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Re:Git’s database internals I: packed object store by rossmohax on Monday August 29, 2022 @05:42PM (#32643931)
Is there any value in first class renames other than some performance boost ?
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Re:Git’s database internals I: packed object store by dlkmp on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @08:16AM (#32649377)
I'd argue yes. I remember times where I was puzzled that some config file had been deleted (in a commit touching lots of files) only to find out after some analysis that is was simply moved/ renamed.
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