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Git () is a distributed version control software system that is capable of managing versions of source code or data. It is often used to control source code by programmers who are developing software collaboratively.

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Git is a software tool that tracks changes to computer code and data, allowing multiple programmers to work on the same project without overwriting each other's work. It's widely used in software development because it lets teams collaborate efficiently while maintaining a complete history of all changes made to their code.

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Key facts

Software.name: Git
Software.screenshot: Git session.svg
Software.caption: A command-line session showing repository creation, addition of a file, and remote synchronization
Software.author: Linus Torvalds
Software.developer: Junio Hamano and others
Software.programming language: Primarily in C, with GUI and programming scripts written in Shell script, Perl, Tcl and Python
Software.operating system: POSIX (Linux, macOS, Solaris, AIX), Windows
Software.language: English
Software.genre: Version control
Software.license: GPL-2.0-only

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History
Naming
Characteristics
Design
Downsides
Merging strategies
Data structures
Commands
Git references
Implementations
Git server
Open source
Git server as a service
Graphical interfaces
Adoption
Extensions
Conventions
Security
Trademark
See also
Notes
References
External links

Design goals of Git include speed, data integrity, and support for distributed, non-linear workflows—thousands of parallel branches running on different computers.