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
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474 link:v1.3.3/git.html[1.3.3],
475 link:v1.2.6/git.html[1.2.6],
476 link:v1.0.13/git.html[1.0.13].
485 Prints the Git suite version that the 'git' program came from.
488 Prints the synopsis and a list of the most commonly used
489 commands. If the option '--all' or '-a' is given then all
490 available commands are printed. If a Git command is named this
491 option will bring up the manual page for that command.
493 Other options are available to control how the manual page is
494 displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information,
495 because `git --help ...` is converted internally into `git
499 Run as if git was started in '<path>' instead of the current working
500 directory. When multiple `-C` options are given, each subsequent
501 non-absolute `-C <path>` is interpreted relative to the preceding `-C
504 This option affects options that expect path name like `--git-dir` and
505 `--work-tree` in that their interpretations of the path names would be
506 made relative to the working directory caused by the `-C` option. For
507 example the following invocations are equivalent:
509 git --git-dir=a.git --work-tree=b -C c status
510 git --git-dir=c/a.git --work-tree=c/b status
513 Pass a configuration parameter to the command. The value
514 given will override values from configuration files.
515 The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by
516 'git config' (subkeys separated by dots).
518 Note that omitting the `=` in `git -c foo.bar ...` is allowed and sets
519 `foo.bar` to the boolean true value (just like `[foo]bar` would in a
520 config file). Including the equals but with an empty value (like `git -c
521 foo.bar= ...`) sets `foo.bar` to the empty string.
523 --exec-path[=<path>]::
524 Path to wherever your core Git programs are installed.
525 This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH
526 environment variable. If no path is given, 'git' will print
527 the current setting and then exit.
530 Print the path, without trailing slash, where Git's HTML
531 documentation is installed and exit.
534 Print the manpath (see `man(1)`) for the man pages for
535 this version of Git and exit.
538 Print the path where the Info files documenting this
539 version of Git are installed and exit.
543 Pipe all output into 'less' (or if set, $PAGER) if standard
544 output is a terminal. This overrides the `pager.<cmd>`
545 configuration options (see the "Configuration Mechanism" section
549 Do not pipe Git output into a pager.
552 Set the path to the repository. This can also be controlled by
553 setting the GIT_DIR environment variable. It can be an absolute
554 path or relative path to current working directory.
557 Set the path to the working tree. It can be an absolute path
558 or a path relative to the current working directory.
559 This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE
560 environment variable and the core.worktree configuration
561 variable (see core.worktree in linkgit:git-config[1] for a
562 more detailed discussion).
565 Set the Git namespace. See linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for more
566 details. Equivalent to setting the `GIT_NAMESPACE` environment
570 Treat the repository as a bare repository. If GIT_DIR
571 environment is not set, it is set to the current working
574 --no-replace-objects::
575 Do not use replacement refs to replace Git objects. See
576 linkgit:git-replace[1] for more information.
578 --literal-pathspecs::
579 Treat pathspecs literally (i.e. no globbing, no pathspec magic).
580 This is equivalent to setting the `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS` environment
584 Add "glob" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting
585 the `GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`. Disabling
586 globbing on individual pathspecs can be done using pathspec
590 Add "literal" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting
591 the `GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`. Enabling
592 globbing on individual pathspecs can be done using pathspec
596 Add "icase" magic to all pathspec. This is equivalent to setting
597 the `GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS` environment variable to `1`.
602 We divide Git into high level ("porcelain") commands and low level
603 ("plumbing") commands.
605 High-level commands (porcelain)
606 -------------------------------
608 We separate the porcelain commands into the main commands and some
609 ancillary user utilities.
611 Main porcelain commands
612 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
614 include::cmds-mainporcelain.txt[]
620 include::cmds-ancillarymanipulators.txt[]
624 include::cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt[]
627 Interacting with Others
628 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
630 These commands are to interact with foreign SCM and with other
631 people via patch over e-mail.
633 include::cmds-foreignscminterface.txt[]
636 Low-level commands (plumbing)
637 -----------------------------
639 Although Git includes its
640 own porcelain layer, its low-level commands are sufficient to support
641 development of alternative porcelains. Developers of such porcelains
642 might start by reading about linkgit:git-update-index[1] and
643 linkgit:git-read-tree[1].
