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[–] mcmodknower 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Isn't that just git with more steps and harder to share?

[–] PoolloverNathan 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's equivalent to cp -r, but:

  • the copy is read-only
  • reuses unchanged files
  • easier to share (btrfs sub send)
[–] mcmodknower 1 points 1 day ago

Sounds just like git (unless you do some special operations to change the copies)