# Latest

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## [Community introductions](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/community-introductions/381)

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**Author:** [@pmeunier](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/pmeunier)\
**Replies:** 45\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/community-introductions/381 "2026-09-17T22:17:34Z")

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This thread is about introducing yourself to the community. You can also announce your projects on the Nest, since we don’t (yet) have a good way to do that on the Nest itself.

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## [Welcome to Pijul's Discourse forum](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/welcome-to-pijuls-discourse-forum/8)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/welcome-to-pijuls-discourse-forum/8 "2017-05-30T18:35:21Z")

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Pijul is a system that allow people to work on text documents together. Its distinctive feature is to be based on rock-solid mathematics, which allows it to be super easy to learn, fast, and more flexible than all others…

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## [How to stash files?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-stash-files/1433)

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**Author:** [@notramo](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/notramo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-stash-files/1433 "2026-09-24T16:47:21Z")

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Stashing is a very useful tool in Git. Is it possible to stash in Pijul?

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## [Google Login No Longer Works](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/google-login-no-longer-works/1432)

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**Author:** [@Sha1rholder](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/Sha1rholder)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/google-login-no-longer-works/1432 "2026-09-18T17:59:38Z")

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As shown in the screenshot, the forum’s Google login option has been broken for quite a while. Perhaps it could be fixed?

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## [MY EYES HURT! (while browsing pijul.org)](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/my-eyes-hurt-while-browsing-pijul-org/1413)

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**Author:** [@Sha1rholder](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/Sha1rholder)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/my-eyes-hurt-while-browsing-pijul-org/1413 "2026-09-17T22:46:27Z")

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Cool new website. But this really isn’t what a human-friendly website should look like, unfortunately. The new pijul.org website is built around huge swaths of pure black, with bright green monospace text on top. Very …

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## [\[Feature request\] support using ~/.ssh/config Host with remote](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/feature-request-support-using-ssh-config-host-with-remote/1431)

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**Author:** [@goodnight](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/goodnight)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 10:22am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/feature-request-support-using-ssh-config-host-with-remote/1431 "2026-09-07T10:22:49Z")

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Now pijul remote can only set with user@IP:/path/to/repo syntax. It is good to support replacing user@IPwith Host defined in ~/.ssh/config, as it support defining different setting in different environment. e.g.: # At h…

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## [How to set pull from the same channel?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-set-pull-from-the-same-channel/1430)

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**Author:** [@goodnight](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/goodnight)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-set-pull-from-the-same-channel/1430 "2026-09-07T10:02:51Z")

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pijul assume pull from main unless specified with --channel, so if I create a channel with other name rewrite, I can pull it only with --channel rewrite everytime.

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## [Can't push pijul to nest](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/cant-push-pijul-to-nest/1426)

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**Author:** [@mixis](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/mixis)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/cant-push-pijul-to-nest/1426 "2026-09-05T16:51:06Z")

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Posting this here, since I don’t know if this is an issue with pijul or nest. I can upload a small test repository, but something chokes on pijul: Uploading changes ━━━╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸╸…

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## [Cannot track symlinks](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/cannot-track-symlinks/1429)

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**Author:** [@goodnight](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/goodnight)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 5:30pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/cannot-track-symlinks/1429 "2026-09-03T17:30:38Z")

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Create a symbolic link in the repo, name symlink.txt run pijul add symlink.txt it display Tracked 1 path(s) but run pijul status, it shows it is still untracked. Is symlink not yet support? I am using pijul version …

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## [Are there any pijul neovim plugin exists?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/are-there-any-pijul-neovim-plugin-exists/1425)

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**Author:** [@goodnight](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/goodnight)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/are-there-any-pijul-neovim-plugin-exists/1425 "2026-08-30T17:01:39Z")

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Just asking. I can find some for emacs but not neovim

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## [Is it possible to not use ssh-agent?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/is-it-possible-to-not-use-ssh-agent/1419)

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**Author:** [@goodnight](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/goodnight)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/is-it-possible-to-not-use-ssh-agent/1419 "2026-08-29T18:27:02Z")

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As describe in #1007 pijul record error: "Error: Multiple SSH keys in agent; configure \`signing\_key\` in config:" · Discussions · pijul / pijul, when I first run pijul record or pijul identity new before I set things up, …

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## [How to consume the flake.nix in pijul-nest?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-consume-the-flake-nix-in-pijul-nest/1423)

