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Jeff King b1ef400eec setup_git_env: avoid blind fall-back to ".git"
When we default to ".git" without having done any kind of
repository setup, the results quite often do what the user
expects.  But this has also historically been the cause of
some poorly behaved corner cases. These cases can be hard to
find, because they happen at the conjunction of two
relatively rare circumstances:

  1. We are running some code which assumes there's a
     repository present, but there isn't necessarily one
     (e.g., low-level diff code triggered by "git diff
     --no-index" might try to look at some repository data).

  2. We have an unusual setup, like being in a subdirectory
     of the working tree, or we have a .git file (rather
     than a directory), or we are running a tool like "init"
     or "clone" which may operate on a repository in a
     different directory.

Our test scripts often cover (1), but miss doing (2) at the
same time, and so the fallback appears to work but has
lurking bugs. We can flush these bugs out by refusing to do
the fallback entirely., This makes potential problems a lot
more obvious by complaining even for "usual" setups.

This passes the test suite (after the adjustments in the
previous patches), but there's a risk of regression for any
cases where the fallback usually works fine but the code
isn't exercised by the test suite.  So by itself, this
commit is a potential step backward, but lets us take two
steps forward once we've identified and fixed any such
instances.

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
2016-10-26 13:30:51 -07:00
block-sha1 sha1: provide another level of indirection for the SHA-1 functions 2015-11-05 10:35:11 -08:00
builtin find_unique_abbrev: use 4-buffer ring 2016-10-26 13:30:51 -07:00
ci travis-ci: build documentation 2016-05-10 11:19:07 -07:00
compat Merge branch 'rs/compat-strdup' into maint 2016-09-19 13:51:42 -07:00
contrib Merge branch 'jc/cocci-xstrdup-or-null' 2016-10-26 13:14:45 -07:00
Documentation Eleventh batch for 2.11 2016-10-26 13:28:47 -07:00
ewah ewah: convert to REALLOC_ARRAY, etc 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
git-gui git-gui 0.21.0 2016-10-20 09:33:17 -07:00
gitk-git Merge branch 'master' of git://ozlabs.org/~paulus/gitk 2016-03-20 18:05:10 -07:00
gitweb Merge branch 'ab/gitweb-abbrev-links' 2016-10-26 13:14:46 -07:00
mergetools mergetools: add support for ExamDiff 2016-04-04 09:15:14 -07:00
perl Merge branch 'mm/send-email-cc-cruft-after-address' 2016-10-26 13:14:53 -07:00
po git-gui i18n: Updated Bulgarian translation (565,0f,0u) 2016-10-20 11:12:50 +01:00
ppc sha1: provide another level of indirection for the SHA-1 functions 2015-11-05 10:35:11 -08:00
refs Merge branch 'jk/ref-symlink-loop' 2016-10-17 13:25:20 -07:00
t test-*-cache-tree: setup git dir 2016-10-26 13:30:51 -07:00
templates push options: {pre,post}-receive hook learns about push options 2016-07-14 15:50:17 -07:00
vcs-svn Merge branch 'mr/vcs-svn-printf-ulong' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:37 -07:00
xdiff Merge branch 'mh/diff-indent-heuristic' 2016-10-03 13:30:38 -07:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set file type for C files 2016-07-07 14:11:15 -07:00
.gitignore test helpers: move test-* to t/helper/ subdirectory 2016-04-15 10:12:19 -07:00
.mailmap add David Turner's Two Sigma address 2016-09-26 17:46:44 -07:00
