From: Sergio Belkin Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:18:03 GMT Subject: Fwd: Set the repository as it was on an earlier commit Message-ID: <8c6f7f450912272118x384cd840j238b39efa9a87a3b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8c6f7f450912272019t4b9c721dt2630a8d32607013e@mail.gmail.com> Ooops I wanted to say Santi answer was the best ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sergio Belkin Date: 2009/12/28 Subject: Re: Set the repository as it was on an earlier commit To: git@vger.kernel.org 2009/12/26 Matthieu Moy : > Santi Béjar writes: > >> I don't know if it is possible with porcelain commands, but with >> plumbing you can: >> >> # begin with a clean working dir >> git read-tree B >> git commit >> git reset --hard > > I guess > > (at the root of the repo) > > git checkout B -- . > # git status if you want to check. > git commit > > does this. The "-- ." part of "git checkout" asks Git to checkout the > files, but the path limiter prevents it from updating HEAD, so the > HEAD still points to the tip of the branch. > > -- > Matthieu Moy > http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/ > Sorry but really answer given by Steven was better, because last one omit the case when B had less files that D for example... Thanks everyone -- -- Open Kairos http://www.sergiobelkin.com Watch More TV http://sebelk.blogspot.com Sergio Belkin - -- -- Open Kairos http://www.sergiobelkin.com Watch More TV http://sebelk.blogspot.com Sergio Belkin -