# Latest

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## [Equivalent of \`git log -p\`?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/equivalent-of-git-log-p/924)

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**Author:** [@locallycompact](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/locallycompact)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/equivalent-of-git-log-p/924 "2022-05-27T13:17:37Z")

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pijul log doesn’t seem to have a way to show the file diffs per change. Am I missing something?

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## [Recording binary files not always warned against in interactive mode](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/recording-binary-files-not-always-warned-against-in-interactive-mode/922)

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**Author:** [@kolibrie](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/kolibrie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/recording-binary-files-not-always-warned-against-in-interactive-mode/922 "2022-05-08T14:08:17Z")

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I was surprised when I created a new pijul repo and added all the files from a directory, then made a clone of that repo, many of the files were missing. cd original pijul init pijul add -r \* pijul record pijul list \> l…

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## [How to convert git to pijul repositories?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-convert-git-to-pijul-repositories/728)

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**Author:** [@eschnett](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/eschnett)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-convert-git-to-pijul-repositories/728 "2022-05-05T15:06:53Z")

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How do I convert an existing git repo to a pijul repo? Strangely, I didn’t find a description in the documentation or the FAQ, and a web search comes up empty. There’s a discourse topic https://discourse.pijul.org/t/adve…

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## [Anyone considered gitlab?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/anyone-considered-gitlab/920)

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**Author:** [@burdges](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/burdges)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/anyone-considered-gitlab/920 "2022-05-02T00:31:30Z")

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Anyone looked at forking gitlab to support a pijul back end in addition to or instead of git? Are there technical reasons for not doing so, like a pijul gui being more fluid with moving around patches, or git notions be…

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## [Why doesn't deletion depend on it's down-context where edits do?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/why-doesnt-deletion-depend-on-its-down-context-where-edits-do/918)

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**Author:** [@Rohan](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/Rohan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/why-doesnt-deletion-depend-on-its-down-context-where-edits-do/918 "2022-05-01T14:36:26Z")

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Create this repo pijul init echo -e "1\\n2\\n3\\n4\\n5\\n" \> a pijul add a pijul record --all --message base echo -e "1\\n2\\na\\nb\\n5\\n" \> a pijul record --all --message 34-ab echo -e "1\\na\\nb\\n5\\n" \> a pijul record --all --me…

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## [1.0.0-alpha Usage Proto Documentation](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/1-0-0-alpha-usage-proto-documentation/590)

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**Author:** [@qrpnxz](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/qrpnxz)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 7:56pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/1-0-0-alpha-usage-proto-documentation/590 "2022-04-20T19:56:05Z")

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In this post I’m going to look at most of the pijul UI and describe what I think everything does. As the documentation gets written, we’ll know more, but my hope is that this topic can serve as a place to get everything …

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## [Please explain channels](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/please-explain-channels/901)

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**Author:** [@joyously](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/joyously)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2022, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/please-explain-channels/901 "2022-04-13T11:37:05Z")

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I’ve tried several times to understand what a channel is, but still come up short. I think there is something about “state” that isn’t defined anywhere. Hopefully, someone can explain it, and update the readme https://…

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## [Windows Guide needed](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/windows-guide-needed/323)

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**Author:** [@niko](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/niko)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 10:00am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/windows-guide-needed/323 "2022-04-09T10:00:55Z")

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has anyone got a recent build running on windows 10? A guide with download links to all external dependencies would be really helpful. I would love to get started with pijul, but need to use windows on my dev machine.

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## [Why can't I clone my repository?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/why-cant-i-clone-my-repository/903)

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**Author:** [@tacoda](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/tacoda)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/why-cant-i-clone-my-repository/903 "2022-03-29T19:32:02Z")

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I’m trying to clone a test repository that I just created, but I’m running into some errors. I haven’t found anything useful from Google so far. From my output below, you can see that I am not able to find the remote re…

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## [How do I pronounce 'Pijul'?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-do-i-pronounce-pijul/900)

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**Author:** [@Kroppeb](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/Kroppeb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-do-i-pronounce-pijul/900 "2022-03-27T19:13:07Z")

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I can’t seem to find it mentioned anywhere.

