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In shared repositories, we have to be careful when writing files whose permissions do not allow users other than the owner to write them. In particular, we force the marks file of fast-export and the FETCH_HEAD when fetching to be rewritten from scratch. This commit does not touch other calls to fopen() that want to write files: - commands that write to working tree files (core.sharedRepository does not affect permission bits of working tree files), e.g. .rej file created by "apply --reject", result of applying a previous conflict resolution by "rerere", "git merge-file". - git am, when splitting mails (git-am correctly cleans up its directory after finishing, so there is no need to share those files between users) - git submodule clone, when writing the .git file, because the file will not be overwritten - git_terminal_prompt() in compat/terminal.c, because it is not writing to a file at all - git diff --output, because the output file is clearly not intended to be shared between the users of the current repository - git fast-import, when writing a crash report, because the reports' file names are unique due to an embedded process ID - mailinfo() in mailinfo.c, because the output is clearly not intended to be shared between the users of the current repository - check_or_regenerate_marks() in remote-testsvn.c, because this is only used for Git's internal testing - git fsck, when writing lost&found blobs (this should probably be changed, but left as a low-hanging fruit for future contributors). Note that this patch does not touch callers of write_file() and write_file_gently(), which would benefit from the same scrutiny as to usage in shared repositories. Most notable users are branch, daemon, submodule & worktree, and a worrisome call in transport.c when updating one ref (which ignores the shared flag). Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> 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
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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).
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including full documentation and Git related tools.
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project status, development direction and remaining tasks.