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- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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- Git - the stupid content tracker
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- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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-
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- "git" can mean anything, depending on your mood.
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-
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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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+ Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
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Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
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unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
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compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus
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Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
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- Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
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+ Please read the file [ INSTALL] [ ] for installation instructions.
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+ Many Git online resources are accessible from http://git-scm.com/
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+ including full documentation and Git related tools.
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- See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
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- Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
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- Documentation/git-commandname.txt for documentation of each command.
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+ See [ Documentation/gittutorial.txt] [ ] to get started, then see
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+ [ Documentation/giteveryday.txt] [ ] for a useful minimum set of commands, and
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+ [ Documentation/git-commandname.txt] [ ] for documentation of each command.
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If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
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read with "man gittutorial" or "git help tutorial", and the
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documentation of each command with "man git-commandname" or "git help
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commandname".
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- CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
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+ CVS users may also want to read [ Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt] [ ]
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("man gitcvs-migration" or "git help cvs-migration" if git is
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installed).
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- Many Git online resources are accessible from http://git-scm.com/
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- including full documentation and Git related tools.
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The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git
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mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature
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requests, comments and patches to
[email protected] (read
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- Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission).
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+ [ Documentation/SubmittingPatches] [ ] for instructions on patch submission).
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To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in
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the body to
[email protected] . The mailing list archives are
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available at http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/ ,
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list the current status of various development topics to the mailing
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list. The discussion following them give a good reference for
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project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
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+ The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very
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+ first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker"
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+ and the name as (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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+ [ INSTALL ] : INSTALL
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+ [ Documentation/gittutorial.txt ] : Documentation/gittutorial.txt
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+ [ Documentation/giteveryday.txt ] : Documentation/giteveryday.txt
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+ [ Documentation/git-commandname.txt ] : Documentation/git-commandname.txt
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+ [ Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt ] : Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
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+ [ Documentation/SubmittingPatches ] : Documentation/SubmittingPatches
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