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Re:My new Git utility `what-changed-twice` needs a new name by metadat on Sunday September 21, 2025 @09:01PM (#45328115)
Yes, totally useful compared to default git base commands.

And also - melding the "changed twice" (or thrice...) mutations into a single commit is a brilliant isolation of a subtle common pattern.

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Re:My new Git utility `what-changed-twice` needs a new name by goku12 on Sunday September 21, 2025 @10:22PM (#45328530)
git-absorb does exist [1]. It seems to be inspired by a mercurial subcommand of the same name. It's also available in most distro repos.

[1] https://github.com/tummychow/git-absorb

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