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Re: A basic question

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PJ Weisberg <pj@irregularexpressions.net>
Date
Oct 12, 2012, 01:08 UTC
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On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Jim Vahl <jv@wmdb.com> wrote:
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> 1) Does git have a built-in way to get a list of all of the "most recently
> committed" files only at a given point in time, thus automatically recording
> the revisions of all of the component files of a release?   This implies
> that for files which are being modified or which have been staged but not
> committed, that git would go back to find the "predecessor" file which had
> been committed.

I feel like I'm missing the point of your questions. Why do you think your central repository would contain anything that hadn't been committed?

-PJ

Gehm's Corollary to Clark's Law: Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.

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  1. Jim VahlOct 10, 2012
  2. Drew NorthupOct 10, 2012
  3. Jim VahlOct 11, 2012
  4. James NylenOct 11, 2012
  5. Enrico WeigeltOct 11, 2012
  6. Sitaram ChamartyOct 12, 2012
  7. PJ WeisbergOct 12, 2012
  8. Dov GrobgeldOct 11, 2012
  9. Jim VahlOct 12, 2012

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