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A popular way of partially staging a new file is to run `git add -N <path>` and then use the hunk editing of `git add -p` to select the part of the file that the user wishes to stage. Since85953a3187("diff-files --raw: show correct post-image of intent-to-add files", 2020-07-01) this has stopped working as intent-to-add paths are now show as new files rather than changes to an empty blob and `git apply` refused to apply a creation patch for a path that was marked as intent-to-add.7cfde3fa0f("apply: allow "new file" patches on i-t-a entries", 2020-08-06) fixed the problem with apply but it still wasn't possible to edit the added hunk properly.2c8bd8471a("checkout -p: handle new files correctly", 2020-05-27) had previously changed `add -p` to handle new files but it did not implement patch editing correctly. The perl version simply forbade editing and the C version opened the editor with the full diff rather that just the hunk which meant that the user had to edit the hunk header manually to get it to work. The root cause of the problem is that added files store the diff header with the hunk data rather than separating the two as we do for other changes. Changing added files to store the diff header separately fixes the editing problem at the expense of having to special case empty additions as they no longer have any hunks associated with them, only the diff header. The changes move some existing code into a conditional changing the indentation, they are best viewed with --color-moved-ws=allow-indentation-change (or --ignore-space-change works well to get an overview of the changes) Signed-off-by: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood@dunelm.org.uk> Reported-by: Thomas Sullivan <tom@msbit.com.au> Reported-by: Yuchen Ying <ych@google.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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-<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).
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://lore.kernel.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