6 git - the stupid content tracker
12 'git' [--version] [--exec-path[=GIT_EXEC_PATH]] [--html-path]
13 [-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects]
14 [--bare] [--git-dir=GIT_DIR] [--work-tree=GIT_WORK_TREE]
16 [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]
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 link:everyday.html[Everyday Git] for a useful minimum set of commands, and
26 "man git-commandname" for documentation of each command. CVS users may
27 also want to read linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7]. See
28 the link:user-manual.html[Git User's Manual] for a more in-depth
31 The COMMAND is either a name of a Git command (see below) or an alias
32 as defined in the configuration file (see linkgit:git-config[1]).
34 Formatted and hyperlinked version of the latest git
35 documentation can be viewed at
36 `http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/`.
42 You are reading the documentation for the latest (possibly
43 unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master'
44 branch of the `git.git` repository.
45 Documentation for older releases are available here:
47 * link:v1.7.3.1/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.3.1]
50 link:RelNotes/1.7.3.1.txt[1.7.3.1],
51 link:RelNotes/1.7.3.txt[1.7.3].
53 * link:v1.7.2.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.2.3]
56 link:RelNotes/1.7.2.3.txt[1.7.2.3],
57 link:RelNotes/1.7.2.2.txt[1.7.2.2],
58 link:RelNotes/1.7.2.1.txt[1.7.2.1],
59 link:RelNotes/1.7.2.txt[1.7.2].
61 * link:v1.7.1.2/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.1.2]
64 link:RelNotes/1.7.1.2.txt[1.7.1.2],
65 link:RelNotes/1.7.1.1.txt[1.7.1.1],
66 link:RelNotes/1.7.1.txt[1.7.1].
68 * link:v1.7.0.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.0.7]
71 link:RelNotes/1.7.0.7.txt[1.7.0.7],
72 link:RelNotes/1.7.0.6.txt[1.7.0.6],
73 link:RelNotes/1.7.0.5.txt[1.7.0.5],
74 link:RelNotes/1.7.0.4.txt[1.7.0.4],
75 link:RelNotes/1.7.0.3.txt[1.7.0.3],
76 link:RelNotes/1.7.0.2.txt[1.7.0.2],
77 link:RelNotes/1.7.0.1.txt[1.7.0.1],
78 link:RelNotes/1.7.0.txt[1.7.0].
80 * link:v1.6.6.2/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.6.2]
83 link:RelNotes/1.6.6.2.txt[1.6.6.2],
84 link:RelNotes/1.6.6.1.txt[1.6.6.1],
85 link:RelNotes/1.6.6.txt[1.6.6].
87 * link:v1.6.5.8/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.5.8]
90 link:RelNotes/1.6.5.8.txt[1.6.5.8],
91 link:RelNotes/1.6.5.7.txt[1.6.5.7],
92 link:RelNotes/1.6.5.6.txt[1.6.5.6],
93 link:RelNotes/1.6.5.5.txt[1.6.5.5],
94 link:RelNotes/1.6.5.4.txt[1.6.5.4],
95 link:RelNotes/1.6.5.3.txt[1.6.5.3],
96 link:RelNotes/1.6.5.2.txt[1.6.5.2],
97 link:RelNotes/1.6.5.1.txt[1.6.5.1],
98 link:RelNotes/1.6.5.txt[1.6.5].
100 * link:v1.6.4.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.4.4]
103 link:RelNotes/1.6.4.4.txt[1.6.4.4],
104 link:RelNotes/1.6.4.3.txt[1.6.4.3],
105 link:RelNotes/1.6.4.2.txt[1.6.4.2],
106 link:RelNotes/1.6.4.1.txt[1.6.4.1],
107 link:RelNotes/1.6.4.txt[1.6.4].
109 * link:v1.6.3.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.3.4]
112 link:RelNotes/1.6.3.4.txt[1.6.3.4],
113 link:RelNotes/1.6.3.3.txt[1.6.3.3],
114 link:RelNotes/1.6.3.2.txt[1.6.3.2],
115 link:RelNotes/1.6.3.1.txt[1.6.3.1],
116 link:RelNotes/1.6.3.txt[1.6.3].
