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readme: clarify that snapshotting doesn't result in a chain of commits

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It's not clear at all right now that snapshotting the working copy
results in it being amended.
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Martin von Zweigbergk 2023-08-02 09:05:24 -07:00 committed by Martin von Zweigbergk
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@ -63,13 +63,16 @@ add functionality that cannot easily be added to the Git backend.
### The working copy is automatically committed
Almost all Jujutsu commands automatically commit the working copy. That means
that commands never fail because the working copy is dirty (no "error: Your
local changes to the following files..."), and there is no need for `git stash`.
You also get an automatic backup of the working copy whenever you run a command.
Also, because the working copy is a commit, commands work the same way on the
working-copy commit as on any other commit, so you can set the commit message
before you're done with the changes.
Jujutsu uses a real commit to represent the working copy. Checking out a commit
results a new working-copy commit on top of the target commit. Almost all
commands automatically amend the working-copy commit.
The working-copy being a commit means that commands never fail because the
working copy is dirty (no "error: Your local changes to the following
files..."), and there is no need for `git stash`. Also, because the working copy
is a commit, commands work the same way on the working-copy commit as on any
other commit, so you can set the commit message before you're done with the
changes.
<img src="demos/working_copy.png" />