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Re: Simple problem

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KTKenneth P. Turvey <kt-usenet@squeakydolphin.com>
Date
Apr 28, 2008, 18:58 UTC
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:49:45 +0200, Björn Steinbrink wrote:
[Snip]
> That restores the version from the index, so it will fail if you did
> "git rm file". To get the file from HEAD use "git checkout HEAD --
> file".

Thanks. I tested this and it works as advertised. I took a look at the man page and I understand what the -- is for too. 

I had actually tried:
git checkout myfile.java
and this didn't work.
-- 
Kenneth P. Turvey <kt-usenet@squeakydolphin.com>
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