119 link:RelNotes/1.6.2.5.txt[1.6.2.5],
120 link:RelNotes/1.6.2.4.txt[1.6.2.4],
121 link:RelNotes/1.6.2.3.txt[1.6.2.3],
122 link:RelNotes/1.6.2.2.txt[1.6.2.2],
123 link:RelNotes/1.6.2.1.txt[1.6.2.1],
124 link:RelNotes/1.6.2.txt[1.6.2].
126 * link:v1.6.1.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.1.3]
129 link:RelNotes/1.6.1.3.txt[1.6.1.3],
130 link:RelNotes/1.6.1.2.txt[1.6.1.2],
131 link:RelNotes/1.6.1.1.txt[1.6.1.1],
132 link:RelNotes/1.6.1.txt[1.6.1].
134 * link:v1.6.0.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.6.0.6]
137 link:RelNotes/1.6.0.6.txt[1.6.0.6],
138 link:RelNotes/1.6.0.5.txt[1.6.0.5],
139 link:RelNotes/1.6.0.4.txt[1.6.0.4],
140 link:RelNotes/1.6.0.3.txt[1.6.0.3],
141 link:RelNotes/1.6.0.2.txt[1.6.0.2],
142 link:RelNotes/1.6.0.1.txt[1.6.0.1],
143 link:RelNotes/1.6.0.txt[1.6.0].
145 * link:v1.5.6.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.6.6]
148 link:RelNotes/1.5.6.6.txt[1.5.6.6],
149 link:RelNotes/1.5.6.5.txt[1.5.6.5],
150 link:RelNotes/1.5.6.4.txt[1.5.6.4],
151 link:RelNotes/1.5.6.3.txt[1.5.6.3],
152 link:RelNotes/1.5.6.2.txt[1.5.6.2],
153 link:RelNotes/1.5.6.1.txt[1.5.6.1],
154 link:RelNotes/1.5.6.txt[1.5.6].
156 * link:v1.5.5.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.5.6]
159 link:RelNotes/1.5.5.6.txt[1.5.5.6],
160 link:RelNotes/1.5.5.5.txt[1.5.5.5],
161 link:RelNotes/1.5.5.4.txt[1.5.5.4],
162 link:RelNotes/1.5.5.3.txt[1.5.5.3],
163 link:RelNotes/1.5.5.2.txt[1.5.5.2],
164 link:RelNotes/1.5.5.1.txt[1.5.5.1],
165 link:RelNotes/1.5.5.txt[1.5.5].
167 * link:v1.5.4.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.4.7]
170 link:RelNotes/1.5.4.7.txt[1.5.4.7],
171 link:RelNotes/1.5.4.6.txt[1.5.4.6],
172 link:RelNotes/1.5.4.5.txt[1.5.4.5],
173 link:RelNotes/1.5.4.4.txt[1.5.4.4],
174 link:RelNotes/1.5.4.3.txt[1.5.4.3],
175 link:RelNotes/1.5.4.2.txt[1.5.4.2],
176 link:RelNotes/1.5.4.1.txt[1.5.4.1],
177 link:RelNotes/1.5.4.txt[1.5.4].
179 * link:v1.5.3.8/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.3.8]
182 link:RelNotes/1.5.3.8.txt[1.5.3.8],
183 link:RelNotes/1.5.3.7.txt[1.5.3.7],
184 link:RelNotes/1.5.3.6.txt[1.5.3.6],
185 link:RelNotes/1.5.3.5.txt[1.5.3.5],
186 link:RelNotes/1.5.3.4.txt[1.5.3.4],
187 link:RelNotes/1.5.3.3.txt[1.5.3.3],
188 link:RelNotes/1.5.3.2.txt[1.5.3.2],
189 link:RelNotes/1.5.3.1.txt[1.5.3.1],
190 link:RelNotes/1.5.3.txt[1.5.3].
