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Test scripts have been updated to remove assumptions that are not portable between Git for POSIX and Git for Windows, or to skip ones with expectations that are not satisfiable on Git for Windows. * js/mingw-tests: (21 commits) gitignore: ignore generated test-fake-ssh executable mingw: do not bother to test funny file names mingw: skip a test in t9130 that cannot pass on Windows mingw: handle the missing POSIXPERM prereq in t9124 mingw: avoid illegal filename in t9118 mingw: mark t9100's test cases with appropriate prereqs t0008: avoid absolute path mingw: work around pwd issues in the tests mingw: fix t9700's assumption about directory separators mingw: skip test in t1508 that fails due to path conversion tests: turn off git-daemon tests if FIFOs are not available mingw: disable mkfifo-based tests mingw: accomodate t0060-path-utils for MSYS2 mingw: fix t5601-clone.sh mingw: let lstat() fail with errno == ENOTDIR when appropriate mingw: try to delete target directory before renaming mingw: prepare the TMPDIR environment variable for shell scripts mingw: factor out Windows specific environment setup Git.pm: stop assuming that absolute paths start with a slash mingw: do not trust MSYS2's MinGW gettext.sh ...
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Git - the stupid content tracker
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"git" can mean anything, depending on your mood.
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not
actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a
mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the
dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually
works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
and full access to internals.
Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public
License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses,
compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus
Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-commandname.txt for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with "man gittutorial" or "git help tutorial", and the
documentation of each command with "man git-commandname" or "git help
commandname".
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
("man gitcvs-migration" or "git help cvs-migration" if git is
installed).
Many Git online resources are accessible from http://git-scm.com/
including full documentation and Git related tools.
The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git
mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature
requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read
Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission).
To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in
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available at http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/,
http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.
The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that
list the current status of various development topics to the mailing
list. The discussion following them give a good reference for
project status, development direction and remaining tasks.