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authorMattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>2013-09-16 11:21:56 +0200
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the binary problem
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@menu
* Additional tools::
+* The binary problem::
@end menu
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+@node The binary problem
+@section The binary problem
+
+Source control does not work well with binary
+files. Consider that two persons are edition
+the same file which cannot be interpreted by
+a human using a text editor. If there is a
+conflict, git may not realise it depending on
+the binary format, or may not be able to merge
+the changes. If git cannot merge the and you
+cannot open it in a text editor, you will
+not a file you can open an se the conflicts in
+so you must open both's versions and manual
+inspect and merge them.
+
+
+
@node GNU Free Documentation License
@appendix GNU Free Documentation License
@include fdl.texinfo