.travis.yml Merge branch 'jk/tap-verbose-fix' 2016-10-26 13:14:54 -07:00
abspath.c Windows: shorten code by re-using convert_slashes() 2016-04-04 18:03:02 -07:00
aclocal.m4
advice.c i18n: advice: internationalize message for conflicts 2016-06-17 15:45:48 -07:00
advice.h pull: check if in unresolved merge state 2015-06-18 13:17:16 -07:00
alias.c convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
alloc.c
apply.c i18n: apply: mark error message for translation 2016-10-17 14:51:42 -07:00
apply.h apply: learn to use a different index file 2016-09-07 12:29:54 -07:00
archive-tar.c Merge branch 'jk/big-and-future-archive-tar' 2016-08-12 09:47:37 -07:00
archive-zip.c Merge branch 'rs/archive-zip-many' into maint 2015-09-03 19:18:01 -07:00
archive.c i18n: archive: mark errors for translation 2016-08-09 12:44:59 -07:00
archive.h
argv-array.c argv-array: add detach function 2016-02-22 14:50:32 -08:00
argv-array.h argv-array: add detach function 2016-02-22 14:50:32 -08:00
attr.c read info/{attributes,exclude} only when in repository 2016-10-26 13:30:51 -07:00
attr.h
base85.c
bisect.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
bisect.h bisect: simplify the addition of new bisect terms 2015-08-03 11:42:41 -07:00
blob.c
blob.h
branch.c worktree.c: check whether branch is rebased in another worktree 2016-04-22 14:09:38 -07:00
branch.h worktree.c: check whether branch is rebased in another worktree 2016-04-22 14:09:38 -07:00
builtin.h builtin: convert textconv_object to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
bulk-checkin.c use xsnprintf for generating git object headers 2015-09-25 10:18:18 -07:00
bulk-checkin.h
bundle.c bundle: don't leak an fd in case of early return 2016-04-01 10:33:18 -07:00
bundle.h
cache-tree.c cache: convert struct cache_entry to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
cache-tree.h cache-tree: introduce write_index_as_tree() 2015-08-04 22:02:11 -07:00
cache.h find_unique_abbrev: use 4-buffer ring 2016-10-26 13:30:51 -07:00
check-builtins.sh
check-racy.c check-racy.c: use error_errno() 2016-05-09 12:29:08 -07:00
check_bindir
color.c Merge branch 'jk/squelch-false-warning-from-gcc-o3' into maint 2016-09-19 13:51:41 -07:00
color.h Merge branch 'js/color-on-windows-comment' into maint 2016-07-28 11:25:55 -07:00
column.c use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
column.h
combine-diff.c diff_aligned_abbrev: use "struct oid" 2016-10-26 13:30:51 -07:00
command-list.txt Merge branch 'nd/multiple-work-trees' 2015-07-13 14:02:02 -07:00
commit-slab.h Merge branch 'vs/typofix' 2016-08-12 09:47:37 -07:00
commit.c Merge branch 'rs/copy-array' into maint 2016-10-11 14:18:32 -07:00
commit.h Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
common-main.c mingw: declare main()'s argv as const 2016-07-06 08:11:47 -07:00
config.c get_short_sha1: make default disambiguation configurable 2016-09-27 10:29:56 -07:00
config.mak.in
config.mak.uname Merge branch 'ew/build-time-pager-tweaks' 2016-08-08 14:48:44 -07:00
configure.ac Merge branch 'js/regexec-buf' 2016-10-17 13:25:21 -07:00
connect.c Merge branch 'va/i18n-more' 2016-09-26 16:09:18 -07:00
connect.h connect & http: support -4 and -6 switches for remote operations 2016-02-12 11:34:14 -08:00
connected.c check_connected: accept an env argument 2016-10-10 13:54:02 -07:00
connected.h check_connected: accept an env argument 2016-10-10 13:54:02 -07:00
