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Looks like the right tool for that job. I still am unsure whether this makes the most sense in my case vs. starting with a fresh snapshot of the codebase.

I answer wrong - have fun
– I answer wrong - have fun

2011-02-04 18:04:09 +00:00
Commented Feb 4, 2011 at 18:04
@phyzome: Depends on how important you think the history is. Expunging is pretty easy with the filter-branch command---just make sure to run it on a clone of the repository as it is destructive and cannot be undone.

Sharpie
– Sharpie

2011-02-05 02:31:21 +00:00
Commented Feb 5, 2011 at 2:31

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create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
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like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
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def function(foo):
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