From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Joshua Jensen Subject: What exactly does 'needs update' mean? Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 23:18:59 -0600 Message-ID: <4C9D8643.1040001@workspacewhiz.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: "git@vger.kernel.org" X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sat Sep 25 07:19:09 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 1OzNAA-0005S9-Ks for gcvg-git-2@lo.gmane.org; Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:19:06 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753197Ab0IYFTA (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Sep 2010 01:19:00 -0400 Received: from hsmail.qwknetllc.com ([208.71.137.138]:46938 "EHLO hsmail.qwknetllc.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752641Ab0IYFTA (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Sep 2010 01:19:00 -0400 Received: (qmail 17629 invoked by uid 399); 24 Sep 2010 23:18:59 -0600 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.100?) (jjensen@workspacewhiz.com@76.27.116.215) by hsmail.qwknetllc.com with ESMTPAM; 24 Sep 2010 23:18:59 -0600 X-Originating-IP: 76.27.116.215 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.9) Gecko/20100915 Lightning/1.0b3pre Thunderbird/3.1.4 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: I've come to accept the term 'needs update' when I've forgotten to stash or commit before certain Git operations. However, I got cornered today and was asked to explain what it means. I had to admit I don't know. What does "you can't do this operation without having a clean working tree and these are the modified files currently preventing the operation from proceeding" have to do with "needs update"? Thanks. Josh