convert.c i18n: convert mark error messages for translation 2016-10-17 14:51:45 -07:00
convert.h convert: unify the "auto" handling of CRLF 2016-07-06 11:53:51 -07:00
copy.c copy.c: use error_errno() 2016-05-09 12:29:08 -07:00
COPYING
credential-cache--daemon.c i18n: credential-cache--daemon: mark advice for translation 2016-10-17 14:51:47 -07:00
credential-cache.c add an extra level of indirection to main() 2016-07-01 15:09:10 -07:00
credential-store.c add an extra level of indirection to main() 2016-07-01 15:09:10 -07:00
credential.c credential: let empty credential specs reset helper list 2016-02-26 10:58:14 -08:00
credential.h
csum-file.c
csum-file.h
ctype.c
daemon.c Merge branch 'jk/common-main' into maint 2016-09-08 21:35:51 -07:00
date.c date: add "unix" format 2016-07-27 14:15:51 -07:00
decorate.c Remove get_object_hash. 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
decorate.h
delta.h
diff-delta.c
diff-lib.c cache: convert struct cache_entry to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
diff-no-index.c Merge branch 'jk/setup-sequence-update' 2016-09-21 15:15:24 -07:00
diff.c diff: handle sha1 abbreviations outside of repository 2016-10-26 13:30:51 -07:00
diff.h diff_aligned_abbrev: use "struct oid" 2016-10-26 13:30:51 -07:00
diffcore-break.c diff: rename struct diff_filespec's sha1_valid member 2016-06-28 11:39:02 -07:00
diffcore-delta.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
diffcore-order.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
diffcore-pickaxe.c Merge branch 'js/regexec-buf' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:45 -07:00
diffcore-rename.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
diffcore.h diff: rename struct diff_filespec's sha1_valid member 2016-06-28 11:39:02 -07:00
dir-iterator.c dir_iterator: new API for iterating over a directory tree 2016-06-20 11:38:21 -07:00
dir-iterator.h dir_iterator: new API for iterating over a directory tree 2016-06-20 11:38:21 -07:00
dir.c read info/{attributes,exclude} only when in repository 2016-10-26 13:30:51 -07:00
dir.h ls-files: add pathspec matching for submodules 2016-10-10 12:14:58 -07:00
editor.c editor.c: use error_errno() 2016-05-09 12:29:08 -07:00
entry.c streaming: make stream_blob_to_fd take struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
environment.c setup_git_env: avoid blind fall-back to ".git" 2016-10-26 13:30:51 -07:00
exec_cmd.c Merge branch 'ak/extract-argv0-last-dir-sep' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:47 -08:00
exec_cmd.h prepare_{git,shell}_cmd: use argv_array 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
fast-import.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
fetch-pack.c Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
fetch-pack.h fetch, upload-pack: --deepen=N extends shallow boundary by N commits 2016-06-13 14:38:16 -07:00
fmt-merge-msg.h
fsck.c fsck: handle bad trees like other errors 2016-09-27 14:09:10 -07:00
fsck.h fsck: give the error function a chance to see the fsck_options 2016-07-18 11:35:00 -07:00
generate-cmdlist.sh generate-cmdlist: re-implement as shell script 2015-08-25 11:24:31 -07:00
gettext.c gettext: add is_utf8_locale() 2016-07-01 12:44:57 -07:00
gettext.h gettext: add is_utf8_locale() 2016-07-01 12:44:57 -07:00
git-add--interactive.perl diff: improve positioning of add/delete blocks in diffs 2016-09-19 10:25:11 -07:00
git-archimport.perl
git-bisect.sh i18n: unmark die messages for translation 2016-06-17 15:46:10 -07:00
