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Jeff King d5e1961c19 stop calling UNLEAK() before die() The point of UNLEAK() is to make a reference to a variable that is about to go out of scope so that leak-checkers will consider it to be not-leaked. Doing so right before die() is therefore pointless; even though we are about to exit the program, the variable will still be on the stack and accessible to leak-checkers. These annotations aren't really hurting anything, but they clutter the code and set a bad example of how to use UNLEAK(). Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>		2020-08-13 11:04:58 -07:00
.github	Merge branch 'es/advertise-contribution-doc'	2020-06-17 21:54:06 -07:00
Documentation	Merge branch 'ps/ref-transaction-hook' into master	2020-07-24 15:54:06 -07:00
block-sha1	…
builtin	Merge branch 'tb/commit-graph-no-check-oids' into master	2020-07-15 16:29:45 -07:00
ci	Merge branch 'jk/ci-only-on-selected-branches'	2020-05-29 15:12:19 -07:00
compat	Merge branch 'js/msvc-build-fix'	2020-06-17 21:54:03 -07:00
contrib	Merge branch 'en/sparse-status' into master	2020-07-21 14:19:10 -07:00
ewah	…
git-gui	Merge https://github.com/prati0100/git-gui into master	2020-07-20 12:04:06 -07:00
gitk-git	…
gitweb	Merge branch 'eb/gitweb-more-trailers'	2020-05-01 13:39:56 -07:00
mergetools	…
negotiator	…
perl	perl: make SVN code hash independent	2020-06-22 11:21:07 -07:00
po	Merge branch 'master' of github.com:Softcatala/git-po	2020-07-27 00:05:41 +08:00
ppc	…
refs	refs: improve documentation for ref iterator	2020-05-20 10:39:02 -07:00
sha1collisiondetection@855827c583	…
sha1dc	…
sha256	…
t	Merge branch 'dl/branch-cleanup' into master	2020-07-18 16:35:22 -07:00
templates	…
trace2	…
vcs-svn	…
xdiff	…
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.gitignore	Merge branch 'es/bugreport'	2020-05-01 13:39:59 -07:00
.gitmodules	…
.mailmap	…
.travis.yml	…
.tsan-suppressions	…
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md	…
COPYING	…
GIT-VERSION-GEN	Git 2.28	2020-07-26 18:01:43 -07:00
INSTALL	…
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	Merge branch 'lo/sparse-universal-zero-init'	2020-06-02 13:35:04 -07:00
README.md	…
RelNotes	Start the post 2.27 cycle	2020-06-02 13:35:05 -07:00
abspath.c	…
aclocal.m4	…
add-interactive.c	…
add-interactive.h	…
add-patch.c	Merge branch 'js/checkout-p-new-file'	2020-06-08 18:06:31 -07:00
advice.c	…
advice.h	…
alias.c	…
alias.h	…
alloc.c	commit: move members graph_pos, generation to a slab	2020-06-17 14:37:30 -07:00
alloc.h	object: drop parsed_object_pool->commit_count	2020-06-17 14:37:14 -07:00
apply.c	Use OPT_CALLBACK and OPT_CALLBACK_F	2020-04-28 10:47:10 -07:00
apply.h	…
archive-tar.c	…
archive-zip.c	…
archive.c	…
archive.h	…
argv-array.c	…
argv-array.h	…
attr.c	…
attr.h	…
banned.h	…
base85.c	…
bisect.c	…
bisect.h	…
blame.c	commit: move members graph_pos, generation to a slab	2020-06-17 14:37:30 -07:00
blame.h	…
