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The users of the version control system can branch any branch. Branches are also known as trees, streams or codelines. The originating branch is sometimes called the parent branch, the upstream branch (or simply upstream, especially if the branches are maintained by different organizations or individuals), or the backing stream.
Git can be used in a variety of different ways, but some conventions are commonly adopted. The command to create a local repo, git init, creates a branch named master. [61] [111] Often it is used as the integration branch for merging changes into. [112] Since the default upstream remote is named origin, [113] the default remote branch is origin ...
Followed by the advent of distributed version control systems (DVCS), Git naturally enables the usage of a pull-based development model, in which developers can copy the project onto their own repository and then push their changes to the original repository, where the integrators will determine the validity of the pull request. Since its ...
Cherry-picking: move only some revisions from a branch to another one (instead of merging the branches) Bisect : binary search of source history for a change that introduced or fixed a regression Incoming/outgoing : query the differences between the local repository and a remote one (the patches that would be fetched/sent on a pull/push)
Upstream development allows other distributions to benefit from it when they pick up the future release or merge recent (or all) upstream patches. [1] Likewise, the original authors (maintaining upstream) can benefit from contributions that originate from custom distributions, if their users send patches upstream.
Working copies effectively function as remote backups, which avoids relying on one physical machine as a single point of failure. [5] Allows various development models to be used, such as using development branches or a Commander/Lieutenant model. [6] Permits centralized control of the "release version" of the project [citation needed]
David A. Wheeler notes [9] four possible outcomes of a fork, with examples: The death of the fork. This is by far the most common case. It is easy to declare a fork, but considerable effort to continue independent development and support. A re-merging of the fork (e.g., egcs becoming "blessed" as the new version of GNU Compiler Collection.)
Jenkins, from Hudson (2011), due to Oracle Corporation's perceived neglect of the project's infrastructure and disagreements over use of the name on non-Oracle-maintained infrastructure. Univa Grid Engine, from Oracle Grid Engine, after Oracle Corporation stopped releasing project source. Mer, started as a fork of MeeGo. libav, a fork of ffmpeg.