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Re: [RFC/PATCH 1/2] reset: learn to reset to tree

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Nov 29, 2012, 19:36 UTC
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Martin von Zweigbergk <martinvonz@gmail.com> writes:
> Would the correct fix be to
> first make "git reset --hard -- $path" work (*sigh*)? I have never
> understood why that doesn't (shouldn't) work.

What does it even mean, even when you are on an existing commit, to hard reset partially?

Perhaps you looking for "git checkout $tree -- $path"?
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  6. 0/2 Fix "git reset" on unborn branchMartin von Zweigbergk, Nov 29, 2012
  7. 1/2 reset: learn to reset to treeMartin von Zweigbergk, Nov 29, 2012
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  18. 2/2 reset: learn to reset on unborn branchMartin von Zweigbergk, Nov 29, 2012

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