6 git - the stupid content tracker
12 'git' [--version] [--help] [-C <path>] [-c <name>=<value>]
13 [--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] [--man-path] [--info-path]
14 [-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--bare]
15 [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] [--namespace=<name>]
16 [--super-prefix=<path>]
21 Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
22 unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
23 and full access to internals.
25 See linkgit:gittutorial[7] to get started, then see
26 linkgit:giteveryday[7] for a useful minimum set of
27 commands. The link:user-manual.html[Git User's Manual] has a more
28 in-depth introduction.
30 After you mastered the basic concepts, you can come back to this
31 page to learn what commands Git offers. You can learn more about
32 individual Git commands with "git help command". linkgit:gitcli[7]
33 manual page gives you an overview of the command-line command syntax.
35 A formatted and hyperlinked copy of the latest Git documentation
36 can be viewed at `https://git.github.io/htmldocs/git.html`.
42 Prints the Git suite version that the 'git' program came from.
45 Prints the synopsis and a list of the most commonly used
46 commands. If the option `--all` or `-a` is given then all
47 available commands are printed. If a Git command is named this
48 option will bring up the manual page for that command.
50 Other options are available to control how the manual page is
51 displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information,
52 because `git --help ...` is converted internally into `git
56 Run as if git was started in '<path>' instead of the current working
57 directory. When multiple `-C` options are given, each subsequent
58 non-absolute `-C <path>` is interpreted relative to the preceding `-C
61 This option affects options that expect path name like `--git-dir` and
62 `--work-tree` in that their interpretations of the path names would be
63 made relative to the working directory caused by the `-C` option. For
64 example the following invocations are equivalent:
66 git --git-dir=a.git --work-tree=b -C c status
67 git --git-dir=c/a.git --work-tree=c/b status
70 Pass a configuration parameter to the command. The value
71 given will override values from configuration files.
72 The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by
73 'git config' (subkeys separated by dots).
75 Note that omitting the `=` in `git -c foo.bar ...` is allowed and sets
76 `foo.bar` to the boolean true value (just like `[foo]bar` would in a
77 config file). Including the equals but with an empty value (like `git -c
78 foo.bar= ...`) sets `foo.bar` to the empty string which ` git config
79 --bool` will convert to `false`.
81 --exec-path[=<path>]::
82 Path to wherever your core Git programs are installed.
83 This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH
84 environment variable. If no path is given, 'git' will print
85 the current setting and then exit.
88 Print the path, without trailing slash, where Git's HTML
89 documentation is installed and exit.
92 Print the manpath (see `man(1)`) for the man pages for
93 this version of Git and exit.
96 Print the path where the Info files documenting this
97 version of Git are installed and exit.
101 Pipe all output into 'less' (or if set, $PAGER) if standard
102 output is a terminal. This overrides the `pager.<cmd>`
103 configuration options (see the "Configuration Mechanism" section
107 Do not pipe Git output into a pager.
110 Set the path to the repository. This can also be controlled by
111 setting the `GIT_DIR` environment variable. It can be an absolute
112 path or relative path to current working directory.
115 Set the path to the working tree. It can be an absolute path
116 or a path relative to the current working directory.
117 This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE
118 environment variable and the core.worktree configuration
119 variable (see core.worktree in linkgit:git-config[1] for a
120 more detailed discussion).
123 Set the Git namespace. See linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for more
124 details. Equivalent to setting the `GIT_NAMESPACE` environment
127 --super-prefix=<path>::
128 Currently for internal use only. Set a prefix which gives a path from
129 above a repository down to its root. One use is to give submodules
130 context about the superproject that invoked it.
133 Treat the repository as a bare repository. If GIT_DIR
134 environment is not set, it is set to the current working
137 --no-replace-objects::
138 Do not use replacement refs to replace Git objects. See
139 linkgit:git-replace[1] for more information.
141 --literal-pathspecs::
142 Treat pathspecs literally (i.e. no globbing, no pathspec magic).
143 This is equivalent to setting the `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS` environment
147 Add "glob" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting
148 the `GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`. Disabling
149 globbing on individual pathspecs can be done using pathspec
153 Add "literal" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting
154 the `GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`. Enabling
155 globbing on individual pathspecs can be done using pathspec
159 Add "icase" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting
160 the `GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`.
165 We divide Git into high level ("porcelain") commands and low level
166 ("plumbing") commands.
168 High-level commands (porcelain)
169 -------------------------------
171 We separate the porcelain commands into the main commands and some
172 ancillary user utilities.
174 Main porcelain commands
175 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
177 include::cmds-mainporcelain.txt[]
183 include::cmds-ancillarymanipulators.txt[]
187 include::cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt[]
190 Interacting with Others
191 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
193 These commands are to interact with foreign SCM and with other
194 people via patch over e-mail.
196 include::cmds-foreignscminterface.txt[]
199 Low-level commands (plumbing)
200 -----------------------------
202 Although Git includes its
203 own porcelain layer, its low-level commands are sufficient to support
204 development of alternative porcelains. Developers of such porcelains
205 might start by reading about linkgit:git-update-index[1] and
206 linkgit:git-read-tree[1].
208 The interface (input, output, set of options and the semantics)
209 to these low-level commands are meant to be a lot more stable
210 than Porcelain level commands, because these commands are
211 primarily for scripted use. The interface to Porcelain commands
212 on the other hand are subject to change in order to improve the
215 The following description divides
216 the low-level commands into commands that manipulate objects (in
217 the repository, index, and working tree), commands that interrogate and
218 compare objects, and commands that move objects and references between
222 Manipulation commands
223 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
225 include::cmds-plumbingmanipulators.txt[]
228 Interrogation commands
229 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
231 include::cmds-plumbinginterrogators.txt[]
233 In general, the interrogate commands do not touch the files in
237 Synching repositories
238 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
240 include::cmds-synchingrepositories.txt[]
242 The following are helper commands used by the above; end users
243 typically do not use them directly.
245 include::cmds-synchelpers.txt[]
248 Internal helper commands
249 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
251 These are internal helper commands used by other commands; end
252 users typically do not use them directly.
254 include::cmds-purehelpers.txt[]
257 Configuration Mechanism
258 -----------------------
260 Git uses a simple text format to store customizations that are per
261 repository and are per user. Such a configuration file may look
266 # A '#' or ';' character indicates a comment.
271 ; Don't trust file modes
276 name = "Junio C Hamano"
277 email = "gitster@pobox.com"
281 Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust
282 their operation accordingly. See linkgit:git-config[1] for a
283 list and more details about the configuration mechanism.
286 Identifier Terminology
287 ----------------------
289 Indicates the object name for any type of object.
292 Indicates a blob object name.
295 Indicates a tree object name.
298 Indicates a commit object name.
301 Indicates a tree, commit or tag object name. A
302 command that takes a <tree-ish> argument ultimately wants to
303 operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences
304 <commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>.
307 Indicates a commit or tag object name. A
308 command that takes a <commit-ish> argument ultimately wants to
309 operate on a <commit> object but automatically dereferences
310 <tag> objects that point at a <commit>.
313 Indicates that an object type is required.
314 Currently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`.
317 Indicates a filename - almost always relative to the
318 root of the tree structure `GIT_INDEX_FILE` describes.
322 Any Git command accepting any <object> can also use the following
326 indicates the head of the current branch.
330 (i.e. a `refs/tags/<tag>` reference).
334 (i.e. a `refs/heads/<head>` reference).