git-compat-util.h Merge branch 'jk/tighten-alloc' 2016-10-26 13:14:48 -07:00
git-cvsexportcommit.perl
git-cvsimport.perl Merge branch 'cn/cvsimport-perl-update' 2015-06-25 11:08:08 -07:00
git-cvsserver.perl typofix: assorted typofixes in comments, documentation and messages 2016-05-06 13:16:37 -07:00
git-difftool--helper.sh difftool: always honor fatal error exit codes 2016-08-15 15:24:05 -07:00
git-difftool.perl difftool: use Git::* functions instead of passing around state 2016-07-28 14:01:55 -07:00
git-filter-branch.sh Merge branch 'jk/filter-branch-no-index' into maint 2016-02-05 14:54:13 -08:00
git-instaweb.sh
git-merge-octopus.sh git-merge-octopus: do not capitalize "octopus" 2016-09-08 12:17:10 -07:00
git-merge-one-file.sh Merge branch 'jk/no-diff-emit-common' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:42 -08:00
git-merge-resolve.sh
git-mergetool--lib.sh Merge branch 'nf/mergetool-prompt' 2016-05-03 14:08:17 -07:00
git-mergetool.sh mergetool: honor -O<orderfile> 2016-10-11 10:04:31 -07:00
git-p4.py Spelling fixes 2016-08-11 14:35:42 -07:00
git-parse-remote.sh i18n: git-parse-remote.sh: mark strings for translation 2016-04-19 12:07:49 -07:00
git-quiltimport.sh git-quiltimport: add commandline option --series <file> 2015-09-01 11:10:07 -07:00
git-rebase--am.sh rebase: update comment about FreeBSD /bin/sh 2016-06-17 11:04:38 -07:00
git-rebase--interactive.sh Merge branch 'rt/rebase-i-broken-insn-advise' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:46 -07:00
git-rebase--merge.sh Merge branch 'em/newer-freebsd-shells-are-fine-with-returns' into maint 2016-07-06 13:06:41 -07:00
git-rebase.sh i18n: git-sh-setup.sh: mark strings for translation 2016-06-17 15:45:48 -07:00
git-relink.perl
git-remote-testgit.sh
git-request-pull.sh
git-send-email.perl Merge branch 'jc/send-email-skip-backup' 2016-07-11 10:31:04 -07:00
git-sh-i18n.sh i18n: rebase-interactive: mark here-doc strings for translation 2016-06-17 15:45:48 -07:00
git-sh-setup.sh Merge branch 'ew/build-time-pager-tweaks' 2016-08-08 14:48:44 -07:00
git-stash.sh i18n: stash: mark messages for translation 2016-09-21 10:20:43 -07:00
git-submodule.sh clone: pass --progress decision to recursive submodules 2016-09-22 11:22:47 -07:00
git-svn.perl git-svn: allow --version to work anywhere 2016-07-22 20:38:11 +00:00
GIT-VERSION-GEN git-gui: set version 0.21 2016-10-20 11:19:43 +01:00
git-web--browse.sh
git.c Merge branch 'jc/cocci-xstrdup-or-null' 2016-10-26 13:14:45 -07:00
git.rc
gpg-interface.c gpg-interface: use more status letters 2016-10-12 10:41:59 -07:00
gpg-interface.h verify-commit: add option to print raw gpg status information 2015-06-22 14:20:47 -07:00
graph.c Merge branch 'jk/graph-padding-fix' into maint 2016-10-11 14:19:03 -07:00
graph.h graph: add support for --line-prefix on all graph-aware output 2016-08-31 18:07:09 -07:00
grep.c Merge branch 'js/regexec-buf' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:45 -07:00
grep.h Merge branch 'jc/grep-commandline-vs-configuration' into maint 2016-08-10 11:55:29 -07:00
hashmap.c convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
hashmap.h
help.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
help.h
hex.c Merge branch 'rs/hex2chr' into maint 2016-09-19 13:51:43 -07:00
http-backend.c Merge branch 'ew/http-backend-batch-headers' 2016-08-12 09:47:38 -07:00
http-fetch.c common-main: call git_setup_gettext() 2016-07-01 15:09:10 -07:00
