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I'm working on a project where I need to prove that a file in a git repo is append only, ie all changes to the file only added lines. The only way I can think of is looking at the git history of the file, but would there be a faster way using Merkel trees somehow?
Is this trying to deal with that git history can be replaced?
We handle the case to prevent git history rewrites, but an alternative solution could be adopted if less cumbersome.