Hi!
I was trying to remove a number of files from a git repo I had. I read http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/v1.4.4.4/git-rm.html which I interpreted to mean that git-rm removed only from the index, and not from the working tree. In retrospect, the short description is clear: "git-rm - Remove files from the working tree and from the index," but I was confused by the language: "<file>…
Files to remove from the index and optionally, from the working tree as well. -f
Remove files from the working tree as well as from the index."
Because of "optionally" and the very existence of the "-f" option suggests that you have to do something extra to ask git-rm to mess with the working tree.
The manpage is much clearer, and while I recovered the files I accidentally removed simply with git checkout, I suggest that the webpage be made a bit clearer. In particular, adding info about how to _only_ remove files from the index would be helpful.
I'd be happy to make the changes to the webpage; I don't know how to do that or if it's appropriate.
Thanks!
-a.
