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Re: [PATCH 2/2] git-rebase.txt: clarify that --abort checks out <branch>

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Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 6, 2011, 02:52 UTC
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Martin von Zweigbergk wrote:
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> That reminds me that <branch> may not have been specified. How about
> saying things more explicitly like this?
>
>   Abort the rebase operation and reset HEAD to the original branch. If
>   <branch> was provided when the rebase operation was started, then
>   HEAD will be reset to <branch>. Otherwise HEAD will be reset to
>   where it was when the rebase operation was started.

Sounds great to me for what it's worth. (With the caveat that "git rebase --abort" reattaches HEAD in addition to what "git reset --hard" would do, but I think it's fine to just leave that implied.) Sorry to have been slow to respond lately.

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Message 4 of 10 in “git-rebase.txt: clarify that --abort checks out <branch>”
  1. 2/2 git-rebase.txt: clarify that --abort checks out <branch>Martin von Zweigbergk, Jul 2, 2011
  2. Drew NorthupJul 5, 2011
  3. Martin von ZweigbergkJul 6, 2011
  4. Jonathan NiederJul 6, 2011
  5. Drew NorthupJul 6, 2011
  6. git-rebase.txt: clarify that --abort checks out <branch>Martin von Zweigbergk, Jul 8, 2011
  7. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2011
  8. Martin von ZweigbergkJul 10, 2011
  9. git-rebase.txt: clarify that --abort checks out <branch>Martin von Zweigbergk, Jul 10, 2011
  10. rebase: clarify "restore the original branch"Martin von Zweigbergk, Jul 14, 2011

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