Commits are snapshots, not diffs


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Commits are snapshots, not diffs

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Title
Commits are snapshots, not diffs
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Created
2020-12-17
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Git has a reputation for being confusing. Users stumble over terminology and phrasing that misguides their expectations. This is most apparent in commands that “rewrite history” such as git cherry-pick or git rebase. In my experience, the root cause of this confusion is an interpretation of commits as diffs that can be shuffled around. However, commits are snapshots, not diffs!
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https://github.blog/2020-12-17-commits-are-snapshots-not-diffs/
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