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**Author:** [@goodnight](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/goodnight)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-consume-the-flake-nix-in-pijul-nest/1423 "2026-08-27T15:00:12Z")

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I see in pijul / nest that pijul is heavily integrated with nix, and there is a flake.nix with nixosModules declared so I think it is for easy deployment of pijul-nest. However I do not know how to directly add it as fl…

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## [Suggestion: change executable name to \`pj\`](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/suggestion-change-executable-name-to-pj/257)

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**Author:** [@I60R](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/I60R)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 9:34am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/suggestion-change-executable-name-to-pj/257 "2026-08-27T09:34:53Z")

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Reasons: It’s easier to remember It’s very ergonomic to type (hand moves smoothly through p-j-space) Adopting short but unique executable names is common practice across Rust crates (rg, fd, sk, …) Version control shou…

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## [Getting started help](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/getting-started-help/1415)

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**Author:** [@CarnivioN](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/CarnivioN)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/getting-started-help/1415 "2026-08-26T09:32:06Z")

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Hi, all~ I’m confuzzled. I followed the manual and cargo install pijul --version "~1.0.0-beta" to install pijul 1.0.0-beta.21, then went to the Getting Started page. Both pijul init and pijul add worked fine. The manual…

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## [Is this a bug of \`unrecord\` and \`status\`/\`diff\` in channel fork?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/is-this-a-bug-of-unrecord-and-status-diff-in-channel-fork/1417)

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**Author:** [@goodnight](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/goodnight)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/is-this-a-bug-of-unrecord-and-status-diff-in-channel-fork/1417 "2026-08-24T16:57:31Z")

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I just installed pijul 2 days ago and tried to test things out. I am using 1.0.0-beta.21 I read somewhere that in pijul there is no git checkout "old-commit", to achieve something like that I have to fork the channel, …

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## [No "git init" in main page "see it in action" section? Is that fair?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/no-git-init-in-main-page-see-it-in-action-section-is-that-fair/1421)

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**Author:** [@francoislc](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/francoislc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/no-git-init-in-main-page-see-it-in-action-section-is-that-fair/1421 "2026-08-24T16:35:41Z")

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Hello all, Small thing but asking anyway. I was looking at the pijul.org main page and the great “SEE IT IN ACTION” section at the bottom. The first row, for the Pijul column on the right, we list the “pijul init” com…

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## [Docs URL broken and return 404](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/docs-url-broken-and-return-404/1418)

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**Author:** [@goodnight](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/goodnight)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/docs-url-broken-and-return-404/1418 "2026-08-19T11:24:33Z")

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For example, in this page of Pijul Manual, the URL of “the manual section on identities” and “\[manual section on configuration\]” and “\[the next chapter\]” is broken and return 404. (as new user I can only put max 2 links …

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## [Is there a roadmap for Pijul after the recent beta releases?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/is-there-a-roadmap-for-pijul-after-the-recent-beta-releases/1411)

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**Author:** [@Sha1rholder](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/Sha1rholder)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/is-there-a-roadmap-for-pijul-after-the-recent-beta-releases/1411 "2026-08-02T07:38:16Z")

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There have been a lot of Pijul releases recently—roughly eight beta versions from late May. It is great to see this level of activity. Could the maintainers share what is currently being worked on and whether there is a…

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## [Unable to sign up to the Pijul Nest](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/unable-to-sign-up-to-the-pijul-nest/1102)

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**Author:** [@Dangthrimble](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/Dangthrimble)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 6:21am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/unable-to-sign-up-to-the-pijul-nest/1102 "2026-07-27T06:21:06Z")

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Hi, Have tried to sign up to the Nest on an iPad using both Brave and Safari browsers. Both times I am informed: The email could not be sent. Please check the address, and try again later. The email address is valid…

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## [Whoa, cool new website!](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/whoa-cool-new-website/1410)

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**Author:** [@tucker-m](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/tucker-m)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/whoa-cool-new-website/1410 "2026-07-25T01:05:23Z")

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Just noticed the new pijul.org. Very nice!