blob.c	object: drop parsed_object_pool->commit_count	2020-06-17 14:37:14 -07:00
blob.h	…
bloom.c	commit-graph: minimize commit_graph_data_slab access	2020-06-17 14:37:52 -07:00
bloom.h	Merge branch 'ds/line-log-on-bloom'	2020-06-08 18:06:26 -07:00
branch.c	Merge branch 'es/get-worktrees-unsort'	2020-07-06 22:09:15 -07:00
branch.h	…
bugreport.c	stop calling UNLEAK() before die()	2020-08-13 11:04:58 -07:00
builtin.h	…
bulk-checkin.c	…
bulk-checkin.h	…
bundle.c	bundle: detect hash algorithm when reading refs	2020-06-19 14:04:09 -07:00
bundle.h	bundle: detect hash algorithm when reading refs	2020-06-19 14:04:09 -07:00
cache-tree.c	…
cache-tree.h	…
cache.h	Merge branch 'jn/v0-with-extensions-fix' into master	2020-07-16 17:58:42 -07:00
chdir-notify.c	…
chdir-notify.h	…
check-builtins.sh	…
check_bindir	…
checkout.c	…
checkout.h	…
color.c	…
color.h	…
column.c	…
column.h	…
combine-diff.c	…
command-list.txt	bash-completion: add git-prune into bash completion	2020-06-22 11:29:38 -07:00
commit-graph.c	Merge branch 'sg/commit-graph-progress-fix' into master	2020-07-15 16:29:43 -07:00
commit-graph.h	commit-graph: introduce commit_graph_data_slab	2020-06-17 14:37:23 -07:00
commit-reach.c	Merge branch 'cb/is-descendant-of'	2020-07-06 22:09:16 -07:00
commit-reach.h	commit-reach: avoid is_descendant_of() shim	2020-06-23 16:36:53 -07:00
commit-slab-decl.h	commit-slab-decl.h: update include guard	2020-05-18 10:33:00 -07:00
commit-slab-impl.h	…
commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	Merge branch 'tb/fix-persistent-shallow' into master	2020-07-09 14:00:44 -07:00
commit.h	commit: move members graph_pos, generation to a slab	2020-06-17 14:37:30 -07:00
common-main.c	…
config.c	…
config.h	…
config.mak.dev	…
config.mak.in	…
config.mak.uname	Merge branch 'cb/no-more-gmtime'	2020-05-20 08:33:27 -07:00
configure.ac	…
connect.c	Merge branch 'bc/sha-256-part-2'	2020-07-06 22:09:13 -07:00
connect.h	Merge branch 'bc/sha-256-part-2'	2020-07-06 22:09:13 -07:00
connected.c	fetch-pack: support more than one pack lockfile	2020-06-10 18:06:34 -07:00
connected.h	…
convert.c	…
convert.h	…
copy.c	…
credential-cache--daemon.c	…
credential-cache.c	…
credential-store.c	Merge branch 'cb/credential-store-ignore-bogus-lines'	2020-05-08 14:25:01 -07:00
credential.c	Merge branch 'js/partial-urlmatch'	2020-05-05 14:54:30 -07:00
credential.h	credential: correct order of parameters for credential_match	2020-05-04 22:56:33 -07:00
csum-file.c	…
csum-file.h	…
ctype.c	…
daemon.c	…
date.c	date.c: allow compact version of ISO-8601 datetime	2020-04-24 14:06:09 -07:00
decorate.c	…
decorate.h	…
delta-islands.c	…
delta-islands.h	…
delta.h	…
detect-compiler	…
diff-delta.c	…
diff-lib.c	diff-files --raw: show correct post-image of intent-to-add files	2020-07-01 16:15:43 -07:00
diff-no-index.c	…
diff.c	Merge branch 'jk/diff-memuse-optim-with-stat-unmatch'	2020-06-17 21:54:00 -07:00
diff.h	…
diffcore-break.c	…
diffcore-delta.c	…
diffcore-order.c	…
diffcore-pickaxe.c	…
diffcore-rename.c	…
