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		whoooooo123 on Nov 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Extremely Linear Git History Only works if your commit message is written in hexadecimal characters

oneeyedpigeon on Nov 22, 2022 | [–]

I don't understand — the example in the article adds the string "magic: MTQIpN2AmwQA" to the commit message. The final hash is hexadecimal, but what you feed into it isn't.

Biganon on Nov 22, 2022 | [–]

"it" (in "it matches the hash") = "the next sequential number", not "the commit message", afaict. Not very clear, I agree.

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