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From: Sam Vilain <sam@vilain.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: add a planning document for the next
	CLI revamp
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:06:58 -0700
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On Thu, 2008-10-30 at 13:17 -0400, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> > errrrm, git reset <file> resets the index notion of the file to its status
> > in HEAD... which I'm sure is *somehow* useful to "some" people ;P
> 
> Too bad...

The changes need to not unnecessarily break scripts or let down people's
expectations.  I'd be happy to deprecate the use of reset with file
arguments, to keep 'reset' focused on resetting the current HEAD and not
concerned with files; but changing its behaviour on a subtle level like
this is sure to annoy...

Sam.