From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Miles Bader Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-reset.txt: Use commit~1 notation over commit^ Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:17:24 +0900 Message-ID: References: <1291227258-17922-1-git-send-email-jari.aalto@cante.net> <1291230820.11917.25.camel@drew-northup.unet.maine.edu> <877hftuvvz.fsf@picasso.cante.net> <7vfwuhtafr.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org> <87sjygspgy.fsf@picasso.cante.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: Jari Aalto X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Thu Dec 02 07:17:39 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PO2U6-0003Q5-Hr for gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org; Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:17:38 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1757224Ab0LBGRd (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Dec 2010 01:17:33 -0500 Received: from TYO201.gate.nec.co.jp ([202.32.8.193]:55003 "EHLO tyo201.gate.nec.co.jp" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756959Ab0LBGRc (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Dec 2010 01:17:32 -0500 Received: from mailgate3.nec.co.jp ([10.7.69.195]) by tyo201.gate.nec.co.jp (8.13.8/8.13.4) with ESMTP id oB26HPxA002472; Thu, 2 Dec 2010 15:17:25 +0900 (JST) Received: (from root@localhost) by mailgate3.nec.co.jp (8.11.7/3.7W-MAILGATE-NEC) id oB26HPR08425; Thu, 2 Dec 2010 15:17:25 +0900 (JST) Received: from relay51.aps.necel.com ([10.29.19.60]) by vgate02.nec.co.jp (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id oB26GVlm027662; Thu, 2 Dec 2010 15:17:25 +0900 (JST) Received: from relay51.aps.necel.com ([10.29.19.20] [10.29.19.20]) by relay51.aps.necel.com with ESMTP; Thu, 2 Dec 2010 15:17:24 +0900 Received: from dhlpc061 ([10.114.96.28] [10.114.96.28]) by relay51.aps.necel.com with ESMTP; Thu, 2 Dec 2010 15:17:24 +0900 Received: by dhlpc061 (Postfix, from userid 31295) id 919EF52E21E; Thu, 2 Dec 2010 15:17:24 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu Blat: Foop In-Reply-To: <87sjygspgy.fsf@picasso.cante.net> (Jari Aalto's message of "Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:39:25 +0200") Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Jari Aalto writes: >> Additionaly, you must know about the ^ notation. That is the only way >> refer to the second parent HEAD^2, for example. > > If "must" is a requirement, I have to regret that there has yet to have > been a situation where I would ahve a need to refer to "second parent". > > I guess most of the basic features can be used without it. It doesn't matter. There needs to be a better reason than "Jari doesn't like it." -Miles -- Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us. -- Jerry Garcia