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3 | GIT - the stupid content tracker |
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7 | "git" can mean anything, depending on your mood. |
8 | ||
9 | - random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not | |
10 | actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a | |
90c4851b | 11 | mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant. |
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12 | - stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the |
13 | dictionary of slang. | |
14 | - "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually | |
556b6600 | 15 | works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room. |
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16 | - "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks |
17 | ||
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18 | Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an |
19 | unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations | |
20 | and full access to internals. | |
21 | ||
22 | Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License. | |
23 | It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of | |
24 | hackers around the net. It is currently maintained by Junio C Hamano. | |
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26 | Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions. | |
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8a124b82 | 28 | See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see |
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29 | Documentation/everyday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and |
30 | Documentation/git-commandname.txt for documentation of each command. | |
31 | If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be | |
32 | read with "man gittutorial" or "git help tutorial", and the | |
33 | documentation of each command with "man git-commandname" or "git help | |
34 | commandname". | |
35 | ||
36 | CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt | |
37 | ("man gitcvs-migration" or "git help cvs-migration" if git is | |
38 | installed). | |
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39 | |
40 | Many Git online resources are accessible from http://git.or.cz/ | |
41 | including full documentation and Git related tools. | |
42 | ||
43 | The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git | |
44 | mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature | |
45 | requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org. To subscribe | |
46 | to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to | |
47 | majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are available at | |
48 | http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=git and other archival sites. | |
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49 | |
50 | The messages titled "A note from the maintainer", "What's in | |
51 | git.git (stable)" and "What's cooking in git.git (topics)" and | |
52 | the discussion following them on the mailing list give a good | |
53 | reference for project status, development direction and | |
54 | remaining tasks. |