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oftenwrong ◴[22 Jun 25 14:20 UTC] No.44347165[source]▶

Another little-known feature is git trailers:

https://alchemists.io/articles/git_trailers

These are key-value structures data that can be included on a commit when it is created. These are used by some systems for attaching metadata. For example, Gerrit uses this for attaching its Change-Id.

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1. stephenlf ◴[22 Jun 25 15:24 UTC] No.44347679[source]▶

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This is fantastic. This could really beef up CI with ticket numbers and stuff.

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Git Notes: Git's coolest, most unloved feature (2022)