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 * Sin MediaWiki 1.19beta2, 1.18.2, 1.17.3, MediaWiki core n extensions uise fer version control. Fer aulder versions, see 

Git is distreebutit version control saffware that permits uisers tae doonlaid the fair latest version o ae branch, wioot needin tae wait fer somebodie tae get roond tae packagin it. MediaWiki will release faster, n it'll be easier fer ye tae update yer instawation, row back aen upgrade, or haun patches in. (O coorse aye mynd that offeecial stable releases ar less riskie.)

See Git fer mai details, parteecularlie fer makin contreebutions. Ablo ar some quick directions fer ae few commyn tasks.

Prerequisites
Ye maun hae Git instawed afore ye can uise it. Thaur's monie differant waas tae get Git, dependin oan yer operatin system. Fer soorce n offeecial binaries, see http://git-scm.com. Fer alternateeve waas tae instaw Git, uise yer faverite rake engine tae fynd instructions fer yer operatin system.

Doonlaid
Ye can nou doonlaid MediaWiki core (phase3 on SVN) uisin Git, aes weel aes onie extension nou instawed oan the Wikimedia Foondation server cluster. Bi July 2013, aw extensions will either be available uisin Git or muived til alternate version control hosts.

The first step is tae clone the MediaWiki repositrie. This micht tak ae while.

Enter in the follaein oan yer commaunn line: git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/core.git

In the case that ye see "The requested URL returned error: 403" or "error: The requested URL returned error: 403 while accessing https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/core.git" ye need tae check yer git client version git --version n upgrade til at least git 1.7, versions 1:1.7.2.3-2.2~bpo50+1, 1.7.9.2 n 1.7.9.6 ar knawn tae wairk.

This clones the entire MediaWiki core repositrie. The defaut 'branch' will be the cuttin-edge, deveeloper version o MediaWiki. Yince the repositrie is cloned, ye can easilie switch til differant branches or tags (see ablo), incluidin thae trackin stable versions o MediaWiki.

Gif ye'v (n this is easie tae request): git clone ssh:// @gerrit.wikimedia.org:29418/mediawiki/core.git



WMF braunches
Remote braunches ar uised tae track the MediaWiki versions uised oan the Wikimedia Foondation server cluster. The latest micht na be entirely stable, bit thay receeve fair quick bug fixes n ar generallie stable enooch - efter aw, thir ar whit muckle waurks like Wikipædia ar uising. yince ae REL* braunch is considered 'stable', we 'tag' it n turn it intil ae taurbaw release.

Tae see whit braunches ar available, ye switch intil yer MediaWiki clone n issue the follaein commaunn: git branch -r | sort -V Muckle releases ar denoted bi "origin/REL ", e.g. "origin/". Tae switch til ae parteecular release braunch: git checkout -b REL origin/REL Fer example, tae switch til the nou stable version,, enter: git checkout -b origin/

MediaWiki tags (stable version)
Alternateevelie, speceefic stable versions o MediaWiki ar trackt uisin 'tags'. Thir ar analogis til the taurbaw releases. Ye can see the versions available wi: git tag -l | sort -V Uisin non GNU sort commaunn, like oan Mac OS X, ye hae tae relie oan the guid auld separaters: git tag -l | sort -n -t. -k1 -k2 -k3

Tae uise ae speceefeec tag: git checkout

Latest deveelopmant version o MediaWiki
The latest deveelopmant version o MediaWiki is trackt in the 'maister' braunch. This is whit's locallie checkt oot bi defaut whan ye first clone the MediaWiki repositrie. Gif ye'v switchy til anither braunch bit wid like tae switch back til uisin bleedin-edge MediaWiki, dae: git checkout master

Keepin up til date
Gif ye'r uisin ae parteecular braunch or the deveelopmant version o MediaWiki, pickin up the latest chynges is reallie easie. Chynge intil yer MediaWiki clone directerie n issue the pul commaunn: git pull Aw o the latest chynges fer the braunch that ye'r uisin will be applied.

Foreby, efter updatin/upgradin ye shid rin the MediaWiki Update screept fae the commaunn line: php maintenance/update.php

Switchin til ae differant version
Switchin til ae differant version o MediaWiki is faur simpler wi Git than wi SVN. Ilka o oor versions ar trackt aes braunches or tags. In order tae switch til yin o thir, aw that ye hae tae dae is 'checkoot' the parteecular braunch or tag that ye want fae wiin yer MediaWiki clone directerie: git checkout or git checkout The chynges will be applied autæmateeclie n ye'll be aw set tae gae.

Doonlaid

 * Leet o extensions in git
 *  shid be replaced wi the name o the extension that ye want tae doonlaid, wiout spaces. Fer, it wid be TitleKey. (case sensiteeve!)

Doonlaid n clone aen extension fae Git:

cd /path/to/extensions git clone https: //gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/.git

Deveelopers clone wi: git clone ssh:// @gerrit.wikimedia.org:29418/mediawiki/extensions/.git Soorce code can be inspected wi:

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/gitweb?p=mediawiki/extensions/.git;a=tree;h=refs/heads/master;hb=master

Doonlaid aw extensions
Gif ye prefer tae hae aw MediaWiki extensions that ar at gerrit.wikimedia.org checkt oot til yer machine, dae the follaein:

git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions.git cd extensions git submodule update --init --recursive

Tae update the extensions til thair latest versions, jist dae this:

cd /path/to/extensions git pull git submodule update --init --recursive

To track a specific branch: git submodule foreach 'git checkout -b REL1_23 origin/REL1_23 || :'

See ava

 * , aen alternate til doonlaidin fae Git
 * , aen alternate til doonlaidin fae Git

Using Git to download MediaWiki skins
MediaWiki 1.24 and later don't include skins in the Git download.

Download
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/skins/Vector.git