645 The interface (input, output, set of options and the semantics)
646 to these low-level commands are meant to be a lot more stable
647 than Porcelain level commands, because these commands are
648 primarily for scripted use. The interface to Porcelain commands
649 on the other hand are subject to change in order to improve the
652 The following description divides
653 the low-level commands into commands that manipulate objects (in
654 the repository, index, and working tree), commands that interrogate and
655 compare objects, and commands that move objects and references between
659 Manipulation commands
660 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
662 include::cmds-plumbingmanipulators.txt[]
665 Interrogation commands
666 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
668 include::cmds-plumbinginterrogators.txt[]
670 In general, the interrogate commands do not touch the files in
674 Synching repositories
675 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
677 include::cmds-synchingrepositories.txt[]
679 The following are helper commands used by the above; end users
680 typically do not use them directly.
682 include::cmds-synchelpers.txt[]
685 Internal helper commands
686 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
688 These are internal helper commands used by other commands; end
689 users typically do not use them directly.
691 include::cmds-purehelpers.txt[]
694 Configuration Mechanism
695 -----------------------
697 Git uses a simple text format to store customizations that are per
698 repository and are per user. Such a configuration file may look
703 # A '#' or ';' character indicates a comment.
708 ; Don't trust file modes
713 name = "Junio C Hamano"
714 email = "gitster@pobox.com"
718 Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust
719 their operation accordingly. See linkgit:git-config[1] for a
720 list and more details about the configuration mechanism.
723 Identifier Terminology
724 ----------------------
726 Indicates the object name for any type of object.
729 Indicates a blob object name.
732 Indicates a tree object name.
735 Indicates a commit object name.
738 Indicates a tree, commit or tag object name. A
739 command that takes a <tree-ish> argument ultimately wants to
740 operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences
741 <commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>.
744 Indicates a commit or tag object name. A
745 command that takes a <commit-ish> argument ultimately wants to
746 operate on a <commit> object but automatically dereferences
747 <tag> objects that point at a <commit>.
750 Indicates that an object type is required.
751 Currently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`.
754 Indicates a filename - almost always relative to the
755 root of the tree structure `GIT_INDEX_FILE` describes.
759 Any Git command accepting any <object> can also use the following
763 indicates the head of the current branch.
767 (i.e. a `refs/tags/<tag>` reference).
771 (i.e. a `refs/heads/<head>` reference).
773 For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see
774 "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[7].
777 File/Directory Structure
778 ------------------------
780 Please see the linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] document.
782 Read linkgit:githooks[5] for more details about each hook.
784 Higher level SCMs may provide and manage additional information in the
790 Please see linkgit:gitglossary[7].
793 Environment Variables
794 ---------------------
795 Various Git commands use the following environment variables:
799 These environment variables apply to 'all' core Git commands. Nb: it
800 is worth noting that they may be used/overridden by SCMS sitting above
801 Git so take care if using a foreign front-end.
804 This environment allows the specification of an alternate
805 index file. If not specified, the default of `$GIT_DIR/index`
808 'GIT_INDEX_VERSION'::
809 This environment variable allows the specification of an index
810 version for new repositories. It won't affect existing index
811 files. By default index file version 2 or 3 is used. See
812 linkgit:git-update-index[1] for more information.
814 'GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY'::
815 If the object storage directory is specified via this
816 environment variable then the sha1 directories are created
817 underneath - otherwise the default `$GIT_DIR/objects`
820 'GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES'::
821 Due to the immutable nature of Git objects, old objects can be
822 archived into shared, read-only directories. This variable
823 specifies a ":" separated (on Windows ";" separated) list
824 of Git object directories which can be used to search for Git
825 objects. New objects will not be written to these directories.
828 If the 'GIT_DIR' environment variable is set then it
829 specifies a path to use instead of the default `.git`
830 for the base of the repository.
831 The '--git-dir' command-line option also sets this value.
834 Set the path to the root of the working tree.
835 This can also be controlled by the '--work-tree' command-line
836 option and the core.worktree configuration variable.
839 Set the Git namespace; see linkgit:gitnamespaces[7] for details.
840 The '--namespace' command-line option also sets this value.
842 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES'::
843 This should be a colon-separated list of absolute paths. If
844 set, it is a list of directories that Git should not chdir up
845 into while looking for a repository directory (useful for
846 excluding slow-loading network directories). It will not
847 exclude the current working directory or a GIT_DIR set on the
848 command line or in the environment. Normally, Git has to read
849 the entries in this list and resolve any symlink that
850 might be present in order to compare them with the current
851 directory. However, if even this access is slow, you
852 can add an empty entry to the list to tell Git that the
853 subsequent entries are not symlinks and needn't be resolved;
855 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=/maybe/symlink::/very/slow/non/symlink'.
