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From: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: combine git repo historically
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:29:44 +0200
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Cc: Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net>,
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Dnia niedziela 11. pa=BCdziernika 2009 15:43, Christian Couder napisa=B3=
:
> On Sunday 11 October 2009, Johannes Sixt wrote:

> > There is no way to retrieve the original commit using plumbing=20
> > unless the replacement is removed. Am I right?
>=20
> I think you are right, but a flag could be easily added to some comma=
nds to=20
> retreive original objects. Or you can remove the replacement, retriev=
e the=20
> object and then put back the replacement.

Wouldn't it be better for this option to be option for git wrapper,
i.e.

 $ git --no-replace cat-file -p N

and not

 $ git cat-file --no-replace -p N

--=20
Jakub Narebski
Poland