From: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2010 05:39:25 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-reset.txt: Use commit~1 notation over commit^
Message-ID: <87sjygspgy.fsf@picasso.cante.net>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTik8TNedGBQh7KXvRSf3HTTQf2-yMJC4VA4OOBjQ@mail.gmail.com>

2010-12-02 00:56 Santi Béjar <santi@agolina.net>:
> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> Additionaly, you must know about the ^ notation. That is the only way
> refer to the second parent HEAD^2, for example.

If "must" is a requirement, I have to regret that there has yet to have
been a situation where I would ahve a need to refer to "second parent".

I guess most of the basic features can be used without it.

Jari