What exactly does git mean? and what is it’s exact function? and where did it’s name originate?

[M1ckm]

Git meaning and why is that it’s name?

[Yogesh Mude · Accepted solution]

 @M1ckm Welcome to the community!

Please have a look at the below article for more details.

https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Git-called-Git

The purpose of Git is to manage a project, or a set of files, as they change over time. Git stores this information in a data structure called a repository. A git repository contains, among other things, the following: A set of commit objects.

[Paul Lyons · Accepted solution]

The original creator Linus Torvolds, says he's egotistical and likes to name things after himself. So "Linux" was the first thing and "git" was the next. It was a (nerd) joke - "git" is British slang for a mean person.. If you're in the receiving end any of Linus's pull request comments you'll perhaps understand..