From: Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:32:46 GMT
Subject: Re: In favor of "git commit --no-parent"
Message-ID: <CAMOZ1BtPzzaFDpYkjyM2WhKQbi0e863Bc3kBYEDgj1W9-xG+0A@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAMOZ1Bspiz-J4Z7d8t7+jA_rKmzKcjhxuUpUSv7BrjJ=kCBfBQ@mail.gmail.com>

On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 22:29, Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com> wrote:

> Consider trying the "Hidden History" scenario with the current
> approach, which only allows for "git checkout --orphan":
>
>  $ cd repo
>  $ git checkout --orphan separate-history
>  $ # Hack away as usual or not
>  $ git status # lots of "new file" notifications obscuring my changes
>  $ git commit

To avoid confusion, please note that the line:

  $ git checkout --orphan separate-history

was meant to read:

  $ git checkout --orphan hidden-history