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From: merlyn@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Cc: Timo Hirvonen <tihirvon@gmail.com>,
	junkio@cox.net, linux@horizon.com, git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: as promised, docs: git for the confused
Date: 12 Dec 2005 12:39:39 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <86y82qyrqs.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0512121010550.15597@g5.osdl.org>

>>>>> "Linus" == Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> writes:

Linus> So instead of teaching people about "git-read-tree --reset HEAD" etc that 
Linus> you'd never know on your own, just teach about "git reset". And not 
Linus> bothering with the "git-write-tree + git-commit-tree + git-update-ref" 
Linus> approach, just make people use "git commit" from the very beginning.

I learned more by reading the cg-tutorial, at least from the user
perspective.  I then went back to the git-tutorial, and was able to
finally understand that these commands are worth ignoring. :)

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  reply	other threads:[~2005-12-12 20:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <7vbqzrcmgr.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
2005-12-09  5:43 ` as promised, docs: git for the confused linux
2005-12-09  9:43   ` Petr Baudis
2005-12-09 14:01     ` linux
2005-12-09 16:49       ` Randy.Dunlap
2005-12-09 19:12       ` Junio C Hamano
2005-12-09 21:54         ` linux
2005-12-09 23:23           ` Junio C Hamano
2005-12-12 16:34             ` Linus Torvalds
2005-12-12 17:53               ` Timo Hirvonen
2005-12-12 18:18                 ` Linus Torvalds
2005-12-12 20:39                   ` Randal L. Schwartz [this message]
2005-12-13  3:58                     ` Joshua N Pritikin
2005-12-13  3:59                       ` Randal L. Schwartz
2005-12-13  5:19                         ` Junio C Hamano
2005-12-13  5:29                           ` Linus Torvalds
2005-12-13  7:18                             ` H. Peter Anvin
2005-12-13  8:01                           ` Junio C Hamano
2005-12-13 13:58                             ` Randal L. Schwartz
2005-12-13 21:16                               ` Tip of the day: archaeology Junio C Hamano
2005-12-13 21:54                                 ` Linus Torvalds
2005-12-13 22:19                                   ` Junio C Hamano
2005-12-12 17:54               ` as promised, docs: git for the confused Junio C Hamano
2005-12-13  0:22               ` [PATCH] Everyday: some examples Junio C Hamano
2005-12-09 21:33       ` as promised, docs: git for the confused Petr Baudis
2005-12-09  5:44 ` linux
2005-12-10  1:22   ` Junio C Hamano
2005-12-10  8:00   ` Junio C Hamano
2005-12-10 10:56     ` linux
2005-12-04 21:34 git-name-rev off-by-one bug Petr Baudis
2005-12-08  6:34 ` as promised, docs: git for the confused linux
2005-12-08 21:53   ` Junio C Hamano
2005-12-08 22:02     ` H. Peter Anvin
2005-12-09  0:47   ` Alan Chandler
2005-12-09  1:45     ` Petr Baudis
2005-12-09  1:19   ` Josef Weidendorfer

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