http-push.c Merge branch 'jk/common-main' into maint 2016-09-08 21:35:51 -07:00
http-walker.c http-walker: reduce O(n) ops with doubly-linked list 2016-07-12 15:17:42 -07:00
http.c Merge branch 'dt/http-empty-auth' 2016-10-17 13:25:18 -07:00
http.h Merge branch 'ep/http-curl-trace' 2016-07-06 13:38:06 -07:00
ident.c Merge branch 'jk/ident-ai-canonname-could-be-null' into maint 2016-10-03 13:22:32 -07:00
imap-send.c Merge branch 'jc/cocci-xstrdup-or-null' 2016-10-26 13:14:45 -07:00
INSTALL
iterator.h refs: introduce an iterator interface 2016-06-20 11:38:20 -07:00
khash.h convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
kwset.c
kwset.h
levenshtein.c convert trivial cases to ALLOC_ARRAY 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
levenshtein.h
LGPL-2.1
line-log.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
line-log.h
line-range.c
line-range.h
list-objects.c struct name_entry: use struct object_id instead of unsigned char sha1[20] 2016-04-25 14:23:42 -07:00
list-objects.h list-objects: pass full pathname to callbacks 2016-03-16 10:41:04 -07:00
list.h list: avoid incompatibility with *BSD sys/queue.h 2016-07-18 11:06:51 -07:00
ll-merge.c Merge branch 'jc/ll-merge-internal' 2016-05-17 14:38:32 -07:00
ll-merge.h
lockfile.c lockfile: improve error message when lockfile exists 2016-03-01 10:16:46 -08:00
lockfile.h mingw: ensure temporary file handles are not inherited by child processes 2016-08-23 09:09:55 -07:00
log-tree.c graph: add support for --line-prefix on all graph-aware output 2016-08-31 18:07:09 -07:00
log-tree.h
mailinfo.c Merge branch 'kd/mailinfo-quoted-string' 2016-10-03 13:30:38 -07:00
mailinfo.h mailinfo: handle in-body header continuations 2016-09-21 10:23:11 -07:00
mailmap.c cocci: refactor common patterns to use xstrdup_or_null() 2016-10-12 11:22:10 -07:00
mailmap.h
Makefile Merge branch 'jk/quarantine-received-objects' 2016-10-17 13:25:20 -07:00
match-trees.c match-trees: convert several leaf functions to use struct object_id 2016-04-25 14:26:29 -07:00
merge-blobs.c Merge branch 'jk/no-diff-emit-common' into maint 2016-03-10 11:13:42 -08:00
merge-blobs.h
merge-recursive.c Merge branch 'rs/cocci' 2016-10-17 13:25:21 -07:00
merge-recursive.h merge-recursive: offer an option to retain the output in 'obuf' 2016-08-01 11:45:30 -07:00
merge.c sequencer: lib'ify checkout_fast_forward() 2016-09-09 11:24:52 -07:00
mergesort.c
mergesort.h
mru.c add generic most-recently-used list 2016-07-29 11:05:07 -07:00
mru.h add generic most-recently-used list 2016-07-29 11:05:07 -07:00
name-hash.c convert trivial cases to FLEX_ARRAY macros 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
notes-cache.c notes: allow treeish expressions as notes ref 2016-01-12 15:10:01 -08:00
notes-cache.h
notes-merge.c Merge branch 'va/i18n-more' 2016-09-26 16:09:18 -07:00
notes-merge.h notes: extract enum notes_merge_strategy to notes-utils.h 2015-08-17 15:36:23 -07:00
notes-utils.c notes: allow treeish expressions as notes ref 2016-01-12 15:10:01 -08:00
notes-utils.h notes: extract parse_notes_merge_strategy to notes-utils 2015-08-17 15:38:32 -07:00
notes.c notes: convert init_notes to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
notes.h Merge branch 'jk/notes-merge-from-anywhere' 2016-02-03 14:15:59 -08:00
object.c Remove get_object_hash. 2015-11-20 08:02:05 -05:00
object.h upload-pack: add get_reachable_list() 2016-06-13 14:38:16 -07:00
