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authorJeff King <peff@peff.net>2014-03-05 14:28:38 -0500
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2014-03-05 12:24:01 -0800
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docs: mark info/grafts as outdatedjk/doc-deprecate-grafts
We should be encouraging people to use git-replace instead. Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@ current branch integrates with) obviously do not work, as there is no
you can make Git pretend the set of <<def_parent,parents>> a <<def_commit,commit>> has
is different from what was recorded when the commit was
created. Configured via the `.git/info/grafts` file.
++
+Note that the grafts mechanism is outdated and can lead to problems
+transferring objects between repositories; see linkgit:git-replace[1]
+for a more flexible and robust system to do the same thing.
[[def_hash]]hash::
In Git's context, synonym for <<def_object_name,object name>>.