# Re: [PATCH] Add note about needing to do 'git checkout -f master'. 2 messages from 2007-02-13 to 2007-02-13. Participants: Johannes Schindelin, Junio C Hamano. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/6807 ## Johannes Schindelin, 2007-02-13 17:58 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add note about needing to do 'git checkout -f master'. Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/Pine.LNX.4.63.0702131857460.22628%40wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de In-Reply-To: <1171302581735-git-send-email-> ``` Hi, On Mon, 12 Feb 2007, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: > From: Richard Jones > > --- > Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt | 6 ++++++ > 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt > index f5450de..7b43ed4 100644 > --- a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt > +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt > @@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ If '-v' is specified, the script reports what it is doing. > Otherwise, success is indicated the Unix way, i.e. by simply exiting with > a zero exit status. > > +NOTES > +----- > +If importing for the first time into a directory (-C option), > +after the import do 'git checkout -f master' in the new > +directory. > + > > Author > ------ > -- > 1.4.4.2 AFAICT this is no longer necessary in 1.5.0. Ciao, Dscho ``` ## Junio C Hamano, 2007-02-13 18:09 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add note about needing to do 'git checkout -f master'. Message-ID: <7vps8evsi9.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vps8evsi9.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net In-Reply-To: ``` Johannes Schindelin writes: > Hi, > > On Mon, 12 Feb 2007, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: > >> From: Richard Jones >> >> --- >> Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt | 6 ++++++ >> 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt >> index f5450de..7b43ed4 100644 >> --- a/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt >> +++ b/Documentation/git-cvsimport.txt >> @@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ If '-v' is specified, the script reports what it is doing. >> Otherwise, success is indicated the Unix way, i.e. by simply exiting with >> a zero exit status. >> >> +NOTES >> +----- >> +If importing for the first time into a directory (-C option), >> +after the import do 'git checkout -f master' in the new >> +directory. >> + >> >> Author >> ------ >> -- >> 1.4.4.2 > > AFAICT this is no longer necessary in 1.5.0. I think you are right. I always run cvsimport with -i so I was confused ;-). ```