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[PATCH 3/6] git-reset.txt: reset --soft is not a no-op

From
Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date
Sep 13, 2010, 08:06 UTC
Message-ID
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Make it clearer that git reset --soft actually does something (changing HEAD). While it is meantioned in the previous paragraph already it can be easily overlooked otherwise.

Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
---
 Documentation/git-reset.txt |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
index 8fb871c..65f5d07 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ linkgit:git-add[1]).
 --
 --soft::
 	Does not touch the index file nor the working tree at all, but
-	requires them to be in a good order. This leaves all your changed
+	requires them to be in good order (and sets the head to <commit>,
+	just like all modes do). This leaves all your changed
 	files "Changes to be committed", as 'git status' would
 	put it.
 
-- 
1.7.3.rc1.215.g6997c
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Message 6 of 22 in “git-reset.txt improvements”
  1. 0/6 git-reset.txt improvementsMichael J Gruber, Sep 13, 2010
  2. 1/6 git-reset.txt: clarify branch vs. branch headMichael J Gruber, Sep 13, 2010
  3. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2010
  4. 2/6 git-reset.txt: reset does not change files in targetMichael J Gruber, Sep 13, 2010
  5. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2010
  6. 3/6 git-reset.txt: reset --soft is not a no-opMichael J Gruber, Sep 13, 2010
  7. Jay SoffianSep 13, 2010
  8. Junio C HamanoSep 13, 2010
  9. 4/6 git-reset.txt: use "working tree" consistentlyMichael J Gruber, Sep 13, 2010
  10. 5/6 git-reset.txt: point to git-checkoutMichael J Gruber, Sep 13, 2010
  11. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2010
  12. 6/6 git-reset.txt: make modes description more consistentMichael J Gruber, Sep 13, 2010
  13. Junio C HamanoSep 14, 2010
  14. Michael J GruberSep 15, 2010
  15. Jay SoffianSep 13, 2010
  16. 0/6 git-reset.txt improvementsMichael J Gruber, Sep 15, 2010
  17. 1/6 git-reset.txt: clarify branch vs. branch headMichael J Gruber, Sep 15, 2010
  18. 2/6 git-reset.txt: reset does not change files in targetMichael J Gruber, Sep 15, 2010
  19. 3/6 git-reset.txt: reset --soft is not a no-opMichael J Gruber, Sep 15, 2010
  20. 4/6 git-reset.txt: use "working tree" consistentlyMichael J Gruber, Sep 15, 2010
  21. 5/6 git-reset.txt: point to git-checkoutMichael J Gruber, Sep 15, 2010
  22. 6/6 git-reset.txt: make modes description more consistentMichael J Gruber, Sep 15, 2010

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