Git
distributed version control system
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Git (/ɡɪt/) is a distributed revision control system. It is a computer program that helps people create other computer programs together. Git was made to be fast.[7] It was created by Linus Torvalds for use in developing the Linux kernel which he also created. Git's current development is looked after by Junio Hamano. It is free and open source software released under the GNU General Public License version 2 software license.[8]
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![]() A command-line session showing repository creation, addition of a file, and remote synchronization | |
Original author(s) | Linus Torvalds[1] |
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Developer(s) | Junio Hamano and others[2] |
Initial release | 7 April 2005 |
Stable release | 2.46.0[3] ![]() |
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Written in | C, Shell, Perl, Tcl[4] |
Operating system | POSIX (Linux, macOS, Solaris, AIX), Windows |
Available in | English |
Type | Version control |
License | GPL-2.0-only[lower-roman 1][6] |
Website | git-scm![]() |
References
change- ↑ "Initial revision of "git", the information manager from hell". GitHub. 8 April 2005. Archived from the original on 16 November 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ↑ "Commit Graph". GitHub. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Junio C Hamano (29 July 2024). "[ANNOUNCE] Git v2.46.0". Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ↑ "Git Source Code Mirror". GitHub. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ↑ "Git's LGPL license at github.com". GitHub. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ "Git's GPL license at github.com". GitHub. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ Linus Torvalds (2005-04-07). "Re: Kernel SCM saga." (Mailing list). Retrieved 2011-11-30.
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ignored (help) "So I'm writing some scripts to try to track things a whole lot faster." - ↑ "About - Git". git-scm.com. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- Notes
Other websites
changeThe English Wikibooks has more information on:
- Official website
- Git Community Book
- Introduction to git-svn for Subversion/SVK users and deserters Archived 2012-01-16 at the Wayback Machine by Sam Vilain
- Git for computer scientists
- Git Magic: a comprehensive listing of Git tips & tricks
- Git Quick Reference Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
- Linus Torvalds hosting a Google Tech Talk on Git
- Git Wiki at kernel.org