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Derrick Stolee dea6308892 scalar: only warn when background maintenance fails
A user reported issues with 'scalar clone' and 'scalar register' when
working in an environment that had locked down the ability to run
'crontab' or 'systemctl' in that those commands registered as _failures_
instead of opportunistically reporting a success with just a warning
about background maintenance.

As a workaround, they can use GIT_TEST_MAINT_SCHEDULER to fake a
successful background maintenance, but this is not a viable strategy for
long-term.

Update 'scalar register' and 'scalar clone' to no longer fail by
modifying register_dir() to only warn when toggle_maintenance(1) fails.

Since background maintenance is a "nice to have" and not a requirement
for a working repository, it is best to move this from hard error to
gentle warning.

Signed-off-by: Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2023-01-27 12:38:26 -08:00
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ci Makefile: use sha1collisiondetection by default on OSX and Darwin 2022-12-16 06:06:56 +09:00
compat Merge branch 'sk/win32-close-handle-upon-pthread-join' 2023-01-23 13:39:51 -08:00
contrib use DUP_ARRAY 2023-01-09 13:28:36 +09:00
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git-gui Makefiles: change search through $(MAKEFLAGS) for GNU make 4.4 2022-12-01 07:24:12 +09:00
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t scalar: only warn when background maintenance fails 2023-01-27 12:38:26 -08:00
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CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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GIT-VERSION-GEN Start the 2.40 cycle 2022-12-14 18:32:26 +09:00
INSTALL http: prefer CURLOPT_SEEKFUNCTION to CURLOPT_IOCTLFUNCTION 2023-01-17 08:03:08 -08:00
LGPL-2.1
Makefile Merge branch 'rs/use-enhanced-bre-on-macos' 2023-01-23 13:39:51 -08:00
README.md
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abspath.c
aclocal.m4
add-interactive.c diff: mark unused parameters in callbacks 2022-12-13 22:16:23 +09:00
add-interactive.h
add-patch.c read-cache API & users: make discard_index() return void 2022-11-21 12:06:15 +09:00
advice.c
advice.h
alias.c
alias.h
alloc.c
alloc.h
apply.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
apply.h
archive-tar.c archive-tar: report filter start error only once 2022-10-30 19:50:43 -04:00
archive-zip.c
archive.c attr: add flag `--source` to work with tree-ish 2023-01-14 08:49:55 -08:00
archive.h
attr.c Merge branch 'kn/attr-from-tree' 2023-01-23 13:39:51 -08:00
attr.h Merge branch 'kn/attr-from-tree' 2023-01-23 13:39:51 -08:00
banned.h
base85.c
bisect.c bisect: no longer try to clean up left-over `.git/head-name` files 2023-01-13 14:17:14 -08:00
bisect.h
blame.c
blame.h
blob.c blob: drop unused parts of parse_blob_buffer() 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
blob.h blob: drop unused parts of parse_blob_buffer() 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
bloom.c
bloom.h
branch.c branch: improve advice when --recurse-submodules fails 2023-01-18 15:13:21 -08:00
branch.h
builtin.h read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
bulk-checkin.c
bulk-checkin.h
bundle-uri.c convert trivial uses of strncmp() to starts_with() 2023-01-08 10:34:35 +09:00
bundle-uri.h bundle-uri: download bundles from an advertised list 2022-12-25 16:24:24 +09:00
bundle.c bundle-uri: quiet failed unbundlings 2022-10-12 09:13:25 -07:00
bundle.h Merge branch 'ds/bundle-uri-3' 2022-10-30 21:04:44 -04:00
cache-tree.c *: fix typos which duplicate a word 2023-01-08 10:28:34 +09:00
cache-tree.h
cache.h treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
cbtree.c
cbtree.h
chdir-notify.c
chdir-notify.h
check-builtins.sh
checkout.c
checkout.h
chunk-format.c
chunk-format.h
color.c
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 diff: mark unused parameters in callbacks 2022-12-13 22:16:23 +09:00
command-list.txt
commit-graph.c use DUP_ARRAY 2023-01-09 13:28:36 +09:00
commit-graph.h
commit-reach.c use DUP_ARRAY 2023-01-09 13:28:36 +09:00
commit-reach.h
commit-slab-decl.h
commit-slab-impl.h
commit-slab.h
commit.c Merge branch 'jt/avoid-lazy-fetch-commits' 2023-01-05 15:07:17 +09:00
commit.h rebase: be stricter when reading state files containing oids 2022-10-17 11:53:00 -07:00
common-main.c
config.c *: fix typos which duplicate a word 2023-01-08 10:28:34 +09:00
config.h bundle-uri: create base key-value pair parsing 2022-10-12 09:13:24 -07:00
config.mak.dev config.mak.dev: disable suggest braces error on old clang versions 2022-10-10 11:15:31 -07:00
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname use enhanced basic regular expressions on macOS 2023-01-08 10:06:34 +09:00
configure.ac
connect.c Merge branch 'ds/bundle-uri-4' 2023-01-02 21:37:18 +09:00
connect.h server_supports_v2(): use a separate function for die_on_error 2022-12-13 22:08:52 +09:00
connected.c Merge branch 'ab/various-leak-fixes' 2022-12-14 15:55:46 +09:00
connected.h receive-pack: only use visible refs for connectivity check 2022-11-17 16:22:52 -05:00
convert.c attr: add flag `--source` to work with tree-ish 2023-01-14 08:49:55 -08:00
convert.h
copy.c
credential.c
credential.h
csum-file.c hashfile: allow skipping the hash function 2023-01-07 07:46:14 +09:00
csum-file.h hashfile: allow skipping the hash function 2023-01-07 07:46:14 +09:00
ctype.c
daemon.c
date.c date.c: allow ISO 8601 reduced precision times 2023-01-13 11:49:04 -08:00
date.h
decorate.c
decorate.h
delta-islands.c delta-islands: free island-related data after use 2022-11-18 18:30:49 -05:00
delta-islands.h
delta.h
detect-compiler
diagnose.c
diagnose.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c diff: mark unused parameters in callbacks 2022-12-13 22:16:23 +09:00
diff-merges.c
diff-merges.h
diff-no-index.c diff: factor out add_diff_options() 2022-12-02 08:25:29 +09:00
diff.c Merge branch 'jk/ext-diff-with-relative' 2023-01-16 12:07:46 -08:00
diff.h Merge branch 'rs/diff-parseopts' 2022-12-19 11:46:17 +09:00
diffcore-break.c
diffcore-delta.c
diffcore-order.c
diffcore-pickaxe.c diffcore-pickaxe: mark unused parameters in pickaxe functions 2022-10-17 21:24:04 -07:00
diffcore-rename.c
diffcore-rotate.c
diffcore.h line-log: free diff queue when processing non-merge commits 2022-11-02 20:16:34 -04:00
dir-iterator.c
dir-iterator.h
dir.c Merge branch 'ws/single-file-cone' 2023-01-16 12:07:47 -08:00
dir.h dir.c: free "ident" and "exclude_per_dir" in "struct untracked_cache" 2022-11-21 12:32:48 +09:00
editor.c
entry.c read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
entry.h read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
environment.c read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
environment.h
exec-cmd.c mark unused parameters in trivial compat functions 2022-10-17 21:24:03 -07:00
exec-cmd.h
fetch-negotiator.c
fetch-negotiator.h
fetch-pack.c server_supports_v2(): use a separate function for die_on_error 2022-12-13 22:08:52 +09:00
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 Sync with 2.38.3 2022-12-13 21:25:15 +09:00
fsmonitor--daemon.h
fsmonitor-ipc.c replace and remove run_command_v_opt_tr2() 2022-10-30 14:04:48 -04:00
fsmonitor-ipc.h
fsmonitor-path-utils.h
fsmonitor-settings.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
fsmonitor-settings.h
fsmonitor.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
fsmonitor.h
generate-cmdlist.sh
generate-configlist.sh
generate-hooklist.sh
gettext.c
gettext.h
git-add--interactive.perl
git-archimport.perl
git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'rs/use-enhanced-bre-on-macos' 2023-01-23 13:39:51 -08:00
git-curl-compat.h http: support CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS_STR 2023-01-17 08:03:08 -08:00
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 send-email: relay '-v N' to format-patch 2022-11-27 10:21:43 +09:00
git-sh-i18n.sh
git-sh-setup.sh
git-submodule.sh Merge branch 'ss/pull-v-recurse-fix' 2022-12-28 12:06:17 +09:00
git-svn.perl
git-web--browse.sh
git.c Merge branch 'ab/test-env-helper' 2023-01-23 13:39:51 -08:00
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: correctly identify utf-8 characters with \{b,w} in -P 2023-01-18 15:24:52 -08:00
grep.h Merge branch 'ab/grep-simplify-extended-expression' 2022-10-21 11:37:28 -07:00
hash-lookup.c
hash-lookup.h
hash.h
hashmap.c
hashmap.h
help.c help.c: fix autocorrect in work tree for bare repository 2022-12-13 10:01:53 +09:00
help.h
hex.c
hook.c run-command API: have run_process_parallel() take an "opts" struct 2022-10-12 14:12:41 -07:00
hook.h
http-backend.c
http-fetch.c http-fetch: invoke trace2_cmd_name() 2022-12-13 10:43:07 +09:00
http-push.c http: prefer CURLOPT_SEEKFUNCTION to CURLOPT_IOCTLFUNCTION 2023-01-17 08:03:08 -08:00
http-walker.c
http.c http: support CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS_STR 2023-01-17 08:03:08 -08:00
http.h http: prefer CURLOPT_SEEKFUNCTION to CURLOPT_IOCTLFUNCTION 2023-01-17 08:03:08 -08:00
ident.c
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: free the diff queues' arrays when processing merge commits 2022-11-02 20:16:34 -04:00
line-log.h
line-range.c line-range: fix infinite loop bug with '$' regex 2022-12-20 10:00:43 +09:00
line-range.h
linear-assignment.c
linear-assignment.h
list-objects-filter-options.c list-objects-filter: remove OPT_PARSE_LIST_OBJECTS_FILTER_INIT() 2022-11-30 10:00:35 +09:00
list-objects-filter-options.h list-objects-filter: remove OPT_PARSE_LIST_OBJECTS_FILTER_INIT() 2022-11-30 10:00:35 +09:00
list-objects-filter.c Merge branch 'jk/unused-post-2.39' 2022-12-26 11:42:05 +09:00
list-objects-filter.h
list-objects.c list-objects: drop process_gitlink() function 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
list-objects.h
list.h
ll-merge.c attr: add flag `--source` to work with tree-ish 2023-01-14 08:49:55 -08:00
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c
lockfile.h
log-tree.c
log-tree.h
ls-refs.c ls-refs: use repository parameter to iterate refs 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
ls-refs.h
mailinfo.c
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 branch 'en/ort-dir-rename-and-symlink-fix' 2022-10-30 21:04:43 -04:00
merge-ort.h
merge-recursive.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
merge-recursive.h
merge.c use child_process members "args" and "env" directly 2022-10-30 14:04:40 -04:00
mergesort.h
midx.c Merge branch 'tb/midx-bitmap-selection-fix' 2022-10-27 14:51:52 -07:00
midx.h
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-file.c object-file: fix indent-with-space 2023-01-13 09:36:15 -08:00
object-name.c
object-store.h repo_read_object_file(): stop wrapping read_object_file_extended() 2023-01-08 10:52:55 +09:00
object.c blob: drop unused parts of parse_blob_buffer() 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
object.h
oid-array.c
oid-array.h
oidmap.c
oidmap.h
oidset.c
oidset.h
oidtree.c
oidtree.h
pack-bitmap-write.c pack-bitmap-write.c: instrument number of reused bitmaps 2022-10-13 13:35:08 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c pack-bitmap.c: trace bitmap ignore logs when midx-bitmap is found 2022-11-29 09:54:56 +09:00
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 git: remove duplicate includes 2022-12-15 09:09:38 +09:00
pack.h
packfile.c packfile: inline custom read_object() 2023-01-08 10:52:55 +09:00
packfile.h
pager.c
parallel-checkout.c
parallel-checkout.h
parse-options-cb.c
parse-options.c use DUP_ARRAY 2023-01-09 13:28:36 +09:00
parse-options.h submodule--helper: don't use global --super-prefix in "absorbgitdirs" 2022-12-26 10:21:43 +09:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c Merge branch 'jz/patch-id' 2022-10-30 21:04:41 -04:00
patch-ids.h patch-id: use stable patch-id for rebases 2022-10-24 15:44:19 -07:00
path.c adjust_shared_perm(): leave g+s alone when the group does not matter 2022-10-28 14:55:27 -07:00
path.h
pathspec.c Merge branch 'kn/attr-from-tree' 2023-01-23 13:39:51 -08:00
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
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 diff: mark unused parameters in callbacks 2022-12-13 22:16:23 +09:00
range-diff.h
reachable.c
reachable.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'ab/cache-api-cleanup' 2023-01-23 13:39:49 -08:00
rebase-interactive.c
rebase-interactive.h
rebase.c
rebase.h
ref-filter.c convert trivial uses of strncmp() to starts_with() 2023-01-08 10:34:35 +09:00
ref-filter.h
reflog-walk.c string-list: mark unused callback parameters 2022-10-17 21:24:04 -07:00
reflog-walk.h
reflog.c Merge branch 'rs/reflog-expiry-cleanup' 2022-12-26 11:42:06 +09:00
reflog.h
refs.c ls-refs: use repository parameter to iterate refs 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
refs.h ls-refs: use repository parameter to iterate refs 2022-12-13 22:16:22 +09:00
refspec.c
refspec.h
remote-curl.c http: prefer CURLOPT_SEEKFUNCTION to CURLOPT_IOCTLFUNCTION 2023-01-17 08:03:08 -08:00
