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Re: [PATCH] Documentation clarification on git-checkout regarding ours/theirs

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 12, 2015, 16:36 UTC
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"Simon A. Eugster" <simon.eu@gmail.com> writes:
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>> +...  As the keeper of
>> +the canonical history, you need to view the history from the remote
>> +as `ours` (i.e. "our shared canonical history"), while what you did
>> +on your side branch as `theirs` (i.e. "one contributor's work on top
>> +of it").
>>
>>   -b <new_branch>::
>>   	Create a new branch named <new_branch> and start it at
>
> I think there is an “s” missing in “… and treat the work done on
> the branch …”, but not quite sure.
Thanks, you are right.  Will fix.
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  1. Documentation clarification on git-checkout regarding ours/theirsSimon A. Eugster, Jul 10, 2015
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 10, 2015
  3. Simon A. EugsterJul 11, 2015
  4. Junio C HamanoJul 12, 2015

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