cgit Quick Facts
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 * 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
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 * 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
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 * 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
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 * [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/