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Using FindFirstFileExW() requires the OS to allocate a 64K buffer for each directory and then free it when we call FindClose(). Update fscache to call the underlying kernel API NtQueryDirectoryFile so that we can do the buffer management ourselves. That allows us to allocate a single buffer for the lifetime of the cache and reuse it for each directory. This change improves performance of 'git status' by 18% in a repo with ~200K files and 30k folders. Documentation for NtQueryDirectoryFile can be found at: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/ddi/content/ntifs/nf-ntifs-ntquerydirectoryfile https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/FileIO/file-attribute-constants https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/fileio/reparse-point-tags To determine if the specified directory is a symbolic link, inspect the FileAttributes member to see if the FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT flag is set. If so, EaSize will contain the reparse tag (this is a so far undocumented feature, but confirmed by the NTFS developers). To determine if the reparse point is a symbolic link (and not some other form of reparse point), test whether the tag value equals the value IO_REPARSE_TAG_SYMLINK. Signed-off-by: Ben Peart <benpeart@microsoft.com>
Git for Windows
This is Git for Windows, the Windows port of Git.
The Git for Windows project is run using a governance model. If you encounter problems, you can report them as GitHub issues, discuss them on Git for Windows' Google Group, and contribute bug fixes.
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
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.
Many Git online resources are accessible from https://git-scm.com/ including full documentation and Git related tools.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-.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).
The user discussion and development of core 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 the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are available at https://public-inbox.org/git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites. The core git mailing list is plain text (no HTML!).
Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.
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.
The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (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