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Re: Bug: 'git am --abort' can silently reset the wrong branch

From
Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Date
May 8, 2009, 08:37 UTC
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<fabb9a1e0905080137v613d6b9hccd6d17149bd049f@mail.gmail.com>
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<20090508082826.GA29737@coredump.intra.peff.net>
Heya,
On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 10:28, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
> So maybe just picking the changed-branch situation is the best we can
> do. I'd be interested to hear comments from others.

FWIW, I usually use 'git am' on accident (when trying to type somthing else :P), and I would prefer if 'git am --abort' would just clean up it's own mess, but leave my working dir alone. If I want to obliterate my data I can 'git reset --hard' myself.

-- 
Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier
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Message 3 of 14 in “Bug: 'git am --abort' can silently reset the wrong branch”
  1. Eduardo HabkostMay 6, 2009
  2. Jeff KingMay 8, 2009
  3. Sverre RabbelierMay 8, 2009
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2009
  5. Jeff KingMay 8, 2009
  6. am: do not do any reset on --abortJeff King, May 25, 2009
  7. Johannes SchindelinMay 25, 2009
  8. Jeff KingMay 25, 2009
  9. Johannes SixtMay 25, 2009
  10. Avery PennarunMay 25, 2009
  11. Jeff KingMay 25, 2009
  12. Jeff KingMay 25, 2009
  13. Avery PennarunMay 25, 2009
  14. Junio C HamanoMay 25, 2009

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