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Re: (beginner) git rm

From
Theodore Tso <tytso@mit.edu>
Date
Jan 28, 2009, 13:03 UTC
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<20090128130333.GA11160@mit.edu>
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On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 01:19:13PM +0100, Tomas Carnecky wrote:
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> Oops, sorry. git checkout HEAD -- d.txt
> You have to tell which version of d.txt you want. In your case the  
> version in HEAD.
>

I use this command enough that I have this defined as an alias in my ~/.gitconfig file. Try running this command:

	git config --global alias.revert-file "checkout HEAD --"
Now you will be able to do this:
	git revert-file d.txt

This is also useful when I've edited d.txt, and decided that I didn't go about it the right away, and so I want to revert my edits.

						- Ted
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  2. Peter KreftingJan 28, 2009
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  7. Theodore TsoJan 28, 2009
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