From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:30:57 GMT
Subject: Re: Proposal: create meaningful aliases for git reset's hard/soft/mixed
Message-ID: <20121218163057.GB20122@sigill.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <CANiSa6h3Qf=6hw6fzHVw=CeuhnNeq+cuEvwwmVhUaSOcVgCSBA@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 10:34:07PM -0800, Martin von Zweigbergk wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> >
> > I am guilty of introducing "git reset --soft HEAD^" before I invented
> > "commit --amend" during v1.3.0 timeframe to solve the issue "soft" reset
> > originally wanted to.
> 
> I do use "commit --amend" a lot, but I still appreciate having "reset
> --soft". For example, to squash the last few commits:
> 
> git reset --soft HEAD^^^ && git commit --amend

Me too. Another one I use is:

  $ hack hack hack
  $ git commit -m wip
  $ git checkout something-else
  ... time passes ...
  $ git checkout orig-branch
  $ git reset --soft HEAD^
  $ hack hack hack
  $ git diff
  $ git add -p
  $ git commit

which ends up with the same history as "commit --amend", but in between
the reset and the commit, the bogus WIP commit is thrown away entirely.
And things like "diff" and "add -p" do what you want, instead of showing
your progress on top of the WIP.

-Peff