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Johannes Schindelin 6487e9c459 Sync with 2.37.6 * maint-2.37: Git 2.37.6 Git 2.36.5 Git 2.35.7 Git 2.34.7 http: support CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS_STR http: prefer CURLOPT_SEEKFUNCTION to CURLOPT_IOCTLFUNCTION http-push: prefer CURLOPT_UPLOAD to CURLOPT_PUT Git 2.33.7 Git 2.32.6 Git 2.31.7 Git 2.30.8 apply: fix writing behind newly created symbolic links dir-iterator: prevent top-level symlinks without FOLLOW_SYMLINKS clone: delay picking a transport until after get_repo_path() t5619: demonstrate clone_local() with ambiguous transport		2023-02-06 09:43:28 +01:00
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builtin	Sync with 2.37.6	2023-02-06 09:43:28 +01:00
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compat	Merge branch 'ab/unused-annotation'	2022-09-14 12:56:39 -07:00
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po	l10n: zh_TW.po: Git 2.38.0, round 3	2022-10-01 19:10:41 +08:00
refs	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
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INSTALL	Sync with 2.37.6	2023-02-06 09:43:28 +01:00
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Makefile	Merge branch 'dd/document-runtime-prefix-better' into maint-2.38	2022-10-27 15:24:12 -07:00
README.md	…
RelNotes	Git 2.37.6	2023-02-06 09:38:32 +01:00
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add-interactive.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
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add-patch.c	Merge branch 'rs/add-p-worktree-mode-prompt-fix'	2022-09-15 16:09:46 -07:00
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advice.h	…
alias.c	alias.c: reject too-long cmdline strings in split_cmdline()	2022-10-01 00:23:38 -04:00
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alloc.h	…
apply.c	Sync with 2.36.5	2023-02-06 09:38:31 +01:00
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archive-tar.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
archive-zip.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
archive.c	Merge branch 'rs/archive-dedup-printf' into maint-2.38	2022-10-27 15:24:14 -07:00
archive.h	…
attr.c	Sync with maint-2.37	2023-01-19 13:48:26 -08:00
attr.h	Merge branch 'maint-2.35' into maint-2.36	2022-12-13 21:19:11 +09:00
banned.h	…
base85.c	…
bisect.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
bisect.h	…
blame.c	…
blame.h	…
blob.c	…
blob.h	…
bloom.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
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branch.c	…
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bundle.c	…
bundle.h	list-objects-filter: add and use initializers	2022-09-12 08:38:59 -07:00
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cache.h	…
cbtree.c	cbtree: remove broken and unused cb_unlink	2021-12-07 15:18:35 -08:00
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chdir-notify.h	…
check-builtins.sh	…
checkout.c	…
checkout.h	…
chunk-format.c	…
chunk-format.h	…
color.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
color.h	…
column.c	utf8: fix truncated string lengths in `utf8_strnwidth()`	2022-12-09 14:26:21 +09:00
column.h	…
combine-diff.c	…
command-list.txt	version: fix builtin linking & documentation	2022-09-19 17:28:25 -07:00
commit-graph.c	Merge branch 'ml/commit-graph-expire-dir-leak-fix'	2022-09-21 14:23:14 -07:00
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commit-reach.c	…
commit-reach.h	…
commit-slab-decl.h	…
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commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
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common-main.c	…
config.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
config.h	…
config.mak.dev	config.mak.dev: disable suggest braces error on old clang versions	2022-10-10 11:15:31 -07:00
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connected.h	…
convert.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
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daemon.c	…
date.c	…
date.h	…
decorate.c	…
decorate.h	…
delta-islands.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
delta-islands.h	…
delta.h	…
detect-compiler	…
diagnose.c	diagnose.c: refactor to safely use 'd_type'	2022-09-19 10:25:01 -07:00
diagnose.h	…
diff-delta.c	…
diff-lib.c	…
diff-merges.c	diff-merges: cleanup set_diff_merges()	2022-09-16 09:21:43 -07:00
diff-merges.h	…
diff-no-index.c	diff-no-index: simplify argv index calculation	2022-09-07 12:36:43 -07:00
diff.c	Merge branch 'en/remerge-diff-fixes'	2022-09-15 16:09:46 -07:00
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diffcore-break.c	…
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diffcore-order.c	…
diffcore-pickaxe.c	…
diffcore-rename.c	…
diffcore-rotate.c	…
diffcore.h	…
dir-iterator.c	dir-iterator: prevent top-level symlinks without FOLLOW_SYMLINKS	2023-01-24 16:52:16 -08:00
dir-iterator.h	dir-iterator: prevent top-level symlinks without FOLLOW_SYMLINKS	2023-01-24 16:52:16 -08:00
dir.c	Merge branch 'rs/use-fspathncmp' into maint-2.38	2022-10-27 15:24:13 -07:00
dir.h	…
editor.c	…
entry.c	…
entry.h	…
environment.c	Merge branch 'ab/unused-annotation'	2022-09-14 12:56:39 -07:00
environment.h	…
exec-cmd.c	…
exec-cmd.h	…
fetch-negotiator.c	…
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-pack.c	Merge branch 'ab/unused-annotation'	2022-09-14 12:56:39 -07:00
fetch-pack.h	…
fmt-merge-msg.c	…
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
fsck.c	Merge branch 'maint-2.36' into maint-2.37	2022-12-13 21:20:35 +09:00
fsck.h	Merge branch 'maint-2.36' into maint-2.37	2022-12-13 21:20:35 +09:00
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fsmonitor-ipc.c	…
fsmonitor-ipc.h	…
fsmonitor-settings.c	…
fsmonitor-settings.h	…
fsmonitor.c	…
fsmonitor.h	…
fuzz-commit-graph.c	…
fuzz-pack-headers.c	…
fuzz-pack-idx.c	…
generate-cmdlist.sh	…
generate-configlist.sh	…
generate-hooklist.sh	…
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-add--interactive.perl	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-bisect.sh	…
git-compat-util.h	Sync with Git 2.37.5	2022-12-13 21:23:36 +09:00
git-curl-compat.h	http: support CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS_STR	2023-02-06 09:27:09 +01:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl	…
git-cvsimport.perl	…
git-cvsserver.perl	…
git-difftool--helper.sh	…
git-filter-branch.sh	…
git-instaweb.sh	…
git-merge-octopus.sh	…
git-merge-one-file.sh	…
git-merge-resolve.sh	…
git-mergetool--lib.sh	…
git-mergetool.sh	…
git-p4.py	…
git-quiltimport.sh	…
git-request-pull.sh	…
git-send-email.perl	…
git-sh-i18n.sh	…
git-sh-setup.sh	…
git-submodule.sh	…
git-svn.perl	…
git-web--browse.sh	…
git.c	Merge branch 'sg/parse-options-subcommand'	2022-09-01 13:40:18 -07:00
git.rc	…
gpg-interface.c	Merge branch 'pw/ssh-sign-report-errors' into maint-2.38	2022-10-25 17:11:35 -07:00
gpg-interface.h	…
graph.c	…
graph.h	…
grep.c	…
grep.h	…
hash-lookup.c	…
hash-lookup.h	…
hash.h	…
hashmap.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
hashmap.h	…
help.c	help: fix doubled words in explanation for developer interfaces	2022-09-16 09:20:11 -07:00
help.h	…
hex.c	…
hook.c	…
hook.h	…
http-backend.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
http-fetch.c	…
http-push.c	Sync with 2.36.5	2023-02-06 09:38:31 +01:00
http-walker.c	…
http.c	Sync with 2.37.6	2023-02-06 09:43:28 +01:00
http.h	Sync with 2.37.6	2023-02-06 09:43:28 +01:00
ident.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
imap-send.c	…
iterator.h	…
json-writer.c	…
json-writer.h	…
khash.h	…
kwset.c	…
kwset.h	…
levenshtein.c	…
levenshtein.h	…
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: initialize sub-filter structs	2022-09-22 12:43:04 -07:00
list-objects-filter-options.h	list-objects-filter: convert filter_spec to a strbuf	2022-09-12 08:38:59 -07:00
list-objects-filter.c	…
list-objects-filter.h	…
list-objects.c	…
list-objects.h	…
list.h	…
ll-merge.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
ll-merge.h	…
lockfile.c	…
lockfile.h	…
log-tree.c	Merge branch 'ab/unused-annotation'	2022-09-14 12:56:39 -07:00
log-tree.h	…
ls-refs.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
ls-refs.h	…
mailinfo.c	mailinfo -b: fix an out of bounds access	2022-10-03 09:05:07 -07:00
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	…
mailmap.h	…
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: return early when failing to write a blob	2022-09-28 08:49:35 -07:00
merge-ort.h	…
merge-recursive.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
merge-recursive.h	…
merge.c	…
mergesort.h	…
midx.c	midx.c: avoid cruft packs with non-zero `repack --batch-size`	2022-09-21 10:21:47 -07:00
midx.h	…
name-hash.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
notes-cache.c	…
notes-cache.h	…
notes-merge.c	…
notes-merge.h	…
notes-utils.c	…
notes-utils.h	…
notes.c	Merge branch 'ab/unused-annotation'	2022-09-14 12:56:39 -07:00
notes.h	…
object-file.c	…
object-name.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
object-store.h	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
object.c	Merge branch 'jk/fsck-on-diet' into maint-2.38	2022-10-25 17:11:33 -07:00
object.h	parse_object(): allow skipping hash check	2022-09-07 12:18:57 -07:00
oid-array.c	…
oid-array.h	…
oidmap.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
oidmap.h	…
oidset.c	…
oidset.h	…
oidtree.c	…
oidtree.h	…
pack-bitmap-write.c	…
pack-bitmap.c	Merge branch 'ds/bitmap-lookup-remove-tracing'	2022-09-26 21:46:51 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h	…
pack-check.c	…
pack-mtimes.c	…
pack-mtimes.h	…
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	…
pack-revindex.c	…
pack-revindex.h	…
pack-write.c	…
pack.h	…
packfile.c	Merge branch 'ab/unused-annotation'	2022-09-14 12:56:39 -07:00
packfile.h	…
pager.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
parallel-checkout.c	…
parallel-checkout.h	…
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	…
parse-options.h	…
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
patch-ids.h	…
path.c	…
path.h	…
pathspec.c	…
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	…
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	…
pretty.c	Sync with Git 2.37.5	2022-12-13 21:23:36 +09:00
pretty.h	…
prio-queue.c	…
prio-queue.h	…
progress.c	…
progress.h	…
promisor-remote.c	Merge branch 'sg/xcalloc-cocci-fix' into maint	2022-09-13 12:21:09 -07:00
promisor-remote.h	…
prompt.c	…
prompt.h	…
protocol-caps.c	…
protocol-caps.h	…
protocol.c	…
protocol.h	…
prune-packed.c	…
prune-packed.h	…
quote.c	…
quote.h	…
range-diff.c	Merge branch 'ab/unused-annotation'	2022-09-14 12:56:39 -07:00
range-diff.h	…
reachable.c	…
reachable.h	…
read-cache.c	read-cache: avoid misaligned reads in index v4	2022-09-28 10:32:18 -07:00
rebase-interactive.c	…
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	…
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	Merge branch 'rj/ref-filter-get-head-description-leakfix' into maint-2.38	2022-10-27 15:24:11 -07:00
ref-filter.h	…
reflog-walk.c	…
reflog-walk.h	…
reflog.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
reflog.h	…
refs.c	Merge branch 'ab/unused-annotation'	2022-09-14 12:56:39 -07:00
refs.h	…
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	Sync with 2.37.6	2023-02-06 09:43:28 +01:00
remote.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
remote.h	…
replace-object.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
replace-object.h	…
repo-settings.c	Merge branch 'jk/plug-list-object-filter-leaks'	2022-09-14 12:56:40 -07:00
repository.c	…
repository.h	Merge branch 'ab/submodule-helper-prep'	2022-09-13 11:38:23 -07:00
rerere.c	…
