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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..600779c33b --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +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. |