
test-run-command.c run-command: do not pass child process data into callbacks 2016-03-01 09:42:01 -08:00
test-scrap-cache-tree.c
test-sha1-array.c test-sha1-array: read command stream with strbuf_getline() 2016-01-15 10:35:08 -08:00
test-sha1.c
test-sha1.sh test-sha1.sh: use the $( ... ) construct for command substitution 2015-12-27 15:33:13 -08:00
test-sigchain.c
test-string-list.c
test-submodule-config.c
test-subprocess.c
test-svn-fe.c
test-urlmatch-normalization.c
test-wildmatch.c
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 Merge branch 'maint-2.4' into maint-2.5 2016-03-17 11:24:14 -07:00
tree-walk.c do_compare_entry: use already-computed path 2016-01-05 13:39:46 -08:00
tree-walk.h do_compare_entry: use already-computed path 2016-01-05 13:39:46 -08:00
tree.c Remove get_object_hash. 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
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 unpack-trees: fix accidentally quadratic behavior 2016-01-22 13:03:10 -08:00
unpack-trees.h
update_unicode.sh
upload-pack.c Remove get_object_hash. 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
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 strbuf: introduce strbuf_getline_{lf,nul}() 2016-01-15 10:12:51 -08:00
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 test: facilitate debugging Git executables in tests with gdb 2015-10-30 14:02:38 -07:00
wrapper.c Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' 2016-02-26 13:37:16 -08:00
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 'mg/wt-status-mismarked-i18n' 2016-03-14 10:46:17 -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