git(1)
======
NAME
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git - the stupid content tracker
SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'git' [--version] [--help] [-C <path>] [-c <name>=<value>]
[--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] [--man-path] [--info-path]
[-p|--paginate|--no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--bare]
[--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] [--namespace=<name>]
[--super-prefix=<path>]
<command> [<args>]
DESCRIPTION
-----------
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.
See linkgit:gittutorial[7] to get started, then see
linkgit:giteveryday[7] for a useful minimum set of
commands. The link:user-manual.html[Git User's Manual] has a more
in-depth introduction.
After you mastered the basic concepts, you can come back to this
page to learn what commands Git offers. You can learn more about
individual Git commands with "git help command". linkgit:gitcli[7]
manual page gives you an overview of the command-line command syntax.
A formatted and hyperlinked copy of the latest Git documentation
can be viewed at `https://git.github.io/htmldocs/git.html`.
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[NOTE]
============
You are reading the documentation for the latest (possibly
unreleased) version of Git, that is available from the 'master'
branch of the `git.git` repository.
Documentation for older releases are available here:
* link:v2.12.2/git.html[documentation for release 2.12.2]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/2.12.2.txt[2.12.2].
link:RelNotes/2.12.1.txt[2.12.1].
link:RelNotes/2.12.0.txt[2.12].
* link:v2.11.1/git.html[documentation for release 2.11.1]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/2.11.1.txt[2.11.1],
link:RelNotes/2.11.0.txt[2.11].
* link:v2.10.2/git.html[documentation for release 2.10.2]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/2.10.2.txt[2.10.2],
link:RelNotes/2.10.1.txt[2.10.1],
link:RelNotes/2.10.0.txt[2.10].
* link:v2.9.3/git.html[documentation for release 2.9.3]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/2.9.3.txt[2.9.3],
link:RelNotes/2.9.2.txt[2.9.2],
link:RelNotes/2.9.1.txt[2.9.1],
link:RelNotes/2.9.0.txt[2.9].
* link:v2.8.4/git.html[documentation for release 2.8.4]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/2.8.4.txt[2.8.4],
link:RelNotes/2.8.3.txt[2.8.3],
link:RelNotes/2.8.2.txt[2.8.2],
link:RelNotes/2.8.1.txt[2.8.1],
link:RelNotes/2.8.0.txt[2.8].
* link:v2.7.3/git.html[documentation for release 2.7.3]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/2.7.3.txt[2.7.3],
link:RelNotes/2.7.2.txt[2.7.2],
link:RelNotes/2.7.1.txt[2.7.1],
link:RelNotes/2.7.0.txt[2.7].
* link:v2.6.6/git.html[documentation for release 2.6.6]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/2.6.6.txt[2.6.6],
link:RelNotes/2.6.5.txt[2.6.5],
link:RelNotes/2.6.4.txt[2.6.4],
link:RelNotes/2.6.3.txt[2.6.3],
link:RelNotes/2.6.2.txt[2.6.2],
link:RelNotes/2.6.1.txt[2.6.1],
link:RelNotes/2.6.0.txt[2.6].
* link:v2.5.5/git.html[documentation for release 2.5.5]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/2.5.5.txt[2.5.5],
link:RelNotes/2.5.4.txt[2.5.4],
link:RelNotes/2.5.3.txt[2.5.3],
link:RelNotes/2.5.2.txt[2.5.2],
link:RelNotes/2.5.1.txt[2.5.1],
link:RelNotes/2.5.0.txt[2.5].
* link:v2.4.11/git.html[documentation for release 2.4.11]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/2.4.11.txt[2.4.11],
link:RelNotes/2.4.10.txt[2.4.10],
link:RelNotes/2.4.9.txt[2.4.9],
link:RelNotes/2.4.8.txt[2.4.8],
link:RelNotes/2.4.7.txt[2.4.7],
link:RelNotes/2.4.6.txt[2.4.6],
link:RelNotes/2.4.5.txt[2.4.5],
link:RelNotes/2.4.4.txt[2.4.4],
link:RelNotes/2.4.3.txt[2.4.3],
link:RelNotes/2.4.2.txt[2.4.2],
link:RelNotes/2.4.1.txt[2.4.1],
link:RelNotes/2.4.0.txt[2.4].
