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Re: Question About Sorting the Index

From
Jon Forrest <nobozo@gmail.com>
Date
May 17, 2025, 18:48 UTC
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On 5/17/25 11:36 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> Jon Forrest <nobozo@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> P.S. I'm trying to read the Git source code to get a better handle
>> on what actually goes on in the index but this is taking some time.
> 
> Depending on the style of the learner, I often recommend reading the
> very initial revision of Git, i.e.  e83c5163 (Initial revision of
> "git", the information manager from hell, 2005-04-07), to quickly
> get a feel of what various pieces there are and how they fit
> together, by doing
> 
>      $ git checkout -b initial e83c5163316f89bfb
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll do that.
Meanwhile, do you see any merit to my idea?

Cordially, Jon Forrest

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  4. Junio C HamanoMay 17, 2025
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