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Documentation: do not treat reset --keep as a special case
authorJonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:37:34 +0000 (12:37 -0600)
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:41:14 +0000 (12:41 -0800)
commit8c0db6fd51cec5fd82cf4054818c0a1ca4a58f37
treeb563f3ee12a439303b975a804f8dec9f2ff1c44a
parent25f3af3f9d351a3d50cb9fc2bf7bddf941e4bc58
Documentation: do not treat reset --keep as a special case

The current treatment of "git reset --keep" emphasizes how it
differs from --hard (treatment of local changes) and how it breaks
down into plumbing (git read-tree -m -u HEAD <commit> followed by git
update-ref HEAD <commit>).  This can discourage people from using
it, since it might seem to be a complex or niche option.

Better to emphasize what the --keep flag is intended for --- moving
the index and worktree from one commit to another, like "git checkout"
would --- so the reader can make a more informed decision about the
appropriate situations in which to use it.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Documentation/git-reset.txt