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Re: How to check out the repository at a particular point in time

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Randal L. Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com>
Date
Aug 24, 2011, 15:48 UTC
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>>>>> "Andreas" == Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se> writes:

Andreas> Whatever, really. The fact that pretty much everyone seems to know Andreas> what a branch is and how it works in git after a (very) brief intro Andreas> to it means it's either right on target or that people are so used to Andreas> the fact that branch means something different in every scm that they Andreas> don't even bother loading the word with some preconceived notion that Andreas> used to be right in cvs.

It does lead to confusion though, and once you *really* understand that a branch is a point, not a line, you can do a lot more cool things with git, and rebase and stash make a lot more sense.

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  2. Thomas RastAug 22, 2011
  3. R. DiezAug 22, 2011
  4. Jens LehmannAug 22, 2011
  5. Michael WittenAug 23, 2011
  6. Jonathan NiederAug 23, 2011
  7. Matthieu MoyAug 23, 2011
  8. Michael WittenAug 23, 2011
  9. Jonathan NiederAug 23, 2011
  10. Andreas EricssonAug 24, 2011
  11. Randal L. SchwartzAug 24, 2011
  12. Michael WittenAug 24, 2011

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