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Re: Newbie falls at first hurdle

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Sep 18, 2005, 17:54 UTC
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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> writes:
> In other words, you'd have to explain what "pu^2~3" means.
>
> And octopus merges, for that matter. I don't think the tutorial ever 
> explains those.

Sorry, my excuses are (1) I just did a quick example from a tree I had handy -- my live tree; (2) as long as the user knows the commit show-branch labeled with the cryptic "pu^2~3" is the one s/he wants, it does not matter much what that label exactly means.

But of course you are right.
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Message 6 of 13 in “Re: Newbie falls at first hurdle”
  1. Horst von BrandSep 18, 2005
  2. Martin LanghoffSep 18, 2005
  3. Alan ChandlerSep 18, 2005
  4. Junio C HamanoSep 18, 2005
  5. Linus TorvaldsSep 18, 2005
  6. Junio C HamanoSep 18, 2005
  7. Alan ChandlerSep 18, 2005
  8. Junio C HamanoSep 18, 2005
  9. Sven VerdoolaegeSep 19, 2005
  10. Martin LanghoffSep 18, 2005
  11. Horst von BrandOct 3, 2005
  12. Horst H. von BrandJan 13, 2007
  13. Shawn O. PearceJan 13, 2007

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