From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:51:14 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-revert is one of the most misunderstood command in git, help users out.
Message-ID: <7vsl3kjdct.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0711052325090.4362@racer.site>

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

> In the same way, I would expect "git revert <commit> -- file" to undo the 
> changes in that commit to _that_ file (something like "git merge-file 
> file <commit>:file <commit>^:file"), but this time commit it, since it 
> was committed at one stage.

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.