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Junio C Hamano a6a3f2cc07 peel_onion(): teach $foo^{object} peeler
A string that names an object can be suffixed with ^{type} peeler to
say "I have this object name; peel it until you get this type. If
you cannot do so, it is an error".  v1.8.2^{commit} asks for a commit
that is pointed at an annotated tag v1.8.2; v1.8.2^{tree} unwraps it
further to the top-level tree object.  A special suffix ^{} (i.e. no
type specified) means "I do not care what it unwraps to; just peel
annotated tag until you get something that is not a tag".

When you have a random user-supplied string, you can turn it to a
bare 40-hex object name, and cause it to error out if such an object
does not exist, with:

	git rev-parse --verify "$userstring^{}"

for most objects, but this does not yield the tag object name when
$userstring refers to an annotated tag.

Introduce a new suffix, ^{object}, that only makes sure the given
name refers to an existing object.  Then

	git rev-parse --verify "$userstring^{object}"

becomes a way to make sure $userstring refers to an existing object.

This is necessary because the plumbing "rev-parse --verify" is only
about "make sure the argument is something we can feed to get_sha1()
and turn it into a raw 20-byte object name SHA-1" and is not about
"make sure that 20-byte object name SHA-1 refers to an object that
exists in our object store".  When the given $userstring is already
a 40-hex, by definition "rev-parse --verify $userstring" can turn it
into a raw 20-byte object name.  With "$userstring^{object}", we can
make sure that the 40-hex string names an object that exists in our
object store before "--verify" kicks in.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2013-03-31 15:57:42 -07:00
block-sha1 Merge branch 'jn/block-sha1' into maint 2012-08-06 15:40:00 -07:00
builtin merge-tree: fix typo in merge-tree.c::unresolved 2013-03-27 10:00:50 -07:00
compat Merge branch 'ss/nedmalloc-compilation' into maint 2013-01-08 11:17:07 -08:00
contrib Merge branch 'jc/do-not-let-random-file-interfere-with-completion-tests' into maint 2013-02-07 15:15:23 -08:00
Documentation peel_onion(): teach $foo^{object} peeler 2013-03-31 15:57:42 -07:00
git-gui git-gui 0.17.0 2012-10-17 15:55:46 -07:00
git_remote_helpers
gitk-git Merge branch 'da/gitk-reload-tag-contents' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-14 20:45:55 -07:00
gitweb gitweb/README: remove reference to git.kernel.org 2013-03-07 11:38:33 -08:00
mergetools p4merge: fix printf usage 2013-02-10 11:40:52 -08:00
perl perl/Git.pm: fix get_tz_offset to properly handle DST boundary cases 2013-02-09 14:34:18 -08:00
po Merge branch git://github.com/ralfth/git-po-de 2012-12-07 17:30:02 +08:00
ppc
t t1507: Test that branchname@{upstream} is interpreted as branch 2013-03-17 15:38:23 -07:00
templates
vcs-svn remote-svn: add incremental import 2012-10-07 14:10:17 -07:00
xdiff Merge branch 'rs/xdiff-fast-hash-fix' 2012-05-25 12:05:02 -07:00
.gitattributes
.gitignore Makefile: detect when PYTHON_PATH changes 2013-01-10 14:14:37 -08:00
.mailmap .mailmap: normalize emails for Linus Torvalds 2012-12-12 11:09:11 -08:00
abspath.c Introduce new function real_path_if_valid() 2012-10-29 02:34:58 -04:00
aclocal.m4
advice.c Merge branch 'jk/maint-advise-vaddf' into maint 2012-07-30 13:05:25 -07:00
advice.h
alias.c
alloc.c
archive-tar.c Merge branch 'rs/leave-base-name-in-name-field-of-tar' into maint 2013-01-14 07:34:12 -08:00
archive-zip.c Merge branch 'rs/zip-with-uncompressed-size-in-the-header' into maint 2013-01-20 17:22:27 -08:00
archive.c Add directory pattern matching to attributes 2012-12-17 22:07:23 -08:00
archive.h
argv-array.c Merge branch 'fa/remote-svn' 2012-10-25 06:42:02 -04:00
argv-array.h Merge branch 'fa/remote-svn' 2012-10-25 06:42:02 -04:00
attr.c Make !pattern in .gitattributes non-fatal 2013-03-01 12:24:45 -08:00
attr.h
base85.c
bisect.c Move estimate_bisect_steps to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
bisect.h Move print_commit_list to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
