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0 pointsjohnpaulkiser5y ago0 comments

What makes git different than other cli tools like grep, sed, curl, etc?

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- I have to interact with it much much more often

- I have to be a good user of it. I can get away with knowing a couple flags for these tools

- Git is inherently stateful. I can iterate on my grep-ing/sed-ing/curl-ing and try random stuff, but git operation can be destructive or leave me in a state I don't understand and do not konw how to get out of

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