Glossary

Git

Git is a version control software designed by Linus Torvalds, with the efficiency, reliability and compatibility of versioning applications in mind when they have a large number of source code files.

Topics Automation Computing Management Programming

Terms listing

A

alternate object database

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C

cache chain changeset checkout cherry-picking clean commit commit graph concept, representations and usage commit-graph file commit-ish (also committish)commit object core Git

D

DAG dangling object detached HEAD directory dirty

E

evil merge

F

fast-forward fetch file system

G

Git archive gitfile grafts

H

hash HEAD head head ref hook

I

index index entry

M

master merge

O

object object database object identifier (oid)object name object type octopus origin overlay

P

pack pack index parent pathspec per-worktree ref pickaxe plumbing porcelain pseudoref pull push

R

reachability bitmaps reachable rebase ref reflog refspec remote repository remote-tracking branch repository resolve revision rewind

S

SCM SHA-1 shallow clone shallow repository stash entry submodule superproject symref

T

tag tag object topic branch tree tree-ish (also treeish)tree object

U

unmerged index unreachable object upstream branch

W

working tree worktree

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Sources

The Official Git Glossary, https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/gitglossary.html

Permanent link Git - Creation date 2023-07-26

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