From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:02:18 GMT
Subject: Re: What's cooking in git.git (Mar 2019, #01; Wed, 6)
Message-ID: <xmqqsgvykzcl.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
In-Reply-To: <f6052ac6-60c4-1e70-b3f4-571885ba9e8d@iee.org>

Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org> writes:

>> I should send switch/restore again soon. There are still a few
>> unaddressed concerns for git-restore since last time. Probably time to
>> refresh those discussions.
>
> Just catching up on back emails:
>
> The one point I noted is that "Overlay" is a new magic term without
> any explanation within the _documentation_.
>
> It would appear worth it to also add something (follow up patch?) to
> the e.g. git glossary to clarify how overlay differs, or is similar
> to, the different merge and reset modes.

Yeah, I recall that.  I was hoping that it would stop mattering when
we start using switch-branches and restore-paths, but of course it
would not hurt to clarify the doc in the meantime.