192 * link:v1.5.2.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.2.5]
195 link:RelNotes/1.5.2.5.txt[1.5.2.5],
196 link:RelNotes/1.5.2.4.txt[1.5.2.4],
197 link:RelNotes/1.5.2.3.txt[1.5.2.3],
198 link:RelNotes/1.5.2.2.txt[1.5.2.2],
199 link:RelNotes/1.5.2.1.txt[1.5.2.1],
200 link:RelNotes/1.5.2.txt[1.5.2].
202 * link:v1.5.1.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.1.6]
205 link:RelNotes/1.5.1.6.txt[1.5.1.6],
206 link:RelNotes/1.5.1.5.txt[1.5.1.5],
207 link:RelNotes/1.5.1.4.txt[1.5.1.4],
208 link:RelNotes/1.5.1.3.txt[1.5.1.3],
209 link:RelNotes/1.5.1.2.txt[1.5.1.2],
210 link:RelNotes/1.5.1.1.txt[1.5.1.1],
211 link:RelNotes/1.5.1.txt[1.5.1].
213 * link:v1.5.0.7/git.html[documentation for release 1.5.0.7]
216 link:RelNotes/1.5.0.7.txt[1.5.0.7],
217 link:RelNotes/1.5.0.6.txt[1.5.0.6],
218 link:RelNotes/1.5.0.5.txt[1.5.0.5],
219 link:RelNotes/1.5.0.3.txt[1.5.0.3],
220 link:RelNotes/1.5.0.2.txt[1.5.0.2],
221 link:RelNotes/1.5.0.1.txt[1.5.0.1],
222 link:RelNotes/1.5.0.txt[1.5.0].
224 * documentation for release link:v1.4.4.4/git.html[1.4.4.4],
225 link:v1.3.3/git.html[1.3.3],
226 link:v1.2.6/git.html[1.2.6],
227 link:v1.0.13/git.html[1.0.13].
236 Prints the git suite version that the 'git' program came from.
239 Prints the synopsis and a list of the most commonly used
240 commands. If the option '--all' or '-a' is given then all
241 available commands are printed. If a git command is named this
242 option will bring up the manual page for that command.
244 Other options are available to control how the manual page is
245 displayed. See linkgit:git-help[1] for more information,
246 because `git --help ...` is converted internally into `git
250 Pass a configuration parameter to the command. The value
251 given will override values from configuration files.
252 The <name> is expected in the same format as listed by
253 'git config' (subkeys separated by dots).
256 Path to wherever your core git programs are installed.
257 This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_EXEC_PATH
258 environment variable. If no path is given, 'git' will print
259 the current setting and then exit.
262 Print the path to wherever your git HTML documentation is installed
267 Pipe all output into 'less' (or if set, $PAGER) if standard
268 output is a terminal. This overrides the `pager.<cmd>`
269 configuration options (see the "Configuration Mechanism" section
273 Do not pipe git output into a pager.
276 Set the path to the repository. This can also be controlled by
277 setting the GIT_DIR environment variable. It can be an absolute
278 path or relative path to current working directory.
281 Set the path to the working tree. The value will not be
282 used in combination with repositories found automatically in
283 a .git directory (i.e. $GIT_DIR is not set).
284 This can also be controlled by setting the GIT_WORK_TREE
285 environment variable and the core.worktree configuration
286 variable. It can be an absolute path or relative path to
287 the directory specified by --git-dir or GIT_DIR.
288 Note: If --git-dir or GIT_DIR are specified but none of
289 --work-tree, GIT_WORK_TREE and core.worktree is specified,
290 the current working directory is regarded as the top directory
291 of your working tree.
294 Treat the repository as a bare repository. If GIT_DIR
295 environment is not set, it is set to the current working
298 --no-replace-objects::
299 Do not use replacement refs to replace git objects. See
300 linkgit:git-replace[1] for more information.
303 FURTHER DOCUMENTATION
304 ---------------------
306 See the references above to get started using git. The following is
307 probably more detail than necessary for a first-time user.
309 The link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[git concepts chapter of the
310 user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7] both provide
311 introductions to the underlying git architecture.
313 See linkgit:gitworkflows[7] for an overview of recommended workflows.
315 See also the link:howto-index.html[howto] documents for some useful
318 The internals are documented in the
319 link:technical/api-index.html[GIT API documentation].