blob.c
blob.h
branch.c Remove i18n legos in notifying new branch tracking setup 2012-06-07 11:46:02 -07:00
branch.h
builtin.h Merge branch 'jc/maint-fmt-merge-msg-no-edit-lose-credit' into maint 2013-01-14 07:33:30 -08:00
bulk-checkin.c
bulk-checkin.h
bundle.c bundle: Add colons to list headings in "verify" 2013-03-08 10:06:53 -08:00
bundle.h
cache-tree.c cache-tree: invalidate i-t-a paths after generating trees 2012-12-15 23:04:22 -08:00
cache-tree.h cache-tree: fix writing cache-tree when CE_REMOVE is present 2012-12-15 23:04:22 -08:00
cache.h Merge branch 'mh/ceiling' into maint 2013-01-28 11:07:18 -08:00
check-builtins.sh
check-racy.c
check_bindir
color.c
color.h
column.c
column.h
combine-diff.c combine-diff: lift 32-way limit of combined diff 2013-02-03 13:08:18 -08:00
command-list.txt command-list: mention git-credential-* helpers 2012-08-08 12:11:54 -07:00
commit.c Move print_commit_list to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
commit.h Merge branch 'jc/prettier-pretty-note' 2012-11-15 10:25:05 -08:00
config.c Merge branch 'jn/warn-on-inaccessible-loosen' into maint 2013-01-11 16:47:07 -08:00
config.mak.in Makefile: whitespace style fixes in macro definitions 2012-12-10 08:35:56 -08:00
configure.ac Merge branch 'mh/pthreads-autoconf' into maint 2013-01-10 14:04:26 -08:00
connect.c Merge branch 'jc/capabilities' into maint 2012-09-11 11:06:45 -07:00
connected.c
connected.h
convert.c
convert.h
copy.c
COPYING
credential-cache--daemon.c
credential-cache.c
credential-store.c
credential.c credential: convert "url" attribute into its parsed subparts 2012-07-18 13:26:58 -07:00
credential.h git credential fill: output the whole 'struct credential' 2012-06-25 11:56:24 -07:00
csum-file.c
csum-file.h
ctype.c
daemon.c Merge branch 'dm/ni-maxhost-may-be-missing' into maint-1.8.1 2013-03-25 13:45:42 -07:00
date.c Merge branch 'jc/maint-filter-branch-epoch-date' into maint 2012-07-30 13:04:18 -07:00
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c diff: do not use null sha1 as a sentinel value 2012-07-29 15:04:32 -07:00
diff-no-index.c Merge branch 'tr/void-diff-setup-done' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-11 10:53:40 -07:00
diff.c Merge branch 'lt/diff-stat-show-0-lines' 2012-11-29 12:53:54 -08:00
diff.h Move setup_diff_pager to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c pickaxe: use textconv for -S counting 2012-10-28 08:48:17 -04:00
diffcore-rename.c Merge branch 'jk/maint-null-in-trees' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-10 15:24:54 -07:00
diffcore.h Merge branch 'jk/maint-null-in-trees' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-10 15:24:54 -07:00
dir.c Merge branch 'ap/status-ignored-in-ignored-directory' into maint 2013-01-28 11:10:25 -08:00
dir.h attr: more matching optimizations from .gitignore 2012-10-15 14:57:17 -07:00
editor.c run-command: encode signal death as a positive integer 2013-01-06 11:09:18 -08:00
entry.c
environment.c git on Mac OS and precomposed unicode 2012-07-08 22:03:46 -07:00
exec_cmd.c
exec_cmd.h
fast-import.c Merge branch 'jc/merge-bases' 2012-09-11 11:36:05 -07:00
fetch-pack.c fetch-pack: move core code to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:40:29 -04:00
fetch-pack.h filter_refs(): delete matched refs from sought list 2012-09-12 11:46:31 -07:00
fixup-builtins
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c Merge branch 'jk/maint-null-in-trees' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-10 15:24:54 -07:00
fsck.h
generate-cmdlist.sh
gettext.c fetch: align per-ref summary report in UTF-8 locales 2012-09-14 12:45:50 -07:00
gettext.h Merge branch 'nd/fetch-status-alignment' 2012-09-18 14:35:55 -07:00
git-add--interactive.perl git-add--interactive.perl: Remove two unused variables 2012-06-25 10:06:09 -07:00
git-am.sh Merge branch 'jc/fake-ancestor-with-non-blobs' into maint 2013-02-07 15:14:22 -08:00
git-archimport.perl
git-bisect.sh
