Re: Using Git as a Database

Mateusz Wielgos [off-list ref] writes:

Hello,

I would like to use Git as a database of sorts. Let’s say I want to
track weight of something in a file. When the value changes I can
commit the new one. I can also figure out all previous values. That’s
awesome.

What I am having trouble with is… What if a measurement is taken but
there’s no change? I want to commit a file that hasn’t changed.

The only workaround I figured out is to toggle the executable bit.

As you are tracking weight or something like that over time, it's likely
useless without date, so just put time-stamp into the file as well:

85kg 2024-09-25 19:45:14

-- Sergey