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When matching a non-wildcard LHS of a refspec against a list of refs, find_ref_by_name_abbrev() returns the first ref that matches using any DWIM rules used by refname_match() in refs.c, even if a better match occurs later in the list of refs. This causes unexpected behavior when (for example) fetching using the refspec "refs/heads/s:<something>" from a remote with both "refs/heads/refs/heads/s" and "refs/heads/s"; even if the former was inadvertently created, one would still expect the latter to be fetched. Similarly, when both a tag T and a branch T exist, fetching T should favor the tag, just like how local refname disambiguation rule works. But because the code walks over ls-remote output from the remote, which happens to be sorted in alphabetical order and has refs/heads/T before refs/tags/T, a request to fetch T is (mis)interpreted as fetching refs/heads/T. Update refname_match(), all of whose current callers care only if it returns non-zero (i.e. matches) to see if an abbreviated name can mean the full name being tested, so that it returns a positive integer whose magnitude can be used to tell the precedence, and fix the find_ref_by_name_abbrev() function not to stop at the first match but find the match with the highest precedence. This is based on an earlier work, which special cased only the exact matches, by Jonathan Tan. Helped-by: Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com> Helped-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> 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 https://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-.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 https://public-inbox.org/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