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-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- Git - the stupid content tracker
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
-"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
-the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are
-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.
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+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 http://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 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.
+
+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
+
+[INSTALL]: INSTALL
+[Documentation/gittutorial.txt]: Documentation/gittutorial.txt
+[Documentation/giteveryday.txt]: Documentation/giteveryday.txt
+[Documentation/git-commandname.txt]: Documentation/git-commandname.txt
+[Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt]: Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
+[Documentation/SubmittingPatches]: Documentation/SubmittingPatches