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AFAIK (from the rumour mill and not from any kind of reliable source) the `git branch` command was only added as a cargocult from all the SVN users flocking to

AFAIK (from the rumour mill and not from any kind of reliable source) the `git branch` command was only added as a cargocult from all the SVN users flocking to git and asking "So how do I branch?!". Previous to this, everything was tags and checkouts. Again, no verifiable source, just water cooler talk with other devs.

tosser678 7y ago
from the first kernel merge (link found in wikipedia) https://marc.info/?l=git&m=111377572329534 https://marc.info/?l=git&m=111377572329534 I don't know about 'git branch', but it looks like 'git merge' wasn't a thing edit: from searching a bit, it appears that it had branches on June of the launch year, dunno if it had those on release.
- enigmo 7y ago
  The git log is also handy. first "merge": https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/commit/?id=33deb63a36f523c513cf29598d9c05fe78a23cac https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/commit/?id=33deb6... first "tag": https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/commit/?id=bf0c6e839c692142784caf07b523cd69442e57a5 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/commit/?id=bf0c6e... first "branch": https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/commit/?id=74b2428f5573b1f68ce717706296ae7d1832cd65 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/commit/?id=74b242... first Linus "branch" commit: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/commit/?id=e69a19f784b3ff19efc8ab765166e877fffb052e https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git/commit/?id=e69a19...