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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: Is it "GIT" or "Git" or "git"? Standardize documentation?
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:02:38 -0800
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Sebastian Morr <sebastian@morr.cc> writes:

> Okay, I'd like to hear opinions on this before creating a patch.
>
> My perception is that "Git" is the name of the software, whereas "git"
> is used to refer to the actual command.

And "GIT" is used interchangeably with "Git" whenever the document author
feels like it warrants a bit more visibility than usual in the context.
Think of it as typesetting in a font with small-caps or something ;-).