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   3        GIT - the stupid content tracker
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   7"git" can mean anything, depending on your mood.
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   9 - random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not
  10   actually used by any common UNIX command.  The fact that it is a
  11   mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
  12 - stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the
  13   dictionary of slang.
  14 - "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually
  15   works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
  16 - "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks
  17
  18Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
  19unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
  20and full access to internals.
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  22Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License.
  23It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of
  24hackers around the net. It is currently maintained by Junio C Hamano.
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  26Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
  27
  28See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
  29Documentation/everyday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
  30Documentation/git-commandname.txt for documentation of each command.
  31If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
  32read with "man gittutorial" or "git help tutorial", and the
  33documentation of each command with "man git-commandname" or "git help
  34commandname".
  35
  36CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
  37("man gitcvs-migration" or "git help cvs-migration" if git is
  38installed).
  39
  40Many Git online resources are accessible from http://git-scm.com/
  41including full documentation and Git related tools.
  42
  43The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git
  44mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature
  45requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read
  46Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission).
  47To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in
  48the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are
  49available at http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=git and other archival
  50sites.
  51
  52The messages titled "A note from the maintainer", "What's in
  53git.git (stable)" and "What's cooking in git.git (topics)" and
  54the discussion following them on the mailing list give a good
  55reference for project status, development direction and
  56remaining tasks.