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>]
20 Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
21 unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
22 and full access to internals.
24 See linkgit:gittutorial[7] to get started, then see
25 linkgit:giteveryday[7] for a useful minimum set of
26 commands. The link:user-manual.html[Git User's Manual] has a more
27 in-depth introduction.
29 After you mastered the basic concepts, you can come back to this
30 page to learn what commands Git offers. You can learn more about
31 individual Git commands with "git help command". linkgit:gitcli[7]
32 manual page gives you an overview of the command-line command syntax.
34 Formatted and hyperlinked version of the latest Git documentation
35 can be viewed at `http://git-htmldocs.googlecode.com/git/git.html`.
41 You are reading the documentation for the latest (possibly
42 unreleased) version of Git, that is available from the 'master'
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477 link:RelNotes/1.5.0.5.txt[1.5.0.5],
478 link:RelNotes/1.5.0.3.txt[1.5.0.3],
479 link:RelNotes/1.5.0.2.txt[1.5.0.2],
480 link:RelNotes/1.5.0.1.txt[1.5.0.1],
481 link:RelNotes/1.5.0.txt[1.5.0].
483 * documentation for release link:v1.4.4.4/git.html[1.4.4.4],
484 link:v1.3.3/git.html[1.3.3],
485 link:v1.2.6/git.html[1.2.6],
486 link:v1.0.13/git.html[1.0.13].
495 Prints the Git suite version that the 'git' program came from.
498 Prints the synopsis and a list of the most commonly used
499 commands. If the option '--all' or '-a' is given then all
500 available commands are printed. If a Git command is named this
501 option will bring up the manual page for that command.
503 Other options are available to control how the manual page is
504 displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information,
505 because `git --help ...` is converted internally into `git
509 Run as if git was started in '<path>' instead of the current working
510 directory. When multiple `-C` options are given, each subsequent
511 non-absolute `-C <path>` is interpreted relative to the preceding `-C
514 This option affects options that expect path name like `--git-dir` and
515 `--work-tree` in that their interpretations of the path names would be
516 made relative to the working directory caused by the `-C` option. For
517 example the following invocations are equivalent:
519 git --git-dir=a.git --work-tree=b -C c status
520 git --git-dir=c/a.git --work-tree=c/b status
523 Pass a configuration parameter to the command. The value
524 given will override values from configuration files.
525 The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by
526 'git config' (subkeys separated by dots).
528 Note that omitting the `=` in `git -c foo.bar ...` is allowed and sets
529 `foo.bar` to the boolean true value (just like `[foo]bar` would in a
530 config file). Including the equals but with an empty value (like `git -c
531 foo.bar= ...`) sets `foo.bar` to the empty string.
533 --exec-path[=<path>]::
534 Path to wherever your core Git programs are installed.
535 This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH
536 environment variable. If no path is given, 'git' will print
537 the current setting and then exit.
540 Print the path, without trailing slash, where Git's HTML
541 documentation is installed and exit.
544 Print the manpath (see `man(1)`) for the man pages for
545 this version of Git and exit.
548 Print the path where the Info files documenting this
549 version of Git are installed and exit.
553 Pipe all output into 'less' (or if set, $PAGER) if standard
554 output is a terminal. This overrides the `pager.<cmd>`
555 configuration options (see the "Configuration Mechanism" section
559 Do not pipe Git output into a pager.
562 Set the path to the repository. This can also be controlled by
563 setting the GIT_DIR environment variable. It can be an absolute
564 path or relative path to current working directory.
567 Set the path to the working tree. It can be an absolute path
568 or a path relative to the current working directory.
569 This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE
570 environment variable and the core.worktree configuration
571 variable (see core.worktree in linkgit:git-config[1] for a
572 more detailed discussion).
575 Set the Git namespace. See linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for more
576 details. Equivalent to setting the `GIT_NAMESPACE` environment
580 Treat the repository as a bare repository. If GIT_DIR
581 environment is not set, it is set to the current working
584 --no-replace-objects::
585 Do not use replacement refs to replace Git objects. See
586 linkgit:git-replace[1] for more information.
588 --literal-pathspecs::
589 Treat pathspecs literally (i.e. no globbing, no pathspec magic).
590 This is equivalent to setting the `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS` environment
594 Add "glob" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting
595 the `GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`. Disabling
596 globbing on individual pathspecs can be done using pathspec
600 Add "literal" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting
601 the `GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`. Enabling
602 globbing on individual pathspecs can be done using pathspec
606 Add "icase" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting
607 the `GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`.
612 We divide Git into high level ("porcelain") commands and low level
613 ("plumbing") commands.
