How short can a Git hash be abbreviated?  A full SHA-1 hash is 160 bits, 40 hex characters, which is a bit long to talk about and retype when you’re not just copy-pasting.  Therefore most peo…
  • Deebster@programming.dev
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    7 months ago

    Finally, when you reference a Git hash for posterity, e.g. in another commit message, I’d recommend always using the full value.

    Good advice.