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Main

BreakingChanges Upcoming breaking changes
DecisionMaking Decision-Making Process in the Git Project
MyFirstContribution My First Contribution to the Git Project
MyFirstObjectWalk My First Object Walk
ReviewingGuidelines Reviewing Patches in the Git Project
ToolsForGit Tools for developing Git
blame-options Reference documentation for blame-options
config Reference documentation for config
date-formats Reference documentation for date-formats
diff-algorithm-option Reference documentation for diff-algorithm-option
diff-context-options Reference documentation for diff-context-options
diff-format Reference documentation for diff-format
diff-generate-patch Reference documentation for diff-generate-patch
diff-options Reference documentation for diff-options
fetch-options Reference documentation for fetch-options
for-each-ref-options Reference documentation for for-each-ref-options
format-patch-caveats Reference documentation for format-patch-caveats
format-patch-end-of-commit-message Reference documentation for format-patch-end-of-commit-message
fsck-msgids Reference documentation for fsck-msgids
git-add Add file contents to the index
git-am Apply a series of patches from a mailbox
git-annotate Annotate file lines with commit information
git-apply Apply a patch to files and/or to the index
git-archimport Import a GNU Arch repository into Git
git-archive Create an archive of files from a named tree
git-backfill Download missing objects in a partial clone
git-bisect-lk2009 Fighting regressions with git bisect
git-bisect Use binary search to find the commit that introduced a bug
git-blame Show what revision and author last modified each line of a file
git-branch List, create, or delete branches
git-bugreport Collect information for user to file a bug report
git-bundle Move objects and refs by archive
git-cat-file Provide contents or details of repository objects
git-check-attr Display gitattributes information
git-check-ignore Debug gitignore / exclude files
git-check-mailmap Show canonical names and email addresses of contacts
git-check-ref-format Ensures that a reference name is well formed
git-checkout-index Copy files from the index to the working tree
git-checkout Switch branches or restore working tree files
git-cherry-pick Apply the changes introduced by some existing commits
git-cherry Find commits yet to be applied to upstream
git-citool Graphical alternative to git-commit
git-clean Remove untracked files from the working tree
git-clone Clone a repository into a new directory
git-column Display data in columns
git-commit-graph Write and verify Git commit-graph files
git-commit-tree Create a new commit object
git-commit Record changes to the repository
git-config Get and set repository or global options
git-count-objects Count unpacked number of objects and their disk consumption
git-credential-cache--daemon Temporarily store user credentials in memory
git-credential-cache Helper to temporarily store passwords in memory
git-credential-store Helper to store credentials on disk
git-credential Retrieve and store user credentials
git-cvsexportcommit Export a single commit to a CVS checkout
git-cvsimport Salvage your data out of another SCM people love to hate
git-cvsserver A CVS server emulator for Git
git-daemon A really simple server for Git repositories
git-describe Give an object a human readable name based on an available ref
git-diagnose Generate a zip archive of diagnostic information
git-diff-files Compares files in the working tree and the index
git-diff-index Compare a tree to the working tree or index
git-diff-pairs Compare the content and mode of provided blob pairs
git-diff-tree Compares the content and mode of blobs found via two tree objects
git-diff Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc
git-difftool Show changes using common diff tools
git-fast-export Git data exporter
git-fast-import Backend for fast Git data importers
git-fetch-pack Receive missing objects from another repository
git-fetch Download objects and refs from another repository
git-filter-branch Rewrite branches
git-fmt-merge-msg Produce a merge commit message
git-for-each-ref Output information on each ref
git-for-each-repo Run a Git command on a list of repositories
git-format-patch Prepare patches for e-mail submission
git-fsck-objects Verifies the connectivity and validity of the objects in the database
git-fsck Verifies the connectivity and validity of the objects in the database
git-fsmonitor--daemon A Built-in Filesystem Monitor
git-gc Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository
git-get-tar-commit-id Extract commit ID from an archive created using git-archive
git-grep Print lines matching a pattern
git-gui A portable graphical interface to Git
git-hash-object Compute object ID and optionally create an object from a file
git-help Display help information about Git
git-history EXPERIMENTAL: Rewrite history
git-hook Run git hooks
git-http-backend Server side implementation of Git over HTTP
git-http-fetch Download from a remote Git repository via HTTP
git-http-push Push objects over HTTP/DAV to another repository
git-imap-send Send a collection of patches from stdin to an IMAP folder
git-index-pack Build pack index file for an existing packed archive
git-init-db Creates an empty Git repository
git-init Create an empty Git repository or reinitialize an existing one
git-instaweb Instantly browse your working repository in gitweb
git-interpret-trailers Add or parse structured information in commit messages
git-last-modified EXPERIMENTAL: Show when files were last modified
git-log Show commit logs
git-ls-files Show information about files in the index and the working tree
git-ls-remote List references in a remote repository
git-ls-tree List the contents of a tree object
git-mailinfo Extracts patch and authorship from a single e-mail message
git-mailsplit Simple UNIX mbox splitter program
git-maintenance Run tasks to optimize Git repository data
git-merge-base Find as good common ancestors as possible for a merge
git-merge-file Run a three-way file merge
git-merge-index Run a merge for files needing merging
git-merge-one-file The standard helper program to use with git-merge-index
git-merge-tree Perform merge without touching index or working tree
git-merge Join two or more development histories together
git-mergetool--lib Common Git merge tool shell scriptlets
git-mergetool Run merge conflict resolution tools to resolve merge conflicts
git-mktag Creates a tag object with extra validation
git-mktree Build a tree-object from ls-tree formatted text
git-multi-pack-index Write and verify multi-pack-indexes
git-mv Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink
git-name-rev Find symbolic names for given revs
git-notes Add or inspect object notes
git-p4 Import from and submit to Perforce repositories
git-pack-objects Create a packed archive of objects