615 High-level commands (porcelain)
616 -------------------------------
618 We separate the porcelain commands into the main commands and some
619 ancillary user utilities.
621 Main porcelain commands
622 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
624 include::cmds-mainporcelain.txt[]
630 include::cmds-ancillarymanipulators.txt[]
634 include::cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt[]
637 Interacting with Others
638 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
640 These commands are to interact with foreign SCM and with other
641 people via patch over e-mail.
643 include::cmds-foreignscminterface.txt[]
646 Low-level commands (plumbing)
647 -----------------------------
649 Although Git includes its
650 own porcelain layer, its low-level commands are sufficient to support
651 development of alternative porcelains. Developers of such porcelains
652 might start by reading about linkgit:git-update-index[1] and
653 linkgit:git-read-tree[1].
655 The interface (input, output, set of options and the semantics)
656 to these low-level commands are meant to be a lot more stable
657 than Porcelain level commands, because these commands are
658 primarily for scripted use. The interface to Porcelain commands
659 on the other hand are subject to change in order to improve the
662 The following description divides
663 the low-level commands into commands that manipulate objects (in
664 the repository, index, and working tree), commands that interrogate and
665 compare objects, and commands that move objects and references between
669 Manipulation commands
670 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
672 include::cmds-plumbingmanipulators.txt[]
675 Interrogation commands
676 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
678 include::cmds-plumbinginterrogators.txt[]
680 In general, the interrogate commands do not touch the files in
684 Synching repositories
685 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
687 include::cmds-synchingrepositories.txt[]
689 The following are helper commands used by the above; end users
690 typically do not use them directly.
692 include::cmds-synchelpers.txt[]
695 Internal helper commands
696 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
698 These are internal helper commands used by other commands; end
699 users typically do not use them directly.
701 include::cmds-purehelpers.txt[]
704 Configuration Mechanism
705 -----------------------
707 Git uses a simple text format to store customizations that are per
708 repository and are per user. Such a configuration file may look
713 # A '#' or ';' character indicates a comment.
718 ; Don't trust file modes
723 name = "Junio C Hamano"
724 email = "gitster@pobox.com"
728 Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust
729 their operation accordingly. See linkgit:git-config[1] for a
730 list and more details about the configuration mechanism.
733 Identifier Terminology
734 ----------------------
736 Indicates the object name for any type of object.
739 Indicates a blob object name.
742 Indicates a tree object name.
745 Indicates a commit object name.
748 Indicates a tree, commit or tag object name. A
749 command that takes a <tree-ish> argument ultimately wants to
750 operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences
751 <commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>.
754 Indicates a commit or tag object name. A
755 command that takes a <commit-ish> argument ultimately wants to
756 operate on a <commit> object but automatically dereferences
757 <tag> objects that point at a <commit>.
760 Indicates that an object type is required.
761 Currently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`.
764 Indicates a filename - almost always relative to the
765 root of the tree structure `GIT_INDEX_FILE` describes.
769 Any Git command accepting any <object> can also use the following
773 indicates the head of the current branch.
777 (i.e. a `refs/tags/<tag>` reference).
781 (i.e. a `refs/heads/<head>` reference).
783 For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see
784 "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
787 File/Directory Structure
788 ------------------------
790 Please see the linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] document.
792 Read linkgit:githooks[5] for more details about each hook.
794 Higher level SCMs may provide and manage additional information in the
800 Please see linkgit:gitglossary[7].
803 Environment Variables
804 ---------------------
805 Various Git commands use the following environment variables:
809 These environment variables apply to 'all' core Git commands. Nb: it
810 is worth noting that they may be used/overridden by SCMS sitting above
811 Git so take care if using a foreign front-end.
814 This environment allows the specification of an alternate
815 index file. If not specified, the default of `$GIT_DIR/index`
818 'GIT_INDEX_VERSION'::
819 This environment variable allows the specification of an index
820 version for new repositories. It won't affect existing index
821 files. By default index file version 2 or 3 is used. See
822 linkgit:git-update-index[1] for more information.
824 'GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY'::
825 If the object storage directory is specified via this
826 environment variable then the sha1 directories are created
827 underneath - otherwise the default `$GIT_DIR/objects`
830 'GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES'::
831 Due to the immutable nature of Git objects, old objects can be
832 archived into shared, read-only directories. This variable
833 specifies a ":" separated (on Windows ";" separated) list
834 of Git object directories which can be used to search for Git
835 objects. New objects will not be written to these directories.
838 If the 'GIT_DIR' environment variable is set then it
839 specifies a path to use instead of the default `.git`
840 for the base of the repository.
