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Andrzej Hunt 37be11994f builtin/rm: avoid leaking pathspec and seen
parse_pathspec() populates pathspec, hence we need to clear it once it's
no longer needed. seen is xcalloc'd within the same function and
likewise needs to be freed once its no longer needed.

cmd_rm() has multiple early returns, therefore we need to clear or free
as soon as this data is no longer needed, as opposed to doing a cleanup
at the end.

LSAN output from t0020:

Direct leak of 112 byte(s) in 1 object(s) allocated from:
    #0 0x49a85d in malloc ../projects/compiler-rt/lib/asan/asan_malloc_linux.cpp:145:3
    #1 0x9ac0a4 in do_xmalloc wrapper.c:41:8
    #2 0x9ac07a in xmalloc wrapper.c:62:9
    #3 0x873277 in parse_pathspec pathspec.c:582:2
    #4 0x646ffa in cmd_rm builtin/rm.c:266:2
    #5 0x4cd91d in run_builtin git.c:467:11
    #6 0x4cb5f3 in handle_builtin git.c:719:3
    #7 0x4ccf47 in run_argv git.c:808:4
    #8 0x4caf49 in cmd_main git.c:939:19
    #9 0x69dc0e in main common-main.c:52:11
    #10 0x7f948825b349 in __libc_start_main (/lib64/libc.so.6+0x24349)

Indirect leak of 65 byte(s) in 1 object(s) allocated from:
    #0 0x49ab79 in realloc ../projects/compiler-rt/lib/asan/asan_malloc_linux.cpp:164:3
    #1 0x9ac2a6 in xrealloc wrapper.c:126:8
    #2 0x93b14d in strbuf_grow strbuf.c:98:2
    #3 0x93ccf6 in strbuf_vaddf strbuf.c:392:3
    #4 0x93f726 in xstrvfmt strbuf.c:979:2
    #5 0x93f8b3 in xstrfmt strbuf.c:989:8
    #6 0x92ad8a in prefix_path_gently setup.c:115:15
    #7 0x873a8d in init_pathspec_item pathspec.c:439:11
    #8 0x87334f in parse_pathspec pathspec.c:589:3
    #9 0x646ffa in cmd_rm builtin/rm.c:266:2
    #10 0x4cd91d in run_builtin git.c:467:11
    #11 0x4cb5f3 in handle_builtin git.c:719:3
    #12 0x4ccf47 in run_argv git.c:808:4
    #13 0x4caf49 in cmd_main git.c:939:19
    #14 0x69dc0e in main common-main.c:52:11
    #15 0x7f948825b349 in __libc_start_main (/lib64/libc.so.6+0x24349)

Indirect leak of 15 byte(s) in 1 object(s) allocated from:
    #0 0x486834 in strdup ../projects/compiler-rt/lib/asan/asan_interceptors.cpp:452:3
    #1 0x9ac048 in xstrdup wrapper.c:29:14
    #2 0x873ba2 in init_pathspec_item pathspec.c:468:20
    #3 0x87334f in parse_pathspec pathspec.c:589:3
    #4 0x646ffa in cmd_rm builtin/rm.c:266:2
    #5 0x4cd91d in run_builtin git.c:467:11
    #6 0x4cb5f3 in handle_builtin git.c:719:3
    #7 0x4ccf47 in run_argv git.c:808:4
    #8 0x4caf49 in cmd_main git.c:939:19
    #9 0x69dc0e in main common-main.c:52:11
    #10 0x7f948825b349 in __libc_start_main (/lib64/libc.so.6+0x24349)

Direct leak of 1 byte(s) in 1 object(s) allocated from:
    #0 0x49a9d2 in calloc ../projects/compiler-rt/lib/asan/asan_malloc_linux.cpp:154:3
    #1 0x9ac392 in xcalloc wrapper.c:140:8
    #2 0x647108 in cmd_rm builtin/rm.c:294:9
    #3 0x4cd91d in run_builtin git.c:467:11
    #4 0x4cb5f3 in handle_builtin git.c:719:3
    #5 0x4ccf47 in run_argv git.c:808:4
    #6 0x4caf49 in cmd_main git.c:939:19
    #7 0x69dbfe in main common-main.c:52:11
    #8 0x7f4fac1b0349 in __libc_start_main (/lib64/libc.so.6+0x24349)

