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Jeff King cc1735c4a3 t4205: refactor %(trailers) tests 
We currently have one test for %(trailers). In preparation
for more, let's refactor a few bits:

  - move the commit creation to its own setup step so it can
    be reused by multiple tests

  - add a trailer with whitespace continuation (to confirm
    that it is left untouched)

  - fix the sample text which claims the placeholder is %bT.
    This was switched long ago to %(trailers)

  - replace one "cat" with an "echo" when generating the
    expected output. This saves a process (and sets a better
    pattern for future tests to follow).

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2017-08-15 11:13:58 -07:00
.github Configure Git contribution guidelines for github.com 2017-06-13 08:41:47 -07:00
block-sha1
builtin interpret-trailers: add --parse convenience option 2017-08-15 11:13:58 -07:00
ci Merge branch 'ls/travis-doc-asciidoctor' into maint 2017-06-05 09:03:10 +09:00
compat cygwin: allow pushing to UNC paths 2017-07-05 14:01:03 -07:00
contrib Merge branch 'aw/contrib-subtree-doc-asciidoctor' into maint 2017-07-10 13:59:06 -07:00
Documentation interpret-trailers: add --parse convenience option 2017-08-15 11:13:58 -07:00
ewah Merge branch 'jk/ewah-use-right-type-in-sizeof' into maint 2017-03-21 15:03:24 -07:00
git-gui Fix build with core.autocrlf=true 2017-05-10 13:32:50 +09:00
gitk-git Merge git://ozlabs.org/~paulus/gitk 2017-01-18 10:27:59 -08:00
gitweb doc: use https links to Wikipedia to avoid http redirects 2017-05-15 13:04:54 +09:00
mergetools mergetools/meld: improve compatibiilty with Meld on macOS X 2017-06-18 22:11:29 -07:00
perl Git::unquote_path(): throw an exception on bad path 2017-06-30 08:04:59 -07:00
po l10n: de.po: fix typo 2017-07-10 11:44:18 -07:00
ppc
refs Merge branch 'mh/separate-ref-cache' 2017-04-26 15:39:13 +09:00
sha1dc sha1dc: update from upstream 2017-07-03 10:09:22 -07:00
t t4205: refactor %(trailers) tests 2017-08-15 11:13:58 -07:00
templates pre-rebase hook: capture documentation in a <<here document 2017-07-11 08:56:33 -07:00
vcs-svn
xdiff xdiff -W: relax end-of-file function detection 2017-01-15 16:08:11 -08:00
.gitattributes Fix build with core.autocrlf=true 2017-05-10 13:32:50 +09:00
.gitignore rebase--helper: add a builtin helper for interactive rebases 2017-02-09 14:55:26 -08:00
.mailmap Git 2.12.2 2017-03-24 13:31:01 -07:00
.travis.yml Merge branch 'ls/travis-doc-asciidoctor' into maint 2017-06-05 09:03:10 +09:00
abspath.c prefix_filename: simplify windows #ifdef 2017-03-21 11:18:41 -07:00
aclocal.m4
advice.c
advice.h
alias.c alias: compare alias name *case-insensitively* 2017-07-17 14:00:12 -07:00
alloc.c
apply.c Merge branch 'rs/apply-avoid-over-reading' into maint 2017-07-31 13:51:04 -07:00
apply.h
archive-tar.c
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
argv-array.c
argv-array.h
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 'ab/c-translators-comment-style' into maint 2017-06-05 09:03:10 +09:00
bisect.h
blob.c
blob.h
branch.c create_branch: use xstrfmt for reflog message 2017-03-30 14:59:50 -07:00
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 encode_in_pack_object_header: respect output buffer length 2017-03-24 12:34:07 -07:00
bulk-checkin.h
bundle.c
bundle.h
cache-tree.c
cache-tree.h
cache.h get_sha1_with_context: dynamically allocate oc->path 2017-05-24 10:59:27 +09:00
check-builtins.sh
check-racy.c
check_bindir
color.c Merge branch 'nd/log-graph-configurable-colors' 2017-02-02 13:36:58 -08:00
color.h
column.c
column.h
combine-diff.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2017-04-19 21:37:13 -07:00
command-list.txt relink: retire the command 2017-01-25 14:42:37 -08:00
commit-slab.h
commit.c interpret-trailers: honor the cut line 2017-05-18 15:00:48 +09:00
commit.h Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
common-main.c attr: use hashmap for attribute dictionary 2017-02-01 13:46:53 -08:00
config.c Merge branch 'js/alias-early-config' into maint 2017-07-10 13:58:58 -07:00
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname cygwin: allow pushing to UNC paths 2017-07-05 14:01:03 -07:00
configure.ac wrapper.c: remove unused gitmkstemps() function 2017-02-28 11:54:21 -08:00