841 The '--git-dir' command-line option also sets this value.
844 Set the path to the root of the working tree.
845 This can also be controlled by the '--work-tree' command-line
846 option and the core.worktree configuration variable.
849 Set the Git namespace; see linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for details.
850 The '--namespace' command-line option also sets this value.
852 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES'::
853 This should be a colon-separated list of absolute paths. If
854 set, it is a list of directories that Git should not chdir up
855 into while looking for a repository directory (useful for
856 excluding slow-loading network directories). It will not
857 exclude the current working directory or a GIT_DIR set on the
858 command line or in the environment. Normally, Git has to read
859 the entries in this list and resolve any symlink that
860 might be present in order to compare them with the current
861 directory. However, if even this access is slow, you
862 can add an empty entry to the list to tell Git that the
863 subsequent entries are not symlinks and needn't be resolved;
865 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=/maybe/symlink::/very/slow/non/symlink'.
867 'GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM'::
868 When run in a directory that does not have ".git" repository
869 directory, Git tries to find such a directory in the parent
870 directories to find the top of the working tree, but by default it
871 does not cross filesystem boundaries. This environment variable
872 can be set to true to tell Git not to stop at filesystem
873 boundaries. Like 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES', this will not affect
874 an explicit repository directory set via 'GIT_DIR' or on the
878 If this variable is set to a path, non-worktree files that are
879 normally in $GIT_DIR will be taken from this path
880 instead. Worktree-specific files such as HEAD or index are
881 taken from $GIT_DIR. See linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] and
882 linkgit:git-worktree[1] for
883 details. This variable has lower precedence than other path
884 variables such as GIT_INDEX_FILE, GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY...
891 'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME'::
892 'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL'::
893 'GIT_COMMITTER_DATE'::
895 see linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]
900 Only valid setting is "--unified=??" or "-u??" to set the
901 number of context lines shown when a unified diff is created.
902 This takes precedence over any "-U" or "--unified" option
903 value passed on the Git diff command line.
905 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF'::
906 When the environment variable 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is set, the
907 program named by it is called, instead of the diff invocation
908 described above. For a path that is added, removed, or modified,
909 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 7 parameters:
911 path old-file old-hex old-mode new-file new-hex new-mode
915 <old|new>-file:: are files GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF can use to read the
916 contents of <old|new>,
917 <old|new>-hex:: are the 40-hexdigit SHA-1 hashes,
918 <old|new>-mode:: are the octal representation of the file modes.
920 The file parameters can point at the user's working file
921 (e.g. `new-file` in "git-diff-files"), `/dev/null` (e.g. `old-file`
922 when a new file is added), or a temporary file (e.g. `old-file` in the
923 index). 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' should not worry about unlinking the
924 temporary file --- it is removed when 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' exits.
926 For a path that is unmerged, 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 1
929 For each path 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called, two environment variables,
930 'GIT_DIFF_PATH_COUNTER' and 'GIT_DIFF_PATH_TOTAL' are set.
932 'GIT_DIFF_PATH_COUNTER'::
933 A 1-based counter incremented by one for every path.
935 'GIT_DIFF_PATH_TOTAL'::
936 The total number of paths.
940 'GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY'::
941 A number controlling the amount of output shown by
942 the recursive merge strategy. Overrides merge.verbosity.
943 See linkgit:git-merge[1]
946 This environment variable overrides `$PAGER`. If it is set
947 to an empty string or to the value "cat", Git will not launch
948 a pager. See also the `core.pager` option in
949 linkgit:git-config[1].
952 This environment variable overrides `$EDITOR` and `$VISUAL`.
953 It is used by several Git commands when, on interactive mode,
954 an editor is to be launched. See also linkgit:git-var[1]
955 and the `core.editor` option in linkgit:git-config[1].
959 If either of these environment variables is set then 'git fetch'
960 and 'git push' will use the specified command instead of 'ssh'
961 when they need to connect to a remote system.
962 The command will be given exactly two or four arguments: the
963 'username@host' (or just 'host') from the URL and the shell
964 command to execute on that remote system, optionally preceded by
965 '-p' (literally) and the 'port' from the URL when it specifies
966 something other than the default SSH port.
968 `$GIT_SSH_COMMAND` takes precedence over `$GIT_SSH`, and is interpreted
969 by the shell, which allows additional arguments to be included.
970 `$GIT_SSH` on the other hand must be just the path to a program
971 (which can be a wrapper shell script, if additional arguments are
974 Usually it is easier to configure any desired options through your
975 personal `.ssh/config` file. Please consult your ssh documentation
979 If this environment variable is set, then Git commands which need to
980 acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication)
981 will call this program with a suitable prompt as command-line argument
982 and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the 'core.askPass'
983 option in linkgit:git-config[1].
