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KolmogorovComp
114 days ago
> Git repositories also typically don't store full copies of all versions of a file that have ever existed either; they're incremental
This is wrong. Git does store full copies.
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meatmanek
114 days ago
git stores files as objects, which are stored as full copies, unless those objects are stored in packfiles and are deltified, in which case they're stored as deltas.
https://codewords.recurse.com/issues/three/unpacking-git-pac...
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KolmogorovComp
114 days ago
Thank you for the insights.
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PaulDavisThe1st
114 days ago
... which, in the context that is being discussed, is unusual.
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