git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'dm/ni-maxhost-may-be-missing' into maint-1.8.1 2013-03-25 13:45:42 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl cvsimport: format commit timestamp ourselves without using strftime 2013-02-09 14:41:49 -08:00
git-cvsserver.perl cvsserver status: provide real sticky info 2012-10-16 16:16:27 -07:00
git-difftool--helper.sh difftool--helper: fix printf usage 2013-02-10 11:35:50 -08:00
git-difftool.perl difftool: silence warning 2012-08-21 15:27:15 -07:00
git-filter-branch.sh filter-branch: use git-sh-setup's ident parsing functions 2012-10-18 15:43:49 -07:00
git-instaweb.sh
git-lost-found.sh
git-merge-octopus.sh
git-merge-one-file.sh
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh Merge branch 'da/mergetool-custom' 2012-10-01 12:58:57 -07:00
git-mergetool.sh git-mergetool: print filename when it contains % 2013-02-08 13:10:06 -08:00
git-p4.py git-p4.py: support Python 2.4 2013-01-26 19:00:10 -08:00
git-parse-remote.sh push/pull: adjust missing upstream help text to changed interface 2012-11-08 11:32:38 -05:00
git-pull.sh git-pull: Avoid merge-base on detached head 2012-10-25 05:32:11 -04:00
git-quiltimport.sh
git-rebase--am.sh rebase: don't source git-sh-setup twice 2012-06-26 13:17:50 -07:00
git-rebase--interactive.sh Merge branch 'ph/rebase-preserve-all-merges' into maint 2013-01-29 11:18:31 -08:00
git-rebase--merge.sh rebase: don't source git-sh-setup twice 2012-06-26 13:17:50 -07:00
git-rebase.sh rebase -i: Teach "--edit-todo" action 2012-09-17 20:59:14 -07:00
git-relink.perl
git-remote-testgit.py
git-repack.sh
git-request-pull.sh request-pull: really favor a matching tag 2012-06-01 12:38:19 -07:00
git-send-email.perl Merge branch 'nz/send-email-headers-are-case-insensitive' into maint 2013-01-20 17:22:49 -08:00
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh Merge branch 'jc/maint-fbsd-sh-ifs-workaround' into maint 2013-01-08 11:17:01 -08:00
git-stash.sh Merge branch 'ph/stash-rerere' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-11 11:10:12 -07:00
git-submodule.sh Merge branch 'wtk/submodule-doc-fixup' 2012-11-21 13:25:42 -08:00
git-svn.perl git-svn: use path accessor for Git::SVN objects 2012-10-05 22:48:12 +00:00
GIT-VERSION-GEN Git 1.8.1.5 2013-03-01 13:15:29 -08:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c git.c: make usage match manual page 2013-03-11 12:59:57 -07:00
git.spec.in
gpg-interface.c Merge branch 'sb/gpg-plug-fd-leak' into maint 2013-02-07 15:14:54 -08:00
gpg-interface.h
graph.c Merge branch 'mk/maint-graph-infinity-loop' into maint 2013-01-14 07:32:18 -08:00
graph.h graph.c: mark private file-scope symbols as static 2012-09-15 22:58:20 -07:00
grep.c Merge branch 'nd/grep-true-path' into maint 2012-11-18 19:32:30 -08:00
grep.h Merge branch 'nd/grep-true-path' into maint 2012-11-18 19:32:30 -08:00
hash.c
hash.h
help.c help: include <common-cmds.h> only in one file 2013-01-18 22:35:04 -08:00
help.h
hex.c
http-backend.c
http-fetch.c
http-push.c Verify Content-Type from smart HTTP servers 2013-02-04 10:22:36 -08:00
http-walker.c Rename static function fetch_pack() to http_fetch_pack() 2012-09-12 11:46:31 -07:00
http.c http_request: reset "type" strbuf before adding 2013-02-06 07:50:56 -08:00
http.h Verify Content-Type from smart HTTP servers 2013-02-04 10:22:36 -08:00
ident.c Merge branch 'jn/do-not-drop-username-when-reading-from-etc-mailname' into maint 2013-02-04 10:04:26 -08:00
imap-send.c Merge branch 'ob/imap-send-ssl-verify' into maint 2013-02-19 21:54:15 -08:00
INSTALL INSTALL: git-p4 does not support Python 3 2013-01-30 11:17:59 -08:00
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
LGPL-2.1
list-objects.c
list-objects.h
ll-merge.c Merge branch 'jc/ll-merge-binary-ours' into maint 2012-10-17 10:26:51 -07:00
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c
log-tree.c format-patch: add a blank line between notes and diffstat 2012-11-13 15:02:46 -08:00
log-tree.h format-patch: refactor get_patch_filename 2012-05-22 09:08:50 -07:00
mailmap.c mailmap: avoid out-of-bounds memory access 2012-10-28 07:50:18 -04:00
mailmap.h
Makefile Makefile: keep LIB_H entries together and sorted 2013-03-16 22:23:04 -07:00