pack-bitmap-write.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
pack-bitmap.c Merge branch 'jk/path-name-safety-2.6' into jk/path-name-safety-2.7 2016-03-16 10:42:32 -07:00
pack-bitmap.h
pack-check.c Merge branch 'jk/verify-packfile-gently' into maint 2016-10-11 14:21:36 -07:00
pack-objects.c
pack-objects.h pack-objects: break delta cycles before delta-search phase 2016-08-11 10:44:13 -07:00
pack-revindex.c use COPY_ARRAY 2016-09-25 16:44:13 -07:00
pack-revindex.h pack-revindex: store entries directly in packed_git 2015-12-21 14:36:28 -08:00
pack-write.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
pack.h fsck: use streaming interface for large blobs in pack 2016-07-13 09:15:29 -07:00
pager.c Merge branch 'jk/setup-sequence-update' 2016-09-21 15:15:24 -07:00
parse-options-cb.c Merge branch 'rs/cocci' 2016-10-17 13:25:21 -07:00
parse-options.c parse-options.c: make OPTION_COUNTUP respect "unspecified" values 2016-05-05 11:52:45 -07:00
parse-options.h Merge branch 'mh/diff-indent-heuristic' 2016-09-26 16:09:16 -07:00
patch-delta.c
patch-ids.c patch-ids: refuse to compute patch-id for merge commit 2016-09-12 13:45:01 -07:00
patch-ids.h rebase: avoid computing unnecessary patch IDs 2016-08-11 14:39:16 -07:00
path.c Merge branch 'jk/diff-submodule-diff-inline' 2016-09-12 15:34:31 -07:00
pathspec.c Merge branch 'ex/deprecate-empty-pathspec-as-match-all' 2016-10-26 13:14:56 -07:00
pathspec.h Merge branch 'bw/pathspec-remove-unused-extern-decl' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:34 -07:00
pkt-line.c introduce hex2chr() for converting two hexadecimal digits to a character 2016-09-07 10:42:46 -07:00
pkt-line.h
preload-index.c
pretty.c Merge branch 'mg/gpg-richer-status' 2016-10-26 13:14:45 -07:00
prio-queue.c
prio-queue.h
progress.c use xmallocz to avoid size arithmetic 2016-02-22 14:51:09 -08:00
progress.h
prompt.c
prompt.h
quote.c Merge branch 'nd/icase' into maint 2016-07-28 11:26:03 -07:00
quote.h Merge branch 'nd/icase' into maint 2016-07-28 11:26:03 -07:00
reachable.c reachable.c: use error_errno() 2016-05-09 12:29:08 -07:00
reachable.h
read-cache.c Merge branch 'tg/add-chmod+x-fix' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:47 -07:00
README.md README.md: format CLI commands with code syntax 2016-05-31 08:54:24 -07:00
ref-filter.c Merge branch 'rs/qsort' 2016-10-10 14:03:46 -07:00
ref-filter.h branch.c: use 'ref-filter' APIs 2015-09-25 08:54:54 -07:00
reflog-walk.c reflog: continue walking the reflog past root commits 2016-06-06 15:06:44 -07:00
reflog-walk.h convert "enum date_mode" into a struct 2015-06-29 11:39:07 -07:00
refs.c Merge branch 'jc/cocci-xstrdup-or-null' 2016-10-26 13:14:45 -07:00
refs.h Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
RelNotes Start preparing for 2.10.2 2016-10-11 14:24:02 -07:00
remote-curl.c Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
remote-testsvn.c common-main: call git_extract_argv0_path() 2016-07-01 15:09:10 -07:00
remote.c use strbuf_addstr() for adding constant strings to a strbuf, part 2 2016-09-15 12:23:38 -07:00
remote.h Merge branch 'jk/push-force-with-lease-creation' into maint 2016-09-08 21:35:53 -07:00
replace_object.c register_replace_ref(): rewrite to take an object_id argument 2015-05-25 12:19:35 -07:00
rerere.c cache: convert struct cache_entry to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
rerere.h Merge branch 'jc/rerere-multi' 2016-04-25 15:17:15 -07:00
