From: Matthias Urlichs <matthias@urlichs.de>
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2018 06:24:42 GMT
Subject: Re: "git checkout" safety feature
Message-ID: <fdedc47b-8661-9451-b4ef-12ec6bd13c04@urlichs.de>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqk1lsl448.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>

Hi,
> "git checkout <commit> <pathspec>" is a feature to overwrite local
> changes.  It is what you use when you make a mess editing the files
> and want to go back to a known state.  Why should that feature be
> destroyed?

Not destroyed, but optionally made finger-fumble-save – like "alias rm
rm -i".

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-- Matthias Urlichs