857 'GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM'::
858 When run in a directory that does not have ".git" repository
859 directory, Git tries to find such a directory in the parent
860 directories to find the top of the working tree, but by default it
861 does not cross filesystem boundaries. This environment variable
862 can be set to true to tell Git not to stop at filesystem
863 boundaries. Like 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES', this will not affect
864 an explicit repository directory set via 'GIT_DIR' or on the
868 If this variable is set to a path, non-worktree files that are
869 normally in $GIT_DIR will be taken from this path
870 instead. Worktree-specific files such as HEAD or index are
871 taken from $GIT_DIR. See linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] and
872 linkgit:git-worktree[1] for
873 details. This variable has lower precedence than other path
874 variables such as GIT_INDEX_FILE, GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY...
881 'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME'::
882 'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL'::
883 'GIT_COMMITTER_DATE'::
885 see linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]
890 Only valid setting is "--unified=??" or "-u??" to set the
891 number of context lines shown when a unified diff is created.
892 This takes precedence over any "-U" or "--unified" option
893 value passed on the Git diff command line.
895 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF'::
896 When the environment variable 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is set, the
897 program named by it is called, instead of the diff invocation
898 described above. For a path that is added, removed, or modified,
899 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 7 parameters:
901 path old-file old-hex old-mode new-file new-hex new-mode
905 <old|new>-file:: are files GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF can use to read the
906 contents of <old|new>,
907 <old|new>-hex:: are the 40-hexdigit SHA-1 hashes,
908 <old|new>-mode:: are the octal representation of the file modes.
910 The file parameters can point at the user's working file
911 (e.g. `new-file` in "git-diff-files"), `/dev/null` (e.g. `old-file`
912 when a new file is added), or a temporary file (e.g. `old-file` in the
913 index). 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' should not worry about unlinking the
914 temporary file --- it is removed when 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' exits.
916 For a path that is unmerged, 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 1
919 For each path 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called, two environment variables,
920 'GIT_DIFF_PATH_COUNTER' and 'GIT_DIFF_PATH_TOTAL' are set.
922 'GIT_DIFF_PATH_COUNTER'::
923 A 1-based counter incremented by one for every path.
925 'GIT_DIFF_PATH_TOTAL'::
926 The total number of paths.
930 'GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY'::
931 A number controlling the amount of output shown by
932 the recursive merge strategy. Overrides merge.verbosity.
933 See linkgit:git-merge[1]
936 This environment variable overrides `$PAGER`. If it is set
937 to an empty string or to the value "cat", Git will not launch
938 a pager. See also the `core.pager` option in
939 linkgit:git-config[1].
942 This environment variable overrides `$EDITOR` and `$VISUAL`.
943 It is used by several Git commands when, on interactive mode,
944 an editor is to be launched. See also linkgit:git-var[1]
945 and the `core.editor` option in linkgit:git-config[1].
949 If either of these environment variables is set then 'git fetch'
950 and 'git push' will use the specified command instead of 'ssh'
951 when they need to connect to a remote system.
952 The command will be given exactly two or four arguments: the
953 'username@host' (or just 'host') from the URL and the shell
954 command to execute on that remote system, optionally preceded by
955 '-p' (literally) and the 'port' from the URL when it specifies
956 something other than the default SSH port.
958 `$GIT_SSH_COMMAND` takes precedence over `$GIT_SSH`, and is interpreted
959 by the shell, which allows additional arguments to be included.
960 `$GIT_SSH` on the other hand must be just the path to a program
961 (which can be a wrapper shell script, if additional arguments are
964 Usually it is easier to configure any desired options through your
965 personal `.ssh/config` file. Please consult your ssh documentation
969 If this environment variable is set, then Git commands which need to
970 acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication)
971 will call this program with a suitable prompt as command-line argument
972 and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the 'core.askPass'
973 option in linkgit:git-config[1].
975 'GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT'::
976 If this environment variable is set to `0`, git will not prompt
977 on the terminal (e.g., when asking for HTTP authentication).
979 'GIT_CONFIG_NOSYSTEM'::
980 Whether to skip reading settings from the system-wide
981 `$(prefix)/etc/gitconfig` file. This environment variable can
982 be used along with `$HOME` and `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` to create a
983 predictable environment for a picky script, or you can set it
984 temporarily to avoid using a buggy `/etc/gitconfig` file while
985 waiting for someone with sufficient permissions to fix it.
