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From: "Jeff Whiteside" <jeff.m.whiteside@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: for newbs = little exercise / tutorial / warmup for windows and other non-sophisticated new Git users :-) [Scanned]
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:35:55 -0800
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sir, i believe you're not reading what is typed.

> wtf is wrong with
>
> git checkout <something>
>
> ??
>
> ** It doesn't reliably put the files that were in that revision into the
> working directory - a fairly major flaw, for what I'm using SCM for (and
> 80% of the market IMHO)

yes it does.  your example uses "git checkout versionB .", which is
NOT "git checkout <something>"
we are suggesting you do "git checkout versionB" which is different
(HINT: there is NO dot), and which i'm 99% positive will work.

if you still disagree, then i'm sure mercurial will be sufficient for
your needs, and all your dcvs book-lernin' over christmas will be
transferrable.

good luck with whatever option you choose.