985 'GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT'::
986 If this environment variable is set to `0`, git will not prompt
987 on the terminal (e.g., when asking for HTTP authentication).
989 'GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM'::
990 Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide
991 `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` file. This environment variable can
992 be used along with `$HOME` and `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` to create a
993 predictable environment for a picky script, or you can set it
994 temporarily to avoid using a buggy `/etc/gitconfig` file while
995 waiting for someone with sufficient permissions to fix it.
998 If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such
999 as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log',
1000 'git check-attr' and 'git check-ignore' will
1001 force a flush of the output stream after each record have been
1003 variable is set to "0", the output of these commands will be done
1004 using completely buffered I/O. If this environment variable is
1005 not set, Git will choose buffered or record-oriented flushing
1006 based on whether stdout appears to be redirected to a file or not.
1009 Enables general trace messages, e.g. alias expansion, built-in
1010 command execution and external command execution.
1012 If this variable is set to "1", "2" or "true" (comparison
1013 is case insensitive), trace messages will be printed to
1016 If the variable is set to an integer value greater than 2
1017 and lower than 10 (strictly) then Git will interpret this
1018 value as an open file descriptor and will try to write the
1019 trace messages into this file descriptor.
1021 Alternatively, if the variable is set to an absolute path
1022 (starting with a '/' character), Git will interpret this
1023 as a file path and will try to write the trace messages
1026 Unsetting the variable, or setting it to empty, "0" or
1027 "false" (case insensitive) disables trace messages.
1029 'GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS'::
1030 Enables trace messages for all accesses to any packs. For each
1031 access, the pack file name and an offset in the pack is
1032 recorded. This may be helpful for troubleshooting some
1033 pack-related performance problems.
1034 See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
1036 'GIT_TRACE_PACKET'::
1037 Enables trace messages for all packets coming in or out of a
1038 given program. This can help with debugging object negotiation
1039 or other protocol issues. Tracing is turned off at a packet
1040 starting with "PACK" (but see 'GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE' below).
1041 See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
1043 'GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE'::
1044 Enables tracing of packfiles sent or received by a
1045 given program. Unlike other trace output, this trace is
1046 verbatim: no headers, and no quoting of binary data. You almost
1047 certainly want to direct into a file (e.g.,
1048 `GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE=/tmp/my.pack`) rather than displaying it on
1049 the terminal or mixing it with other trace output.
1051 Note that this is currently only implemented for the client side
1052 of clones and fetches.
1054 'GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE'::
1055 Enables performance related trace messages, e.g. total execution
1056 time of each Git command.
1057 See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
1060 Enables trace messages printing the .git, working tree and current
1061 working directory after Git has completed its setup phase.
1062 See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
1064 'GIT_TRACE_SHALLOW'::
1065 Enables trace messages that can help debugging fetching /
1066 cloning of shallow repositories.
1067 See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
1069 'GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS'::
1070 Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
1071 pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. For example,
1072 running `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS=1 git log -- '*.c'` will search
1073 for commits that touch the path `*.c`, not any paths that the
1074 glob `*.c` matches. You might want this if you are feeding
1075 literal paths to Git (e.g., paths previously given to you by
1076 `git ls-tree`, `--raw` diff output, etc).
1078 'GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS'::
1079 Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
1080 pathspecs as glob patterns (aka "glob" magic).
1082 'GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS'::
1083 Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
1084 pathspecs as literal (aka "literal" magic).
1086 'GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS'::
1087 Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
1088 pathspecs as case-insensitive.
1090 'GIT_REFLOG_ACTION'::
1091 When a ref is updated, reflog entries are created to keep
1092 track of the reason why the ref was updated (which is
1093 typically the name of the high-level command that updated
1094 the ref), in addition to the old and new values of the ref.
1095 A scripted Porcelain command can use set_reflog_action
1096 helper function in `git-sh-setup` to set its name to this
1097 variable when it is invoked as the top level command by the
1098 end user, to be recorded in the body of the reflog.
1100 'GIT_REF_PARANOIA'::
1101 If set to `1`, include broken or badly named refs when iterating
1102 over lists of refs. In a normal, non-corrupted repository, this
1103 does nothing. However, enabling it may help git to detect and
1104 abort some operations in the presence of broken refs. Git sets
1105 this variable automatically when performing destructive
1106 operations like linkgit:git-prune[1]. You should not need to set
1107 it yourself unless you want to be paranoid about making sure
1108 an operation has touched every ref (e.g., because you are
1109 cloning a repository to make a backup).
