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Re: Restore a single file in the index back to HEAD

From
SZSalikh Zakirov <salikh.zakirov@intel.com>
Date
Nov 2, 2006, 12:47 UTC
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<eicpch$7ar$2@sea.gmane.org>
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Junio C Hamano wrote:
> In other words, I do not have a good explanation on what "git
> reset [--hard|--mixed] <commit> <path>..." does that I can write
> in the documentation.

In my humble opinion, git-reset is somewhat overloaded in functionality, and it takes time to explain its function to git newbies.

Why not split it into two commands, e.g.
  git-rewind for manipulations with HEAD
  git-reset for manipulations with index and working copy only
?
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Message 30 of 31 in “Restore a single file in the index back to HEAD”
  1. Andy ParkinsOct 26, 2006
  2. Alex RiesenOct 26, 2006
  3. Andy ParkinsOct 27, 2006
  4. Shawn PearceOct 27, 2006
  5. Andy ParkinsOct 27, 2006
  6. Andreas EricssonOct 27, 2006
  7. Shawn PearceOct 27, 2006
  8. Alex RiesenOct 27, 2006
  9. Andreas EricssonOct 27, 2006
  10. Junio C HamanoOct 27, 2006
  11. Luben TuikovOct 27, 2006
  12. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyNov 1, 2006
  13. Junio C HamanoNov 1, 2006
  14. Junio C HamanoNov 1, 2006
  15. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyNov 1, 2006
  16. Jakub NarebskiNov 1, 2006
  17. Jakub NarebskiNov 1, 2006
  18. Andy ParkinsNov 1, 2006
  19. Junio C HamanoNov 1, 2006
  20. Andy ParkinsNov 1, 2006
  21. Junio C HamanoNov 1, 2006
  22. Andy ParkinsNov 1, 2006
  23. Junio C HamanoNov 1, 2006
  24. Andy ParkinsNov 1, 2006
  25. Junio C HamanoNov 1, 2006
  26. Andy ParkinsNov 1, 2006
  27. Junio C HamanoNov 1, 2006
  28. Andy ParkinsNov 2, 2006
  29. Robin RosenbergNov 1, 2006
  30. Salikh ZakirovNov 2, 2006
  31. Added description for inverting git-update-index using --index-infoAndy Parkins, Oct 27, 2006

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