Direct link to the README: https://github.com/git/git/blob/e83c5163316f89bfbde7d9ab23ca2e25604af290/README https://github.com/git/git/blob/e83c5163316f89bfbde7d

Direct link to the README: https://github.com/git/git/blob/e83c5163316f89bfbde7d9ab23ca2e25604af290/README https://github.com/git/git/blob/e83c5163316f89bfbde7d9ab23ca... It's interesting to note that what is currently the index/staging area was, back then, only a cache. (which is also why you'll still find it called any of these three names, participating in the overall confusion)