Signed-off-by: Andrzej Hunt <ajrhunt@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2021-04-28 09:25:45 +09:00
.github Merge branch 'tb/ci-run-cocci-with-18.04' into maint 2021-02-11 13:57:36 -08:00
block-sha1
builtin builtin/rm: avoid leaking pathspec and seen 2021-04-28 09:25:45 +09:00
ci Merge branch 'tb/pack-revindex-on-disk' 2021-02-12 14:21:04 -08:00
compat Merge branch 'jk/open-returns-eintr' 2021-03-04 15:34:45 -08:00
contrib Merge branch 'jk/complete-branch-force-delete' 2021-02-12 14:21:04 -08:00
Documentation Merged the open-eintr workaround for macOS 2021-03-04 15:42:50 -08:00
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negotiator
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po git-gui: fix typo in russian locale 2021-02-02 23:50:31 +05:30
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t Merge branch 'hv/trailer-formatting' 2021-03-01 14:02:58 -08:00
templates
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.travis.yml ci: remove GETTEXT_POISON jobs 2021-01-21 15:50:00 -08:00
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abspath.c
aclocal.m4
add-interactive.c
add-interactive.h
add-patch.c
advice.c
advice.h
alias.c
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alloc.c
alloc.h
apply.c
apply.h
archive-tar.c
archive-zip.c
archive.c
archive.h
attr.c
attr.h
banned.h
base85.c
bisect.c Merge branch 'js/params-vs-args' 2021-02-25 16:43:32 -08:00
bisect.h
blame.c
blame.h
blob.c
blob.h
bloom.c bloom: clear each bloom_key after use 2021-04-28 09:25:44 +09:00
bloom.h
branch.c branch: FREE_AND_NULL instead of NULL'ing real_ref 2021-04-28 09:25:45 +09:00
branch.h
builtin.h
bulk-checkin.c
bulk-checkin.h
bundle.c bundle: arguments can be read from stdin 2021-01-11 21:50:41 -08:00
bundle.h
cache-tree.c cache-tree: extract subtree_pos() 2021-01-23 17:14:07 -08:00
cache-tree.h cache-tree: extract subtree_pos() 2021-01-23 17:14:07 -08:00
cache.h Merge branch 'ds/more-index-cleanups' 2021-02-10 14:48:33 -08:00
chdir-notify.c
chdir-notify.h
check_bindir
check-builtins.sh
checkout.c
checkout.h
chunk-format.c chunk-format: restore duplicate chunk checks 2021-02-18 13:38:16 -08:00
chunk-format.h chunk-format: create read chunk API 2021-02-18 13:38:16 -08:00
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md CoC: update to version 2.0 + local changes 2021-01-13 17:45:04 -08:00
color.c
color.h
column.c
column.h
combine-diff.c
command-list.txt mailmap doc: create a new "gitmailmap(5)" man page 2021-01-12 14:04:39 -08:00
commit-graph.c Merge branch 'ds/chunked-file-api' 2021-03-01 14:02:57 -08:00
commit-graph.h commit-reach: use corrected commit dates in paint_down_to_common() 2021-01-18 16:21:18 -08:00
commit-reach.c commit-reach: stale commits may prune generation further 2021-02-22 13:34:34 -08:00
commit-reach.h commit-graph: return 64-bit generation number 2021-01-18 16:21:18 -08:00
commit-slab-decl.h
commit-slab-impl.h
commit-slab.h
commit.c Merge branch 'bc/signed-objects-with-both-hashes' 2021-02-22 16:12:42 -08:00
commit.h Merge branch 'bc/signed-objects-with-both-hashes' 2021-02-22 16:12:42 -08:00
common-main.c
config.c Merge branch 'ak/config-bad-bool-error' 2021-02-17 17:21:43 -08:00
config.h Merge branch 'ps/config-env-pairs' 2021-01-25 14:19:19 -08:00
config.mak.dev
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname Merge branch 'jk/open-returns-eintr' 2021-03-04 15:34:45 -08:00
configure.ac Remove support for v1 of the PCRE library 2021-01-23 21:15:43 -08:00
connect.c Merge branch 'jt/clone-unborn-head' 2021-02-17 17:21:40 -08:00
connect.h
connected.c
connected.h
convert.c
convert.h
copy.c
COPYING
credential.c
credential.h
csum-file.c
csum-file.h
ctype.c
daemon.c
date.c
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta-islands.c
delta-islands.h
delta.h
detect-compiler
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c
diff-merges.c
diff-merges.h
diff-no-index.c
diff.c Merge branch 'jc/diffcore-rotate' 2021-02-25 16:43:30 -08:00
diff.h Merge branch 'jc/diffcore-rotate' 2021-02-25 16:43:30 -08:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c
