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+ [A data model for Git (and other docs updates)](https://jvns.ca/blog/2026/01/08/a-data-model-for-git/)
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by Julia Evans on her blog
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(see [comments on Mastodon](https://comments.jvns.ca/post/115861337435768520)
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and on [LWN\.net announcement](https://lwn.net/Articles/1053595/)).
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+ [SQL Server Management Studio 22 Git Integration](https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/11585/ssms-22-git-integration/)
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by Daniel Calbimonte on MSSQLTips.
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__Light reading__
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+ [Diff Algorithm Spelunking](https://dacharycarey.com/2025/12/29/diff-algorithm-spelunking/)
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by Dachary Carey.
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+ See also [Difftastic](https://difftastic.wilfred.me.uk/),
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a structural diff tool that understands syntax,
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first mentioned in [Git Rev News Edition #86](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2022/04/30/edition-86/),
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and [Delta](https://dandavison.github.io/delta/),
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a syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output,
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first mentioned in [Git Rev News Edition #86](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2022/04/30/edition-86/).
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+ [Git Rebase for the Terrified](https://www.brethorsting.com/blog/2026/01/git-rebase-for-the-terrified/)
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by Aaron Brethorst on Brethorsting Blog.
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+ [I made my own git](https://tonystr.net/blog/git_immitation)
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by Tony Strømsnæs on his blog.
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As it was created with the goal of improving the author understanding of Git,
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it is intentionally made not compatibile with Git:
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it uses SHA-256 instead of (current) SHA-1, and zstd instead of zlib.
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The example code is written in Rust.
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+ [Build your own `Git`](https://github.com/codecrafters-io/build-your-own-x#build-your-own-git)
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section of [build-your-own-x](https://github.com/codecrafters-io/build-your-own-x)
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lists a few articles about reimplementing parts of Git functionality.
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Mentioned in [Git Rev News Edition #40](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2018/06/20/edition-40/).
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+ [Write yourself a Git!](https://wyag.thb.lt/)
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by Thibault Polge is an attempt at explaining the Git version control system
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from the bottom up by reimplementing it in Python.
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Mentioned in [Git Rev News Edition #49](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2019/03/20/edition-49/).
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+ [git-pkgs: explore your dependency history](https://nesbitt.io/2026/01/01/git-pkgs-explore-your-dependency-history.html)
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by Andrew Nesbitt on his blog.
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+ [Git's HTTP server side design does not scale](https://xeiaso.net/notes/2025/distributed-git-ddos/):
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a small rant about CGI. Written by Xe Iaso on their blog.
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+ [Tracking kernel development with korgalore](https://people.kernel.org/monsieuricon/tracking-kernel-development-with-korgalore)
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by Konstantin Ryabitsev on his blog.
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TLDR: use [korgalore](https://korgalore.docs.kernel.org/)
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to bypass mailing list delivery problems.
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(See also [comments on LWN\.net](https://lwn.net/Articles/1055219/#Comments)).
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+ [My first 20,000 curl commits](https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2026/01/17/my-first-20000-curl-commits/)
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by Daniel Stenberg on his blog.
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+ [GitOps with ArgoCD feels like the right abstraction](https://nick.scialli.me/blog/gitops/)
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by Nick Scialli on his blog.
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+ [Bob and Alice: a git patch love story](https://cybrkyd.com/post/a-git-patch-love-story/)
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by cybrkyd (Just another Cyber Kid).
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+ [Allowlist for .gitignore](https://blog.izissise.net/posts/gitignoreallowlist/)
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by Hugues Morisset (izissise) on his blog.
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Describes a dedicated script to generate the allow-list based `.gitignore` file effectively
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to used with a monorepo.
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+ [On git show](https://tonystr.net/blog/git)
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by Tony Strømsnæs on his blog,
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about the use of `git show <revision>:<path>`.
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+ [How to sync files between two local machines using Git](https://www.howtogeek.com/i-turned-git-into-a-private-github-free-sync-system-between-my-own-machines-and-it-completely-changed-how-i-work/)
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by Bobby Jack on How-To Git.
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+ [Manage Diagrams in AsciiDoc (with PlantUML) on GitHub](https://lornajane.net/posts/2026/manage-diagrams-in-asciidoc-on-github)
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(using a build script) by Lorna Jane Mitchell on LornaJane Blog.
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+ See also [Include diagrams in your Markdown files with Mermaid](https://github.blog/developer-skills/github/include-diagrams-markdown-files-mermaid/)
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(2022) by Martin Woodward & Adam Biagianti on GitHub Blog,
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mentioned in [Git Rev News Edition #84](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2022/02/28/edition-84/).