324 We divide git into high level ("porcelain") commands and low level
325 ("plumbing") commands.
327 High-level commands (porcelain)
328 -------------------------------
330 We separate the porcelain commands into the main commands and some
331 ancillary user utilities.
333 Main porcelain commands
334 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
336 include::cmds-mainporcelain.txt[]
342 include::cmds-ancillarymanipulators.txt[]
346 include::cmds-ancillaryinterrogators.txt[]
349 Interacting with Others
350 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
352 These commands are to interact with foreign SCM and with other
353 people via patch over e-mail.
355 include::cmds-foreignscminterface.txt[]
358 Low-level commands (plumbing)
359 -----------------------------
361 Although git includes its
362 own porcelain layer, its low-level commands are sufficient to support
363 development of alternative porcelains. Developers of such porcelains
364 might start by reading about linkgit:git-update-index[1] and
365 linkgit:git-read-tree[1].
367 The interface (input, output, set of options and the semantics)
368 to these low-level commands are meant to be a lot more stable
369 than Porcelain level commands, because these commands are
370 primarily for scripted use. The interface to Porcelain commands
371 on the other hand are subject to change in order to improve the
374 The following description divides
375 the low-level commands into commands that manipulate objects (in
376 the repository, index, and working tree), commands that interrogate and
377 compare objects, and commands that move objects and references between
381 Manipulation commands
382 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
384 include::cmds-plumbingmanipulators.txt[]
387 Interrogation commands
388 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
390 include::cmds-plumbinginterrogators.txt[]
392 In general, the interrogate commands do not touch the files in
396 Synching repositories
397 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
399 include::cmds-synchingrepositories.txt[]
401 The following are helper commands used by the above; end users
402 typically do not use them directly.
404 include::cmds-synchelpers.txt[]
407 Internal helper commands
408 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
410 These are internal helper commands used by other commands; end
411 users typically do not use them directly.
413 include::cmds-purehelpers.txt[]
416 Configuration Mechanism
417 -----------------------
419 Starting from 0.99.9 (actually mid 0.99.8.GIT), `.git/config` file
420 is used to hold per-repository configuration options. It is a
421 simple text file modeled after `.ini` format familiar to some
422 people. Here is an example:
426 # A '#' or ';' character indicates a comment.
431 ; Don't trust file modes
436 name = "Junio C Hamano"
437 email = "junkio@twinsun.com"
441 Various commands read from the configuration file and adjust
442 their operation accordingly. See linkgit:git-config[1] for a
446 Identifier Terminology
447 ----------------------
449 Indicates the object name for any type of object.
452 Indicates a blob object name.
455 Indicates a tree object name.
458 Indicates a commit object name.
461 Indicates a tree, commit or tag object name. A
462 command that takes a <tree-ish> argument ultimately wants to
463 operate on a <tree> object but automatically dereferences
464 <commit> and <tag> objects that point at a <tree>.
467 Indicates a commit or tag object name. A
468 command that takes a <commit-ish> argument ultimately wants to
469 operate on a <commit> object but automatically dereferences
470 <tag> objects that point at a <commit>.
473 Indicates that an object type is required.
474 Currently one of: `blob`, `tree`, `commit`, or `tag`.
477 Indicates a filename - almost always relative to the
478 root of the tree structure `GIT_INDEX_FILE` describes.
482 Any git command accepting any <object> can also use the following
486 indicates the head of the current branch (i.e. the
487 contents of `$GIT_DIR/HEAD`).
491 (i.e. the contents of `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags/<tag>`).
495 (i.e. the contents of `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/<head>`).
497 For a more complete list of ways to spell object names, see
498 "SPECIFYING REVISIONS" section in linkgit:gitrevisions[1].
501 File/Directory Structure
502 ------------------------
504 Please see the linkgit:gitrepository-layout[5] document.
506 Read linkgit:githooks[5] for more details about each hook.
508 Higher level SCMs may provide and manage additional information in the
514 Please see linkgit:gitglossary[7].
517 Environment Variables
518 ---------------------
519 Various git commands use the following environment variables:
523 These environment variables apply to 'all' core git commands. Nb: it
524 is worth noting that they may be used/overridden by SCMS sitting above
525 git so take care if using Cogito etc.