resolve-undo.c cache: convert struct cache_entry to use struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
resolve-undo.h
revision.c Merge branch 'vn/revision-shorthand-for-side-branch-log' 2016-10-06 14:53:10 -07:00
revision.h Merge branch 'lt/pretty-expand-tabs' 2016-04-13 14:12:36 -07:00
run-command.c Merge branch 'ab/hooks' 2016-08-19 15:34:16 -07:00
run-command.h run-command: add pipe_command helper 2016-06-17 17:03:56 -07:00
send-pack.c cocci: refactor common patterns to use xstrdup_or_null() 2016-10-12 11:22:10 -07:00
send-pack.h push: accept push options 2016-07-14 15:50:41 -07:00
sequencer.c sequencer: ensure to release the lock when we could not read the index 2016-09-09 11:24:52 -07:00
sequencer.h
server-info.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
setup.c i18n: setup: mark error messages for translation 2016-08-09 12:44:59 -07:00
sh-i18n--envsubst.c remove unnecessary check before QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
sha1-array.c Merge branch 'rs/qsort' 2016-10-10 14:03:46 -07:00
sha1-array.h sha1_array: let callbacks interrupt iteration 2016-09-26 11:46:41 -07:00
sha1-lookup.c
sha1-lookup.h
sha1_file.c Merge branch 'jk/fetch-quick-tag-following' 2016-10-26 13:14:47 -07:00
sha1_name.c find_unique_abbrev: use 4-buffer ring 2016-10-26 13:30:51 -07:00
shallow.c Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
shell.c common-main: call git_setup_gettext() 2016-07-01 15:09:10 -07:00
shortlog.h shortlog: support outputting to streams other than stdout 2016-06-24 14:25:49 -07:00
show-index.c common-main: call git_setup_gettext() 2016-07-01 15:09:10 -07:00
sideband.c Merge branch 'lf/recv-sideband-cleanup' into maint 2016-08-08 14:21:41 -07:00
sideband.h sideband.c: make send_sideband() return void 2016-06-16 11:40:19 -07:00
sigchain.c sigchain: add command to pop all common signals 2015-12-16 12:06:08 -08:00
sigchain.h sigchain: add command to pop all common signals 2015-12-16 12:06:08 -08:00
split-index.c use COPY_ARRAY 2016-09-25 16:44:13 -07:00
split-index.h
strbuf.c link_alt_odb_entry: handle normalize_path errors 2016-10-10 13:52:36 -07:00
strbuf.h link_alt_odb_entry: handle normalize_path errors 2016-10-10 13:52:36 -07:00
streaming.c Merge branch 'jk/pack-objects-optim-mru' 2016-10-10 14:03:47 -07:00
streaming.h streaming: make stream_blob_to_fd take struct object_id 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
string-list.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
string-list.h
submodule-config.c Merge branch 'sb/submodule-update-dot-branch' 2016-08-10 12:33:20 -07:00
submodule-config.h submodule-config: keep configured branch around 2016-08-01 14:42:07 -07:00
submodule.c Merge branch 'rs/cocci' 2016-10-17 13:25:21 -07:00
submodule.h diff: teach diff to display submodule difference with an inline diff 2016-08-31 18:07:10 -07:00
symlinks.c
tag.c verify-tag: move tag verification code to tag.c 2016-04-22 14:06:46 -07:00
tag.h verify-tag: move tag verification code to tag.c 2016-04-22 14:06:46 -07:00
tar.h
tempfile.c mingw: ensure temporary file handles are not inherited by child processes 2016-08-23 09:09:55 -07:00
tempfile.h mingw: ensure temporary file handles are not inherited by child processes 2016-08-23 09:09:55 -07:00
thread-utils.c
thread-utils.h
tmp-objdir.c tmp-objdir: do not migrate files starting with '.' 2016-10-10 13:54:02 -07:00
