Git Is a Front-End to the AUR

Git Page Discussion Read View source View history Tools Categories: Version control system | Commands | OpenPGP "I've met people who thought git is a front-end to GitHub. They were wrong, git is a front-end to the AUR." — Linus T. Git is the version control system (VCS) designed and developed by Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel. Git is now used to maintain AUR packages, as well as many other projects, including sources for the Linux kernel. 1 Installation Install the git package. For the development version, install the git-git AUR package. Check the optional dependencies when using tools such as git svn, git gui and gitk. 1.1 Graphical front-ends See also git GUI Clients. Giggle — GTK frontend for git. https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/giggle/ | giggle Related articles Bisecting bugs with Git Concurrent Version System Git server Gitweb HTTP tunneling#Tunnelling Git Subversion VCS package guidelines

A screenshot of a Git documentation page prominently featuring a quote attributed to Linus Torvalds: people who think Git is merely a front-end to GitHub are mistaken because it is supposedly a front-end to the Arch User Repository (AUR). The joke plays on Git’s actual role as version-control software and the Linux/Arch Linux developer culture, making it a reaction to misconceptions about Git and GitHub. EN: A screenshot of a Git documentation page prominently featuring a quote attributed to Linus Torvalds: people who think Git is merely a front-end to GitHub are mistaken because it is supposedly a front-end to the Arch User Repository (AUR). The joke plays on Git’s actual role as version-control software and the Linux/Arch Linux developer culture, making it a reaction to misconceptions about Git and GitHub.

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