988 If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such
989 as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log',
990 'git check-attr' and 'git check-ignore' will
991 force a flush of the output stream after each record have been
993 variable is set to "0", the output of these commands will be done
994 using completely buffered I/O. If this environment variable is
995 not set, Git will choose buffered or record-oriented flushing
996 based on whether stdout appears to be redirected to a file or not.
999 Enables general trace messages, e.g. alias expansion, built-in
1000 command execution and external command execution.
1002 If this variable is set to "1", "2" or "true" (comparison
1003 is case insensitive), trace messages will be printed to
1006 If the variable is set to an integer value greater than 2
1007 and lower than 10 (strictly) then Git will interpret this
1008 value as an open file descriptor and will try to write the
1009 trace messages into this file descriptor.
1011 Alternatively, if the variable is set to an absolute path
1012 (starting with a '/' character), Git will interpret this
1013 as a file path and will try to write the trace messages
1016 Unsetting the variable, or setting it to empty, "0" or
1017 "false" (case insensitive) disables trace messages.
1019 'GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS'::
1020 Enables trace messages for all accesses to any packs. For each
1021 access, the pack file name and an offset in the pack is
1022 recorded. This may be helpful for troubleshooting some
1023 pack-related performance problems.
1024 See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
1026 'GIT_TRACE_PACKET'::
1027 Enables trace messages for all packets coming in or out of a
1028 given program. This can help with debugging object negotiation
1029 or other protocol issues. Tracing is turned off at a packet
1030 starting with "PACK" (but see 'GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE' below).
1031 See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
1033 'GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE'::
1034 Enables tracing of packfiles sent or received by a
1035 given program. Unlike other trace output, this trace is
1036 verbatim: no headers, and no quoting of binary data. You almost
1037 certainly want to direct into a file (e.g.,
1038 `GIT_TRACE_PACKFILE=/tmp/my.pack`) rather than displaying it on
1039 the terminal or mixing it with other trace output.
1041 Note that this is currently only implemented for the client side
1042 of clones and fetches.
1044 'GIT_TRACE_PERFORMANCE'::
1045 Enables performance related trace messages, e.g. total execution
1046 time of each Git command.
1047 See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
1050 Enables trace messages printing the .git, working tree and current
1051 working directory after Git has completed its setup phase.
1052 See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
1054 'GIT_TRACE_SHALLOW'::
1055 Enables trace messages that can help debugging fetching /
1056 cloning of shallow repositories.
1057 See 'GIT_TRACE' for available trace output options.
1059 GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS::
1060 Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
1061 pathspecs literally, rather than as glob patterns. For example,
1062 running `GIT_LITERAL_PATHSPECS=1 git log -- '*.c'` will search
1063 for commits that touch the path `*.c`, not any paths that the
1064 glob `*.c` matches. You might want this if you are feeding
1065 literal paths to Git (e.g., paths previously given to you by
1066 `git ls-tree`, `--raw` diff output, etc).
1068 GIT_GLOB_PATHSPECS::
1069 Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
1070 pathspecs as glob patterns (aka "glob" magic).
1072 GIT_NOGLOB_PATHSPECS::
1073 Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
1074 pathspecs as literal (aka "literal" magic).
1076 GIT_ICASE_PATHSPECS::
1077 Setting this variable to `1` will cause Git to treat all
1078 pathspecs as case-insensitive.
1080 'GIT_REFLOG_ACTION'::
1081 When a ref is updated, reflog entries are created to keep
1082 track of the reason why the ref was updated (which is
1083 typically the name of the high-level command that updated
1084 the ref), in addition to the old and new values of the ref.
1085 A scripted Porcelain command can use set_reflog_action
1086 helper function in `git-sh-setup` to set its name to this
1087 variable when it is invoked as the top level command by the
1088 end user, to be recorded in the body of the reflog.
1090 `GIT_REF_PARANOIA`::
1091 If set to `1`, include broken or badly named refs when iterating
1092 over lists of refs. In a normal, non-corrupted repository, this
1093 does nothing. However, enabling it may help git to detect and
1094 abort some operations in the presence of broken refs. Git sets
1095 this variable automatically when performing destructive
1096 operations like linkgit:git-prune[1]. You should not need to set
1097 it yourself unless you want to be paranoid about making sure
1098 an operation has touched every ref (e.g., because you are
1099 cloning a repository to make a backup).