tmp-objdir.h tmp-objdir: introduce API for temporary object directories 2016-10-10 13:54:02 -07:00
trace.c trace: do not fall back to stderr 2016-08-05 09:28:17 -07:00
trace.h pkt-line: support tracing verbatim pack contents 2015-06-16 13:24:22 -07:00
trailer.c cocci: refactor common patterns to use xstrdup_or_null() 2016-10-12 11:22:10 -07:00
trailer.h interpret-trailers: add option for in-place editing 2016-01-14 12:22:17 -08:00
transport-helper.c Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
transport.c Merge branch 'jk/alt-odb-cleanup' 2016-10-17 13:25:20 -07:00
transport.h Merge branch 'nd/shallow-deepen' 2016-10-10 14:03:50 -07:00
tree-diff.c Merge branch 'jk/avoid-unbounded-alloca' into maint 2016-07-06 13:06:39 -07:00
tree-walk.c fsck: handle bad trees like other errors 2016-09-27 14:09:10 -07:00
tree-walk.h fsck: handle bad trees like other errors 2016-09-27 14:09:10 -07:00
tree.c use QSORT 2016-09-29 15:42:18 -07:00
tree.h Merge branch 'jk/squelch-missing-link-warning-for-unreachable' into maint 2015-06-25 11:02:10 -07:00
unicode_width.h
unimplemented.sh unimplemented.sh: use the $( ... ) construct for command substitution 2015-12-27 15:33:13 -08:00
unix-socket.c
unix-socket.h
unpack-trees.c Merge branch 'rs/unpack-trees-reduce-file-scope-global' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:36 -07:00
unpack-trees.h
update_unicode.sh
upload-pack.c upload-pack: use priority queue in reachable() check 2016-10-11 14:27:56 -07:00
url.c introduce hex2chr() for converting two hexadecimal digits to a character 2016-09-07 10:42:46 -07:00
url.h
urlmatch.c
urlmatch.h
usage.c Merge branch 'cc/apply-am' 2016-09-19 13:47:18 -07:00
userdiff.c userdiff: add built-in pattern for CSS 2016-06-03 14:45:56 -07:00
userdiff.h diff: clarify textconv interface 2016-02-22 10:40:35 -08:00
utf8.c utf8: add function to align a string into given strbuf 2015-09-17 10:02:48 -07:00
utf8.h typofix: assorted typofixes in comments, documentation and messages 2016-05-06 13:16:37 -07:00
varint.c
varint.h
version.c
version.h
versioncmp.c
walker.c walker: let walker_say take arbitrary formats 2016-07-08 10:11:23 -07:00
walker.h walker: let walker_say take arbitrary formats 2016-07-08 10:11:23 -07:00
wildmatch.c typofix: assorted typofixes in comments, documentation and messages 2016-05-06 13:16:37 -07:00
wildmatch.h
worktree.c worktree: allow the main brach of a bare repository to be checked out 2016-10-14 09:58:58 -07:00
worktree.h worktree.c: add is_worktree_locked() 2016-06-13 11:53:14 -07:00
wrap-for-bin.sh wrap-for-bin.sh: regenerate bin-wrappers when switching branches 2016-05-10 13:23:34 -07:00
wrapper.c Merge branch 'sb/submodule-parallel-fetch' into maint 2016-07-28 11:26:02 -07:00
write_or_die.c write_or_die: drop write_or_whine_pipe() 2016-08-05 09:28:17 -07:00
ws.c
wt-status.c Merge branch 'js/libify-require-clean-work-tree' 2016-10-26 13:14:44 -07:00
wt-status.h wt-status: teach has_{unstaged,uncommitted}_changes() about submodules 2016-10-07 09:29:31 -07:00
xdiff-interface.c Merge branch 'js/regexec-buf' into maint 2016-09-29 16:49:45 -07:00
xdiff-interface.h Convert read_mmblob to take struct object_id. 2016-09-07 12:59:42 -07:00
zlib.c

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 http://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-.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 http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.

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