.. _spkg_git:

git: Version control system
===========================

Description
-----------

   Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
   unusually rich command set that provides both high-operations and
   full access to internals.

-  ``man git``


Upstream Contact
----------------

-  Maintainer: Junio C. Hamano
-  Website: http://git-scm.com/

Dependencies
------------

-  zlib

Note: excluding libcurl and expat because they are large and only
required if you're communicating with repositories over HTTP. If you
need to do so, please use an external version of git.

Type
----

standard


Version Information
-------------------

package-version.txt::

    2.11.0


Equivalent System Packages
--------------------------

conda:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ conda install git

cygwin:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ apt-cyg install git

Debian/Ubuntu:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo apt-get install  git

Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo yum install  git

freebsd:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo pkg install git

homebrew:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ brew install git

opensuse:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo zypper install git

slackware:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo slackpkg install git

See https://repology.org/project/git/versions

If the system package is installed, ./configure will check whether it can be used.