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| | | ## Frequently Asked Questions
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| | | ### Git:Blit? What kind of name is that?
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| | | Its a phonetic play on [bitblt][bitblt] which is an image processing operation meaning *bit-block transfer*.
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| | | ### Why use Git:Blit?
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| | | Its small. Its portable. Its easy to manage.
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| | | ### Do I need real Git?
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| | | No. Git:Blit is based on [JGit][jgit] which is a pure Java implementation of the [Git version control system][git].<br/>
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| | | Everything you need for Git:Blit is either in the zip distribution file or automatically downloaded on execution. |
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| | | ### Why doesn't Git:Blit support SSH?
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| | | Git:Blit could integrate [Apache Mina](http://mina.apache.org) to provide SSH access. However, doing so violates design principle #1: KISS. SSH supports requires creating, exchanging, and managing SSH keys. While this is doable, its not simple like JGit's SmartHTTP implementation.
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| | | You might consider [Gerrit](http://gerrit.googlecode.org) which supports SSH.
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| | | ### What types of Search does Git:Blit support?
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| | | Git:Blit supports case-insensitive searches of *commit message* (default), *author*, and *committer*.<br/>
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| | | To search by *author* or *committer* use the following syntax in the search box:
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| | | author: james
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| | | committer: james
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| | | Alternatively, you could enable the search type dropdown list in your `gitblit.properties` file.
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| | | [bitblt]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_blit "Wikipedia Bitblt"
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| | | [jgit]: http://eclipse.org/jgit "Eclipse JGit Site"
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| | | [git]: http://git-scm.com "Official Git Site" |
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