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## Frequently Asked Questions
### Git:Blit? What kind of name is that?
Its a phonetic play on [bitblt][bitblt] which is an image processing operation meaning *bit-block transfer*.
### Why use Git:Blit?
Its small. Its portable. Its easy to manage.
### Do I need real Git?
No. Git:Blit is based on [JGit][jgit] which is a pure Java implementation of the [Git version control system][git].<br/>
Everything you need for Git:Blit is either in the zip distribution file or automatically downloaded on execution.
### Why doesn't Git:Blit support SSH?
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.
You might consider [Gerrit](http://gerrit.googlecode.org) which supports SSH.
### What types of Search does Git:Blit support?
Git:Blit supports case-insensitive searches of *commit message* (default), *author*, and *committer*.<br/>
To search by *author* or *committer* use the following syntax in the search box:
author: james
committer: james
Alternatively, you could enable the search type dropdown list in your `gitblit.properties` file.
### How do I run Git:Blit on port 80 or 443 in Linux?
Tricky. Linux requires root permissions to serve on ports < 1024.<br/>
Run the server as *root* (security concern) or change the ports you are serving to 8080 (http) or 8443 (https).
[bitblt]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_blit "Wikipedia Bitblt"
[jgit]: http://eclipse.org/jgit "Eclipse JGit Site"
[git]: http://git-scm.com "Official Git Site"
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