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## [Email workflows](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/email-workflows/272)

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**Author:** [@atpotts](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/atpotts)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2022, 3:38am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/email-workflows/272 "2022-03-24T03:38:33Z")

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Git has a nice workflow (git send-email) in which you can send patches in human readable form over a mailing list, making it easy for people to comment by simply replying to the patches. This could be even nicer for a p…

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## [How to configure the editor?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-configure-the-editor/897)

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**Author:** [@maxsnew](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/maxsnew)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-configure-the-editor/897 "2022-03-23T19:45:48Z")

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Hi, I’m trying out pijul again and it opens up nano when I record or push. How can I configure it to use say emacs or vi instead?

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## [Pijul git makes "Error: Pristine version mismatch. Cloning over the network can fix this."](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-git-makes-error-pristine-version-mismatch-cloning-over-the-network-can-fix-this/896)

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**Author:** [@somenxavier](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/somenxavier)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-git-makes-error-pristine-version-mismatch-cloning-over-the-network-can-fix-this/896 "2022-03-23T01:51:52Z")

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Just for testing pijul, I clone this git repository locally. And then run pijul git. When it finished, I run: $ pijul log Error: Pristine version mismatch. Cloning over the network can fix this. What is that? How can …

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## [Support for a config subcommand](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/support-for-a-config-subcommand/612)

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**Author:** [@arijit79](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/arijit79)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/support-for-a-config-subcommand/612 "2022-03-17T15:46:55Z")

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There are some things that are required in every change which do not change, such as name, full name and email. A command something like pijul config could be used to set these values globally/locally to the repo. Later…

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## [Code Review Workflow](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/code-review-workflow/890)

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**Author:** [@DanielEliad](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/DanielEliad)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/code-review-workflow/890 "2022-03-16T13:16:35Z")

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Hey everyone! :slight\_smile: I’ve recently discovered about this project and I was really impressed with everything. I’ve tried reading everything I could find online about Pijul but I was left with a question about a c…

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## [Pijul Pull Algorithm](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-pull-algorithm/894)

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**Author:** [@burdiyan](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/burdiyan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-pull-algorithm/894 "2022-03-11T19:48:47Z")

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I’ve been trying to find some information about how Pijul decides what changes it needs to pull from a remote, but I couldn’t find any details. Could someone point me somewhere where I could learn more about it? I guess…

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## [Why GPLv2 and not GPLv3 / AGPL?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/why-gplv2-and-not-gplv3-agpl/888)

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**Author:** [@FeliksWeber](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/FeliksWeber)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/why-gplv2-and-not-gplv3-agpl/888 "2022-02-25T14:23:35Z")

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Is there a specific reason the project is licensed under GPLv2, and not the more recent GPLv3? To get the most out of GPL, the AGPL license would be a perfect fit for this project, as it also affects instances of Pijul r…

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## [Signing patches needs a bit more documentation \[answers inside\]](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/signing-patches-needs-a-bit-more-documentation-answers-inside/112)

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**Author:** [@boxofrox](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/boxofrox)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/signing-patches-needs-a-bit-more-documentation-answers-inside/112 "2022-02-18T17:15:53Z")

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I created an account on nest.pijul.com, built pijul from source (version pijul-next), figured out how to get SSH auth working, then ran these pijul commands: $ pijul keys --generate-signing $ pijul keys --upload-to boxo…

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## [What are those keys about?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/what-are-those-keys-about/882)

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**Author:** [@jeltsch](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/jeltsch)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/what-are-those-keys-about/882 "2022-02-16T13:07:49Z")

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After I had no problems installing Pijul (:+1:), troubles started for me when I started to use Pijul just a few minutes ago. I ran pijul init, which seemed to work fine, but my first pijul record failed with a reference …

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## [Why do \`pijul add\` and \`pijul remove\` exist?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/why-do-pijul-add-and-pijul-remove-exist/873)

