Merge branch 'jn/maint-http-fetch-mingw' into jn/help-everywhere

[git.git] / Documentation / git-reset.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
index 2049f3d97b67adc8fa93ca462875db6e522e1923..469cf6dbacb8de24b5dd0dd78d63dd9ecc8fbd01 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ git-reset - Reset current HEAD to the specified state
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git reset' [--mixed | --soft | --hard] [-q] [<commit>]
+'git reset' [--mixed | --soft | --hard | --merge] [-q] [<commit>]
 'git reset' [-q] [<commit>] [--] <paths>...
+'git reset' --patch [<commit>] [--] [<paths>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -23,8 +24,9 @@ the undo in the history.
 If you want to undo a commit other than the latest on a branch,
 linkgit:git-revert[1] is your friend.
 
-The second form with 'paths' is used to revert selected paths in
-the index from a given commit, without moving HEAD.
+The second and third forms with 'paths' and/or --patch are used to
+revert selected paths in the index from a given commit, without moving
+HEAD.
 
 
 OPTIONS
@@ -45,6 +47,20 @@ OPTIONS
        switched to. Any changes to tracked files in the working tree
        since <commit> are lost.
 
+--merge::
+       Resets the index to match the tree recorded by the named commit,
+       and updates the files that are different between the named commit
+       and the current commit in the working tree.
+
+-p::
+--patch::
+       Interactively select hunks in the difference between the index
+       and <commit> (defaults to HEAD).  The chosen hunks are applied
+       in reverse to the index.
++
+This means that `git reset -p` is the opposite of `git add -p` (see
+linkgit:git-add[1]).
+
 -q::
        Be quiet, only report errors.
 
@@ -152,6 +168,28 @@ tip of the current branch in ORIG_HEAD, so resetting hard to it
 brings your index file and the working tree back to that state,
 and resets the tip of the branch to that commit.
 
+Undo a merge or pull inside a dirty work tree::
++
+------------
+$ git pull                         <1>
+Auto-merging nitfol
+Merge made by recursive.
+ nitfol                |   20 +++++----
+ ...
+$ git reset --merge ORIG_HEAD      <2>
+------------
++
+<1> Even if you may have local modifications in your
+working tree, you can safely say "git pull" when you know
+that the change in the other branch does not overlap with
+them.
+<2> After inspecting the result of the merge, you may find
+that the change in the other branch is unsatisfactory.  Running
+"git reset --hard ORIG_HEAD" will let you go back to where you
+were, but it will discard your local changes, which you do not
+want.  "git reset --merge" keeps your local changes.
+
+
 Interrupted workflow::
 +
 Suppose you are interrupted by an urgent fix request while you