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Junio C Hamano 3c0a7b9d6b Merge branch 'ls/travis-stricter-linux32-builds' 32-bit Linux build on Travis CI uses stricter compilation options. * ls/travis-stricter-linux32-builds: travis-ci: set DEVELOPER knob for Linux32 build		2017-05-01 14:14:44 +09:00
Documentation	Git 2.13-rc1	2017-04-26 15:44:07 +09:00
block-sha1	…
builtin	Merge branch 'jk/submodule-init-segv-fix'	2017-05-01 14:14:44 +09:00
ci	travis-ci: printf $STATUS as string	2017-04-26 18:23:19 -07:00
compat	Merge branch 'js/mingw-isatty'	2017-02-16 14:45:13 -08:00
contrib	Merge branch 'jk/complete-checkout-sans-dwim-remote'	2017-05-01 14:14:41 +09:00
ewah	Merge branch 'jk/ewah-use-right-type-in-sizeof' into maint	2017-03-21 15:03:24 -07:00
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gitk-git	Merge git://ozlabs.org/~paulus/gitk	2017-01-18 10:27:59 -08:00
gitweb	…
mergetools	Merge branch 'da/mergetool-xxdiff-hotkey' into maint	2017-01-17 15:11:05 -08:00
perl	Merge branch 'svn-escape-backslash' of git://bogomips.org/git-svn	2017-02-20 22:01:59 -08:00
po	l10n: de: translate describe debug terms	2017-03-27 13:45:30 -07:00
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refs	Merge branch 'mh/separate-ref-cache'	2017-04-26 15:39:13 +09:00
sha1dc	sha1dc: avoid CPP macro collisions	2017-03-26 15:34:44 -07:00
t	Merge branch 'jk/submodule-init-segv-fix'	2017-05-01 14:14:44 +09:00
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xdiff	xdiff -W: relax end-of-file function detection	2017-01-15 16:08:11 -08:00
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.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-stricter-linux32-builds'	2017-05-01 14:14:44 +09:00
COPYING	…
GIT-VERSION-GEN	Git 2.13-rc1	2017-04-26 15:44:07 +09:00
INSTALL	…
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	Merge branch 'mh/separate-ref-cache'	2017-04-26 15:39:13 +09:00
README.md	README: create HTTP/HTTPS links from URLs in Markdown	2017-03-01 14:45:45 -08:00
RelNotes	Prepare for 2.12.3	2017-03-28 13:54:14 -07:00
abspath.c	prefix_filename: simplify windows #ifdef	2017-03-21 11:18:41 -07:00
aclocal.m4	…
advice.c	…
advice.h	…
alias.c	…
alloc.c	…
apply.c	prefix_filename: return newly allocated string	2017-03-21 11:18:41 -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 'jk/war-on-git-path'	2017-04-26 15:39:08 +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	Merge branch 'jh/add-index-entry-optim'	2017-04-26 15:39:07 +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	Merge branch 'rs/commit-parsing-optim' into maint	2017-03-21 15:03:29 -07:00
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 'nd/conditional-config-in-early-config'	2017-04-26 15:39:05 +09:00
config.mak.in	…
config.mak.uname	Merge branch 'rj/remove-unused-mktemp' into maint	2017-03-21 15:03:24 -07:00
configure.ac	wrapper.c: remove unused gitmkstemps() function	2017-02-28 11:54:21 -08:00
connect.c	Merge branch 'sf/putty-w-args'	2017-04-26 15:39:10 +09:00
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	…
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	Merge branch 'bc/object-id'	2017-04-19 21:37:13 -07:00
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 'sb/checkout-recurse-submodules'	2017-03-28 14:05:58 -07:00
dir.h	…
editor.c	…
entry.c	entry.c: create submodules when interesting	2017-03-16 14:07:16 -07:00
environment.c	Merge branch 'jk/snprintf-cleanups'	2017-04-16 23:29:26 -07:00
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 'va/i18n-perl-scripts'	2017-04-19 21:37:17 -07:00
git-archimport.perl	…
git-bisect.sh	…
git-compat-util.h	Merge branch 'dt/xgethostname-nul-termination'	2017-04-23 22:07:57 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl	…
git-cvsimport.perl	…
git-cvsserver.perl	…
git-difftool--helper.sh	…
git-filter-branch.sh	filter-branch: fix --prune-empty on parentless commits	2017-03-03 12:43:37 -08:00
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	rebase -i: use the rebase--helper builtin	2017-02-09 14:55:40 -08:00
git-rebase--merge.sh	…
git-rebase.sh	Merge branch 'gb/rebase-signoff'	2017-04-26 15:39:02 +09:00
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	Merge branch 'jh/send-email-one-cc' into maint	2017-03-21 15:03:30 -07:00
