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1# Java Git
2
3An implementation of the Git version control system in pure Java.
4
5This project is licensed under the __EDL__ (Eclipse Distribution
6License).
7
8JGit can be imported straight into Eclipse and built and tested from
9there. It can be built from the command line using
10[Maven](https://maven.apache.org/) or [Bazel](https://bazel.build/).
11The CI builds use Maven and run on [Jenkins](https://ci.eclipse.org/jgit/).
12
13- __org.eclipse.jgit__
14
15    A pure Java library capable of being run standalone, with no
16    additional support libraries. It provides classes to read and
17    write a Git repository and operate on a working directory.
18
19    All portions of JGit are covered by the EDL. Absolutely no GPL,
20    LGPL or EPL contributions are accepted within this package.
21
22- __org.eclipse.jgit.ant__
23
24    Ant tasks based on JGit.
25
26- __org.eclipse.jgit.archive__
27
28    Support for exporting to various archive formats (zip etc).
29
30- __org.eclipse.jgit.http.apache__
31
32    [Apache httpclient](https://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client-ga/) support.
33
34- __org.eclipse.jgit.http.server__
35
36    Server for the smart and dumb
37    [Git HTTP protocol](https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/technical/http-protocol.txt).
38
39- __org.eclipse.jgit.lfs__
40
41    Support for [LFS](https://git-lfs.github.com/) (Large File Storage).
42
43- __org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server__
44
45    Basic LFS server support.
46
47- __org.eclipse.jgit.packaging__
48
49    Production of Eclipse features and p2 repository for JGit. See the JGit
50    Wiki on why and how to use this module.
51
52- __org.eclipse.jgit.pgm__
53
54    Command-line interface Git commands implemented using JGit
55    ("pgm" stands for program).
56
57- __org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache__
58
59    Client support for the ssh protocol based on
60    [Apache Mina sshd](https://mina.apache.org/sshd-project/).
61
62- __org.eclipse.jgit.ui__
63
64    Simple UI for displaying git log.
65
66## Tests
67
68- __org.eclipse.jgit.junit__, __org.eclipse.jgit.junit.http__,
69__org.eclipse.jgit.junit.ssh__: Helpers for unit testing
70- __org.eclipse.jgit.ant.test__: Unit tests for org.eclipse.jgit.ant
71- __org.eclipse.jgit.http.test__: Unit tests for org.eclipse.jgit.http.server
72- __org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server.test__: Unit tests for org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.server
73- __org.eclipse.jgit.lfs.test__: Unit tests for org.eclipse.jgit.lfs
74- __org.eclipse.jgit.pgm.test__: Unit tests for org.eclipse.jgit.pgm
75- __org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache.test__: Unit tests for org.eclipse.jgit.ssh.apache
76- __org.eclipse.jgit.test__: Unit tests for org.eclipse.jgit
77
78## Warnings/Caveats
79
80- Native symbolic links are supported, provided the file system supports
81  them. For Windows you must use a non-administrator account and have the SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege.
82
83- Only the timestamp of the index is used by JGit if the index is
84  dirty.
85
86- JGit requires at least a Java 8 JDK.
87
88- CRLF conversion is performed depending on the `core.autocrlf` setting,
89  however Git for Windows by default stores that setting during
90  installation in the "system wide" configuration file. If Git is not
91  installed, use the global or repository configuration for the
92  core.autocrlf setting.
93
94- The system wide configuration file is located relative to where C
95  Git is installed. Make sure Git can be found via the PATH
96  environment variable. When installing Git for Windows check the "Run
97  Git from the Windows Command Prompt" option. There are other options
98  like Eclipse settings that can be used for pointing out where C Git
99  is installed. Modifying PATH is the recommended option if C Git is
100  installed.
101
102- We try to use the same notation of `$HOME` as C Git does. On Windows
103  this is often not the same value as the `user.home` system property.
104
105## Features
106
107- __org.eclipse.jgit__
108  - Read loose and packed commits, trees, blobs, including
109    deltafied objects.
110  - Read objects from shared repositories
111  - Write loose commits, trees, blobs.
112  - Write blobs from local files or Java InputStreams.
113  - Read blobs as Java InputStreams.
114  - Copy trees to local directory, or local directory to a tree.
115  - Lazily loads objects as necessary.
116  - Read and write .git/config files.
117  - Create a new repository.
118  - Read and write refs, including walking through symrefs.
119  - Read, update and write the Git index.
120  - Checkout in dirty working directory if trivial.
121  - Walk the history from a given set of commits looking for commits
122      introducing changes in files under a specified path.
123  - Object transport
124
125      Fetch via ssh, git, http, Amazon S3 and bundles.
126      Push via ssh, git and Amazon S3. JGit does not yet deltify
127      the pushed packs so they may be a lot larger than C Git packs.
128
129  - Garbage collection
130  - Merge
131  - Rebase
132  - And much more
133
134- __org.eclipse.jgit.pgm__
135  - Assorted set of command line utilities. Mostly for ad-hoc testing of jgit
136      log, glog, fetch etc.
137- __org.eclipse.jgit.ant__
138  - Ant tasks
139- __org.eclipse.jgit.archive__
140  - Support for Zip/Tar and other formats
141- __org.eclipse.http__
142  - HTTP client and server support
143
144## Missing Features
145
146There are some missing features:
147
148- verifying signed commits
149- signing tags
150- signing push
151
152## Support
153
154Post questions, comments or discussions to the jgit-dev@eclipse.org mailing list.
155You need to be [subscribed](https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/jgit-dev)
156to post. File bugs and enhancement requests in
157[Bugzilla](https://wiki.eclipse.org/EGit/Contributor_Guide#Filing_Bugs).
158
159## Contributing
160
161See the [EGit Contributor Guide](http://wiki.eclipse.org/EGit/Contributor_Guide).
162
163## About Git
164
165More information about Git, its repository format, and the canonical
166C based implementation can be obtained from the
167[Git website](http://git-scm.com/).
168