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+ [Maintaining shadow branches for GitHub PRs](https://maskray.me/blog/2026-01-22-maintaining-shadow-branches-for-github-prs)
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by Fangrui Song (MaskRay).
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The goal is to be able to see clean diffs between base and feature branch,
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even though the underlying commits were rewritten,
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and the base moved ahead.
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+ [Post-Agentic Code Forges](https://sluongng.substack.com/p/post-agentic-code-forges),
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by Son Luong Ngoc (sluongng) on Son’s Substack.
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+ See also [Getting AI to Work in Complex Codebases](https://github.com/humanlayer/advanced-context-engineering-for-coding-agents/blob/main/ace-fca.md).
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+ [Abandon Git LFS because AI Agents](https://justin.poehnelt.com/posts/abandon-git-lfs-because-agents/)
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by Justin Poehnelt (jpoehnelt) on his blog
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(includes description on how to use `git filter-repo` to migrate from Git LFS
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to standard Git).
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+ [How I use Jujutsu](https://abhinavsarkar.net/posts/jj-usage/)
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by Abhinav Sarkar on their blog.
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+ [Jujutsu (`jj`)](https://jj-vcs.github.io/jj/) is a Git-compatible version control system,
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written in Rust, which was first mentioned in
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[Git Rev News Edition #85](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2022/03/31/edition-85/).
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+ [How GitHub monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystem](https://ploum.net/2026-01-05-unteaching_github.html)
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by Lionel Dricot (Ploum).
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+ [Moving from GitHub pages to Codeberg pages](https://kotthoff.dev/posts/2026/github-to-codeberg-pages/)
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by Florian Kotthoff on his Hugo & PaperMod powered blog.
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+ [Showcasing my Git repositories on the web](https://cybrkyd.com/post/showcasing-my-git-repositories-on-the-web/)
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(by creating a static site with GitGen, where everything is generated ahead of time)
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by cybrkyd.
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+ Compare [Gitmal](https://github.com/antonmedv/gitmal), a static page generator for Git repositories,
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mentioned in [previous edition](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2025/12/31/edition-130/).
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+ [This tool (pgit) turns any Git repo into a private, offline “GitHub” website](https://www.howtogeek.com/this-easy-tool-gives-me-the-best-of-github-on-my-local-machine/)
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by Bobby Jack on How-To Geek.
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+ [Git Brag: Highlight and Share Your Open Source Contributions](https://blog.tedivm.com/open-source/2026/01/git-brag-highlight-and-share-your-open-source-contributions/)
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by Robert Hafner on his tedious ramblings blog.
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+ [Your GitHub Contribution Graph Means Absolutely Nothing - And Here’s Why](https://dev.to/sylwia-lask/your-github-contribution-graph-means-absolutely-nothing-and-heres-why-2kjc)
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by Sylwia Laskowska on DEV\.to.
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+ [Git forge opinions: GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, Sourcehut](https://cadence.moe/blog/2022-07-03-git-forge-opinions-github-gitlab-gitea-sourcehut)
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(2022) by Cadence on cadence’s website.
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+ [forgeperf.org](https://forgeperf.org/) - Software Forge Performance Index.
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Reports generated with [Lighthouse](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/lighthouse),
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originally updated weekly, last update February 7, 2024.
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Created and maintained by [SourceHut](https://sourcehut.org/) forge.
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+ [Mirror to Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/Recommendations/Mirror_to_Codeberg):
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a central place of information about mirroring repos to Codeberg.
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Includes some thoughts about why one would want to switch from GitHub or GitLab,
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or at least have a second place for your code: a mirror that's contributable,
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with links to other articles.
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+ [git-natural-api](https://jsr.io/@fiatjaf/git-natural-api)
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is a lightweight git HTTP client for fetching repository data without cloning.
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It use /git-upload-pack custom calls to get access to file trees,
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commit history or individual objects.
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Written in TypeScript, and provides JavaScript / TypeScript API.
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Can be used in browser, using Bun, Deno, or Node\.js.
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No license provided.
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+ [Grasp](https://ngit.dev/grasp/)
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(Git Relays Authorized via Signed-Nostr Proofs)
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is distributed, protocol-first approach to hosting Git repos.
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You pre-authorize pushes via signed
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[Nostr](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nostr/) events,
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then any compliant server can host your repo.
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[ngit-relay](https://ngit.dev/relay) is a Grasp reference implementation
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that uses a Dockerized stack: nginx, git-http-backend and a Khatru relay.
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+ Compare [Tangled](https://tangled.org/),
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a social-enabled Git collaboration platform built on top of the AT Protocol
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(which is behind [BlueSky](https://bsky.app/) microblogging federated social media service).