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## [Signup on Pijul Nest gives "Forbidden" and that's it](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/signup-on-pijul-nest-gives-forbidden-and-thats-it/949)

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**Author:** [@philip-peterson](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/philip-peterson)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 9:16am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/signup-on-pijul-nest-gives-forbidden-and-thats-it/949 "2026-07-08T09:16:38Z")

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Hello there, I tried to sign up today for Pijul Nest but after completing the form, all I got was “Forbidden”. You can see the same message by going to https://nest.pijul.org/signup Thanks, Phil

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## [Modify change that has dependencies](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/modify-change-that-has-dependencies/1189)

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**Author:** [@sergey](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/sergey)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/modify-change-that-has-dependencies/1189 "2026-06-20T19:09:06Z")

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Hi! I found the approach of Pijul interesting, and I started experimenting with it. Sorry if my question is not very wise, but how is it possible to rewrite some change in history that has dependent changes? My experim…

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## [Missing libdbus-1-dev dependency in Debian/Ubuntu build instructions](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/missing-libdbus-1-dev-dependency-in-debian-ubuntu-build-instructions/1407)

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**Author:** [@Lale](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/Lale)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/missing-libdbus-1-dev-dependency-in-debian-ubuntu-build-instructions/1407 "2026-06-14T19:36:28Z")

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While trying to build Pijul cargo install pijul --version "~1.0.0-beta" on Debian/Ubuntu, I encountered a build error due to a missing system dependency: libdbus-sys resp.libdbus-1-dev. This package is seems to be an ind…

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## [Clarification from the docs](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/clarification-from-the-docs/1308)

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**Author:** [@co-odw](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/co-odw)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 7:06am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/clarification-from-the-docs/1308 "2026-06-14T07:06:41Z")

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A question from the docs: The “takeaway” in the above screenshot, is that Git merge arbitrarily places X. But, I also see Pijul’s merge as arbitrary. Am I missing something? How does Pijul infer that lines A, B get …

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## [Git-pijul python module](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/git-pijul-python-module/793)

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**Author:** [@ganwell](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/ganwell)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/git-pijul-python-module/793 "2026-06-14T05:54:17Z")

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I created a python module called git-pijul. It does a similar thing as pijul git. Unfortunately pijul git still crashes for my repos. Since I am to only user you can expect bugs. For example I never use the arguments --h…

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## [\[BUG\] Recording a subset of paths permanently hides pre-existing changes in other files](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/bug-recording-a-subset-of-paths-permanently-hides-pre-existing-changes-in-other-files/1403)

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**Author:** [@zond](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/zond)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/bug-recording-a-subset-of-paths-permanently-hides-pre-existing-changes-in-other-files/1403 "2026-06-13T10:14:10Z")

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After recording only some paths, unrecorded changes in other files (modified in an earlier second) become invisible: pijul diff shows nothing and pijul record \<file\> says “Nothing to record”, until the file’s mtime ch…

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## [Is this project still active? Yes it is](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/is-this-project-still-active-yes-it-is/451)

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**Author:** [@pmeunier](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/pmeunier)\
**Replies:** 74\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/is-this-project-still-active-yes-it-is/451 "2026-06-10T01:49:08Z")

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I’m answering here to Discussion #444 on the Nest. Is Pijul still under active development? Last patches on master were June 8th? It seems like patches were pretty regular before then, maybe work is just being done in…

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## [Inflorescence: a Pijul GUI](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/inflorescence-a-pijul-gui/1345)

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**Author:** [@tzemanovic](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/tzemanovic)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/inflorescence-a-pijul-gui/1345 "2026-05-04T19:18:42Z")

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Hey all, I’ve been working here and there on a GUI for Pijul, heavily inspired by Magit, which is my main driver for git. It’s quite usable now so I’d like to share it: https://nest.pijul.com/tzemanovic/inflorescence. H…

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## [Why \`DELETED\` flag are associated with edges instead of vertices?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/why-deleted-flag-are-associated-with-edges-instead-of-vertices/1340)

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**Author:** [@DzmingLi](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/DzmingLi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/why-deleted-flag-are-associated-with-edges-instead-of-vertices/1340 "2026-05-01T17:37:03Z")

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Hi, I’m currently exploring Pijul’s internal architecture. After digging through the documentation and previous discussions, I’m still curious about one specific design choice: why DELETED flag are associated with edges …

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## [Middly infuriating brackets in patches](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/middly-infuriating-brackets-in-patches/320)

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**Author:** [@nbrr](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/nbrr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/middly-infuriating-brackets-in-patches/320 "2026-05-01T10:50:25Z")

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I’ve been experimenting with pijul for a few of days, and there is this one thing buzzing me. I have seen this happen several times. When I insert lines in several parts of my code, functions in particular, the patch oft…

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