git-pack-redundant Find redundant pack files
git-pack-refs Pack heads and tags for efficient repository access
git-patch-id Compute unique IDs for patches
git-prune-packed Remove extra objects that are already in pack files
git-prune Prune all unreachable objects from the object database
git-pull Fetch from and integrate with another repository or a local branch
git-push Update remote refs along with associated objects
git-quiltimport Applies a quilt patchset onto the current branch
git-range-diff Compare two commit ranges (e.g. two versions of a branch)
git-read-tree Reads tree information into the index
git-rebase Reapply commits on top of another base tip
git-receive-pack Receive what is pushed into the repository
git-reflog Manage reflog information
git-refs Low-level access to refs
git-remote-ext Bridge smart transport to external command.
git-remote-fd Reflect smart transport stream back to caller
git-remote Manage set of tracked repositories
git-repack Pack unpacked objects in a repository
git-replace Create, list, delete refs to replace objects
git-replay EXPERIMENTAL: Replay commits on a new base, works with bare repos too
git-repo Retrieve information about the repository
git-request-pull Generates a summary of pending changes
git-rerere Reuse recorded resolution of conflicted merges
git-reset Set HEAD or the index to a known state
git-restore Restore working tree files
git-rev-list Lists commit objects in reverse chronological order
git-rev-parse Pick out and massage parameters
git-revert Revert some existing commits
git-rm Remove files from the working tree and from the index
git-send-email Send a collection of patches as emails
git-send-pack Push objects over Git protocol to another repository
git-sh-i18n--envsubst Git's own envsubst(1) for i18n fallbacks
git-sh-i18n Git's i18n setup code for shell scripts
git-sh-setup Common Git shell script setup code
git-shell Restricted login shell for Git-only SSH access
git-shortlog Summarize 'git log' output
git-show-branch Show branches and their commits
git-show-index Show packed archive index
git-show-ref List references in a local repository
git-show Show various types of objects
git-sparse-checkout Reduce your working tree to a subset of tracked files
git-stage Add file contents to the staging area
git-stash Stash the changes in a dirty working directory away
git-status Show the working tree status
git-stripspace Remove unnecessary whitespace
git-submodule Initialize, update or inspect submodules
git-svn Bidirectional operation between a Subversion repository and Git
git-switch Switch branches
git-symbolic-ref Read, modify and delete symbolic refs
git-tag Create, list, delete or verify tags
git-tools Git Tools
git-unpack-file Creates a temporary file with a blob's contents
git-unpack-objects Unpack objects from a packed archive
git-update-index Register file contents in the working tree to the index
git-update-ref Update the object name stored in a ref safely
git-update-server-info Update auxiliary info file to help dumb servers
git-upload-archive Send archive back to git-archive
git-upload-pack Send objects packed back to git-fetch-pack
git-var Show a Git logical variable
git-verify-commit Check the GPG signature of commits
git-verify-pack Validate packed Git archive files
git-verify-tag Check the GPG signature of tags
git-version Display version information about Git
git-web--browse Git helper script to launch a web browser
git-whatchanged Show logs with differences each commit introduces
git-worktree Manage multiple working trees
git-write-tree Create a tree object from the current index
git the stupid content tracker
gitattributes Defining attributes per path
gitcli Git command-line interface and conventions
gitcore-tutorial A Git core tutorial for developers
gitcredentials Providing usernames and passwords to Git
gitcvs-migration Git for CVS users
gitdatamodel Git's core data model
gitdiffcore Tweaking diff output
giteveryday A useful minimum set of commands for Everyday Git
gitfaq Frequently asked questions about using Git
gitformat-bundle The bundle file format
gitformat-chunk Chunk-based file formats
gitformat-commit-graph Git commit-graph format
gitformat-index Git index format
gitformat-loose Git loose object format
gitformat-pack Git pack format
gitformat-signature Git cryptographic signature formats
gitglossary A Git Glossary
githooks Hooks used by Git
gitignore Specifies intentionally untracked files to ignore
gitk The Git repository browser
gitmailmap Map author/committer names and/or E-Mail addresses
gitmodules Defining submodule properties
gitnamespaces Git namespaces
gitpacking Advanced concepts related to packing in Git
gitprotocol-capabilities Protocol v0 and v1 capabilities
gitprotocol-common Things common to various protocols
gitprotocol-http Git HTTP-based protocols
gitprotocol-pack How packs are transferred over-the-wire
gitprotocol-v2 Git Wire Protocol, Version 2
gitremote-helpers Helper programs to interact with remote repositories
gitrepository-layout Git Repository Layout
gitrevisions Specifying revisions and ranges for Git
gitsubmodules Mounting one repository inside another
gittutorial-2 A tutorial introduction to Git: part two
gittutorial A tutorial introduction to Git
gitweb Git web interface (web frontend to Git repositories)
gitweb.conf Gitweb (Git web interface) configuration file
gitworkflows An overview of recommended workflows with Git
glossary-content Reference documentation for glossary-content
i18n Reference documentation for i18n
line-range-format Reference documentation for line-range-format
line-range-options Reference documentation for line-range-options
merge-options Reference documentation for merge-options
merge-strategies Reference documentation for merge-strategies
object-format-disclaimer Reference documentation for object-format-disclaimer
pack-refs-options Reference documentation for pack-refs-options
pretty-formats Reference documentation for pretty-formats
pretty-options Reference documentation for pretty-options
pull-fetch-param Reference documentation for pull-fetch-param
ref-reachability-filters Reference documentation for ref-reachability-filters
ref-storage-format Reference documentation for ref-storage-format
rerere-options Reference documentation for rerere-options
rev-list-description Reference documentation for rev-list-description
rev-list-options Reference documentation for rev-list-options
revisions Reference documentation for revisions
scalar A tool for managing large Git repositories
sequencer Reference documentation for sequencer
signoff-option Reference documentation for signoff-option
trace2-target-values Reference documentation for trace2-target-values
transfer-data-leaks Reference documentation for transfer-data-leaks
urls-remotes Reference documentation for urls-remotes
urls Reference documentation for urls
user-manual Git User Manual

