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Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
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newfol is a combination user interface and database store for small databases
that can fit into memory.
that can fit into memory. It is designed to represent textual data (stored and
rendered as UTF-8) and provides tools to search this data using Python regular
expressions.
newfol is not inherently transactional, like some other databases; however, it
provides optional support for storing each saved state into Git to preserve a
complete history of changes. Along with an SHA-2 hash, this provides immediate
detection of and recovery from potential data loss situations.