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1 | 1 | Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
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2 | 2 | =========================================================
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| -"git" can mean anything, depending on your mood. |
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| - - random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not |
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| - actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a |
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| - mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant. |
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| - - stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the |
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| - dictionary of slang. |
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| - - "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually |
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| - works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room. |
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| - - "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks |
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15 | 4 | Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
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16 | 5 | unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
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17 | 6 | and full access to internals.
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52 | 41 | list. The discussion following them give a good reference for
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53 | 42 | project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
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| 44 | +The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very |
| 45 | +first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" |
| 46 | +and the name as (depending on your mood): |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | + - random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not |
| 49 | + actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a |
| 50 | + mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant. |
| 51 | + - stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the |
| 52 | + dictionary of slang. |
| 53 | + - "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually |
| 54 | + works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room. |
| 55 | + - "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks |
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55 | 57 | [INSTALL]: INSTALL
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56 | 58 | [Documentation/gittutorial.txt]: Documentation/gittutorial.txt
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57 | 59 | [Documentation/giteveryday.txt]: Documentation/giteveryday.txt
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