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Re:Oh Shit, Git? by DiggyJohnson on Friday January 17, 2025 @12:30PM (#42740833)
Wouldn't the fail or break under any circumstance where they don't immediately share a history?
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Re:Oh Shit, Git? by karatinversion on Monday January 20, 2025 @11:26AM (#42770192)
I just tested it by creating a repo with two branches without a common ancestor, and I was able to move a branch pointer to either history with update-ref, so no, I don't think so
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