Re: Rollback of git commands

> Patch management is an important part of the work flow. I would hope
> that git implements patch management as a core feature in future
> versions. stgit/guilt/quilt are valuable since they blazed the trail
> and figured out what commands are useful. As time passes these
> features can become more highly integrated into core git.

> Of course you've never screwed up a repository using git commands,
> right? I've messed up plenty. A good way to mess up a repo is to get
> the data in .git/* out of sync with what is in the repo. I'm getting
> good enough with git that I can fix most mess up with a few edits, but
> it took me two years to get to that point. Rolling back to a check
> point is way easier. User error and a command failing are both equally
> valid ways to mess up a repo.