Config

Git Configuration References Official Git configuration documentation options and variables.

Howto

coordinate-embargoed-releases How-to Guide: Coordinate Embargoed Releases
keep-canonical-history-correct How-to Guide: Keep Canonical History Correct
maintain-git How-to Guide: Maintain Git
new-command How-to Guide: New Command
rebase-from-internal-branch How-to Guide: Rebase From Internal Branch
rebuild-from-update-hook How-to Guide: Rebuild From Update Hook
recover-corrupted-blob-object How-to Guide: Recover Corrupted Blob Object
recover-corrupted-object-harder How-to Guide: Recover Corrupted Object Harder
revert-a-faulty-merge How-to Guide: Revert A Faulty Merge
revert-branch-rebase How-to Guide: Revert Branch Rebase
separating-topic-branches How-to Guide: Separating Topic Branches
setup-git-server-over-http How-to Guide: Setup Git Server Over Http
update-hook-example How-to Guide: Update Hook Example
use-git-daemon How-to Guide: Use Git Daemon
using-merge-subtree How-to Guide: Using Merge Subtree
using-signed-tag-in-pull-request How-to Guide: Using Signed Tag In Pull Request

Technical

api-error-handling Error reporting in git
api-index-skel Git API Documents
api-merge merge API
api-parse-options parse-options API
api-path-walk Path-Walk API
api-simple-ipc Simple-IPC API
api-trace2 Trace2 API
bitmap-format GIT bitmap v1 format
build-systems Build Systems
bundle-uri Bundle URIs
commit-graph Git Commit-Graph Design Notes
directory-rename-detection Directory rename detection
hash-function-transition Git hash function transition
large-object-promisors Large Object Promisors
long-running-process-protocol Long-running process protocol
multi-pack-index Multi-Pack-Index (MIDX) Design Notes
pack-heuristics Concerning Git's Packing Heuristics
packfile-uri Packfile URIs
parallel-checkout Parallel Checkout Design Notes
partial-clone Partial Clone Design Notes
platform-support Platform Support Policy
racy-git Use of index and Racy Git problem
reftable Technical Documentation: Reftable
remembering-renames Technical Documentation: Remembering Renames
repository-version Technical Documentation: Repository Version
rerere Rerere
scalar Scalar
send-pack-pipeline Git-send-pack internals
shallow Shallow commits
sparse-checkout Technical Documentation: Sparse Checkout
sparse-index Git Sparse-Index Design Document
trivial-merge Trivial merge rules
unambiguous-types Unambiguous types
unit-tests Unit Testing

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