connect.c Merge branch 'jk/connect-symref-info-leak-fix' into maint 2017-06-13 13:27:05 -07:00
connect.h
connected.c
connected.h
convert.c attr: convert git_check_attrs() callers to use the new API 2017-02-01 13:46:52 -08:00
convert.h
copy.c
COPYING
credential-cache--daemon.c
credential-cache.c Merge branch 'nd/conditional-config-include' 2017-04-23 22:07:46 -07:00
credential-store.c path.c: and an option to call real_path() in expand_user_path() 2017-04-14 23:51:38 -07:00
credential.c
credential.h
csum-file.c
csum-file.h
ctype.c
daemon.c Merge branch 'dt/xgethostname-nul-termination' 2017-04-23 22:07:57 -07:00
date.c
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c
diff-no-index.c prefix_filename: return newly allocated string 2017-03-21 11:18:41 -07:00
diff.c fix minor typos 2017-05-01 11:01:52 +09:00
diff.h Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c Merge branch 'js/regexec-buf' into maint 2017-03-28 13:52:24 -07:00
diffcore-rename.c
diffcore.h
dir-iterator.c
dir-iterator.h
dir.c Merge branch 'sl/clean-d-ignored-fix' into maint 2017-06-13 13:27:02 -07:00
dir.h dir: expose cmp_name() and check_contains() 2017-05-22 12:14:13 +09:00
editor.c
entry.c entry.c: create submodules when interesting 2017-03-16 14:07:16 -07:00
environment.c setup_git_env: convert die("BUG") to BUG() 2017-05-15 11:30:00 +09:00
exec_cmd.c Merge branch 'js/exec-path-coverity-workaround' into maint 2017-01-31 13:32:10 -08:00
exec_cmd.h
fast-import.c Merge branch 'jk/war-on-git-path' 2017-04-26 15:39:08 +09:00
fetch-pack.c Merge branch 'dt/xgethostname-nul-termination' 2017-04-23 22:07:57 -07:00
fetch-pack.h Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
fsck.h Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
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
git-bisect.sh
git-compat-util.h cygwin: allow pushing to UNC paths 2017-07-05 14:01:03 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl
git-cvsserver.perl
git-difftool--helper.sh
git-filter-branch.sh git-filter-branch: be more direct in an error message 2017-05-12 15:27:10 +09:00
git-instaweb.sh
git-merge-octopus.sh
git-merge-one-file.sh
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh
git-mergetool.sh mergetool: fix running in subdir when rerere enabled 2017-01-10 13:22:51 -08:00
git-p4.py git-p4: don't use name-rev to get current branch 2017-04-16 21:13:26 -07:00
git-parse-remote.sh
git-quiltimport.sh
git-rebase--am.sh
git-rebase--interactive.sh doc: replace more gmane links 2017-05-09 21:13:13 -07:00
git-rebase--merge.sh
git-rebase.sh Merge branch 'pw/rebase-i-regression-fix-tests' into maint 2017-07-10 13:59:00 -07:00
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 send-email: Net::SMTP::starttls was introduced in v2.34 2017-06-01 11:23:35 +09:00
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 git-stash: fix pushing stash with pathspec from subdir 2017-06-13 08:27:13 -07:00
git-submodule.sh submodule: prevent backslash expantion in submodule names 2017-04-16 20:09:36 -07:00
git-svn.perl git svn: fix authentication with 'branch' 2017-03-07 21:29:03 +00:00
GIT-VERSION-GEN Git 2.13.4 2017-08-01 11:45:17 -07:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c alias: use the early config machinery to expand aliases 2017-06-15 12:31:50 -07:00
git.rc
gpg-interface.c
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
grep.c convert unchecked snprintf into xsnprintf 2017-03-30 14:59:50 -07:00
grep.h grep: add submodules as a grep source type 2016-12-22 11:47:33 -08:00
hash.h Makefile: add DC_SHA1 knob 2017-03-17 10:40:25 -07:00
hashmap.c hashmap: add disallow_rehash setting 2017-03-22 13:41:41 -07:00
hashmap.h hashmap: add disallow_rehash setting 2017-03-22 13:41:41 -07:00
help.c Merge branch 'mb/reword-autocomplete-message' into maint 2017-07-10 13:59:04 -07:00
help.h
hex.c Convert GIT_SHA1_HEXSZ used for allocation to GIT_MAX_HEXSZ 2017-03-26 22:08:21 -07:00
http-backend.c
http-fetch.c
http-push.c http-push: don't check return value of lookup_unknown_object() 2017-03-18 10:14:07 -07:00
http-walker.c Merge branch 'ew/http-alternates-as-redirects-warning' into maint 2017-03-28 13:52:23 -07:00
http.c Merge branch 'dt/http-postbuffer-can-be-large' 2017-04-23 22:07:45 -07:00