336 For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see
337 "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
340 File/Directory Structure
341 ------------------------
343 Please see the linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] document.
345 Read linkgit:githooks[5] for more details about each hook.
347 Higher level SCMs may provide and manage additional information in the
353 Please see linkgit:gitglossary[7].
356 Environment Variables
357 ---------------------
358 Various Git commands use the following environment variables:
362 These environment variables apply to 'all' core Git commands. Nb: it
363 is worth noting that they may be used/overridden by SCMS sitting above
364 Git so take care if using a foreign front-end.
367 This environment allows the specification of an alternate
368 index file. If not specified, the default of `$GIT_DIR/index`
371 `GIT_INDEX_VERSION`::
372 This environment variable allows the specification of an index
373 version for new repositories. It won't affect existing index
374 files. By default index file version 2 or 3 is used. See
375 linkgit:git-update-index[1] for more information.
377 `GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY`::
378 If the object storage directory is specified via this
379 environment variable then the sha1 directories are created
380 underneath - otherwise the default `$GIT_DIR/objects`
383 `GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES`::
384 Due to the immutable nature of Git objects, old objects can be
385 archived into shared, read-only directories. This variable
386 specifies a ":" separated (on Windows ";" separated) list
387 of Git object directories which can be used to search for Git
388 objects. New objects will not be written to these directories.
390 Entries that begin with `"` (double-quote) will be interpreted
391 as C-style quoted paths, removing leading and trailing
392 double-quotes and respecting backslash escapes. E.g., the value
393 `"path-with-\"-and-:-in-it":vanilla-path` has two paths:
394 `path-with-"-and-:-in-it` and `vanilla-path`.
397 If the `GIT_DIR` environment variable is set then it
398 specifies a path to use instead of the default `.git`
399 for the base of the repository.
400 The `--git-dir` command-line option also sets this value.
403 Set the path to the root of the working tree.
404 This can also be controlled by the `--work-tree` command-line
405 option and the core.worktree configuration variable.
408 Set the Git namespace; see linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for details.
409 The `--namespace` command-line option also sets this value.
411 `GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES`::
412 This should be a colon-separated list of absolute paths. If
413 set, it is a list of directories that Git should not chdir up
414 into while looking for a repository directory (useful for
415 excluding slow-loading network directories). It will not
416 exclude the current working directory or a GIT_DIR set on the
417 command line or in the environment. Normally, Git has to read
418 the entries in this list and resolve any symlink that
419 might be present in order to compare them with the current
420 directory. However, if even this access is slow, you
421 can add an empty entry to the list to tell Git that the
422 subsequent entries are not symlinks and needn't be resolved;
424 `GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=/maybe/symlink::/very/slow/non/symlink`.
426 `GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM`::
427 When run in a directory that does not have ".git" repository
428 directory, Git tries to find such a directory in the parent
429 directories to find the top of the working tree, but by default it
430 does not cross filesystem boundaries. This environment variable
431 can be set to true to tell Git not to stop at filesystem
432 boundaries. Like `GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES`, this will not affect
433 an explicit repository directory set via `GIT_DIR` or on the
437 If this variable is set to a path, non-worktree files that are
438 normally in $GIT_DIR will be taken from this path
439 instead. Worktree-specific files such as HEAD or index are
440 taken from $GIT_DIR. See linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] and
441 linkgit:git-worktree[1] for
442 details. This variable has lower precedence than other path
443 variables such as GIT_INDEX_FILE, GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY...
450 `GIT_COMMITTER_NAME`::
451 `GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL`::
452 `GIT_COMMITTER_DATE`::
454 see linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]
459 Only valid setting is "--unified=??" or "-u??" to set the
460 number of context lines shown when a unified diff is created.
461 This takes precedence over any "-U" or "--unified" option
462 value passed on the Git diff command line.
464 `GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF`::
465 When the environment variable `GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF` is set, the
466 program named by it is called, instead of the diff invocation
467 described above. For a path that is added, removed, or modified,
468 `GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF` is called with 7 parameters:
470 path old-file old-hex old-mode new-file new-hex new-mode
474 <old|new>-file:: are files GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF can use to read the
475 contents of <old|new>,
476 <old|new>-hex:: are the 40-hexdigit SHA-1 hashes,
477 <old|new>-mode:: are the octal representation of the file modes.
