From: Carlisle T. Hamlin Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:10:20 GMT Subject: Re: Question: behavior when reverting a commit from a shallow clone Message-ID: <593528e2-bac3-4d9d-8374-be30e97b0028@gmx.com> In-Reply-To: On 10/4/26 11:57 PM, Patrick Steinhardt wrote: >> You know, it seems to me that it should be reasonable for Git to assume that >> someone with the wherewithal to set up and operate a git repository (or at >> the very least operate one that someone else set up) knows enough to >> understand what's going to happen if they obliterate the only commit in >> their tree. >> >> There really is only *so* much holding of the hand I think we should be >> expected to perform before it's not only insulting to the project >> developers, but also to the *user*. >> >> My two cents. I know folk use Git for all sorts of stuff. Just, maybe... the >> sort of person who would be surprised catastrophically by this behaviour... >> well... shouldn't. > > There really is no need to be this adversarial to a simple question like > from the author. We want to be a welcoming community, and replies like > this are the exact opposite and will drive people away. My apologies; I didn't realize I was coming across as adversarial. Also, I stand corrected - other replies to this question indicate that we *are, indeed* prepared to perform this level of hand holding. I fundamentally misunderstood the project's stance in this regard.