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Re: [PATCH,v2] git-checkout(1): mention fate of extraneous files

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Jan 19, 2009, 23:42 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0901200040550.3586@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
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Hi,
On Mon, 19 Jan 2009, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> I think you mean "No untracked content is removed,...".

As "checkout" is about switching branches, and as Git is very keen on avoiding loss of uncommitted changes, I think this comment is utterly unnecessary. Indeed, it is rather annoying: when I read a document the other day, that I _had_ to read, and which was full of obvious statements, sure enough, I missed the single important half-sentence.

IOW do not clutter the man page with distracting stuff, please, please, please.

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. git-checkout(1) mention fate of extraneous filesjidanni@jidanni.org, Jan 17, 2009
  2. Markus HeidelbergJan 17, 2009
  3. jidanni@jidanni.orgJan 17, 2009
  4. git-checkout(1): mention fate of extraneous filesjidanni@jidanni.org, Jan 19, 2009
  5. Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.Jan 19, 2009
  6. jidanni@jidanni.orgJan 19, 2009
  7. Johannes SchindelinJan 19, 2009
  8. git-checkout(1): mention fate of extraneous filesjidanni@jidanni.org, Jan 20, 2009
  9. Johannes SchindelinJan 20, 2009
  10. Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.Jan 20, 2009
  11. Junio C HamanoJan 20, 2009
  12. Johannes SchindelinJan 20, 2009
  13. jidanni@jidanni.orgJan 20, 2009

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