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0 pointsKolmogorovComp26d ago0 comments

> 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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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...

Thank you for the insights.

... which, in the context that is being discussed, is unusual.

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0 pointsKolmogorovComp26d ago0 comments

> 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.

Thank you for the insights.

... which, in the context that is being discussed, is unusual.

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