From: Craig L. Ching <cching@mqsoftware.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:49:16 GMT
Subject: RE: [PATCH] cmd_reset: don't trash uncommitted changes unless toldto
Message-ID: <63BEA5E623E09F4D92233FB12A9F794302389C2C@emailmn.mqsoftware.com>
In-Reply-To: <20080625104605.GA10322@atn.sw.ru>

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org 
> [mailto:git-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Anton Gladkov
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 5:46 AM
> To: Matthias Kestenholz
> Cc: Johannes Schindelin; Boaz Harrosh; Junio C Hamano; Steven 
> Walter; git@vger.kernel.org; jeske@google.com
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] cmd_reset: don't trash uncommitted 
> changes unless toldto
> 
> Because 'checkout' in other SCMs like CVS or SVN means 'get 
> latest data from repo', i.e. it acts like 'pull' or 'fetch' in git.
> And 'branch' means branch manipulation: creating, deleting, 
> switching...
> 
Checkout, for me and a lot of people I work with, never meant "get
latest data from repo", it always meant "get me a workspace".  Anyway,
just sharing a dissenting opinion, I don't agree that the checkout verb
is used incorrectly in git.


> --
> Best regards,
> 		Anton
> mailto:agladkov@parallels.com
> --

Cheers,
Craig