479 The file parameters can point at the user's working file
480 (e.g. `new-file` in "git-diff-files"), `/dev/null` (e.g. `old-file`
481 when a new file is added), or a temporary file (e.g. `old-file` in the
482 index). `GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF` should not worry about unlinking the
483 temporary file --- it is removed when `GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF` exits.
485 For a path that is unmerged, `GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF` is called with 1
488 For each path `GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF` is called, two environment variables,
489 `GIT_DIFF_PATH_COUNTER` and `GIT_DIFF_PATH_TOTAL` are set.
491 `GIT_DIFF_PATH_COUNTER`::
492 A 1-based counter incremented by one for every path.
494 `GIT_DIFF_PATH_TOTAL`::
495 The total number of paths.
499 `GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY`::
500 A number controlling the amount of output shown by
501 the recursive merge strategy. Overrides merge.verbosity.
502 See linkgit:git-merge[1]
505 This environment variable overrides `$PAGER`. If it is set
506 to an empty string or to the value "cat", Git will not launch
507 a pager. See also the `core.pager` option in
508 linkgit:git-config[1].
511 This environment variable overrides `$EDITOR` and `$VISUAL`.
512 It is used by several Git commands when, on interactive mode,
513 an editor is to be launched. See also linkgit:git-var[1]
514 and the `core.editor` option in linkgit:git-config[1].
518 If either of these environment variables is set then 'git fetch'
519 and 'git push' will use the specified command instead of 'ssh'
520 when they need to connect to a remote system.
521 The command will be given exactly two or four arguments: the
522 'username@host' (or just 'host') from the URL and the shell
523 command to execute on that remote system, optionally preceded by
524 `-p` (literally) and the 'port' from the URL when it specifies
525 something other than the default SSH port.
527 `$GIT_SSH_COMMAND` takes precedence over `$GIT_SSH`, and is interpreted
528 by the shell, which allows additional arguments to be included.
529 `$GIT_SSH` on the other hand must be just the path to a program
530 (which can be a wrapper shell script, if additional arguments are
533 Usually it is easier to configure any desired options through your
534 personal `.ssh/config` file. Please consult your ssh documentation
538 If this environment variable is set, it overrides Git's autodetection
539 whether `GIT_SSH`/`GIT_SSH_COMMAND`/`core.sshCommand` refer to OpenSSH,
540 plink or tortoiseplink. This variable overrides the config setting
541 `ssh.variant` that serves the same purpose.
544 If this environment variable is set, then Git commands which need to
545 acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication)
546 will call this program with a suitable prompt as command-line argument
547 and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the `core.askPass`
548 option in linkgit:git-config[1].
550 `GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT`::
551 If this environment variable is set to `0`, git will not prompt
552 on the terminal (e.g., when asking for HTTP authentication).
554 `GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM`::
555 Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide
556 `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` file. This environment variable can
557 be used along with `$HOME` and `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` to create a
558 predictable environment for a picky script, or you can set it
559 temporarily to avoid using a buggy `/etc/gitconfig` file while
560 waiting for someone with sufficient permissions to fix it.
563 If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such
564 as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log',
565 'git check-attr' and 'git check-ignore' will
566 force a flush of the output stream after each record have been
568 variable is set to "0", the output of these commands will be done
569 using completely buffered I/O. If this environment variable is
570 not set, Git will choose buffered or record-oriented flushing
571 based on whether stdout appears to be redirected to a file or not.
574 Enables general trace messages, e.g. alias expansion, built-in
575 command execution and external command execution.
577 If this variable is set to "1", "2" or "true" (comparison
578 is case insensitive), trace messages will be printed to
581 If the variable is set to an integer value greater than 2
582 and lower than 10 (strictly) then Git will interpret this
583 value as an open file descriptor and will try to write the
584 trace messages into this file descriptor.
