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Why git shows staging area to users?

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Yi, EungJun <semtlenori@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 13, 2012, 21:08 UTC
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Hi, all.

Why git shows staging area to users, compared with the other scms hide it? What benefits users get?

I feel staging area is useful, but it is difficult to explain why when someone asks me about that.

Thanks.
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