From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Thomas Rast Subject: [PATCH v2 3/5] Documentation/reset: promote 'examples' one section up Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:23:24 +0200 Message-ID: <469f6ac3519d656e6755f4ceda9df49778dc9cb5.1279477130.git.trast@student.ethz.ch> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Cc: Junio C Hamano To: X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sun Jul 18 20:24:08 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 1OaYWz-0002SZ-TW for gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org; Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:24:06 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756952Ab0GRSXl (ORCPT ); Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:23:41 -0400 Received: from gwse.ethz.ch ([129.132.178.238]:9245 "EHLO gwse.ethz.ch" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756885Ab0GRSXj (ORCPT ); Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:23:39 -0400 Received: from CAS12.d.ethz.ch (172.31.38.212) by gws01.d.ethz.ch (129.132.178.238) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 8.2.254.0; Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:23:37 +0200 Received: from localhost.localdomain (129.132.209.162) by CAS12.d.ethz.ch (172.31.38.212) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.0.702.0; Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:23:35 +0200 X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.7.2.rc3.317.gc287 In-Reply-To: Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Move the examples section upwards, before the discussion that gives the gory details. Adjust the style of the heading accordingly. Signed-off-by: Thomas Rast --- Documentation/git-reset.txt | 216 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- 1 files changed, 109 insertions(+), 107 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt index dca75b3..70198f9 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt @@ -83,113 +83,7 @@ OPTIONS Be quiet, only report errors. -DISCUSSION ----------- - -The tables below show what happens when running: - ----------- -git reset --option target ----------- - -to reset the HEAD to another commit (`target`) with the different -reset options depending on the state of the files. - -In these tables, A, B, C and D are some different states of a -file. For example, the first line of the first table means that if a -file is in state A in the working tree, in state B in the index, in -state C in HEAD and in state D in the target, then "git reset --soft -target" will put the file in state A in the working tree, in state B -in the index and in state D in HEAD. - - working index HEAD target working index HEAD - ---------------------------------------------------- - A B C D --soft A B D - --mixed A D D - --hard D D D - --merge (disallowed) - --keep (disallowed) - - working index HEAD target working index HEAD - ---------------------------------------------------- - A B C C --soft A B C - --mixed A C C - --hard C C C - --merge (disallowed) - --keep A C C - - working index HEAD target working index HEAD - ---------------------------------------------------- - B B C D --soft B B D - --mixed B D D - --hard D D D - --merge D D D - --keep (disallowed) - - working index HEAD target working index HEAD - ---------------------------------------------------- - B B C C --soft B B C - --mixed B C C - --hard C C C - --merge C C C - --keep B C C - - working index HEAD target working index HEAD - ---------------------------------------------------- - B C C D --soft B C D - --mixed B D D - --hard D D D - --merge (disallowed) - --keep (disallowed) - - working index HEAD target working index HEAD - ---------------------------------------------------- - B C C C --soft B C C - --mixed B C C - --hard C C C - --merge B C C - --keep B C C - -"reset --merge" is meant to be used when resetting out of a conflicted -merge. Any mergy operation guarantees that the work tree file that is -involved in the merge does not have local change wrt the index before -it starts, and that it writes the result out to the work tree. So if -we see some difference between the index and the target and also -between the index and the work tree, then it means that we are not -resetting out from a state that a mergy operation left after failing -with a conflict. That is why we disallow --merge option in this case. - -"reset --keep" is meant to be used when removing some of the last -commits in the current branch while keeping changes in the working -tree. If there could be conflicts between the changes in the commit we -want to remove and the changes in the working tree we want to keep, -the reset is disallowed. That's why it is disallowed if there are both -changes between the working tree and HEAD, and between HEAD and the -target. To be safe, it is also disallowed when there are unmerged -entries. - -The following tables show what happens when there are unmerged -entries: - - working index HEAD target working index HEAD - ---------------------------------------------------- - X U A B --soft (disallowed) - --mixed X B B - --hard B B B - --merge B B B - --keep (disallowed) - - working index HEAD target working index HEAD - ---------------------------------------------------- - X U A A --soft (disallowed) - --mixed X A A - --hard A A A - --merge A A A - --keep (disallowed) - -X means any state and U means an unmerged index. - -Examples +EXAMPLES -------- Undo a commit and redo:: @@ -383,6 +277,114 @@ $ git reset --keep start <3> <3> But you can use "reset --keep" to remove the unwanted commit after you switched to "branch2". + +DISCUSSION +---------- + +The tables below show what happens when running: + +---------- +git reset --option target +---------- + +to reset the HEAD to another commit (`target`) with the different +reset options depending on the state of the files. + +In these tables, A, B, C and D are some different states of a +file. For example, the first line of the first table means that if a +file is in state A in the working tree, in state B in the index, in +state C in HEAD and in state D in the target, then "git reset --soft +target" will put the file in state A in the working tree, in state B +in the index and in state D in HEAD. + + working index HEAD target working index HEAD + ---------------------------------------------------- + A B C D --soft A B D + --mixed A D D + --hard D D D + --merge (disallowed) + --keep (disallowed) + + working index HEAD target working index HEAD + ---------------------------------------------------- + A B C C --soft A B C + --mixed A C C + --hard C C C + --merge (disallowed) + --keep A C C + + working index HEAD target working index HEAD + ---------------------------------------------------- + B B C D --soft B B D + --mixed B D D + --hard D D D + --merge D D D + --keep (disallowed) + + working index HEAD target working index HEAD + ---------------------------------------------------- + B B C C --soft B B C + --mixed B C C + --hard C C C + --merge C C C + --keep B C C + + working index HEAD target working index HEAD + ---------------------------------------------------- + B C C D --soft B C D + --mixed B D D + --hard D D D + --merge (disallowed) + --keep (disallowed) + + working index HEAD target working index HEAD + ---------------------------------------------------- + B C C C --soft B C C + --mixed B C C + --hard C C C + --merge B C C + --keep B C C + +"reset --merge" is meant to be used when resetting out of a conflicted +merge. Any mergy operation guarantees that the work tree file that is +involved in the merge does not have local change wrt the index before +it starts, and that it writes the result out to the work tree. So if +we see some difference between the index and the target and also +between the index and the work tree, then it means that we are not +resetting out from a state that a mergy operation left after failing +with a conflict. That is why we disallow --merge option in this case. + +"reset --keep" is meant to be used when removing some of the last +commits in the current branch while keeping changes in the working +tree. If there could be conflicts between the changes in the commit we +want to remove and the changes in the working tree we want to keep, +the reset is disallowed. That's why it is disallowed if there are both +changes between the working tree and HEAD, and between HEAD and the +target. To be safe, it is also disallowed when there are unmerged +entries. + +The following tables show what happens when there are unmerged +entries: + + working index HEAD target working index HEAD + ---------------------------------------------------- + X U A B --soft (disallowed) + --mixed X B B + --hard B B B + --merge B B B + --keep (disallowed) + + working index HEAD target working index HEAD + ---------------------------------------------------- + X U A A --soft (disallowed) + --mixed X A A + --hard A A A + --merge A A A + --keep (disallowed) + +X means any state and U means an unmerged index. + + Author ------ Written by Junio C Hamano and Linus Torvalds -- 1.7.2.rc3.317.gc287