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Re: [PATCH] git-reset.txt: Use commit~1 notation over commit^

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Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
Date
Dec 2, 2010, 00:07 UTC
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Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net> writes:
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> 2010-12-02 00:06 Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>:
>> And "HEAD^" is shorter and much easier to type
>
> I don't know in which part of world that is, probably only using US
> keyboard. Not so elsewhere with keyboards more than just only ASCII
> characters.

On a German keyboard ~ is awkward to type (AltGr-+) whereas ^ is on an unshifted key.

Andreas.
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  1. git-reset.txt: Use commit~1 notation over commit^jari.aalto@cante.net, Dec 1, 2010
  2. Drew NorthupDec 1, 2010
  3. Jari AaltoDec 1, 2010
  4. Kevin BallardDec 1, 2010
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  7. Junio C HamanoDec 1, 2010
  8. Jari AaltoDec 1, 2010
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