remote.c
remote.h clone: request the 'bundle-uri' command when available 2022-12-25 16:24:23 +09:00
replace-object.c
replace-object.h
repo-settings.c features: feature.manyFiles implies fast index writes 2023-01-07 07:46:14 +09:00
repository.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
repository.h features: feature.manyFiles implies fast index writes 2023-01-07 07:46:14 +09:00
rerere.c
rerere.h
reset.c rebase: use 'skip_cache_tree_update' option 2022-11-10 21:49:34 -05:00
reset.h
resolve-undo.c
resolve-undo.h
revision.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
revision.h Merge branch 'ps/receive-use-only-advertised' 2022-11-23 11:22:25 +09:00
run-command.c *: fix typos which duplicate a word 2023-01-08 10:28:34 +09:00
run-command.h Merge branch 'rs/no-more-run-command-v' 2022-11-08 17:15:12 -05:00
scalar.c scalar: only warn when background maintenance fails 2023-01-27 12:38:26 -08:00
send-pack.c
send-pack.h
sequencer.c rebase: cleanup "--exec" option handling 2023-01-13 12:23:14 -08:00
sequencer.h sequencer: stop exporting GIT_REFLOG_ACTION 2022-11-09 18:15:43 -05:00
serve.c protocol v2: add server-side "bundle-uri" skeleton 2022-12-25 16:24:23 +09:00
serve.h
server-info.c
setup.c
sh-i18n--envsubst.c
sha1dc_git.c
sha1dc_git.h Makefile & test-tool: replace "DC_SHA1" variable with a "define" 2022-11-07 22:11:51 -05:00
shallow.c
shallow.h
shared.mak Merge branch 'ab/gnumake-4.4-fix' 2022-12-01 18:38:07 +09:00
shell.c replace and remove run_command_v_opt() 2022-10-30 14:04:51 -04:00
shortlog.h shortlog: extract `shortlog_finish_setup()` 2022-10-24 14:48:05 -07:00
sideband.c
sideband.h
sigchain.c
sigchain.h
simple-ipc.h
sparse-index.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
sparse-index.h
split-index.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
split-index.h
stable-qsort.c
strbuf.c strbuf: introduce strbuf_strip_file_from_path() 2022-12-25 16:24:24 +09:00
strbuf.h strbuf: introduce strbuf_strip_file_from_path() 2022-12-25 16:24:24 +09:00
streaming.c streaming: inline call to read_object_file_extended() 2023-01-08 10:52:54 +09:00
streaming.h
string-list.c string-list: mark unused callback parameters 2022-10-17 21:24:04 -07:00
string-list.h
strmap.c
strmap.h
strvec.c
strvec.h
sub-process.c
sub-process.h
submodule-config.c run-command API: don't fall back on online_cpus() 2022-10-12 14:12:41 -07:00
submodule-config.h
submodule.c Merge branch 'ab/no-more-git-global-super-prefix' 2023-01-05 15:07:23 +09:00
submodule.h read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
symlinks.c
tag.c
tag.h
tar.h
tempfile.c
tempfile.h
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c
tmp-objdir.h replace and remove run_command_v_opt_cd_env() 2022-10-30 14:04:47 -04:00
trace.c
trace.h
trace2.c trace2: add global counter mechanism 2022-10-24 12:45:26 -07:00
trace2.h trace2: add global counter mechanism 2022-10-24 12:45:26 -07:00
trailer.c
trailer.h
transport-helper.c clone: request the 'bundle-uri' command when available 2022-12-25 16:24:23 +09:00
transport-internal.h clone: request the 'bundle-uri' command when available 2022-12-25 16:24:23 +09:00
transport.c Merge branch 'ds/bundle-uri-4' 2023-01-02 21:37:18 +09:00
transport.h clone: request the 'bundle-uri' command when available 2022-12-25 16:24:23 +09:00
tree-diff.c
tree-walk.c
tree-walk.h
tree.c
tree.h
unicode-width.h
unimplemented.sh
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unix-stream-server.c
unix-stream-server.h
unpack-trees.c treewide: always have a valid "index_state.repo" member 2023-01-17 14:32:06 -08:00
unpack-trees.h read-tree: add "--super-prefix" option, eliminate global 2022-12-26 10:21:44 +09:00
upload-pack.c refs: get rid of global list of hidden refs 2022-11-17 16:22:51 -05:00
upload-pack.h
url.c
url.h
urlmatch.c convert trivial uses of strncmp() to starts_with() 2023-01-08 10:34:35 +09:00
urlmatch.h
usage.c
userdiff.c attr: add flag `--source` to work with tree-ish 2023-01-14 08:49:55 -08:00
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
version.h
versioncmp.c
walker.c
walker.h
wildmatch.c
wildmatch.h
worktree.c
worktree.h
wrap-for-bin.sh
wrapper.c
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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 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