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Re: Message from git reset: confusing?

From
Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 5, 2009, 18:25 UTC
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Heya,
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 10:42, Avery Pennarun<apenwarr@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes.  I think the problem is that the current output looks more like
> an error message than a status report.
Definitely.
> I would find it very pleasant if the output looked more like the
> output of "git checkout" (no parameters) in the no-files-specified
> case.

Perhaps instead we could get away with simply adding a header like 'git status' does? And perhaps change the wording some.

-- 
Cheers,

Sverre Rabbelier
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Message 5 of 20 in “Message from git reset: confusing?”
  1. Matthieu MoyAug 5, 2009
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 5, 2009
  3. Avery PennarunAug 5, 2009
  4. John TapsellAug 5, 2009
  5. Sverre RabbelierAug 5, 2009
  6. Matthieu MoyAug 6, 2009
  7. Junio C HamanoAug 6, 2009
  8. 1/2 Rename REFRESH_SAY_CHANGED to REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN.Matthieu Moy, Aug 7, 2009
  9. 2/2 reset: make the output more user-friendly.Matthieu Moy, Aug 7, 2009
  10. Junio C HamanoAug 7, 2009
  11. Matthieu MoyAug 8, 2009
  12. Matthieu MoyAug 17, 2009
  13. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2009
  14. 1/2 Rename REFRESH_SAY_CHANGED to REFRESH_IN_PORCELAIN.Matthieu Moy, Aug 21, 2009
  15. 2/2 reset: make the output more user-friendly.Matthieu Moy, Aug 21, 2009
  16. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2009
  17. Matthieu MoyAug 22, 2009
  18. Junio C HamanoAug 23, 2009
  19. Matthieu MoyAug 23, 2009
  20. Reece DunnAug 23, 2009

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