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Re: [PATCH] git-reset.txt: Use commit~1 notation over commit^

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Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
Date
Dec 2, 2010, 06:17 UTC
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Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net> writes:
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>> Additionaly, you must know about the ^ notation. That is the only way
>> refer to the second parent HEAD^2, for example.
>
> If "must" is a requirement, I have to regret that there has yet to have
> been a situation where I would ahve a need to refer to "second parent".
>
> I guess most of the basic features can be used without it.

It doesn't matter. There needs to be a better reason than "Jari doesn't like it."

-Miles
-- 
Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it
has to be us.  -- Jerry Garcia
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Message 13 of 23 in “git-reset.txt: Use commit~1 notation over commit^”
  1. git-reset.txt: Use commit~1 notation over commit^jari.aalto@cante.net, Dec 1, 2010
  2. Drew NorthupDec 1, 2010
  3. Jari AaltoDec 1, 2010
  4. Kevin BallardDec 1, 2010
  5. Jari AaltoDec 1, 2010
  6. Kevin BallardDec 1, 2010
  7. Junio C HamanoDec 1, 2010
  8. Jari AaltoDec 1, 2010
  9. Andreas SchwabDec 2, 2010
  10. Jari AaltoDec 2, 2010
  11. Santi BéjarDec 1, 2010
  12. Jari AaltoDec 2, 2010
  13. Miles BaderDec 2, 2010
  14. Jari AaltoDec 2, 2010
  15. Drew NorthupDec 2, 2010
  16. Miles BaderDec 2, 2010
  17. jariDec 2, 2010
  18. Andreas SchwabDec 2, 2010
  19. Junio C HamanoDec 2, 2010
  20. Jeff KingDec 2, 2010
  21. Junio C HamanoDec 2, 2010
  22. Jeff KingDec 2, 2010
  23. Miles BaderDec 2, 2010

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