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Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-reset: allow --soft in a bare repo
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:19:23 -0700
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> Previously, git-reset always required a work directory. For
> --mixed and --hard resets, this makes sense, as the bare
> repo doesn't have an index or a working tree. However, for
> --soft, there's no reason to prohibit this behavior.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
> ---
> Somebody asked about this on irc ("how do I rewind history in a bare
> repo"). The only other ways right now are to update the ref manually
> (which involves plumbing), or to "git-push -f" from a non-bare
> repository. I can't think of any good reason why a soft reset shouldn't
> be allowed.

How about "git branch -f this $that"???