Re: why is git destructive by default? (i suggest it not be!)

From: Steven Walter <stevenrwalter@gmail.com>
Date: Jun 24, 2008, 22:21 UTC
Message-ID: <20080624222105.GA24549@dervierte>
In-Reply-To: <willow-jeske-01l61=64jMFEDjCiBE>

On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 08:04:30PM -0000, David Jeske wrote:

> I'm not talking about switching "git reset --hard" to "git reset -f". I'm
> talking about requiring a "-f" option to "git reset --hard" when it would
> destroy or dangle information.

I think you're asking for something like the following...

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-Steven Walter <stevenrwalter@gmail.com>
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