528 This environment allows the specification of an alternate
529 index file. If not specified, the default of `$GIT_DIR/index`
532 'GIT_OBJECT_DIRECTORY'::
533 If the object storage directory is specified via this
534 environment variable then the sha1 directories are created
535 underneath - otherwise the default `$GIT_DIR/objects`
538 'GIT_ALTERNATE_OBJECT_DIRECTORIES'::
539 Due to the immutable nature of git objects, old objects can be
540 archived into shared, read-only directories. This variable
541 specifies a ":" separated (on Windows ";" separated) list
542 of git object directories which can be used to search for git
543 objects. New objects will not be written to these directories.
546 If the 'GIT_DIR' environment variable is set then it
547 specifies a path to use instead of the default `.git`
548 for the base of the repository.
551 Set the path to the working tree. The value will not be
552 used in combination with repositories found automatically in
553 a .git directory (i.e. $GIT_DIR is not set).
554 This can also be controlled by the '--work-tree' command line
555 option and the core.worktree configuration variable.
557 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES'::
558 This should be a colon-separated list of absolute paths.
559 If set, it is a list of directories that git should not chdir
560 up into while looking for a repository directory.
561 It will not exclude the current working directory or
562 a GIT_DIR set on the command line or in the environment.
563 (Useful for excluding slow-loading network directories.)
565 'GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM'::
566 When run in a directory that does not have ".git" repository
567 directory, git tries to find such a directory in the parent
568 directories to find the top of the working tree, but by default it
569 does not cross filesystem boundaries. This environment variable
570 can be set to true to tell git not to stop at filesystem
571 boundaries. Like 'GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES', this will not affect
572 an explicit repository directory set via 'GIT_DIR' or on the
580 'GIT_COMMITTER_NAME'::
581 'GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL'::
582 'GIT_COMMITTER_DATE'::
584 see linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]
589 Only valid setting is "--unified=??" or "-u??" to set the
590 number of context lines shown when a unified diff is created.
591 This takes precedence over any "-U" or "--unified" option
592 value passed on the git diff command line.
594 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF'::
595 When the environment variable 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is set, the
596 program named by it is called, instead of the diff invocation
597 described above. For a path that is added, removed, or modified,
598 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 7 parameters:
600 path old-file old-hex old-mode new-file new-hex new-mode
604 <old|new>-file:: are files GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF can use to read the
605 contents of <old|new>,
606 <old|new>-hex:: are the 40-hexdigit SHA1 hashes,
607 <old|new>-mode:: are the octal representation of the file modes.
610 The file parameters can point at the user's working file
611 (e.g. `new-file` in "git-diff-files"), `/dev/null` (e.g. `old-file`
612 when a new file is added), or a temporary file (e.g. `old-file` in the
613 index). 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' should not worry about unlinking the
614 temporary file --- it is removed when 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' exits.
616 For a path that is unmerged, 'GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF' is called with 1
621 'GIT_MERGE_VERBOSITY'::
622 A number controlling the amount of output shown by
623 the recursive merge strategy. Overrides merge.verbosity.
624 See linkgit:git-merge[1]
627 This environment variable overrides `$PAGER`. If it is set
628 to an empty string or to the value "cat", git will not launch
629 a pager. See also the `core.pager` option in
630 linkgit:git-config[1].
633 If this environment variable is set then 'git fetch'
634 and 'git push' will use this command instead
635 of 'ssh' when they need to connect to a remote system.
636 The '$GIT_SSH' command will be given exactly two arguments:
637 the 'username@host' (or just 'host') from the URL and the
638 shell command to execute on that remote system.
640 To pass options to the program that you want to list in GIT_SSH
641 you will need to wrap the program and options into a shell script,
642 then set GIT_SSH to refer to the shell script.
644 Usually it is easier to configure any desired options through your
645 personal `.ssh/config` file. Please consult your ssh documentation
649 If this environment variable is set, then git commands which need to
650 acquire passwords or passphrases (e.g. for HTTP or IMAP authentication)
651 will call this program with a suitable prompt as command line argument
652 and read the password from its STDOUT. See also the 'core.askpass'
653 option in linkgit:git-config[1].