diffcore.h	…
dir-iterator.c	…
dir-iterator.h	…
dir.c	Merge branch 'en/clean-cleanups'	2020-06-25 12:27:45 -07:00
dir.h	…
editor.c	…
entry.c	Merge branch 'mt/entry-fstat-fallback-fix' into master	2020-07-09 14:00:45 -07:00
environment.c	Merge branch 'tb/shallow-cleanup'	2020-05-13 12:19:18 -07:00
exec-cmd.c	…
exec-cmd.h	…
fast-import.c	Merge branch 'en/fast-import-looser-date'	2020-06-02 13:35:05 -07:00
fetch-negotiator.c	…
fetch-negotiator.h	…
fetch-pack.c	Merge branch 'bc/sha-256-part-2'	2020-07-06 22:09:13 -07:00
fetch-pack.h	fetch-pack: support more than one pack lockfile	2020-06-10 18:06:34 -07:00
fmt-merge-msg.c	fmt-merge-msg: stop treating `master` specially	2020-06-23 17:22:35 -07:00
fmt-merge-msg.h	…
fsck.c	Merge branch 'rs/fsck-duplicate-names-in-trees'	2020-06-08 18:06:29 -07:00
fsck.h	…
fsmonitor.c	…
fsmonitor.h	…
fuzz-commit-graph.c	fuzz-commit-graph: properly free graph struct	2020-06-08 10:02:29 -07:00
fuzz-pack-headers.c	…
fuzz-pack-idx.c	…
generate-cmdlist.sh	…
generate-configlist.sh	…
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-add--interactive.perl	checkout -p: handle new files correctly	2020-05-27 14:50:20 -07:00
git-archimport.perl	…
git-bisect.sh	bisect: avoid tailing CR characters from revision in replay	2020-05-20 10:13:19 -07:00
git-compat-util.h	Merge branch 'bc/sha-256-part-2'	2020-07-06 22:09:13 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl	git-cvsexportcommit: port to SHA-256	2020-06-22 11:21:07 -07:00
git-cvsimport.perl	git-cvsimport: port to SHA-256	2020-06-22 11:21:07 -07:00
git-cvsserver.perl	git-cvsserver: port to SHA-256	2020-06-22 11:21:07 -07:00
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	Merge branch 'bk/p4-prepare-p4-only-fix'	2020-06-02 13:35:01 -07:00
git-parse-remote.sh	…
git-quiltimport.sh	…
git-rebase--preserve-merges.sh	…
git-request-pull.sh	…
git-send-email.perl	send-email: restore --in-reply-to superseding behavior	2020-07-01 16:12:21 -07:00
git-sh-i18n.sh	…
git-sh-setup.sh	…
git-submodule.sh	submodule: port subcommand 'set-branch' from shell to C	2020-06-02 10:51:54 -07:00
git-svn.perl	git-svn: set the OID length based on hash algorithm	2020-06-22 11:21:07 -07:00
git-web--browse.sh	…
git.c	Merge branch 'ta/wait-on-aliased-commands-upon-signal' into master	2020-07-15 16:29:43 -07:00
git.rc	…
gpg-interface.c	…
gpg-interface.h	…
graph.c	graph.c: limit linkage of internal variable	2020-04-27 11:21:25 -07:00
graph.h	…
grep.c	…
grep.h	…
hash.h	…
hashmap.c	…
hashmap.h	…
help.c	help: add shell-path to --build-options	2020-05-12 22:02:17 -07:00
help.h	…
hex.c	…
http-backend.c	…
http-fetch.c	http-fetch: support fetching packfiles by URL	2020-06-10 18:06:34 -07:00
http-push.c	Merge branch 'bc/http-push-flagsfix'	2020-07-06 22:09:17 -07:00
http-walker.c	http: refactor finish_http_pack_request()	2020-06-10 18:06:34 -07:00
http.c	Merge branch 'jt/cdn-offload'	2020-06-25 12:27:47 -07:00
http.h	Merge branch 'jt/cdn-offload'	2020-06-25 12:27:47 -07:00
ident.c	…
imap-send.c	http, imap-send: stop using CURLOPT_VERBOSE	2020-05-11 11:18:01 -07:00
interdiff.c	…
interdiff.h	…
iterator.h	…
json-writer.c	…
json-writer.h	…
khash.h	…
kwset.c	…
kwset.h	…
levenshtein.c	…
levenshtein.h	…
line-log.c	Merge branch 'ds/line-log-on-bloom'	2020-06-08 18:06:26 -07:00
line-log.h	line-log: more responsive, incremental 'git log -L'	2020-05-11 09:33:56 -07:00
line-range.c	…
line-range.h	…
linear-assignment.c	…
linear-assignment.h	…
list-objects-filter-options.c	repository: add a helper function to perform repository format upgrade	2020-06-05 10:13:30 -07:00
list-objects-filter-options.h	Use OPT_CALLBACK and OPT_CALLBACK_F	2020-04-28 10:47:10 -07:00
list-objects-filter.c	list-objects-filter: treat NULL filter_options as "disabled"	2020-05-04 21:57:58 -07:00
list-objects-filter.h	…
list-objects.c	…
list-objects.h	…
list.h	…
ll-merge.c	…
ll-merge.h	…
lockfile.c	lockfile.c: introduce 'hold_lock_file_for_update_mode'	2020-04-27 11:27:36 -07:00
lockfile.h	lockfile.c: introduce 'hold_lock_file_for_update_mode'	2020-04-27 11:27:36 -07:00
log-tree.c	Merge branch 'ds/log-exclude-decoration-config'	2020-04-28 15:50:08 -07:00
log-tree.h	…
ls-refs.c	…
ls-refs.h	…
mailinfo.c	mailinfo: disallow NUL character in mail's header	2020-04-22 14:01:03 -07:00
mailinfo.h	…
mailmap.c	…
mailmap.h	…
match-trees.c	…
mem-pool.c	…
mem-pool.h	…
merge-blobs.c	…
merge-blobs.h	…
merge-recursive.c	merge-recursive: fix rename/rename(1to2) for working tree with a binary	2020-05-14 12:14:19 -07:00
merge-recursive.h	…
merge.c	…
mergesort.c	…
mergesort.h	…
midx.c	stop calling UNLEAK() before die()	2020-08-13 11:04:58 -07:00
midx.h	Merge branch 'ds/multi-pack-index'	2020-05-01 13:39:55 -07:00
name-hash.c	…
notes-cache.c	…
notes-cache.h	…
notes-merge.c	…
notes-merge.h	…
notes-utils.c	…
notes-utils.h	…
notes.c	…
notes.h	…
object-store.h	packfile: compute and use the index CRC offset	2020-05-27 10:07:07 -07:00
object.c	object: drop parsed_object_pool->commit_count	2020-06-17 14:37:14 -07:00
object.h	Merge branch 'tb/fix-persistent-shallow' into master	2020-07-09 14:00:44 -07:00
oid-array.c	…
oid-array.h	…
oidmap.c	…
oidmap.h	…
oidset.c	…
oidset.h	Merge branch 'tb/commit-graph-split-strategy'	2020-05-01 13:39:52 -07:00
pack-bitmap-write.c	…
pack-bitmap.c	pack-bitmap: pass object filter to fill-in traversal	2020-05-04 21:57:58 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h	…
pack-check.c	…
pack-objects.c	…
pack-objects.h	…
pack-revindex.c	…
pack-revindex.h	…
pack-write.c	…
pack.h	…
packfile.c	packfile: compute and use the index CRC offset	2020-05-27 10:07:07 -07:00
packfile.h	…
pager.c	…
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	…
parse-options.h	…
patch-delta.c	…
patch-ids.c	…
patch-ids.h	…
path.c	Merge branch 'dl/merge-autostash'	2020-04-29 16:15:27 -07:00
path.h	…
pathspec.c	…
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	Merge branch 'bc/sha-256-part-2'	2020-07-06 22:09:13 -07:00
pkt-line.h	Merge branch 'bc/sha-256-part-2'	2020-07-06 22:09:13 -07:00
preload-index.c	…
pretty.c	…
pretty.h	…
prio-queue.c	…
prio-queue.h	…
progress.c	progress: call trace2_region_leave() only after calling _enter()	2020-05-15 09:41:30 -07:00
progress.h	progress.c: silence cgcc suggestion about internal linkage	2020-04-27 11:21:28 -07:00
promisor-remote.c	Merge branch 'jt/avoid-prefetch-when-able-in-diff'	2020-04-28 15:50:04 -07:00
promisor-remote.h	…
prompt.c	…
prompt.h	…
protocol.c	config: let feature.experimental imply protocol.version=2	2020-05-21 09:31:42 -07:00
protocol.h	…
prune-packed.c	…
prune-packed.h	…
quote.c	…
quote.h	…
range-diff.c	…
range-diff.h	…
reachable.c	…
reachable.h	…
read-cache.c	…
rebase-interactive.c	…
rebase-interactive.h	…
rebase.c	…
rebase.h	…
ref-filter.c	Merge branch 'es/get-worktrees-unsort'	2020-07-06 22:09:15 -07:00
ref-filter.h	Merge branch 'jk/for-each-ref-multi-key-sort-fix'	2020-05-08 14:25:04 -07:00
reflog-walk.c	…
reflog-walk.h	…
refs.c	Merge branch 'js/default-branch-name'	2020-07-06 22:09:17 -07:00
refs.h	Merge branch 'js/default-branch-name'	2020-07-06 22:09:17 -07:00
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	Merge branch 'bc/sha-256-part-2'	2020-07-06 22:09:13 -07:00
remote-testsvn.c	testsvn: respect `init.defaultBranch`	2020-06-24 09:14:21 -07:00
remote.c	remote: use the configured default branch name when appropriate	2020-06-24 09:14:21 -07:00
remote.h	stateless-connect: send response end packet	2020-05-24 16:26:00 -07:00
replace-object.c	…
replace-object.h	…
repo-settings.c	experimental: default to fetch.writeCommitGraph=false	2020-07-08 16:37:43 -07:00
repository.c	…
repository.h	repository: add a helper function to perform repository format upgrade	2020-06-05 10:13:30 -07:00
rerere.c	…
rerere.h	…
reset.c	Merge branch 'dl/merge-autostash'	2020-04-29 16:15:27 -07:00
reset.h	…
resolve-undo.c	…
resolve-undo.h	…
revision.c	Merge branch 'rs/line-log-until' into master	2020-07-09 14:00:42 -07:00
revision.h	revision: reallocate TOPO_WALK object flags	2020-06-24 09:09:44 -07:00
run-command.c	Merge branch 'ta/wait-on-aliased-commands-upon-signal' into master	2020-07-15 16:29:43 -07:00
run-command.h	Merge branch 'ta/wait-on-aliased-commands-upon-signal' into master	2020-07-15 16:29:43 -07:00
send-pack.c	Merge branch 'js/default-branch-name'	2020-07-06 22:09:17 -07:00
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'js/rebase-autosquash-double-fixup-fix'	2020-05-14 14:39:43 -07:00
sequencer.h	Merge branch 'dl/merge-autostash'	2020-04-29 16:15:27 -07:00
serve.c	Merge branch 'bc/sha-256-part-2'	2020-07-06 22:09:13 -07:00
serve.h	…
server-info.c	…
setup.c	Merge branch 'jn/v0-with-extensions-fix' into master	2020-07-16 17:58:42 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c	…
sha1-file.c	Merge branch 'lr/freshen-file-fix'	2020-04-28 15:49:56 -07:00
sha1-lookup.c	…
sha1-lookup.h	…
sha1-name.c	Merge branch 'jc/missing-ref-store-fix'	2020-04-22 13:42:55 -07:00
sha1dc_git.c	…
sha1dc_git.h	…
shallow.c	Merge branch 'tb/shallow-cleanup'	2020-05-13 12:19:18 -07:00
shallow.h	shallow: use struct 'shallow_lock' for additional safety	2020-04-30 14:19:13 -07:00
shell.c	…
shortlog.h	…
sideband.c	…
sideband.h	…
sigchain.c	…
sigchain.h	…
split-index.c	…
split-index.h	…
stable-qsort.c	…
strbuf.c	Merge branch 'rs/retire-strbuf-write-fd'	2020-06-29 14:17:26 -07:00
strbuf.h	Merge branch 'rs/retire-strbuf-write-fd'	2020-06-29 14:17:26 -07:00
streaming.c	…
streaming.h	…
string-list.c	…
string-list.h	…
sub-process.c	…
sub-process.h	…
submodule-config.c	…
submodule-config.h	submodule-config: add skip_if_read option to repo_read_gitmodules()	2020-01-17 13:52:14 -08:00
submodule.c	Merge branch 'jk/oid-array-cleanups'	2020-04-22 13:42:49 -07:00
submodule.h	…
symlinks.c	…
tag.c	object: drop parsed_object_pool->commit_count	2020-06-17 14:37:14 -07:00
tag.h	…
tar.h	…
tempfile.c	tempfile.c: introduce 'create_tempfile_mode'	2020-04-27 11:27:35 -07:00
tempfile.h	tempfile.c: introduce 'create_tempfile_mode'	2020-04-27 11:27:35 -07:00
thread-utils.c	…
thread-utils.h	…
tmp-objdir.c	…
tmp-objdir.h	…
trace.c	http, imap-send: stop using CURLOPT_VERBOSE	2020-05-11 11:18:01 -07:00
trace.h	http, imap-send: stop using CURLOPT_VERBOSE	2020-05-11 11:18:01 -07:00
trace2.c	…
trace2.h	…
trailer.c	…
trailer.h	…
transport-helper.c	Merge branch 'js/default-branch-name'	2020-07-06 22:09:17 -07:00
transport-internal.h	…
transport.c	Merge branch 'bc/sha-256-part-2'	2020-07-06 22:09:13 -07:00
transport.h	Merge branch 'bc/sha-256-part-2'	2020-07-06 22:09:13 -07:00
tree-diff.c	…
tree-walk.c	…
tree-walk.h	…
tree.c	object: drop parsed_object_pool->commit_count	2020-06-17 14:37:14 -07:00
tree.h	…
unicode-width.h	…
unimplemented.sh	…
unix-socket.c	…
unix-socket.h	…
unpack-trees.c	Merge branch 'en/sparse-checkout'	2020-05-20 08:33:29 -07:00
unpack-trees.h	Merge branch 'en/sparse-checkout'	2020-04-29 16:15:30 -07:00
upload-pack.c	Merge branch 'bc/sha-256-part-2'	2020-07-06 22:09:13 -07:00
upload-pack.h	…
url.c	…
url.h	…
urlmatch.c	credential: handle `credential.<partial-URL>.<key>` again	2020-04-24 15:53:46 -07:00
urlmatch.h	credential: handle `credential.<partial-URL>.<key>` again	2020-04-24 15:53:46 -07:00
usage.c	…
userdiff.c	Merge branch 'ah/userdiff-markdown'	2020-05-08 14:25:01 -07:00
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	Merge branch 'es/worktree-code-cleanup'	2020-07-06 22:09:19 -07:00
worktree.h	worktree: drop get_worktrees() unused 'flags' argument	2020-06-22 10:31:15 -07:00
wrap-for-bin.sh	…
wrapper.c	wrapper: add function to compare strings with different NUL termination	2020-05-27 10:07:06 -07:00
write-or-die.c	…
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wt-status.c	wt-status: show sparse checkout status as well	2020-06-18 14:12:28 -07:00
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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-<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