Side-by-Side Comparison
datecp vs gitignore
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● baz/datecp (2)
● github/gitignore (176K)
☆ 2datecp stars
☆ 176Kgitignore stars
+175.9KDifference
gitignoreStar Leader (87975.5x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
gitignore Leads
+175.9K stars (87975.5x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
gitignore Leads
82.2K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
gitignore
Pushed 5d ago
Licensing
Different
datecp: — vs gitignore: CC0-1.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | baz/datecp ↗ | github/gitignore ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Ruby script to make a copy of a file and append a datestamp to it. Generates a unique datestamp each time by examining existing files in the directory for clashes and if found, will further incrementally append the hour, then the minutes, and then the seconds to the filename, i.e. filename_20070818_105535 | A collection of useful .gitignore templates |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 2 | ☆ 175,951 |
| Forks | 2 | 82,176 |
| Open Issues | 0 | 72 |
| Main Language | Not listed | Not listed |
| License | Not identified | CC0-1.0 |
| Last Push | Oct 10, 2008 | Sep 25, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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