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		lysium on Feb 4, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The git parable Doesn't git operate on a DAG rather than a tree? I mean, you have merges.

steveklabnik on Feb 4, 2011 [–]

Yes, it's a DAG. It's easy to slip and say 'tree', though. While not strictly correct, it's pretty close.

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