1111 'GIT_ALLOW_PROTOCOL'::
1112 If set, provide a colon-separated list of protocols which are
1113 allowed to be used with fetch/push/clone. This is useful to
1114 restrict recursive submodule initialization from an untrusted
1115 repository. Any protocol not mentioned will be disallowed (i.e.,
1116 this is a whitelist, not a blacklist). If the variable is not
1117 set at all, all protocols are enabled. The protocol names
1118 currently used by git are:
1120 - `file`: any local file-based path (including `file://` URLs,
1123 - `git`: the anonymous git protocol over a direct TCP
1124 connection (or proxy, if configured)
1126 - `ssh`: git over ssh (including `host:path` syntax,
1129 - `rsync`: git over rsync
1131 - `http`: git over http, both "smart http" and "dumb http".
1132 Note that this does _not_ include `https`; if you want both,
1133 you should specify both as `http:https`.
1135 - any external helpers are named by their protocol (e.g., use
1136 `hg` to allow the `git-remote-hg` helper)
1139 Discussion[[Discussion]]
1140 ------------------------
1142 More detail on the following is available from the
1143 link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[Git concepts chapter of the
1144 user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7].
1146 A Git project normally consists of a working directory with a ".git"
1147 subdirectory at the top level. The .git directory contains, among other
1148 things, a compressed object database representing the complete history
1149 of the project, an "index" file which links that history to the current
1150 contents of the working tree, and named pointers into that history such
1151 as tags and branch heads.
1153 The object database contains objects of three main types: blobs, which
1154 hold file data; trees, which point to blobs and other trees to build up
1155 directory hierarchies; and commits, which each reference a single tree
1156 and some number of parent commits.
1158 The commit, equivalent to what other systems call a "changeset" or
1159 "version", represents a step in the project's history, and each parent
1160 represents an immediately preceding step. Commits with more than one
1161 parent represent merges of independent lines of development.
1163 All objects are named by the SHA-1 hash of their contents, normally
1164 written as a string of 40 hex digits. Such names are globally unique.
1165 The entire history leading up to a commit can be vouched for by signing
1166 just that commit. A fourth object type, the tag, is provided for this
1169 When first created, objects are stored in individual files, but for
1170 efficiency may later be compressed together into "pack files".
1172 Named pointers called refs mark interesting points in history. A ref
1173 may contain the SHA-1 name of an object or the name of another ref. Refs
1174 with names beginning `ref/head/` contain the SHA-1 name of the most
1175 recent commit (or "head") of a branch under development. SHA-1 names of
1176 tags of interest are stored under `ref/tags/`. A special ref named
1177 `HEAD` contains the name of the currently checked-out branch.
1179 The index file is initialized with a list of all paths and, for each
1180 path, a blob object and a set of attributes. The blob object represents
1181 the contents of the file as of the head of the current branch. The
1182 attributes (last modified time, size, etc.) are taken from the
1183 corresponding file in the working tree. Subsequent changes to the
1184 working tree can be found by comparing these attributes. The index may
1185 be updated with new content, and new commits may be created from the
1186 content stored in the index.
1188 The index is also capable of storing multiple entries (called "stages")
1189 for a given pathname. These stages are used to hold the various
1190 unmerged version of a file when a merge is in progress.
1192 FURTHER DOCUMENTATION
1193 ---------------------
1195 See the references in the "description" section to get started
1196 using Git. The following is probably more detail than necessary
1197 for a first-time user.
1199 The link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[Git concepts chapter of the
1200 user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7] both provide
1201 introductions to the underlying Git architecture.
1203 See linkgit:gitworkflows[7] for an overview of recommended workflows.
1205 See also the link:howto-index.html[howto] documents for some useful
1208 The internals are documented in the
1209 link:technical/api-index.html[Git API documentation].
1211 Users migrating from CVS may also want to
1212 read linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7].
1217 Git was started by Linus Torvalds, and is currently maintained by Junio
1218 C Hamano. Numerous contributions have come from the Git mailing list
1219 <git@vger.kernel.org>. http://www.openhub.net/p/git/contributors/summary
1220 gives you a more complete list of contributors.
1222 If you have a clone of git.git itself, the
1223 output of linkgit:git-shortlog[1] and linkgit:git-blame[1] can show you
1224 the authors for specific parts of the project.
1229 Report bugs to the Git mailing list <git@vger.kernel.org> where the
1230 development and maintenance is primarily done. You do not have to be
1231 subscribed to the list to send a message there.
1235 linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7],
1236 linkgit:giteveryday[7], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7],
1237 linkgit:gitglossary[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7],
1238 linkgit:gitcli[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual],
1239 linkgit:gitworkflows[7]
1243 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite