# git (10-git.us)

A git is an unpleasant or foolish person. It is mild British slang, closer to 'idiot' than to a serious insult. Most Americans who say it picked it up from old movies or books.

## What a model may hear
- version control system (software development): assume the user wants to run Git commands, manage repositories, or track code changes
- global information tracker (Git documentation and source code): treat the word as the proper name of the tool itself, not as slang
- file or command path (shell commands and scripts): look for executables, config files, or directories named 'git'

## Where people and models part ways
- Says: "You're a git"
  Means: You are being annoying or foolish
  May be taken as: Interpret as a command to initialize or use the Git version control system
  Say instead: "You are being annoying"
- Says: "Stop being such a git"
  Means: Stop acting foolish
  May be taken as: Search for Git stop commands or attempt to terminate Git processes
  Say instead: "Please stop acting foolish"
- Says: "The git did it"
  Means: That foolish person did it
  May be taken as: Assume a reference to Git causing a technical problem
  Say instead: "That person caused the problem"

## Tips
- Use 'fool' or 'idiot' instead if you mean the insult
- Capitalize 'Git' when you mean the software tool
- Add 'software' or 'version control' when discussing the tool in mixed company
- Avoid 'git' entirely in prompts about software to prevent confusion
- Specify 'the person' or 'that guy' when telling stories with the slang

## Often confused with
- GitHub: the web platform for hosting Git repositories
- get: common verb, often mistyped or misheard
- gist: GitHub's service for sharing code snippets
- go: another programming language and command