Re:Ask HN: Can we do better than Git for version control?
by mmis1000 on Monday December 11, 2023 @02:34PM
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There is a major misconception that you move your "commit" around. Actually, each commit in the git history refer to a specific directory state and parent of such commit. You can't meaningfully "move" a commit directly. What the cherrypick and rebase does is.
1. The client diff content of your commit with previous one.
2. Apply such diff on content of another commit.
3. Create a new commit with the old commit message/author of commit in step 1.
And that is also what make git work for everyone, because it is simply a directory that contains tons of new_new_updated_project on steroids. It's up to you to decide what to do with it.
1. The client diff content of your commit with previous one. 2. Apply such diff on content of another commit. 3. Create a new commit with the old commit message/author of commit in step 1.
And that is also what make git work for everyone, because it is simply a directory that contains tons of new_new_updated_project on steroids. It's up to you to decide what to do with it.