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Re: Message from git reset: confusing?

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Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 5, 2009, 17:42 UTC
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On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Junio C Hamano<gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> writes:
>
>> I was wondering what was the motivation for the output of "git merge":
>
> You meant "git reset".
>
>> $ git reset file
>> file: locally modified
>> $
>
> First a tangent.
>
> Removing this output _when no <path> is given_ would greatly reduce the
> usability of the command.

Yes. I think the problem is that the current output looks more like an error message than a status report.

I would find it very pleasant if the output looked more like the output of "git checkout" (no parameters) in the no-files-specified case.

Even if people don't know what "M" means on day 1 (although hopefully they don't need "git reset" on day 1), at least it doesn't look like an error message.

Have fun,
Avery
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Message 3 of 20 in “Message from git reset: confusing?”
  1. Matthieu MoyAug 5, 2009
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2009
  3. Avery PennarunAug 5, 2009
  4. John TapsellAug 5, 2009
  5. Sverre RabbelierAug 5, 2009
  6. Matthieu MoyAug 6, 2009
  7. Junio C HamanoAug 6, 2009
  8. 1/2 Rename REFRESH_SAY_CHANGED to REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN.Matthieu Moy, Aug 7, 2009
  9. 2/2 reset: make the output more user-friendly.Matthieu Moy, Aug 7, 2009
  10. Junio C HamanoAug 7, 2009
  11. Matthieu MoyAug 8, 2009
  12. Matthieu MoyAug 17, 2009
  13. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2009
  14. 1/2 Rename REFRESH_SAY_CHANGED to REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN.Matthieu Moy, Aug 21, 2009
  15. 2/2 reset: make the output more user-friendly.Matthieu Moy, Aug 21, 2009
  16. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2009
  17. Matthieu MoyAug 22, 2009
  18. Junio C HamanoAug 23, 2009
  19. Matthieu MoyAug 23, 2009
  20. Reece DunnAug 23, 2009

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