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From: Liu Yubao <yubao.liu@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Does GIT has vc keywords like CVS/Subversion?
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 10:44:10 +0800
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Dongsheng Song wrote:
> I want to know whether there is a plan to add this feature, or GIT
> doesn't require it at all.
> 
> Keywords like LastChangedDate, LastChangedRevision, LastChangedBy, Id
> are useful for version control.
> 
I almost mistake I sent my last question twice:-), maybe we need more FAQs
like this:
Q: Does GIT [some feature] like [some vcs] ?
A: No. Because ...

IMHO, I don't think keyword substitution is a good idea, as it will confuse
the external diff/merge tools.