From: Miles Bader Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:17:24 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-reset.txt: Use commit~1 notation over commit^ Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <87sjygspgy.fsf@picasso.cante.net> Jari Aalto writes: >> 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