From: Anton Gladkov Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:18:35 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] cmd_reset: don't trash uncommitted changes unless toldto Message-ID: <20080625151835.GA14343@atn.sw.ru> In-Reply-To: <63BEA5E623E09F4D92233FB12A9F794302389C2C@emailmn.mqsoftware.com> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 06:49:16PM +0400, Craig L. Ching wrote: > > Because 'checkout' in other SCMs like CVS or SVN means 'get > > latest data from repo', i.e. it acts like 'pull' or 'fetch' in git. > > And 'branch' means branch manipulation: creating, deleting, > > switching... > > > Checkout, for me and a lot of people I work with, never meant "get > latest data from repo", it always meant "get me a workspace". Anyway, > just sharing a dissenting opinion, I don't agree that the checkout verb > is used incorrectly in git. Craig, I'm not trying to say that git incorrectly uses 'checkout' word :) -- Best regards, Anton mailto:agladkov@parallels.com