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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] Implement unstage and reset modes for
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Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:39:39 -0700
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Thomas Rast <trast@student.ethz.ch> writes:

> I'm not completely happy with the idea of reset --interactive by the
> way, as it's not a reset in the 'reset $commit' sense.

Why not?

"resetting index entries selectively" makes perfect sense.  So do
"checking out index entries selectively" and "adding to index
selectively".