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If we see an explicit "git diff --no-index ../foo ../bar", then we do not set up the git repository at all (we already know we are in --no-index mode, so do not have to check "are we in a repository?"), and hence have no "prefix" within the repository. A patch generated by this command will have the filenames "a/../foo" and "b/../bar", no matter which directory we are in with respect to any repository. However, in the implicit case, where we notice that the files are outside the repository, we will have chdir()'d to the top-level of the repository. We then feed the prefix back to the diff machinery. As a result, running the same diff from a subdirectory will result in paths that look like "a/subdir/../../foo". Besides being unnecessarily long, this may also be confusing to the user: they don't care about the subdir or the repository at all; it's just where they happened to be when running the command. We should treat this the same as the explicit --no-index case. One way to address this would be to chdir() back to the original path before running our diff. However, that's a bit hacky, as we would also need to adjust $GIT_DIR, which could be a relative path from our top-level. Instead, we can reuse the diff machinery's RELATIVE_NAME option, which automatically strips off the prefix. Note that this _also_ restricts the diff to this relative prefix, but that's OK for our purposes: we queue our own diff pairs manually, and do not rely on that part of the diff code. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> 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 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