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Linus Torvalds created the version control system known as Git.

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Is it true that Linus Torvalds created the version control system known as Git?

Yes. Multiple reliable references confirm that Linus Torvalds created the distributed version control system Git for Linux kernel development.

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Wikipedia: Linus Torvalds
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Wikipedia: Linus Torvalds. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds

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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Linus Torvalds
States Torvalds created the distributed version control system Git.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Linus Torvalds. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds

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Wikipedia: Git
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Wikipedia: Git. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git

LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 2.03: Git: Version Control
Notes Git was initially designed and developed by Linus Torvalds.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 2.03%3A Git%3A Version Control. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://eng.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Computer_Science/Operating_Systems/Linux_-_The_Penguin_Marches_On_(McClanahan)/Module_14%3A_Task_Automation/2.03%3A_Git%3A_Version_Control

Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Git
States Git was initially designed and created by Linus Torvalds.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Git. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Git

Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: Linus Torvalds
Mentions that he also made the version control system Git.
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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: Linus Torvalds. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds

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