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First mentioned in [Git Rev News Edition #125](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2025/07/31/edition-125/),
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then in [#126](),
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and [#128]().
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+ Compare [Radicle](https://radicle.xyz/),
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an open source, peer-to-peer code collaboration stack built on Git,
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first mentioned in [Git Rev News Edition #49](),
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and many times since; most recently in [#126]().
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+ There is also [gitstr (`git str`)](https://github.com/fiatjaf/gitstr),
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a tool to send and receive Git patches over Nostr,
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using [NIP-34](https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/997)
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(mentioned in [Git Rev News Edition #109](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2024/03/31/edition-109/)),
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+ Compare [`git-ssb`](https://scuttlebot.io/apis/community/git-ssb.html)
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(see the [git-ssb-intro](https://github.com/hackergrrl/git-ssb-intro) guide),
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a decentralized Git repo hosting and issue tracking on [Secure-ScuttleButt (SSB)](https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/)
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(mentioned in [Git Rev News Edition #26](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2017/04/19/edition-26/)
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and [#40](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2018/06/20/edition-40/)).
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+ Contrast with [ForgeFed](https://forgefed.org/) (formerly GitPub),
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a federation protocol for software forges (an [ActivityPub](https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/) extension),
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mentioned in [Git Rev News Edition #69](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2020/11/27/edition-69/).
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+ The [Game of Trees Hub](https://gothub.org/) is a transparently funded
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Git repository hosting service. Its infrastructure is based on OpenBSD
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and [Game of Trees](https://gameoftrees.org/).
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+ [Game of Trees (Got)](https://gameoftrees.org/index.html)
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is a version control system developed by and for OpenBSD developers,
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which wants to remain on-disk compatible with bare Git repositories.
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Mentioned in [Git Rev News Edition #54](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2019/08/21/edition-54/).
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+ [keifu](https://github.com/trasta298/keifu) (系譜, /keːɸɯ/) is a terminal UI tool
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and a summary of changed files, and lets you perform basic branch operations.
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Written in Rust, under MIT license.
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+ [git-com](https://git-com.masukomi.org/) is a TUI tool
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for creating structured commit messages that’s easy to configure for each project.
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[Written](https://github.com/masukomi/git-com) in Go, under MIT license.
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+ [Git Brag](https://gitbrag.tedivm.com/) is an open source web application (or CLI)
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that creates a simple report of the contributions you've made to open source projects
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on GitHub (it requires logging with GitHub to create the report).
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[Written](https://github.com/tedivm/gitbrag) in Python, under MIT license.
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+ [GitGen](https://git.cybrkyd.com/GitGen/index.html)
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is a lightweight static website generator for local Git repositories written in Python.
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It scans a directory of Git repositories and produces a navigable,
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self-contained HTML website similar in spirit to cgit or GitWeb,
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Under GPLv3 license.
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+ Compare [Gitmal](https://github.com/antonmedv/gitmal),
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a static page generator for Git repositories,
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written in Go, under MIT license.
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It was mentioned in [Git Rev News Edition #130](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2025/12/31/edition-130/).
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+ [pgit](https://github.com/picosh/pgit) is static site generator for git repos.
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Written in Go, under MIT license.
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+ [GAH!](https://git.sr.ht/~absolutely-vivid/gah)
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It archives GitHub issues and pull requests,
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and can create a static site from archives.
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Written in Python, under BSD license (Simplified BSD License).
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+ [tokendiff](https://github.com/dacharyc/tokendiff) is a Go library and CLI
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Under MIT license.
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+ [CleanDiff](https://cleandiffapp.com/) is a graphical diffing tool
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that shows you what’s changed on a word level, instead of a line level.
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It uses the tokendiff library to find semantically relevant changes,
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[Written](https://github.com/masukomi/cleandiff) in Go and JavaScript,
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+ [patch-hub](https://github.com/kworkflow/patch-hub)
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is a terminal-based user interface (TUI) designed to
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to navigate and interact with patches archived on [lore.kernel.org](https://lore.kernel.org/),
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+ [Korgalore](https://korgalore.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/index.html)
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is a tool for feeding [public-inbox](https://public-inbox.org/README.html) git repositories,
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like [lore.kernel.org](https://lore.kernel.org/), directly into mail targets
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Written in Python, under GPL-2.0 license.
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+ [git-pkgs](https://github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs) provides a git subcommand
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It analyzes your repository to show when dependencies were added, modified, or removed,
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who made those changes, and why.
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Builds on [bibliothecary](https://github.com/ecosyste-ms/bibliothecary),
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the manifest parsing library behind [ecosyste.ms](https://ecosyste.ms/).
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Written in Go (originally [in Ruby](https://github.com/git-pkgs/git-pkgs-ruby)),
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