Git¶

Git is a distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to large projects with speed and efficiency. The bundle packages version 2.49.0.

Usage example¶

The following command can be executed in the terminal to load the bundle:

1	`module load git`

The default pager is moar. Other options are less and delta. To make use of the delta pager specify the pager when loading the module:

module load git pager=delta

No external diff tool is enabled by default. To use Difftastic, load the module as shown below:

module load git external_diff=difft

The module makes the git command available. The git_shell command can be used to access a shell in the bundle.

Run pet list -t git for a list of examples.

Performance notes¶

No performance notes available

Recommended resources¶

Git should be run on a system with at least 2 GB of RAM and 1 thread.

Benchmarks¶

No benchmarks available.

Community guides and tutorials¶

No community guides available.

Official site and documentation¶

Licensing information¶

Git is licensed under the GPLv2 license.

Primary citation¶

Linus Torvalds. 2025 Git version 2.49.0. Installed using Anaconda.

External guides and resources¶

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