656 If this environment variable is set to "1", then commands such
657 as 'git blame' (in incremental mode), 'git rev-list', 'git log',
658 and 'git whatchanged' will force a flush of the output stream
659 after each commit-oriented record have been flushed. If this
660 variable is set to "0", the output of these commands will be done
661 using completely buffered I/O. If this environment variable is
662 not set, git will choose buffered or record-oriented flushing
663 based on whether stdout appears to be redirected to a file or not.
666 If this variable is set to "1", "2" or "true" (comparison
667 is case insensitive), git will print `trace:` messages on
668 stderr telling about alias expansion, built-in command
669 execution and external command execution.
670 If this variable is set to an integer value greater than 1
671 and lower than 10 (strictly) then git will interpret this
672 value as an open file descriptor and will try to write the
673 trace messages into this file descriptor.
674 Alternatively, if this variable is set to an absolute path
675 (starting with a '/' character), git will interpret this
676 as a file path and will try to write the trace messages
679 Discussion[[Discussion]]
680 ------------------------
682 More detail on the following is available from the
683 link:user-manual.html#git-concepts[git concepts chapter of the
684 user-manual] and linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7].
686 A git project normally consists of a working directory with a ".git"
687 subdirectory at the top level. The .git directory contains, among other
688 things, a compressed object database representing the complete history
689 of the project, an "index" file which links that history to the current
690 contents of the working tree, and named pointers into that history such
691 as tags and branch heads.
693 The object database contains objects of three main types: blobs, which
694 hold file data; trees, which point to blobs and other trees to build up
695 directory hierarchies; and commits, which each reference a single tree
696 and some number of parent commits.
698 The commit, equivalent to what other systems call a "changeset" or
699 "version", represents a step in the project's history, and each parent
700 represents an immediately preceding step. Commits with more than one
701 parent represent merges of independent lines of development.
703 All objects are named by the SHA1 hash of their contents, normally
704 written as a string of 40 hex digits. Such names are globally unique.
705 The entire history leading up to a commit can be vouched for by signing
706 just that commit. A fourth object type, the tag, is provided for this
709 When first created, objects are stored in individual files, but for
710 efficiency may later be compressed together into "pack files".
712 Named pointers called refs mark interesting points in history. A ref
713 may contain the SHA1 name of an object or the name of another ref. Refs
714 with names beginning `ref/head/` contain the SHA1 name of the most
715 recent commit (or "head") of a branch under development. SHA1 names of
716 tags of interest are stored under `ref/tags/`. A special ref named
717 `HEAD` contains the name of the currently checked-out branch.
719 The index file is initialized with a list of all paths and, for each
720 path, a blob object and a set of attributes. The blob object represents
721 the contents of the file as of the head of the current branch. The
722 attributes (last modified time, size, etc.) are taken from the
723 corresponding file in the working tree. Subsequent changes to the
724 working tree can be found by comparing these attributes. The index may
725 be updated with new content, and new commits may be created from the
726 content stored in the index.
728 The index is also capable of storing multiple entries (called "stages")
729 for a given pathname. These stages are used to hold the various
730 unmerged version of a file when a merge is in progress.
734 * git's founding father is Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>.
735 * The current git nurse is Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>.
736 * The git potty was written by Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>.
737 * General upbringing is handled by the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
741 The documentation for git suite was started by David Greaves
742 <david@dgreaves.com>, and later enhanced greatly by the
743 contributors on the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
748 Report bugs to the Git mailing list <git@vger.kernel.org> where the
749 development and maintenance is primarily done. You do not have to be
750 subscribed to the list to send a message there.
754 linkgit:gittutorial[7], linkgit:gittutorial-2[7],
755 link:everyday.html[Everyday Git], linkgit:gitcvs-migration[7],
756 linkgit:gitglossary[7], linkgit:gitcore-tutorial[7],
757 linkgit:gitcli[7], link:user-manual.html[The Git User's Manual],
758 linkgit:gitworkflows[7]
762 Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite