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blame vs annotate?

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Jonathan del Strother <maillist@steelskies.com>
Date
Sep 3, 2008, 16:43 UTC
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<57518fd10809030943i35af222fw82cf591c737b8c04@mail.gmail.com>

What's the difference between 'git blame' & 'git annotate'? The output is practically identical - it's not obvious when you would use one over the other

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  1. Jonathan del StrotherSep 3, 2008
  2. Miklos VajnaSep 3, 2008
  3. Petr BaudisSep 3, 2008
  4. Junio C HamanoSep 3, 2008
  5. Matthieu MoySep 4, 2008
  6. Sverre RabbelierSep 4, 2008
  7. Mention the fact that 'git annotate' is only for backward compatibility.Matthieu Moy, Sep 4, 2008
  8. Petr BaudisSep 4, 2008
  9. Mention the fact that 'git annotate' is only for backward compatibility.Matthieu Moy, Sep 4, 2008
  10. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2008
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  12. Matthieu MoySep 5, 2008
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  14. Petr BaudisSep 5, 2008
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  16. Junio C HamanoSep 5, 2008
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