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Re: clone branching?

From
Karl Hasselström <kha@treskal.com>
Date
Aug 11, 2008, 20:39 UTC
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On 2008-08-11 14:24:23 -0400, Trans wrote:
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> I'm new to this list and evaluating whether to use Git. On the whole
> I really like Git, however, I'm not sure l like the way it handles
> branching.
>
> Can Git be effectively used if clone is used for branching, rather
> then using the internal branch naming?
Yes, definitely.

git supports multiple branches per repository/working copy, but doesn't force you to have more than one. And it's very easy to pull changes from one repo to another.

-- 
Karl Hasselström, kha@treskal.com
      www.treskal.com/kalle
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