rerere.h	…
reset.c	…
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	CodingGuidelines: allow declaring variables in for loops	2022-10-10 13:41:11 -07:00
revision.h	Merge branch 'jc/format-patch-force-in-body-from'	2022-09-09 12:02:25 -07:00
run-command.c	…
run-command.h	…
scalar.c	scalar: implement the `help` subcommand	2022-09-02 10:02:56 -07:00
send-pack.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	rebase --update-refs: avoid unintended ref deletion	2022-12-09 19:31:45 +09:00
sequencer.h	…
serve.c	…
serve.h	…
server-info.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
setup.c	…
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1dc_git.c	…
sha1dc_git.h	…
shallow.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
shallow.h	…
shared.mak	…
shell.c	Sync with 2.32.4	2022-10-06 17:42:02 -04:00
shortlog.h	…
sideband.c	…
sideband.h	…
sigchain.c	…
sigchain.h	…
simple-ipc.h	…
sparse-index.c	…
sparse-index.h	…
split-index.c	…
split-index.h	…
stable-qsort.c	…
strbuf.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
strbuf.h	…
streaming.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
streaming.h	…
string-list.c	…
string-list.h	…
strmap.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
strmap.h	…
strvec.c	…
strvec.h	…
sub-process.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
sub-process.h	…
submodule-config.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
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submodule.c	Merge branch 'ab/unused-annotation'	2022-09-14 12:56:39 -07:00
submodule.h	submodule API: don't handle SM_..{UNSPECIFIED,COMMAND} in to_string()	2022-09-02 09:16:24 -07:00
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tag.c	…
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tar.h	…
tempfile.c	…
tempfile.h	…
thread-utils.c	…
thread-utils.h	…
tmp-objdir.c	tmp-objdir: skip clean up when handling a signal	2022-09-30 21:26:58 -07:00
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trace2.h	…
trailer.c	git-compat-util.h: use "UNUSED", not "UNUSED(var)"	2022-09-01 10:49:48 -07:00
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transport-helper.c	list-objects-filter: add and use initializers	2022-09-12 08:38:59 -07:00
transport-internal.h	…
transport.c	Sync with 2.37.4	2022-10-06 20:00:04 -04:00
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tree-diff.c	…
tree-walk.c	…
tree-walk.h	…
tree.c	…
tree.h	…
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unimplemented.sh	…
unix-socket.c	…
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unix-stream-server.c	…
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unpack-trees.c	Merge branch 'vd/sparse-reset-checkout-fixes'	2022-09-09 12:02:26 -07:00
unpack-trees.h	…
upload-pack.c	Merge branch 'jk/list-objects-filter-cleanup'	2022-09-19 14:35:24 -07:00
upload-pack.h	…
url.c	…
url.h	…
urlmatch.c	…
urlmatch.h	…
usage.c	…
userdiff.c	…
userdiff.h	…
utf8.c	Sync with Git 2.31.6	2022-12-13 21:09:40 +09:00
utf8.h	Sync with Git 2.31.6	2022-12-13 21:09:40 +09:00
varint.c	…
varint.h	…
version.c	…
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versioncmp.c	…
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walker.h	…
wildmatch.c	…
wildmatch.h	…
worktree.c	…
worktree.h	…
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wrapper.c	…
write-or-die.c	environ: GIT_FLUSH should be made a usual Boolean	2022-09-15 11:34:51 -07:00
ws.c	…
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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 and Documentation/CodingGuidelines).

Those wishing to help with error message, usage and informational message string translations (localization l10) should see po/README.md (a po file is a Portable Object file that holds the translations).

To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org (not the Git list). 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