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**Author:** [@Schuwi](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/Schuwi)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/why-do-pijul-add-and-pijul-remove-exist/873 "2022-02-16T00:47:19Z")

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I am new to Pijul and have only used Git before. In Git you need to stage changes before you can commit them with git add. In Pijul changes seem to automatically be “staged” and instead you select what you want to recor…

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## [States in Pijul](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/states-in-pijul/880)

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**Author:** [@qrpnxz](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/qrpnxz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/states-in-pijul/880 "2022-02-15T17:02:24Z")

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I was talking with somebody about Pijul, and the issue of “state at point in time” came up. Then it occurred to me that this is distributed source control, so that’s not a well defined question. There can always be patch…

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## [Just built beta on the BBB 🎉](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/just-built-beta-on-the-bbb/868)

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**Author:** [@fzzr](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/fzzr)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/just-built-beta-on-the-bbb/868 "2022-02-07T14:45:39Z")

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:tada::fire::heart:

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## [Nest:discussions search errors for dumb query "-"](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/nest-discussions-search-errors-for-dumb-query/869)

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**Author:** [@fzzr](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/fzzr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/nest-discussions-search-errors-for-dumb-query/869 "2022-02-05T16:46:33Z")

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Example. It returns 500 or 524 codes. Anyway it’s internal errors.

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## [How to move through history?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-move-through-history/855)

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**Author:** [@clamydo](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/clamydo)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 9:03am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/how-to-move-through-history/855 "2022-02-03T09:03:45Z")

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How do I move to a specific point in history without unrecording every single change until then? I am trying out pijul 1.0.0-beta and trying to unlearn git commands ;). If I understand correctly, I could fork a channel …

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## [Pijul log shows nothing; should it?](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-log-shows-nothing-should-it/691)

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**Author:** [@FrankDMartinez](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/FrankDMartinez)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/pijul-log-shows-nothing-should-it/691 "2022-01-30T18:27:39Z")

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Installed on MacOS, I created a repository, added a file, and recorded a change. I then ran pijul log and nothing was displayed in the console. Shouldn’t there be something output to screen? Thanks in advance.

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## [Backups at The Nest](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/backups-at-the-nest/853)

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**Author:** [@fbaube](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/fbaube)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/backups-at-the-nest/853 "2022-01-21T22:23:43Z")

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Is Nest backed up regularly, so that I could rely on it as a “permanent” repository ?

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## [Build error: libsodium.a , macOS-x86\_64](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/build-error-libsodium-a-macos-x86-64/845)

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**Author:** [@fbaube](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/fbaube)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2022, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/build-error-libsodium-a-macos-x86-64/845 "2022-01-21T12:13:54Z")

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I have never been able to build pijul on macOS, using Homebrew as package manager, and now this includes the version 1 beta. Very frustrating. First I set envvars as suggested: export LIBRARY\_PATH=/usr/local/lib \\ OPENS…

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## [Contributors tab](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/contributors-tab/844)

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**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/contributors-tab/844 "2022-01-19T16:38:02Z")

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As a community professional (DevRel et.al.) my favorite tab on GitHub is the insights page for Contributors: It tells a story. Would love to see this in Nest :relaxed:

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## [Redmine integration](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/redmine-integration/240)

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**Author:** [@alexhell](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/alexhell)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/redmine-integration/240 "2022-01-09T22:28:46Z")

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Hello, is there a chance to integrate Pijul to redmine? Darcs was supported till 2.5. But as nobody was using it, the redmine developer dropped it. Unfortunately I am not a programmer, so I can’t help myself.

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## [Blake3 for the new hash function](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/blake3-for-the-new-hash-function/550)

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**Author:** [@rodarmor](https://discourse.pijul.org/u/rodarmor)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 8:42am UTC](https://discourse.pijul.org/t/blake3-for-the-new-hash-function/550 "2022-01-08T08:42:37Z")

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Blake3 was mentioned in another thread, but I wanted to make a new thread. I think that Blake3 would be an ideal choice for Pijul’s hash function: Blake3 has a fist-class rust implementation, maintained by the authors…

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