| cgit Quick Facts |
| ---------------- |
| |
| * web interface ([cgi][]) for [Git][git] repositories, written in [C][]. |
| * licensed under [GPLv2][]. |
| * discussions, patches etc. go to the [list][] ([signup][], [archive][]). |
| * real time chat available in #cgit on Libera.Chat. |
| * common questions are answered in the [FAQ][faq]. |
| |
| [cgi]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3875 |
| [git]: https://git-scm.com/ |
| [C]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_%28programming_language%29 |
| [GPLv2]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html |
| [list]: mailto:cgit@lists.zx2c4.com |
| [signup]: https://lists.zx2c4.com/mailman/listinfo/cgit |
| [archive]: https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/cgit/ |
| [faq]: faq |
| |
| Features |
| -------- |
| * basic repository browsing (logs, diffs, trees...) |
| * caching of generated HTML |
| * cloneable URLs (implements dumb HTTP transport) |
| * commit feeds (atom format) |
| * discovery of Git repositories |
| * on-the-fly archives for tags and commits |
| * plugin support for e.g. syntax highlighting |
| * side-by-side diffs |
| * simple time/author statistics |
| * simple virtual hosting support (macro expansion) |
| * understands GitWeb project-lists |
| * understands gitweb.owner in Git config files |
| * has extensive filtering framework using scripts or a built-in lua interpreter |
| |
| Source Code |
| ----------- |
| * download current or past [releases][] |
| * clone the repo: |
| * git clone https://git.zx2c4.com/cgit |
| * see the [README][] for build instructions |
| |
| [releases]: /cgit/refs/tags |
| [README]: /cgit/tree/README |
| |
| Packages |
| -------- |
| * [Arch Linux][archlinux] |
| * [Gentoo][gentoo] |
| * [Fedora/RHEL/CentOS][fedora] |
| * [OS X][macports] |
| * [OpenSUSE][OpenSUSE] |
| * [NetBSD][pkgsrc] |
| * [FreeBSD][freshports] |
| |
| [archlinux]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?name=cgit |
| [fedora]: https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/cgit |
| [gentoo]: https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/www-apps/cgit |
| [macports]: https://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/www/cgit |
| [opensuse]: https://software.opensuse.org/package/cgit |
| [pkgsrc]: http://pkgsrc.se/www/cgit |
| [freshports]: https://www.freshports.org/devel/cgit/ |