1101 `GIT_ALLOW_PROTOCOL`::
1102 If set, provide a colon-separated list of protocols which are
1103 allowed to be used with fetch/push/clone. This is useful to
1104 restrict recursive submodule initialization from an untrusted
1105 repository. Any protocol not mentioned will be disallowed (i.e.,
1106 this is a whitelist, not a blacklist). If the variable is not
1107 set at all, all protocols are enabled. The protocol names
1108 currently used by git are:
1110 - `file`: any local file-based path (including `file://` URLs,
1113 - `git`: the anonymous git protocol over a direct TCP
1114 connection (or proxy, if configured)
1116 - `ssh`: git over ssh (including `host:path` syntax,
1119 - `rsync`: git over rsync
1121 - `http`: git over http, both "smart http" and "dumb http".
1122 Note that this does _not_ include `https`; if you want both,
1123 you should specify both as `http:https`.
1125 - any external helpers are named by their protocol (e.g., use
1126 `hg` to allow the `git-remote-hg` helper)
1129 Discussion[[Discussion]]
1130 ------------------------
1132 More detail on the following is available from the
1133 link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[Git concepts chapter of the
1134 user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7].
1136 A Git project normally consists of a working directory with a ".git"
1137 subdirectory at the top level. The .git directory contains, among other
1138 things, a compressed object database representing the complete history
1139 of the project, an "index" file which links that history to the current
1140 contents of the working tree, and named pointers into that history such
1141 as tags and branch heads.
1143 The object database contains objects of three main types: blobs, which
1144 hold file data; trees, which point to blobs and other trees to build up
1145 directory hierarchies; and commits, which each reference a single tree
1146 and some number of parent commits.
1148 The commit, equivalent to what other systems call a "changeset" or
1149 "version", represents a step in the project's history, and each parent
1150 represents an immediately preceding step. Commits with more than one
1151 parent represent merges of independent lines of development.
1153 All objects are named by the SHA-1 hash of their contents, normally
1154 written as a string of 40 hex digits. Such names are globally unique.
1155 The entire history leading up to a commit can be vouched for by signing
1156 just that commit. A fourth object type, the tag, is provided for this
1159 When first created, objects are stored in individual files, but for
1160 efficiency may later be compressed together into "pack files".
1162 Named pointers called refs mark interesting points in history. A ref
1163 may contain the SHA-1 name of an object or the name of another ref. Refs
1164 with names beginning `ref/head/` contain the SHA-1 name of the most
1165 recent commit (or "head") of a branch under development. SHA-1 names of
1166 tags of interest are stored under `ref/tags/`. A special ref named
1167 `HEAD` contains the name of the currently checked-out branch.
1169 The index file is initialized with a list of all paths and, for each
1170 path, a blob object and a set of attributes. The blob object represents
1171 the contents of the file as of the head of the current branch. The
1172 attributes (last modified time, size, etc.) are taken from the
1173 corresponding file in the working tree. Subsequent changes to the
1174 working tree can be found by comparing these attributes. The index may
1175 be updated with new content, and new commits may be created from the
1176 content stored in the index.
1178 The index is also capable of storing multiple entries (called "stages")
1179 for a given pathname. These stages are used to hold the various
1180 unmerged version of a file when a merge is in progress.
1182 FURTHER DOCUMENTATION
1183 ---------------------
1185 See the references in the "description" section to get started
1186 using Git. The following is probably more detail than necessary
1187 for a first-time user.
1189 The link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[Git concepts chapter of the
1190 user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7] both provide
1191 introductions to the underlying Git architecture.
1193 See linkgit:gitworkflows[7] for an overview of recommended workflows.
1195 See also the link:howto-index.html[howto] documents for some useful
1198 The internals are documented in the
1199 link:technical/api-index.html[Git API documentation].
1201 Users migrating from CVS may also want to
1202 read linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7].
1207 Git was started by Linus Torvalds, and is currently maintained by Junio
1208 C Hamano. Numerous contributions have come from the Git mailing list
1209 <git@vger.kernel.org>. http://www.openhub.net/p/git/contributors/summary
1210 gives you a more complete list of contributors.
1212 If you have a clone of git.git itself, the
1213 output of linkgit:git-shortlog[1] and linkgit:git-blame[1] can show you
1214 the authors for specific parts of the project.
1219 Report bugs to the Git mailing list <git@vger.kernel.org> where the
1220 development and maintenance is primarily done. You do not have to be
1221 subscribed to the list to send a message there.
1225 linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7],
1226 linkgit:giteveryday[7], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7],
1227 linkgit:gitglossary[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7],
1228 linkgit:gitcli[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual],
1229 linkgit:gitworkflows[7]
1233 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite