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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason e7587a8f53 config tests: add "NULL" tests for *_get_value_multi() A less well known edge case in the config format is that keys can be value-less, a shorthand syntax for "true" boolean keys. I.e. these two are equivalent as far as "--type=bool" is concerned: [a]key [a]key = true But as far as our parser is concerned the values for these two are NULL, and "true". I.e. for a sequence like: [a]key=x [a]key [a]key=y We get a "struct string_list" with "string" members with ".string" values of: { "x", NULL, "y" } This behavior goes back to the initial implementation of git_config_bool() in `17712991a5` (Add ".git/config" file parser, 2005-10-10). When parts of the config_set API were tested for in [1] they didn't add coverage for 3/4 of the "(NULL)" cases handled in "t/helper/test-config.c". We'd test that case for "get_value", but not "get_value_multi", "configset_get_value" and "configset_get_value_multi". We now cover all of those cases, which in turn expose the details of how this part of the config API works. 1. `4c715ebb96` (test-config: add tests for the config_set API, 2014-07-28) Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>		2023-03-28 07:37:52 -07:00
.github	ci: use a newer `github-script` version	2022-11-08 15:35:13 -05:00
Documentation	Git 2.39-rc0	2022-11-23 11:22:25 +09:00
block-sha1	…
builtin	Merge branch 'ps/receive-use-only-advertised'	2022-11-23 11:22:25 +09:00
ci	Makefile & test-tool: replace "DC_SHA1" variable with a "define"	2022-11-07 22:11:51 -05:00
compat	Merge branch 'sz/macos-fsmonitor-symlinks'	2022-11-23 11:22:25 +09:00
contrib	Merge branch 'ab/coccicheck-incremental'	2022-11-23 11:22:23 +09:00
ewah	…
git-gui	…
gitk-git	…
gitweb	…
mergetools	…
negotiator	negotiator/skipping: avoid stack overflow	2022-10-25 17:14:40 -07:00
oss-fuzz	Merge branch 'ac/fuzzers'	2022-10-07 17:19:59 -07:00
perl	Git.pm: trust rev-parse to find bare repositories	2022-10-22 16:39:48 -07:00
po	l10n: zh_TW.po: Git 2.38.0, round 3	2022-10-01 19:10:41 +08:00
refs	refs: unify parse_worktree_ref() and ref_type()	2022-09-19 11:11:11 -07:00
reftable	reftable: use a pointer for pq_entry param	2022-09-15 11:32:37 -07:00
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t	config tests: add "NULL" tests for *_get_value_multi()	2023-03-28 07:37:52 -07:00
templates	…
trace2	trace2: add global counter mechanism	2022-10-24 12:45:26 -07:00
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.gitignore	Merge branch 'ab/coccicheck-incremental'	2022-11-23 11:22:23 +09:00
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CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md	…
COPYING	…
GIT-VERSION-GEN	Git 2.39-rc0	2022-11-23 11:22:25 +09:00
INSTALL	INSTALL: remove discussion of SHA-1 backends	2022-11-07 22:11:51 -05:00
LGPL-2.1	…
Makefile	Merge branch 'ab/coccicheck-incremental'	2022-11-23 11:22:23 +09:00
README.md	…
RelNotes	Downmerge a handful of topics for 2.38.2	2022-10-25 17:11:39 -07:00
SECURITY.md	…
abspath.c	…
aclocal.m4	…
add-interactive.c	use child_process members "args" and "env" directly	2022-10-30 14:04:40 -04:00
add-interactive.h	…
add-patch.c	add -p: avoid ambiguous signed/unsigned comparison	2022-10-19 11:55:28 -07:00
advice.c	…
advice.h	…
alias.c	alias.c: reject too-long cmdline strings in split_cmdline()	2022-10-01 00:23:38 -04:00
alias.h	…
alloc.c	…
alloc.h	…
apply.c	Merge branch 'tb/cap-patch-at-1gb'	2022-10-30 21:04:43 -04:00
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	Merge branch 'rs/archive-dedup-printf' into maint-2.38	2022-10-27 15:24:14 -07:00
archive.h	…
attr.c	attr: drop DEBUG_ATTR code	2022-10-06 09:59:17 -07:00
attr.h	…
banned.h	…
base85.c	…
bisect.c	replace and remove run_command_v_opt()	2022-10-30 14:04:51 -04:00
bisect.h	…
blame.c	…
blame.h	…
blob.c	…
blob.h	…
bloom.c	…
bloom.h	…
branch.c	…
branch.h	…
builtin.h	…
bulk-checkin.c	…
bulk-checkin.h	…
bundle-uri.c	bundle-uri: suppress stderr from remote-https	2022-10-12 09:13:25 -07:00
