From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:54:02 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-revert is one of the most misunderstood command in git, help users out.
Message-ID: <7vode8j7o5.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0711060317220.4362@racer.site>

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

> On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> Allowing people to revert or cherry pick partially by using paths 
>> limiter is a very good idea; the whole "it comes from a commit so we 
>> also commit" feels an utter nonsense, though.
>
> No.
>
> When "git revert <commit>" commits the result, "git revert <commit> -- 
> <file>" should, too.

I was not questioning about that part.  "If 'git revert <some
other form> foo' does not talk about commit, it should not
commit" was what I was referring to.