diffcore-rename.c diffcore-rename: guide inexact rename detection based on basenames 2021-02-15 18:02:16 -08:00
diffcore-rotate.c diff: --{rotate,skip}-to=<path> 2021-02-16 09:30:42 -08:00
diffcore.h diff: --{rotate,skip}-to=<path> 2021-02-16 09:30:42 -08:00
dir-iterator.c
dir-iterator.h
dir.c Merge branch 'jh/untracked-cache-fix' 2021-03-01 14:02:58 -08:00
dir.h sparse-checkout: load sparse-checkout patterns 2021-01-23 17:14:07 -08:00
editor.c
entry.c write_entry(): fix misuses of path in error messages 2021-02-16 11:27:17 -08:00
environment.c config: allow specifying config entries via envvar pairs 2021-01-15 13:03:45 -08:00
environment.h environment: make getenv_safe() a public function 2021-01-15 13:03:45 -08:00
exec-cmd.c
exec-cmd.h
fetch-negotiator.c
fetch-negotiator.h
fetch-pack.c Merge branch 'jt/transfer-fsck-across-packs' 2021-03-01 14:02:57 -08:00
fetch-pack.h
fmt-merge-msg.c Merge branch 'bc/signed-objects-with-both-hashes' 2021-02-22 16:12:42 -08:00
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c Merge branch 'jt/transfer-fsck-across-packs' 2021-03-01 14:02:57 -08:00
fsck.h Merge branch 'jt/transfer-fsck-across-packs' 2021-03-01 14:02:57 -08:00
fsmonitor.c Merge branch 'jh/fsmonitor-prework' 2021-03-01 14:02:56 -08:00
fsmonitor.h fsmonitor: log invocation of FSMonitor hook to trace2 2021-02-16 17:14:34 -08:00
fuzz-commit-graph.c
fuzz-pack-headers.c
fuzz-pack-idx.c
generate-cmdlist.sh
generate-configlist.sh
gettext.c Merge branch 'ab/detox-gettext-tests' 2021-02-10 14:48:33 -08:00
gettext.h tests: remove support for GIT_TEST_GETTEXT_POISON 2021-01-21 15:50:01 -08:00
git-add--interactive.perl
git-archimport.perl
git-bisect.sh bisect--helper: reimplement bisect_skip shell function in C 2021-02-03 14:52:09 -08:00
git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'jk/open-returns-eintr' 2021-03-04 15:34:45 -08:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl
git-cvsserver.perl
git-difftool--helper.sh mergetool: break setup_tool out into separate initialization function 2021-02-09 14:09:16 -08:00
git-filter-branch.sh
git-instaweb.sh
git-merge-octopus.sh
git-merge-one-file.sh
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh Merge branch 'sh/mergetool-hideresolved' 2021-02-17 17:21:41 -08:00
git-mergetool.sh mergetool: add per-tool support and overrides for the hideResolved flag 2021-02-09 14:09:16 -08:00
git-p4.py Merge branch 'dl/p4-encode-after-kw-expansion' into maint 2021-02-08 14:05:54 -08:00
git-quiltimport.sh
git-rebase--preserve-merges.sh
git-request-pull.sh
git-send-email.perl
git-sh-i18n.sh tests: remove support for GIT_TEST_GETTEXT_POISON 2021-01-21 15:50:01 -08:00
git-sh-setup.sh
git-submodule.sh
git-svn.perl
GIT-VERSION-GEN Git 2.31-rc1 2021-03-02 22:41:13 -08:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c Merge branch 'tb/precompose-prefix-too' 2021-02-12 14:21:04 -08:00
git.rc
gpg-interface.c gpg-interface: remove other signature headers before verifying 2021-02-10 23:35:42 -08:00
gpg-interface.h gpg-interface: improve interface for parsing tags 2021-02-10 23:35:42 -08:00
graph.c
graph.h
grep.c Merge branch 'ab/grep-pcre-invalid-utf8' 2021-02-10 14:48:33 -08:00
grep.h Merge branch 'ab/grep-pcre-invalid-utf8' 2021-02-10 14:48:33 -08:00
hash-lookup.c oid_pos(): access table through const pointers 2021-01-28 12:03:26 -08:00
hash-lookup.h oid_pos(): access table through const pointers 2021-01-28 12:03:26 -08:00
hash.h
hashmap.c
hashmap.h
help.c
help.h
hex.c
http-backend.c
http-fetch.c http-fetch: allow custom index-pack args 2021-02-22 12:07:40 -08:00
http-push.c
http-walker.c
http.c http: allow custom index-pack args 2021-02-22 12:07:40 -08:00
http.h http: allow custom index-pack args 2021-02-22 12:07:40 -08:00
ident.c
imap-send.c
INSTALL
iterator.h
json-writer.c
json-writer.h
khash.h
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c
levenshtein.h
LGPL-2.1
line-log.c
line-log.h
line-range.c
line-range.h
linear-assignment.c
linear-assignment.h
list-objects-filter-options.c
list-objects-filter-options.h
list-objects-filter.c