bundle-uri.h	bundle-uri: fetch a list of bundles	2022-10-12 09:13:25 -07:00
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	…
cache-tree.h	…
cache.h	…
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	…
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
commit-graph.h	…
commit-reach.c	…
commit-reach.h	…
commit-slab-decl.h	…
commit-slab-impl.h	…
commit-slab.h	…
commit.c	Merge branch 'pw/rebase-keep-base-fixes'	2022-10-30 21:04:42 -04:00
commit.h	rebase: be stricter when reading state files containing oids	2022-10-17 11:53:00 -07:00
common-main.c	…
config.c	Merge branch 'ds/bundle-uri-3'	2022-10-30 21:04:44 -04:00
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	…
configure.ac	…
connect.c	…
connect.h	…
connected.c	receive-pack: only use visible refs for connectivity check	2022-11-17 16:22:52 -05:00
connected.h	receive-pack: only use visible refs for connectivity check	2022-11-17 16:22:52 -05:00
convert.c	convert: mark unused parameter in null stream filter	2022-10-17 21:24:04 -07:00
convert.h	…
copy.c	…
credential.c	…
credential.h	…
csum-file.c	…
csum-file.h	…
ctype.c	…
daemon.c	…
date.c	date: mark unused parameters in handler functions	2022-10-17 21:24:04 -07:00
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.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 'rs/no-more-run-command-v'	2022-11-08 17:15:12 -05:00
diff.h	patch-id: use stable patch-id for rebases	2022-10-24 15:44:19 -07:00
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	…
dir-iterator.c	…
dir-iterator.h	…
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	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	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	…
fsck.h	fsck: document msg-id	2022-10-25 15:44:18 -07:00
fsmonitor--daemon.h	fsmonitor: deal with synthetic firmlinks on macOS	2022-10-05 11:05:23 -07:00
fsmonitor-ipc.c	replace and remove run_command_v_opt_tr2()	2022-10-30 14:04:48 -04:00
fsmonitor-ipc.h	fsmonitor: relocate socket file if .git directory is remote	2022-10-05 11:05:22 -07:00
fsmonitor-path-utils.h	fsmonitor: deal with synthetic firmlinks on macOS	2022-10-05 11:05:23 -07:00
fsmonitor-settings.c	fsmonitor: check for compatability before communicating with fsmonitor	2022-10-05 11:05:23 -07:00
fsmonitor-settings.h	fsmonitor: check for compatability before communicating with fsmonitor	2022-10-05 11:05:23 -07:00
fsmonitor.c	fsmonitor: fix leak of warning message	2022-10-10 22:16:56 -07:00
fsmonitor.h	…
generate-cmdlist.sh	…
generate-configlist.sh	…
generate-hooklist.sh	…
gettext.c	…
gettext.h	…
git-add--interactive.perl	…
git-archimport.perl	…
git-bisect.sh	bisect--helper: parse subcommand with OPT_SUBCOMMAND	2022-11-11 17:04:57 -05:00
git-compat-util.h	Merge branch 'ab/unused-annotation' into maint-2.38	2022-10-27 15:24:12 -07:00
git-curl-compat.h	…
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	submodule--helper: drop "update --prefix <pfx>" for "-C <pfx> update"	2022-11-08 14:55:30 -05:00
git-svn.perl	…
git-web--browse.sh	…
git.c	Merge branch 'ab/submodule-helper-prep-only'	2022-11-23 11:22:22 +09:00
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	Merge branch 'ab/grep-simplify-extended-expression'	2022-10-21 11:37:28 -07:00
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	Merge branch 'ab/doc-synopsis-and-cmd-usage'	2022-10-28 11:26:54 -07:00
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-push.c	…
http-walker.c	…
http.c	http: redact curl h2h3 headers in info	2022-11-14 17:42:46 -05:00
http.h	…
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.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	Merge branch 'rs/no-more-run-command-v'	2022-11-08 17:15:12 -05:00
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	refs: get rid of global list of hidden refs	2022-11-17 16:22:51 -05:00
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 branch 'en/ort-dir-rename-and-symlink-fix'	2022-10-30 21:04:43 -04:00
merge-ort.h	…
merge-recursive.c	…
