From: Sergey Organov <sorganov@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:47:50 GMT
Subject: Re: Using Git as a Database
Message-ID: <87jzezhe89.fsf@osv.gnss.ru>
In-Reply-To: <4B2B1EC7-6B08-4B57-A50F-702C031C2792@mateuszwielgos.com>

Mateusz Wielgos <email@mateuszwielgos.com> writes:

> Hello,
>
> I would like to use Git as a database of sorts. Let’s say I want to
> track weight of something in a file. When the value changes I can
> commit the new one. I can also figure out all previous values. That’s
> awesome.
>
> What I am having trouble with is… What if a measurement is taken but
> there’s no change? I want to commit a file that hasn’t changed.
>
> The only workaround I figured out is to toggle the executable bit.

As you are tracking weight or something like that over time, it's likely
useless without date, so just put time-stamp into the file as well:

85kg 2024-09-25 19:45:14

-- Sergey