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c
list-objects.h
list.h
ll-merge.c
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c Merge branch 'ab/diff-deferred-free' 2021-02-22 16:12:43 -08:00
log-tree.h
ls-refs.c Merge branch 'jt/clone-unborn-head' 2021-02-17 17:21:40 -08:00
ls-refs.h ls-refs: report unborn targets of symrefs 2021-02-05 13:49:53 -08:00
mailinfo.c mailinfo: also free strbuf lists when clearing mailinfo 2021-04-28 09:25:45 +09:00
mailinfo.h
mailmap.c mailmap: only look for .mailmap in work tree 2021-02-10 13:34:51 -08:00
mailmap.h shortlog: remove unused(?) "repo-abbrev" feature 2021-01-12 14:04:42 -08:00
Makefile Merge branch 'jk/open-returns-eintr' 2021-03-04 15:34:45 -08:00
match-trees.c
mem-pool.c
mem-pool.h
merge-blobs.c
merge-blobs.h
merge-ort-wrappers.c
merge-ort-wrappers.h
merge-ort.c merge-ort: call diffcore_rename() directly 2021-02-15 18:02:16 -08:00
merge-ort.h
merge-recursive.c
merge-recursive.h
merge.c
mergesort.c
mergesort.h
midx.c Merge branch 'ds/chunked-file-api' 2021-03-01 14:02:57 -08:00
midx.h
name-hash.c name-hash: use trace2 regions for init 2021-01-23 17:14:07 -08:00
notes-cache.c
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c
notes-merge.h
notes-utils.c
notes-utils.h
notes.c
notes.h
object-file.c
object-name.c
object-store.h packfile: prepare for the existence of '*.rev' files 2021-01-25 18:32:43 -08:00
object.c bundle: lost objects when removing duplicate pendings 2021-01-11 21:50:41 -08:00
object.h
oid-array.c oid_pos(): access table through const pointers 2021-01-28 12:03:26 -08:00
oid-array.h
oidmap.c
oidmap.h
oidset.c
oidset.h
pack-bitmap-write.c oid_pos(): access table through const pointers 2021-01-28 12:03:26 -08:00
pack-bitmap.c rev-list: add --disk-usage option for calculating disk usage 2021-02-11 09:57:55 -08:00
pack-bitmap.h rev-list: add --disk-usage option for calculating disk usage 2021-02-11 09:57:55 -08:00
pack-check.c
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h
pack-revindex.c pack-revindex: ensure that on-disk reverse indexes are given precedence 2021-01-25 18:32:44 -08:00
pack-revindex.h pack-revindex: ensure that on-disk reverse indexes are given precedence 2021-01-25 18:32:44 -08:00
pack-write.c Merge branch 'jt/transfer-fsck-across-packs' 2021-03-01 14:02:57 -08:00
pack.h Merge branch 'jt/transfer-fsck-across-packs' 2021-03-01 14:02:57 -08:00
packfile.c packfile: prepare for the existence of '*.rev' files 2021-01-25 18:32:43 -08:00
packfile.h packfile: prepare for the existence of '*.rev' files 2021-01-25 18:32:43 -08:00
pager.c pager: refactor wait_for_pager() function 2021-02-01 21:15:58 -08:00
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c parse-options: don't leak alias help messages 2021-03-21 14:39:10 -07:00
parse-options.h parse-options: don't leak alias help messages 2021-03-21 14:39:10 -07:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c Merge branch 'jk/log-cherry-pick-duplicate-patches' into maint 2021-02-05 16:31:28 -08:00
patch-ids.h patch-ids: handle duplicate hashmap entries 2021-01-12 11:13:32 -08:00
path.c
path.h
pathspec.c
pathspec.h
pkt-line.c
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c preload-index: log the number of lstat calls to trace2 2021-02-16 17:14:34 -08:00
pretty.c Merge branch 'hv/trailer-formatting' 2021-03-01 14:02:58 -08:00
pretty.h pretty.c: capture invalid trailer argument 2021-02-15 16:48:38 -08:00
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c
progress.h
promisor-remote.c
promisor-remote.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
protocol.c
protocol.h
prune-packed.c
prune-packed.h
quote.c quote: make sq_dequote_step() a public function 2021-01-12 12:03:18 -08:00
quote.h quote: make sq_dequote_step() a public function 2021-01-12 12:03:18 -08:00
range-diff.c Merge branch 'js/range-diff-one-side-only' 2021-02-17 17:21:41 -08:00
range-diff.h Merge branch 'js/range-diff-one-side-only' 2021-02-17 17:21:41 -08:00
reachable.c
reachable.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'ns/raise-write-index-buffer-size' 2021-03-01 14:02:58 -08:00
README.md
