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The t1300 test suite exercises the git-config(1) tool. To do so, the test overwrites ".git/config" to contain custom contents in several places with code like the following: ``` cat > .git/config <<\EOF ... EOF ``` While this is easy enough to do, it may create problems when using a non-default repository format because this causes us to overwrite the repository format version as well as any potential extensions. With the upcoming "reftable" ref backend the result is that Git would try to access refs via the "files" backend even though the repository has been initialized with the "reftable" backend, which will cause failures when trying to access any refs. Ideally, we would rewrite the whole test suite to not depend on state written by previous tests, but that would result in a lot of changes in this test suite. Instead, we only refactor tests which access the refdb to be more robust by using their own separate repositories, which allows us to be more careful and not discard required extensions. Note that we also have to touch up how the CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE gets accessed. This environment variable contains the relative path to a custom config file which we're setting up. But because we are now using subrepositories, this relative path will not be found anymore because our working directory changes. This issue is addressed by storing the absolute path to the file in CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE instead. Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> Reviewed-by: Christian Couder <christian.couder@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-<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).
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string translations (localization l10) should see po/README.md
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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