http.h http.postbuffer: allow full range of ssize_t values 2017-04-13 18:24:32 -07:00
ident.c Merge branch 'dt/xgethostname-nul-termination' 2017-04-23 22:07:57 -07:00
imap-send.c convert unchecked snprintf into xsnprintf 2017-03-30 14:59:50 -07:00
INSTALL
iterator.h
khash.h
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
LGPL-2.1
line-log.c line-log: avoid memory leak 2017-05-08 12:18:20 +09:00
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
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.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 mailinfo & mailsplit: check for EOF while parsing 2017-05-08 12:18:19 +09:00
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c
mailmap.h
Makefile sha1dc: update from upstream 2017-05-22 10:20:46 +09:00
match-trees.c
merge-blobs.c
merge-blobs.h
merge-recursive.c merge-recursive: use DIFF_XDL_SET macro 2017-06-30 10:56:37 -07:00
merge-recursive.h
merge.c
mergesort.c
mergesort.h
mru.c
mru.h
name-hash.c name-hash: fix buffer overrun 2017-03-31 20:57:18 -07:00
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c replace strbuf_addstr(git_path()) with git_path_buf() 2017-04-20 21:04:20 -07:00
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c C style: use standard style for "TRANSLATORS" comments 2017-05-31 08:01:42 +09:00
notes-utils.h
notes.c notes: do not break note_tree structure in note_tree_consolidate() 2017-03-27 21:21:25 -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 odb_mkstemp: write filename into strbuf 2017-03-28 15:28:04 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c Merge branch 'jc/pack-bitmap-unaligned' into maint 2017-07-10 13:59:00 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c
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 odb_mkstemp: write filename into strbuf 2017-03-28 15:28:04 -07:00
pack.h pack.h: define largest possible encoded object size 2017-03-24 12:34:07 -07:00
pager.c Merge branch 'jk/pager-in-use' 2017-03-28 14:05:59 -07:00
parse-options-cb.c Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
parse-options.c C style: use standard style for "TRANSLATORS" comments 2017-05-31 08:01:42 +09:00
parse-options.h ref-filter: add --no-contains option to tag/branch/for-each-ref 2017-03-24 12:15:26 -07:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c add_commit_patch_id(): avoid allocating memory unnecessarily 2017-05-08 12:18:19 +09:00
patch-ids.h Convert GIT_SHA1_RAWSZ used for allocation to GIT_MAX_RAWSZ 2017-03-26 22:08:21 -07:00
path.c Merge branch 'nd/conditional-config-include' 2017-04-23 22:07:46 -07:00
pathspec.c Merge branch 'ps/pathspec-empty-prefix-origin' 2017-04-26 15:39:03 +09:00
pathspec.h pathspec: allow querying for attributes 2017-03-13 15:28:54 -07:00
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c preload-index: avoid lstat for skip-worktree items 2017-02-10 14:44:18 -08:00
pretty.c pretty: move trailer formatting to trailer.c 2017-08-15 11:13:58 -07:00
prio-queue.c Merge branch 'jk/prio-queue-avoid-swap-with-self' 2017-05-01 14:14:43 +09:00
prio-queue.h
progress.c progress: show overall rate in last update 2017-07-09 09:54:20 -07:00
progress.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
quote.c
quote.h
reachable.c Convert object iteration callbacks to struct object_id 2017-02-22 10:12:15 -08:00
reachable.h
read-cache.c read-cache: use shared perms when writing shared index 2017-06-25 10:42:52 -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 'kn/ref-filter-branch-list' into maint 2017-07-12 15:23:09 -07:00
ref-filter.h Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2017-04-19 21:37:13 -07:00
reflog-walk.c reflog-walk: include all fields when freeing complete_reflogs 2017-07-07 09:04:34 -07:00
reflog-walk.h
refs.c Merge branch 'mh/separate-ref-cache' 2017-04-26 15:39:13 +09:00
refs.h refs_verify_refname_available(): implement once for all backends 2017-04-16 21:32:45 -07:00
RelNotes fixes from 'master' for 2.13.4 2017-07-21 15:06:09 -07:00
remote-curl.c Merge branch 'dt/http-postbuffer-can-be-large' 2017-04-23 22:07:45 -07:00
remote-testsvn.c
remote.c Merge branch 'jk/drop-free-refspecs' into maint 2017-06-13 13:27:06 -07:00
remote.h Merge branch 'bw/push-options-recursively-to-submodules' 2017-04-19 21:37:14 -07:00
replace_object.c
rerere.c
