git

File Format
Name	Git
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Development Git
Extension(s)	(none), .pack, .idx
Released	2005

git is an open-source revision control system for software development, originally developed by Linus Torvalds for tracking Linux kernel sources, before being widely adopted by many other projects and companies.

Specifications

• GIT repository layout
• Git pack format
• pack-*.pack files format (identification easily clashes with Packdir and Quake PAK)
• Unpacking Git packfiles
• What is the format of a git “blob”?
• gitignore format

Related formats

• SHA-1 - Used to create object identifiers
• zlib - Used to compress data
• Virtual File System for Git

Links

• Wikipedia article
• Official site
• libgit2
• Git koans
• bup: backup system based on Git packfile
• Think like a Git: A guide for the perplexed