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Comment:	Tweaks to the whynotgit.html page.
Timelines:	family \| ancestors \| descendants \| both \| trunk
Files:	files \| file ages \| folders
SHA3-256:	149486cfb5261342d669052ac9c922aefb8cb292ec8fcbb446ca126768ce28f9
User & Date:	drh 2018-04-12 14:47:58

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2018-04-12
15:31		There are "hundreds of billions", not "tens of billions" of SQLite database files in circulation - in the rowidtable.html document. check-in: c34168d55b user: drh tags: trunk
14:47		Tweaks to the whynotgit.html page. check-in: 149486cfb5 user: drh tags: trunk
14:09		Correct details in the description of the SHM file format. check-in: d40d77faa2 user: drh tags: trunk

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<p>
People sometimes ask why SQLite does not use the
[https://git-scm.org|Git] version control system like everybody
else.
This article attempts to answer that question.  Also,
in <a href="#getthecode">section 3</a>, 
this article provides hints to Git enthusiasts
as to how they can easily access the SQLite source code.

<h2>Revisions To This Article</h2>

<p>
Less than 24 hours after first publication, the original text
of this article was being
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16806114|hotly debated on Hacker News],
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Subsequently, to update your check-out, simply type:

<blockquote>
<tt>fossil up </tt><i>VERSION</i>
</blockquote>

<p>
Use "trunk" for version to get the latest trunk version of SQLite.
Or use a prefix of a cryptographic hash name, or the name of some branch
or tag.



<p>
Use the "<tt>fossil ui</tt>" command from within the ~/sqlite checkout to
bring up a local copy of the website.











<h1>See Also</h1>

<p>Other pages that talk about Fossil and Git include:
<ul>
<li><p>[https://fossil-scm.org/fossil/doc/trunk/www/fossil-v-git.wiki|Fossil vs. Git]
<li><p>[https://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/doc/trunk/www/quotes.wiki|What others say about Fossil and Git]
</ul>








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<p>
People sometimes ask why SQLite does not use the
[https://git-scm.org|Git] version control system like everybody
else.
This article attempts to answer that question.  Also,
in <a href="#getthecode">section 3</a>, 
this article provides hints to Git users
about how they can easily access the SQLite source code.

<h2>Revisions To This Article</h2>

<p>
Less than 24 hours after first publication, the original text
of this article was being
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16806114|hotly debated on Hacker News],
................................................................................
Subsequently, to update your check-out, simply type:

<blockquote>
<tt>fossil up </tt><i>VERSION</i>
</blockquote>

<p>
Use "trunk" for <i>VERSION</i> to get the latest trunk version of SQLite.
Or use a prefix of a cryptographic hash name, or the name of some branch
or tag.  See
[https://fossil-scm.org/fossil/doc/trunk/www/checkin_names.wiki] for more
suggestions on what names can be used for <i>VERSION</i>.

<p>
Use the "<tt>fossil ui</tt>" command from within the ~/sqlite checkout to
bring up a local copy of the website.

<p>
Additional documentation on Fossil can be found at
[https://fossil-scm.org/fossil/doc/trunk/www/permutedindex.html]

<p>
Do not be afraid to explore.  Without a log-in you won't be able to
push back any changes you make, so you cannot damage the project.  If
you get your clone hopelessly messed up, simply delete the 
"sqlite.fossil" repository file and start over.

<h1>See Also</h1>

<p>Other pages that talk about Fossil and Git include:
<ul>
<li><p>[https://fossil-scm.org/fossil/doc/trunk/www/fossil-v-git.wiki|Fossil vs. Git]
<li><p>[https://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/doc/trunk/www/quotes.wiki|What others say about Fossil and Git]
</ul>