cgit is shorthand for CGI for Git.
cgit offers a fast web interface for the Git SCM, using a built-in cache to reduce pressure on the git server. Potential contributors can track and view project source code from the web instead of through a git client. Supported web servers include Apache, Nginx, and Lighttpd.
It’s free and open source software.
Features include:
- 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.
- Extensive filtering framework using scripts or a built-in lua interpreter.
- Supports syntax highlighting when viewing blobs. It can be enabled using python-pygments, or highlight.
- Can be managed though webapp-config. webapp-config is Gentoo’s installer for web-based applications. It’s used for automatic setup of web applications in virtual hosting environments.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, NetBSD, FreeBSD, and Mac OS X.
Website: git.zx2c4.com/cgit
Support: FAQ, Mailing List
Developer: Jason A. Donenfeld
License: GNU General Public License, version 2
cgit is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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