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Re: Odd merge behaviour involving reverts

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Dec 19, 2008, 23:05 UTC
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Nanako Shiraishi <nanako3@lavabit.com> writes:
> I think your explanation will help people if we make it part of the
> documentation.  Especially because two different cases need two
> different recovery methods, and people need to learn which is which.

Sure. It needs copyediting to make it readable standalone by not mentioning "your misunderstanding", inlining "earlier Linus's suggestion", etc., though.

Patches welcome ;-)
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  1. AlanDec 18, 2008
  2. Linus TorvaldsDec 18, 2008
  3. AlanDec 19, 2008
  4. Linus TorvaldsDec 19, 2008
  5. AlanDec 19, 2008
  6. Linus TorvaldsDec 19, 2008
  7. Nanako ShiraishiDec 19, 2008
  8. Linus TorvaldsDec 19, 2008
  9. Jay SoffianDec 19, 2008
  10. Linus TorvaldsDec 19, 2008
  11. Daniel BarkalowDec 19, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoDec 19, 2008
  13. Nanako ShiraishiDec 19, 2008
  14. Junio C HamanoDec 19, 2008
  15. Nanako ShiraishiDec 19, 2008
  16. Junio C HamanoDec 19, 2008
  17. Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.Dec 19, 2008

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