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		kevin_thibedeau on March 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Git branches are named sequences of commits > It might be worth noting that, at least as far as I know, git was like the first to use or at least popularize subcommands. In this domain it was popularized by CVS which merged the separate programs used for RCS.

jolmg on March 1, 2023 [–]

Yes, I was mistaken. Even subcommands like `checkout` didn't originate with git.

https://www.gnu.org/software/trans-coord/manual/cvs/html_nod...

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