* link:v2.3.10/git.html[documentation for release 2.3.10]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/2.3.10.txt[2.3.10],
link:RelNotes/2.3.9.txt[2.3.9],
link:RelNotes/2.3.8.txt[2.3.8],
link:RelNotes/2.3.7.txt[2.3.7],
link:RelNotes/2.3.6.txt[2.3.6],
link:RelNotes/2.3.5.txt[2.3.5],
link:RelNotes/2.3.4.txt[2.3.4],
link:RelNotes/2.3.3.txt[2.3.3],
link:RelNotes/2.3.2.txt[2.3.2],
link:RelNotes/2.3.1.txt[2.3.1],
link:RelNotes/2.3.0.txt[2.3].
* link:v2.2.3/git.html[documentation for release 2.2.3]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/2.2.3.txt[2.2.3],
link:RelNotes/2.2.2.txt[2.2.2],
link:RelNotes/2.2.1.txt[2.2.1],
link:RelNotes/2.2.0.txt[2.2].
* link:v2.1.4/git.html[documentation for release 2.1.4]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/2.1.4.txt[2.1.4],
link:RelNotes/2.1.3.txt[2.1.3],
link:RelNotes/2.1.2.txt[2.1.2],
link:RelNotes/2.1.1.txt[2.1.1],
link:RelNotes/2.1.0.txt[2.1].
* link:v2.0.5/git.html[documentation for release 2.0.5]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/2.0.5.txt[2.0.5],
link:RelNotes/2.0.4.txt[2.0.4],
link:RelNotes/2.0.3.txt[2.0.3],
link:RelNotes/2.0.2.txt[2.0.2],
link:RelNotes/2.0.1.txt[2.0.1],
link:RelNotes/2.0.0.txt[2.0.0].
* link:v1.9.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.9.5]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/1.9.5.txt[1.9.5],
link:RelNotes/1.9.4.txt[1.9.4],
link:RelNotes/1.9.3.txt[1.9.3],
link:RelNotes/1.9.2.txt[1.9.2],
link:RelNotes/1.9.1.txt[1.9.1],
link:RelNotes/1.9.0.txt[1.9.0].
* link:v1.8.5.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.5.6]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/1.8.5.6.txt[1.8.5.6],
link:RelNotes/1.8.5.5.txt[1.8.5.5],
link:RelNotes/1.8.5.4.txt[1.8.5.4],
link:RelNotes/1.8.5.3.txt[1.8.5.3],
link:RelNotes/1.8.5.2.txt[1.8.5.2],
link:RelNotes/1.8.5.1.txt[1.8.5.1],
link:RelNotes/1.8.5.txt[1.8.5].
* link:v1.8.4.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.4.5]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/1.8.4.5.txt[1.8.4.5],
link:RelNotes/1.8.4.4.txt[1.8.4.4],
link:RelNotes/1.8.4.3.txt[1.8.4.3],
link:RelNotes/1.8.4.2.txt[1.8.4.2],
link:RelNotes/1.8.4.1.txt[1.8.4.1],
link:RelNotes/1.8.4.txt[1.8.4].
* link:v1.8.3.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.3.4]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/1.8.3.4.txt[1.8.3.4],
link:RelNotes/1.8.3.3.txt[1.8.3.3],
link:RelNotes/1.8.3.2.txt[1.8.3.2],
link:RelNotes/1.8.3.1.txt[1.8.3.1],
link:RelNotes/1.8.3.txt[1.8.3].
* link:v1.8.2.3/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.2.3]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/1.8.2.3.txt[1.8.2.3],
link:RelNotes/1.8.2.2.txt[1.8.2.2],
link:RelNotes/1.8.2.1.txt[1.8.2.1],
link:RelNotes/1.8.2.txt[1.8.2].
* link:v1.8.1.6/git.html[documentation for release 1.8.1.6]
* release notes for
link:RelNotes/1.8.1.6.txt[1.8.1.6],
link:RelNotes/1.8.1.5.txt[1.8.1.5],
link:RelNotes/1.8.1.4.txt[1.8.1.4],
link:RelNotes/1.8.1.3.txt[1.8.1.3],
link:RelNotes/1.8.1.2.txt[1.8.1.2],
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