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When developing Git for Windows, we always have to ensure that we do not break any non-Windows platforms, e.g. by introducing Windows-specific code into the platform-independent source code. At other times, it is necessary to test whether a bug is Windows-specific or not, in order to send the bug report to the correct place. Having access to a Linux-based Git comes in really handy in such a situation. Vagrant offers a painless way to install and use a defined Linux development environment on Windows (and other Operating Systems). We offer a Vagrantfile to that end for two reasons: 1) To allow Windows users to gain the full power of Linux' Git 2) To offer users an easy path to verify that the issue they are about to report is really a Windows-specific issue; otherwise they would need to report it to git@vger.kernel.org instead. Using it is easy: Download and install https://www.virtualbox.org/, then download and install https://www.vagrantup.com/, then direct your command-line window to the Git source directory containing the Vagrantfile and run the commands: vagrant up vagrant ssh See https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/wiki/Vagrant for details. As part of switching Git for Windows' development environment from msysGit to the MSys2-based Git SDK, this Vagrantfile was copy-edited from msysGit: https://github.com/msysgit/msysgit/blob/0be8f2208/Vagrantfile Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
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 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.
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