From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:16:21 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-revert is one of the most misunderstood command in git, help users out.
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0711061214520.4362@racer.site>
In-Reply-To: <47305536.5010308@viscovery.net>

Hi,

On Tue, 6 Nov 2007, Johannes Sixt wrote:

> Junio C Hamano schrieb:
> > I am wondering what "git cherry-pick -- <paths>" should do.  My
> > current thinking is that it would not make any sense at all.
> 
> IMO, at least "git cherry-pick -n -- <paths>" makes tons of sense.

I guess you missed that Junio did not specify any commit.  With a commit, 
I agree, it makes tons of sense.

Without a commit, it would default to... uhm... HEAD?  And applying the 
changes to a given file, which are already in HEAD, no, that does not make 
sense.

Ciao,
Dscho