From: Ulrich Windl <ulrich.windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de>
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:42:51 GMT
Subject: Re: On git 1.6 (novice's opinion)
Message-ID: <49D3371C.20188.610353@Ulrich.Windl.rkdvmks1.ngate.uni-regensburg.de>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0903291149460.10279@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>

On 29 Mar 2009 at 11:50, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Sun, 29 Mar 2009, Bryan Donlan wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 3:21 AM, Ulrich Windl
> > <ulrich.windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de> wrote:
> > 
> > > 3) "git undo": If possible undo the effects of the last command.
> > 
> > You can roll back the state of most local references by using the git 
> > reflog (see git reflog --help for more information). This covers most 
> > situations - but note that it only works to roll back to a committed 
> > state, and won't save any uncommitted data at all.
> 
> Which is why you should commit early and often, and certainly before doing 
> something bigger.

A user will only "commit" if he knows how to "undo" it. Proposing to use "commit" 
to help with "undo" is a partial solution at best...

> 
> Ciao,
> Dscho
>