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When we get an http 404 trying to get the initial list of refs from the server, we try to be helpful and remind the user that update-server-info may need to be run. This looks like: $ git clone https://github.com/non/existent Cloning into 'existent'... fatal: https://github.com/non/existent/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack not found: did you run git update-server-info on the server? Suggesting update-server-info may be a good suggestion for users who are in control of the server repo and who are planning to set up dumb http. But for users of smart http, and especially users who are not in control of the server repo, the advice is useless and confusing. Since most people are expected to use smart http these days, it does not make sense to keep the update-server-info hint. We not only drop the mention of update-server-info, but also show only the main repo URL, not the full "info/refs" and service parameter. These elements may be useful for debugging a broken server configuration, but in the majority of cases, users are not fetching from their own repositories, but rather from other people's repositories; they have neither the power nor interest to fix a broken configuration, and the extra components just make the message more confusing. Users who do want to debug can and should use GIT_CURL_VERBOSE to get more complete information on the actual URLs visited. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Git - the stupid content tracker
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"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/everyday.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.