- The repository remembers every change to every file and
even additions and deletions in the directory tree.
- When a client reads from the repository, normally it only sees
the latest version of the filesytem;
- but client can also view previous states of the filesystem.
- What did this directory contain last Wednesday?
- Who was the last person to change this file?
- What changes did Laurie make to this file?
- Give me the version of my code that worked yesterday.
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