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# `git subtree-lite`

`git subtree-lite` is a tool to manage modified versions of content imported from other git repositories.  It's easier than git submodules and very similar to `git subtree --squash` but avoids some of the bugs.  See the documentation at the top of the script for more information.

As of 2016-11-30, I'm deprecating `git subtree-lite` in favor of [Braid](http://cristibalan.github.io/braid/), which is semantically equivalent in the default "squashed" mode but more mature.  I see some potential problems in the way Braid operates, but they can be fixed as needed.  The `git subtree-lite` code will remain available because it demonstrates some interesting techniques.

~ Matt McCutchen <matt@mattmccutchen.net>
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	3	`git subtree-lite` is a tool to manage modified versions of content imported from other git repositories. It's easier than git submodules and very similar to `git subtree --squash` but avoids some of the bugs. See the documentation at the top of the script for more information.
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8d01e6af	5	As of 2016-11-30, I'm deprecating `git subtree-lite` in favor of [Braid](http://cristibalan.github.io/braid/), which is semantically equivalent in the default "squashed" mode but more mature. I see some potential problems in the way Braid operates, but they can be fixed as needed. The `git subtree-lite` code will remain available because it demonstrates some interesting techniques.
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0eb79fa7 MM	7	~ Matt McCutchen <matt@mattmccutchen.net>