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	stash: keep untracked files intact in stash -k	2017-03-22 14:55:56 -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-web--browse.sh	…
git.c	Merge branch 'bw/recurse-submodules-relative-fix'	2017-03-30 14:07:15 -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	…
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	help: improve is_executable() on Windows	2017-01-30 09:04:17 -08:00
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
iterator.h	…
khash.h	…
kwset.c	…
kwset.h	…
levenshtein.c	…
levenshtein.h	…
line-log.c	Merge branch 'vn/line-log-memcpy-size-fix' into maint	2017-03-16 13:56:42 -07:00
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	Merge branch 'lt/mailinfo-in-body-header-continuation'	2017-04-19 21:37:15 -07:00
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	…
mailmap.h	…
match-trees.c	…
merge-blobs.c	…
merge-blobs.h	…
merge-recursive.c	Merge branch 'mm/merge-rename-delete-message'	2017-02-27 13:57:12 -08:00
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	…
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	…
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	prefix_filename: return newly allocated string	2017-03-21 11:18:41 -07:00
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	Convert GIT_SHA1_RAWSZ used for allocation to GIT_MAX_RAWSZ	2017-03-26 22:08:21 -07:00
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	Merge branch 'rs/log-email-subject'	2017-03-10 13:24:24 -08:00
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	stop_progress_msg: convert xsnprintf to xstrfmt	2017-02-16 11:28:02 -08:00
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	Merge branch 'cc/split-index-config'	2017-04-26 15:39:09 +09:00
ref-filter.c	Merge branch 'bc/object-id'	2017-04-19 21:37:13 -07:00
ref-filter.h	Merge branch 'bc/object-id'	2017-04-19 21:37:13 -07:00
reflog-walk.c	refs: convert each_reflog_ent_fn to struct object_id	2017-02-22 10:12:15 -08:00
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
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 'bw/push-options-recursively-to-submodules'	2017-04-19 21:37:14 -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 'bc/object-id'	2017-03-17 13:50:25 -07:00
revision.h	Merge branch 'rs/path-name-safety-cleanup' into maint	2017-03-28 13:52:27 -07:00
run-command.c	Merge branch 'jk/execv-dashed-external' into maint	2017-03-28 13:52:23 -07:00
run-command.h	execv_dashed_external: wait for child on signal death	2017-01-09 13:41:40 -08:00
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 'jk/war-on-git-path'	2017-04-26 15:39:08 +09:00
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 'bw/recurse-submodules-relative-fix'	2017-03-30 14:07:15 -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 'jk/loose-object-fsck'	2017-04-23 22:07:50 -07:00
sha1_name.c	Merge branch 'bc/object-id'	2017-04-19 21:37:13 -07:00
shallow.c	Rename sha1_array to oid_array	2017-03-31 08:33:56 -07:00
shell.c	…
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/freebsd-getcwd-workaround'	2017-03-30 14:07:15 -07:00
strbuf.h	Merge branch 'jk/interpret-branch-name' into maint	2017-03-28 13:52:22 -07:00
streaming.c	…
streaming.h	…
string-list.c	Merge branch 'jh/string-list-micro-optim'	2017-04-23 22:07:47 -07:00
string-list.h	…
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	Merge branch 'sb/checkout-recurse-submodules'	2017-04-23 22:07:54 -07:00
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	…
trailer.h	…
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	…
tree-walk.h	…
tree.c	…
tree.h	…
unicode_width.h	…
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 'jk/vreport-sanitize'	2017-01-31 13:14:56 -08:00
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	Merge branch 'rs/strbuf-add-real-path' into maint	2017-03-28 13:52:19 -07:00
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	short status: improve reporting for submodule changes	2017-03-29 15:27:54 -07:00
wt-status.h	Convert GIT_SHA1_RAWSZ used for allocation to GIT_MAX_RAWSZ	2017-03-26 22:08:21 -07:00
xdiff-interface.c	…
xdiff-interface.h	…
zlib.c	…

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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