match-trees.c
merge-blobs.c Which merge_file() function do you mean? 2012-12-09 23:05:27 -08:00
merge-blobs.h Which merge_file() function do you mean? 2012-12-09 23:05:27 -08:00
merge-recursive.c Which merge_file() function do you mean? 2012-12-09 23:05:27 -08:00
merge-recursive.h Move try_merge_command and checkout_fast_forward to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
merge.c Move try_merge_command and checkout_fast_forward to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
mergesort.c
mergesort.h
name-hash.c
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c Sync with 1.7.11.6 2012-09-11 11:23:54 -07:00
notes-merge.h
notes.c Merge branch 'jc/same-encoding' into maint 2012-12-07 14:10:56 -08:00
notes.h format_note(): simplify API 2012-10-17 22:42:40 -07:00
object.c
object.h
pack-check.c
pack-refs.c
pack-refs.h
pack-revindex.c
pack-revindex.h
pack-write.c
pack.h
pager.c Move setup_diff_pager to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c Merge branch 'ef/non-ascii-parse-options-error-diag' into maint 2013-02-27 10:04:26 -08:00
parse-options.h i18n: mark "style" in OPT_COLUMN() for translation 2012-08-20 12:23:14 -07:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c diff_setup_done(): return void 2012-08-03 12:11:07 -07:00
patch-ids.h
path.c longest_ancestor_length(): require prefix list entries to be normalized 2012-10-29 02:34:58 -04:00
pkt-line.c remove the impression of unexpectedness when access is denied 2012-06-19 13:37:02 -07:00
pkt-line.h remove the impression of unexpectedness when access is denied 2012-06-19 13:37:02 -07:00
preload-index.c
pretty.c Merge branch 'jc/same-encoding' into maint 2013-01-10 14:04:24 -08:00
progress.c
progress.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
quote.c
quote.h
reachable.c
reachable.h
read-cache.c read-cache.c: use INDEX_FORMAT_{LB,UB} in verify_hdr() 2013-02-22 12:48:41 -08:00
README README: update stale and/or incorrect information 2013-01-29 11:17:44 -08:00
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
refs.c Merge branch 'jk/repack-ref-racefix' into maint 2013-01-10 14:04:17 -08:00
refs.h
RelNotes Prepare for 1.8.1.5 2013-02-25 08:26:25 -08:00
remote-curl.c Verify Content-Type from smart HTTP servers 2013-02-04 10:22:36 -08:00
remote-testsvn.c remote-testsvn: fix unitialized variable 2012-12-15 10:43:11 -08:00
remote.c Merge branch 'jc/fetch-ignore-symref' into maint 2013-01-11 16:45:44 -08:00
remote.h add sorting infrastructure for list refs 2012-05-22 13:31:03 -07:00
replace_object.c
rerere.c rerere.c: mark private file-scope symbols as static 2012-09-15 22:58:20 -07:00
rerere.h rerere.c: mark private file-scope symbols as static 2012-09-15 22:58:20 -07:00
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'jc/prettier-pretty-note' 2012-11-15 10:25:05 -08:00
revision.h format-patch --notes: show notes after three-dashes 2012-10-17 22:42:40 -07:00
run-command.c run-command: encode signal death as a positive integer 2013-01-06 11:09:18 -08:00
run-command.h pager: drop "wait for output to run less" hack 2012-06-05 09:38:00 -07:00
send-pack.c send-pack: move core code to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
send-pack.h
sequencer.c learn to pick/revert into unborn branch 2012-12-23 10:40:37 -08:00
sequencer.h Merge branch 'jc/make-static' 2012-09-18 14:37:46 -07:00
server-info.c
setup.c Provide a mechanism to turn off symlink resolution in ceiling paths 2013-02-22 11:37:34 -08:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1-array.c sha1-array.c: mark a private file-scope symbol as static 2012-09-15 22:58:21 -07:00
sha1-array.h sha1-array.c: mark a private file-scope symbol as static 2012-09-15 22:58:21 -07:00
sha1-lookup.c
sha1-lookup.h
sha1_file.c link_alt_odb_entries(): take (char *, len) rather than two pointers 2012-11-08 12:06:53 -05:00
sha1_name.c peel_onion(): teach $foo^{object} peeler 2013-03-31 15:57:42 -07:00
shallow.c
shell.c
shortlog.h
show-index.c
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
strbuf.c strbuf_split*(): rename "delim" parameter to "terminator" 2012-11-04 06:46:55 -05:00
