From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:06:04 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-revert is one of the most misunderstood command in git, help users out.
Message-ID: <7v8x5bi703.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0711061230540.4362@racer.site>

Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:

> Well, I think that _if_ we allow "git revert <path>" to mean "revert the 
> changes to <path>, relative to the index" (which would be the same as "git 
> checkout <path>"), then committing that change just does not make sense.
>
> And it is this behaviour that people are seeking, not "git revert <commit> 
> <path>".

Heh, I found this in the recent log somewhere.

<gitte> Really, I wonder how difficult git is for people who are not
	brainwashed by cvs/svn, and unfortunately enough, partly by bzr and hg.
<gitte> From a user perspective, you might be correct.  But then we have to
	add 1000 commands to reflect the English language.
<gitte> Not what I want.						[06:46]

I am wondering who said it ;-).

But anyway, I am inclined to agree that accepting "$scm revert
paths.." as a synonym for "git checkout -- paths..."