rebase-interactive.c
rebase-interactive.h
rebase.c
rebase.h
ref-filter.c Merge branch 'hv/trailer-formatting' 2021-03-01 14:02:58 -08:00
ref-filter.h branch: sort detached HEAD based on a flag 2021-01-07 15:13:21 -08:00
reflog-walk.c
reflog-walk.h
refs.c Merge branch 'tb/ls-refs-optim' 2021-02-05 16:40:45 -08:00
refs.h Merge branch 'tb/ls-refs-optim' 2021-02-05 16:40:45 -08:00
refspec.c
refspec.h
RelNotes Prepare for 2.30.1 2021-02-05 16:31:28 -08:00
remote-curl.c
remote.c
remote.h Merge branch 'jt/clone-unborn-head' 2021-02-17 17:21:40 -08:00
replace-object.c
replace-object.h
repo-settings.c
repository.c repository: add repo reference to index_state 2021-01-23 17:14:07 -08:00
repository.h
rerere.c rerere: use strmap to store rerere directories 2021-01-28 11:26:20 -08:00
rerere.h
reset.c
reset.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c revision: free remainder of old commit list in limit_list 2021-04-28 09:25:44 +09:00
revision.h Merge branch 'so/log-diff-merge' 2021-02-05 16:40:44 -08:00
run-command.c pager: properly log pager exit code when signalled 2021-02-01 21:15:58 -08:00
run-command.h run-command: document use_shell option 2021-01-22 14:21:32 -08:00
send-pack.c
send-pack.h
sequencer.c Merge branch 'ds/more-index-cleanups' 2021-02-10 14:48:33 -08:00
sequencer.h
serve.c ls-refs: report unborn targets of symrefs 2021-02-05 13:49:53 -08:00
serve.h
server-info.c
setup.c
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h
shallow.c commit_graft_pos(): take an oid instead of a bare hash 2021-01-28 11:21:07 -08:00
shallow.h
shell.c
shortlog.h shortlog: remove unused(?) "repo-abbrev" feature 2021-01-12 14:04:42 -08:00
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
split-index.c
split-index.h
stable-qsort.c
strbuf.c mailinfo: also free strbuf lists when clearing mailinfo 2021-04-28 09:25:45 +09:00
strbuf.h
streaming.c
streaming.h
string-list.c
string-list.h
strmap.c
strmap.h
strvec.c
strvec.h
sub-process.c
sub-process.h
submodule-config.c
submodule-config.h
submodule.c Merge branch 'sj/untracked-files-in-submodule-directory-is-not-dirty' 2021-01-25 14:19:18 -08:00
submodule.h
symlinks.c
tag.c gpg-interface: improve interface for parsing tags 2021-02-10 23:35:42 -08:00
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c packfile: prepare for the existence of '*.rev' files 2021-01-25 18:32:43 -08:00
tmp-objdir.h
trace2.c
trace2.h
trace.c
trace.h
trailer.c
trailer.h
transport-helper.c connect, transport: encapsulate arg in struct 2021-02-05 13:49:54 -08:00
transport-internal.h connect, transport: encapsulate arg in struct 2021-02-05 13:49:54 -08:00
transport.c transport: also free remote_refs in transport_disconnect() 2021-03-21 14:39:10 -07:00
transport.h clone: respect remote unborn HEAD 2021-02-05 13:49:55 -08:00
tree-diff.c
tree-walk.c
tree-walk.h
tree.c
tree.h
unicode-width.h
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unpack-trees.c sparse-checkout: load sparse-checkout patterns 2021-01-23 17:14:07 -08:00
unpack-trees.h
upload-pack.c Merge branch 'ak/corrected-commit-date' 2021-02-17 17:21:40 -08:00
upload-pack.h
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c usage: trace2 BUG() invocations 2021-02-09 14:14:34 -08:00
userdiff.c
userdiff.h
utf8.c
utf8.h
varint.c
varint.h
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
walker.c
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c worktree: teach worktree_lock_reason() to gently handle main worktree 2021-01-30 09:57:20 -08:00
worktree.h worktree: teach worktree to lazy-load "prunable" reason 2021-01-30 09:57:16 -08:00
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c
write-or-die.c
ws.c
wt-status.c wt-status: fix multiple small leaks 2021-04-28 09:25:44 +09:00
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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-<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 https://lore.kernel.org/git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.

Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.

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