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	Merge branch 'ab/unused-annotation'	2022-09-14 12:56:39 -07:00
notes.h	…
object-file.c	Merge branch 'jk/unused-anno-more'	2022-10-27 14:51:52 -07:00
object-name.c	…
object-store.h	…
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	…
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	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	…
parallel-checkout.c	…
parallel-checkout.h	…
parse-options-cb.c	…
parse-options.c	…
parse-options.h	…
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	…
pathspec.h	…
pkt-line.c	…
pkt-line.h	…
preload-index.c	…
pretty.c	Merge branch 'ab/unused-annotation'	2022-09-14 12:56:39 -07:00
pretty.h	…
prio-queue.c	…
prio-queue.h	…
progress.c	…
progress.h	…
promisor-remote.c	promisor-remote: die upon failing fetch	2022-10-05 11:06:53 -07:00
promisor-remote.h	promisor-remote: remove a return value	2022-10-05 11:06:52 -07:00
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	ref-filter: fix parsing of signatures with CRLF and no body	2022-11-02 21:36:04 -04:00
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	refs: unify parse_worktree_ref() and ref_type()	2022-09-19 11:11:11 -07:00
reflog.h	…
refs.c	refs: get rid of global list of hidden refs	2022-11-17 16:22:51 -05:00
refs.h	refs: get rid of global list of hidden refs	2022-11-17 16:22:51 -05:00
refspec.c	…
refspec.h	…
remote-curl.c	…
remote.c	…
remote.h	…
replace-object.c	…
replace-object.h	…
repo-settings.c	Merge branch 'es/mark-gc-cruft-as-experimental'	2022-11-08 17:14:48 -05:00
repository.c	…
repository.h	Merge branch 'es/mark-gc-cruft-as-experimental'	2022-11-08 17:14:48 -05:00
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	Merge branch 'ps/receive-use-only-advertised'	2022-11-23 11:22:25 +09:00
revision.h	Merge branch 'ps/receive-use-only-advertised'	2022-11-23 11:22:25 +09:00
run-command.c	Merge branch 'rs/no-more-run-command-v'	2022-11-08 17:15:12 -05:00
run-command.h	Merge branch 'rs/no-more-run-command-v'	2022-11-08 17:15:12 -05:00
scalar.c	Merge branch 'js/remove-stale-scalar-repos'	2022-11-23 11:22:23 +09:00
send-pack.c	…
send-pack.h	…
sequencer.c	Merge branch 'pw/rebase-no-reflog-action'	2022-11-23 11:22:24 +09:00
sequencer.h	sequencer: stop exporting GIT_REFLOG_ACTION	2022-11-09 18:15:43 -05:00
serve.c	…
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	Makefile: don't create a ".build/.build/" for cocci, fix output	2022-11-11 17:21:45 -05:00
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	index: raise a bug if the index is materialised more than once	2022-11-04 20:28:28 -04:00
sparse-index.h	…
split-index.c	…
split-index.h	…
stable-qsort.c	…
strbuf.c	…
strbuf.h	…
streaming.c	…
streaming.h	…
string-list.c	string-list: mark unused callback parameters	2022-10-17 21:24:04 -07:00
string-list.h	string-list: document iterator behavior on NULL input	2022-09-27 09:32:26 -07:00
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 'jt/submodule-on-demand'	2022-11-23 11:22:25 +09:00
submodule.h	submodule API & "absorbgitdirs": remove "----recursive" option	2022-11-08 14:55:30 -05:00
symlinks.c	…
tag.c	…
tag.h	…
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
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	list-objects-filter: add and use initializers	2022-09-12 08:38:59 -07:00
transport-internal.h	…
transport.c	Merge branch 'ds/bundle-uri-3'	2022-10-30 21:04:44 -04:00
transport.h	…
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	unpack-trees: add 'skip_cache_tree_update' option	2022-11-10 21:49:34 -05:00
unpack-trees.h	unpack-trees: add 'skip_cache_tree_update' option	2022-11-10 21:49:34 -05:00
upload-pack.c	refs: get rid of global list of hidden refs	2022-11-17 16:22:51 -05:00
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url.c	…
url.h	…
urlmatch.c	…
urlmatch.h	…
usage.c	…
userdiff.c	…
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utf8.c	…
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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 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