rerere.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'sg/revision-parser-skip-prefix' into maint 2017-06-24 15:29:34 -07:00
revision.h Merge branch 'sg/revision-parser-skip-prefix' into maint 2017-06-24 15:29:34 -07:00
run-command.c run-command: restrict PATH search to executable files 2017-04-25 23:17:36 -07:00
run-command.h run-command: expose is_executable function 2017-04-25 18:45:29 -07:00
send-pack.c Merge branch 'bc/object-id' 2017-04-19 21:37:13 -07:00
send-pack.h Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
sequencer.c Merge branch 'pw/rebase-i-regression-fix-tests' into maint 2017-07-10 13:59:00 -07:00
sequencer.h sequencer (rebase -i): learn about the 'verbose' mode 2017-01-09 14:57:29 -08:00
server-info.c server-info: avoid calling fclose(3) twice in update_info_file() 2017-04-17 17:37:28 -07:00
setup.c Merge branch 'js/alias-early-config' into maint 2017-07-10 13:58:58 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1-array.c Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
sha1-array.h Rename sha1_array to oid_array 2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
sha1-lookup.c
sha1-lookup.h
sha1_file.c Merge branch 'ew/fd-cloexec-fix' into maint 2017-07-21 15:03:40 -07:00
sha1_name.c get_sha1_with_context: dynamically allocate oc->path 2017-05-24 10:59:27 +09:00
sha1dc_git.c sha1dc: update from upstream 2017-05-22 10:20:46 +09:00
sha1dc_git.h sha1dc: update from upstream 2017-05-22 10:20:46 +09:00
shallow.c shallow: avoid memory leak 2017-05-08 12:18:20 +09:00
shell.c Merge branch 'maint-2.8' into maint-2.9 2017-05-05 13:13:48 +09:00
shortlog.h
show-index.c
sideband.c
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 Merge branch 'rs/pretty-add-again' into maint 2017-07-10 13:58:57 -07:00
strbuf.h Merge branch 'rs/pretty-add-again' into maint 2017-07-10 13:58:57 -07:00
streaming.c
streaming.h
string-list.c Merge branch 'bw/forking-and-threading' into maint 2017-06-13 13:27:00 -07:00
string-list.h string-list: add string_list_remove function 2017-04-20 17:55:32 -07:00
submodule-config.c Merge branch 'sb/checkout-recurse-submodules' 2017-03-28 14:05:58 -07:00
submodule-config.h update submodules: add submodule config parsing 2017-03-15 18:15:54 -07:00
submodule.c submodule: properly recurse for read-tree and checkout 2017-05-04 13:42:05 +09:00
submodule.h Merge branch 'nd/files-backend-git-dir' 2017-04-19 21:37:19 -07:00
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
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c
tmp-objdir.h
trace.c
trace.h
trailer.c pretty: move trailer formatting to trailer.c 2017-08-15 11:13:58 -07:00
trailer.h pretty: move trailer formatting to trailer.c 2017-08-15 11:13:58 -07:00
transport-helper.c transport-helper: replace checked snprintf with xsnprintf 2017-03-30 14:59:50 -07:00
transport.c Merge branch 'bw/push-options-recursively-to-submodules' 2017-04-19 21:37:14 -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
tree-walk.c Merge branch 'jk/diff-blob' into maint 2017-06-24 15:29:28 -07:00
tree-walk.h
tree.c
tree.h
unicode_width.h unicode: update the width tables to Unicode 10 2017-07-07 10:33:30 -07:00
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unpack-trees.c Merge branch 'jh/unpack-trees-micro-optim' 2017-04-23 22:07:48 -07:00
unpack-trees.h unpack-trees: check if we can perform the operation for submodules 2017-03-16 14:07:16 -07:00
upload-pack.c upload-pack: report "not our ref" to client 2017-02-23 12:14:40 -08:00
url.c
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 'bw/forking-and-threading' into maint 2017-06-13 13:27:00 -07:00
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.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.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c submodule_uses_worktrees(): plug memory leak 2017-05-08 12:18:20 +09:00
worktree.h
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c Merge branch 'dt/xgethostname-nul-termination' 2017-04-23 22:07:57 -07:00
write_or_die.c
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 'bm/interpret-trailers-cut-line-is-eom' into maint 2017-06-05 09:03:13 +09:00
wt-status.h interpret-trailers: honor the cut line 2017-05-18 15:00:48 +09:00
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