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[PATCH] git-bisect.txt: clarify that reset finishes bisect

From
Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date
Feb 9, 2013, 19:47 UTC
Message-ID
<5e23d4c420f150b700dd5100bffb38d32f874200.1360439176.git.git@drmicha.warpmail.net>

"reset" can be easily misunderstood as resetting a bisect session to its start without finishing it. Clarify that it actually finishes the bisect session.

Reported-by: Andreas Mohr <andi@lisas.de>
Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
---
 Documentation/git-bisect.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-bisect.txt b/Documentation/git-bisect.txt
index b4831bb..d50bd89 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-bisect.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-bisect.txt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Bisect reset
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 After a bisect session, to clean up the bisection state and return to
-the original HEAD, issue the following command:
+the original HEAD (i.e., to finish bisect), issue the following command:
 
 ------------------------------------------------
 $ git bisect reset
-- 
1.8.1.2.752.g32d147e
Next: Junio C Hamano
Message 1 of 9 in “git-bisect.txt: clarify that reset finishes bisect”
  1. git-bisect.txt: clarify that reset finishes bisectMichael J Gruber, Feb 9, 2013
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 9, 2013
  3. Andreas MohrFeb 9, 2013
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 9, 2013
  5. Andreas MohrFeb 10, 2013
  6. Jonathan NiederFeb 10, 2013
  7. Michael J GruberFeb 11, 2013
  8. [PATCHv2] git-bisect.txt: clarify that reset quits bisectMichael J Gruber, Feb 11, 2013
  9. Jonathan NiederFeb 11, 2013

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