586 Alternatively, if the variable is set to an absolute path
587 (starting with a '/' character), Git will interpret this
588 as a file path and will try to write the trace messages
591 Unsetting the variable, or setting it to empty, "0" or
592 "false" (case insensitive) disables trace messages.
594 `GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS`::
595 Enables trace messages for all accesses to any packs. For each
596 access, the pack file name and an offset in the pack is
597 recorded. This may be helpful for troubleshooting some
598 pack-related performance problems.
599 See `GIT_TRACE` for available trace output options.
602 Enables trace messages for all packets coming in or out of a
603 given program. This can help with debugging object negotiation
604 or other protocol issues. Tracing is turned off at a packet
605 starting with "PACK" (but see `GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE` below).
606 See `GIT_TRACE` for available trace output options.
608 `GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE`::
609 Enables tracing of packfiles sent or received by a
610 given program. Unlike other trace output, this trace is
611 verbatim: no headers, and no quoting of binary data. You almost
612 certainly want to direct into a file (e.g.,
613 `GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE=/tmp/my.pack`) rather than displaying it on
614 the terminal or mixing it with other trace output.
616 Note that this is currently only implemented for the client side
617 of clones and fetches.
619 `GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE`::
620 Enables performance related trace messages, e.g. total execution
621 time of each Git command.
622 See `GIT_TRACE` for available trace output options.
625 Enables trace messages printing the .git, working tree and current
626 working directory after Git has completed its setup phase.
627 See `GIT_TRACE` for available trace output options.
629 `GIT_TRACE_SHALLOW`::
630 Enables trace messages that can help debugging fetching /
631 cloning of shallow repositories.
632 See `GIT_TRACE` for available trace output options.
635 Enables a curl full trace dump of all incoming and outgoing data,
636 including descriptive information, of the git transport protocol.
637 This is similar to doing curl `--trace-ascii` on the command line.
638 This option overrides setting the `GIT_CURL_VERBOSE` environment
640 See `GIT_TRACE` for available trace output options.
642 `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS`::
643 Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
644 pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. For example,
645 running `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS=1 git log -- '*.c'` will search
646 for commits that touch the path `*.c`, not any paths that the
647 glob `*.c` matches. You might want this if you are feeding
648 literal paths to Git (e.g., paths previously given to you by
649 `git ls-tree`, `--raw` diff output, etc).
651 `GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS`::
652 Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
653 pathspecs as glob patterns (aka "glob" magic).
655 `GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS`::
656 Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
657 pathspecs as literal (aka "literal" magic).
659 `GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS`::
660 Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
661 pathspecs as case-insensitive.
663 `GIT_REFLOG_ACTION`::
664 When a ref is updated, reflog entries are created to keep
665 track of the reason why the ref was updated (which is
666 typically the name of the high-level command that updated
667 the ref), in addition to the old and new values of the ref.
668 A scripted Porcelain command can use set_reflog_action
669 helper function in `git-sh-setup` to set its name to this
670 variable when it is invoked as the top level command by the
671 end user, to be recorded in the body of the reflog.
674 If set to `1`, include broken or badly named refs when iterating
675 over lists of refs. In a normal, non-corrupted repository, this
676 does nothing. However, enabling it may help git to detect and
677 abort some operations in the presence of broken refs. Git sets
678 this variable automatically when performing destructive
679 operations like linkgit:git-prune[1]. You should not need to set
680 it yourself unless you want to be paranoid about making sure
681 an operation has touched every ref (e.g., because you are
682 cloning a repository to make a backup).
684 `GIT_ALLOW_PROTOCOL`::
685 If set to a colon-separated list of protocols, behave as if
686 `protocol.allow` is set to `never`, and each of the listed
687 protocols has `protocol.<name>.allow` set to `always`
688 (overriding any existing configuration). In other words, any
689 protocol not mentioned will be disallowed (i.e., this is a
690 whitelist, not a blacklist). See the description of
691 `protocol.allow` in linkgit:git-config[1] for more details.
693 `GIT_PROTOCOL_FROM_USER`::
694 Set to 0 to prevent protocols used by fetch/push/clone which are
695 configured to the `user` state. This is useful to restrict recursive
696 submodule initialization from an untrusted repository or for programs
697 which feed potentially-untrusted URLS to git commands. See
698 linkgit:git-config[1] for more details.
700 Discussion[[Discussion]]
701 ------------------------
703 More detail on the following is available from the
704 link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[Git concepts chapter of the
705 user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7].
707 A Git project normally consists of a working directory with a ".git"
708 subdirectory at the top level. The .git directory contains, among other
709 things, a compressed object database representing the complete history
710 of the project, an "index" file which links that history to the current
711 contents of the working tree, and named pointers into that history such
712 as tags and branch heads.
714 The object database contains objects of three main types: blobs, which
715 hold file data; trees, which point to blobs and other trees to build up
716 directory hierarchies; and commits, which each reference a single tree
717 and some number of parent commits.
719 The commit, equivalent to what other systems call a "changeset" or
720 "version", represents a step in the project's history, and each parent
721 represents an immediately preceding step. Commits with more than one
722 parent represent merges of independent lines of development.
724 All objects are named by the SHA-1 hash of their contents, normally
725 written as a string of 40 hex digits. Such names are globally unique.
726 The entire history leading up to a commit can be vouched for by signing
727 just that commit. A fourth object type, the tag, is provided for this
730 When first created, objects are stored in individual files, but for
731 efficiency may later be compressed together into "pack files".
733 Named pointers called refs mark interesting points in history. A ref
734 may contain the SHA-1 name of an object or the name of another ref. Refs
735 with names beginning `ref/head/` contain the SHA-1 name of the most
736 recent commit (or "head") of a branch under development. SHA-1 names of
737 tags of interest are stored under `ref/tags/`. A special ref named
738 `HEAD` contains the name of the currently checked-out branch.
740 The index file is initialized with a list of all paths and, for each
741 path, a blob object and a set of attributes. The blob object represents
742 the contents of the file as of the head of the current branch. The
743 attributes (last modified time, size, etc.) are taken from the
744 corresponding file in the working tree. Subsequent changes to the
745 working tree can be found by comparing these attributes. The index may
746 be updated with new content, and new commits may be created from the
747 content stored in the index.
749 The index is also capable of storing multiple entries (called "stages")
750 for a given pathname. These stages are used to hold the various
751 unmerged version of a file when a merge is in progress.
753 FURTHER DOCUMENTATION
754 ---------------------
756 See the references in the "description" section to get started
757 using Git. The following is probably more detail than necessary
758 for a first-time user.
760 The link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[Git concepts chapter of the
761 user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7] both provide
762 introductions to the underlying Git architecture.
764 See linkgit:gitworkflows[7] for an overview of recommended workflows.
766 See also the link:howto-index.html[howto] documents for some useful
769 The internals are documented in the
770 link:technical/api-index.html[Git API documentation].
772 Users migrating from CVS may also want to
773 read linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7].
778 Git was started by Linus Torvalds, and is currently maintained by Junio
779 C Hamano. Numerous contributions have come from the Git mailing list
780 <git@vger.kernel.org>. http://www.openhub.net/p/git/contributors/summary
781 gives you a more complete list of contributors.
783 If you have a clone of git.git itself, the
784 output of linkgit:git-shortlog[1] and linkgit:git-blame[1] can show you
785 the authors for specific parts of the project.
790 Report bugs to the Git mailing list <git@vger.kernel.org> where the
791 development and maintenance is primarily done. You do not have to be
792 subscribed to the list to send a message there.
796 linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7],
797 linkgit:giteveryday[7], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7],
798 linkgit:gitglossary[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7],
799 linkgit:gitcli[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual],
800 linkgit:gitworkflows[7]
804 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
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