strbuf.h strbuf_split*(): document functions 2012-11-04 06:46:55 -05:00
streaming.c pack-objects, streaming: turn "xx >= big_file_threshold" to ".. > .." 2012-05-18 14:21:19 -07:00
streaming.h
string-list.c Merge branch 'mh/ceiling' into maint 2013-01-28 11:07:18 -08:00
string-list.h Merge branch 'mh/ceiling' into maint 2013-01-28 11:07:18 -08:00
submodule.c submodule: display summary header in bold 2012-11-18 19:18:13 -08:00
submodule.h submodule: display summary header in bold 2012-11-18 19:18:13 -08:00
symlinks.c symlinks.c: mark private file-scope symbols as static 2012-09-15 22:58:21 -07:00
tag.c
tag.h
tar.h
test-chmtime.c
test-ctype.c
test-date.c
test-delta.c
test-dump-cache-tree.c
test-genrandom.c
test-index-version.c
test-line-buffer.c vcs-svn: drop no-op reset methods 2012-07-05 23:26:51 -05:00
test-match-trees.c
test-mergesort.c
test-mktemp.c
test-parse-options.c
test-path-utils.c longest_ancestor_length(): require prefix list entries to be normalized 2012-10-29 02:34:58 -04:00
test-regex.c test-regex: Add a test to check for a bug in the regex routines 2012-09-02 18:57:21 -07:00
test-revision-walking.c
test-run-command.c
test-scrap-cache-tree.c
test-sha1.c
test-sha1.sh
test-sigchain.c
test-string-list.c string_list_longest_prefix(): remove function 2012-10-29 02:34:58 -04:00
test-subprocess.c
test-svn-fe.c remote-svn: add incremental import 2012-10-07 14:10:17 -07:00
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
trace.c trace.c: mark a private file-scope symbol as static 2012-09-15 22:58:21 -07:00
transport-helper.c When debug==1, start fast-import with "--stats" instead of "--quiet" 2012-10-07 14:10:17 -07:00
transport.c Merge branch 'ft/transport-report-segv' into maint 2013-02-07 15:15:08 -08:00
transport.h send-pack: move core code to libgit.a 2012-10-29 03:08:30 -04:00
tree-diff.c Merge branch 'tr/void-diff-setup-done' into maint-1.7.11 2012-09-11 10:53:40 -07:00
tree-walk.c Merge branch 'nd/tree-walk-enum-cleanup' 2012-11-09 12:51:03 -05:00
tree-walk.h
tree.c Strip namelen out of ce_flags into a ce_namelen field 2012-07-11 09:42:45 -07:00
tree.h
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unpack-trees.c Merge branch 'tg/ce-namelen-field' 2012-07-23 20:55:21 -07:00
unpack-trees.h unpack-trees.c: use path_excluded() in check_ok_to_remove() 2012-06-05 22:21:42 -07:00
upload-pack.c upload-pack: use peel_ref for ref advertisements 2012-10-04 20:34:29 -07:00
url.c
url.h
usage.c usage.c: detect recursion in die routines and bail out immediately 2012-11-15 18:04:54 -08:00
userdiff.c Add userdiff patterns for Ada 2012-09-16 21:54:47 -07:00
userdiff.h
utf8.c Merge branch 'jx/utf8-printf-width' into maint 2013-02-25 08:03:59 -08:00
utf8.h Merge branch 'jx/utf8-printf-width' into maint 2013-02-25 08:03:59 -08:00
varint.c
varint.h
version.c include agent identifier in capability string 2012-08-03 13:03:34 -07:00
version.h include agent identifier in capability string 2012-08-03 13:03:34 -07:00
walker.c
walker.h
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c Merge branch 'jn/warn-on-inaccessible-loosen' into maint 2013-01-11 16:47:07 -08:00
write_or_die.c maybe_flush_or_die: move a too-loose Windows specific error 2012-10-17 00:33:42 -07:00
ws.c
wt-status.c Merge branch 'ap/status-ignored-in-ignored-directory' into maint 2013-01-28 11:10:25 -08:00
wt-status.h wt-status.c: mark a private file-scope symbol as static 2012-09-15 22:58:21 -07:00
xdiff-interface.c
xdiff-interface.h
zlib.c

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	GIT - the stupid content tracker

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

"git" can mean anything, 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

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.

See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/everyday.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).

Many Git online resources are accessible from http://git-scm.com/
including full documentation and Git related tools.

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.