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Re: Individual file snapshots

From
Larry D'Anna <larry@elder-gods.org>
Date
Feb 13, 2010, 03:00 UTC
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<20100213030004.GA20863@cthulhu>
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<ron1-62D136.13570812022010@news.gmane.org>
* Ron Garret (ron1@flownet.com) [100212 16:58]:
> That would require a separate branch for every snapshot, no?  I want 
> this to be lightweight.  It's not so much the creation of a zillion 
> branches that bothers me, but having to come up with a new name every 
> time would be a real hassle.

I like to keep a branch called 'archive' for crap that's not being actively used anymore, but that I don't to throw away. Like failed experiments, or top-git branches that have been merged. I just merge -s ours all of it into archive and forget about it.

       --larry
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  5. Ron GarretFeb 12, 2010
  6. Brian GernhardtFeb 12, 2010
  7. Ron GarretFeb 12, 2010
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 12, 2010
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  10. Brian GernhardtFeb 12, 2010
  11. Ron GarretFeb 12, 2010
  12. Mark LodatoFeb 13, 2010
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  15. Ron GarretFeb 13, 2010
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  17. Ron GarretFeb 13, 2010
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