Git for non-program text files
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I have been using the Git [1] for 7 years. At the beginning I used the
GitHub [2] but as some moment I decided to use the S.D.F. [3] as my
primary git repository.
I don't comment my abandonment of the GitHub too much but it has no
relation to the fact that it's a Microsoft [3] service. My decision was
done well before it was known that Microsoft is buying the GitHub.
In short, I have been using the S.D.F.'s git for some time. I have my
programs here and my books and textbooks LaTeX sources, too.
I also often work with finite element method [5]. I have my own
software for that (I work at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, after
all). My software can be used interactively, of course but for many of
research problems it makes sense to write inputs in bath mode.
Something like this:
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# third wall (top)
edef,1,1,1
gesize,brick,3,0,2,0,4,1,0.4
gediv,3,X2_DIV,Y2_DIV,Z_DIV
mesh
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The batch files are just normal text files with commands, They are
usually created it a way which is similar to program development. It
often makes sense to store older versions and so.
SO WHY I DID NOT USED THE GIT FOR THEM BEFORE?
Now this issues is fixed. At least for some of the latest projects. And
I'm going to search my archives for older files which may be useful in
the future.
References:
[1]
https://git-scm.com
[2]
https://github.com
[3]
http://mx.sdf.org
[4]
https://microsoft.com
[5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_element_method