# git/git

Git Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository but pull requests can be turned into patches to the mailing list via GitGitGadget (https://gitgitgadget.github.io/). Please follow Documentation/SubmittingPatches procedure for any of your improvements.

Repository: https://github.com/git/git
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/git
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: c, shell, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:36:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6615, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 62811, forks 28308 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:19.135504+00:00)

## What it is
Git is the fast, scalable, distributed revision control system originally written by Linus Torvalds, implemented in C with a rich command set. This repository is the official source code mirror for the project, maintained via a mailing-list-based development workflow.

## Use cases
- track changes to source code across a team
- create branches and merge code changes
- clone and contribute to open-source repositories
- maintain a full offline history of a project
- review and revert changes with diffs and logs

## When to choose
- you need the canonical, reference implementation of version control
- you want a mature, extremely widely supported SCM tool
- you need low-level access to git internals or want to contribute to git itself

## When to avoid
- you want a GUI-first version control experience
- you need a simpler centralized VCS workflow without local history

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: version-control, cli, developer-tools
- domain: version-control, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli
- tags: distributed-version-control, scm, c, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- git/git (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:19.135504+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:17:27.438816+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/git/git (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:19.135504+00:00, sha 371a30498bcb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.