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+SCM (source code management):
+
+    git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git util-linux
+
+Branches:
+
+    * maintenance (stable) branch
+	- created for every <major>.<minor> release
+	- branch name: stable/v<major>.<minor>
+
+    * bugfix branch
+	- created for <major>.<minor>.<maint> release for
+	  critical/security bugs only
+	- this branch is optional
+	- branch name: stable/v<major>.<minor>.<maint>
+
+    * master branch
+	- the status of this branch is: "it works for me". It
+	  means useful but not well tested patches.
+	- it's source for occasional snapshots
+	- for long-term development or invasive changes should be
+	  an active development forked into a separate branch
+	  (topic branches) from the tip of "master".
+
+    * A new tag object is created for:
+	- every release, tag name: v<version>
+
+    * KNOWN BUGS:
+	- tag v2.13.1 is typo. Please, ignore this tag.