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points by alt227 1 day ago | 0 comments

Why does it need to perform a commit to read the log?

The repo's other commits could be from someone else - whereas a commit it wrote itself is guaranteed to be from the correct/local account.

Can it not check the current credentials that it would potentially be using to make said commit?

Sure, I was providing an example of how it could be done, not an exhaustive list.