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From: Yann Dirson <ydirson@altern.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Applying a graft to a tree and "rippling" the changes through
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 23:35:03 +0100
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On Sun, Nov 20, 2005 at 12:44:28PM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Nov 2005, Matthias Urlichs wrote:
> 
> > Why not simply use info/grafts?
> 
> 'Cause you can't fetch a graft. But I agree, instead of telling somebody: 
> "I have this new branch which unifies history", you can send your friend a 
> oneliner which appends a graft.

It can also be useful to work with grafts locally, and then use a
script to convert the grafted tree into real commits.

Best regards,
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