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From: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-revert is one of the most misunderstood command in
 git, help users out.
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 18:27:54 +0000 (GMT)
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Hi,

On Tue, 6 Nov 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
> 
> > Well, I think that _if_ we allow "git revert <path>" to mean "revert the 
> > changes to <path>, relative to the index" (which would be the same as "git 
> > checkout <path>"), then committing that change just does not make sense.
> >
> > And it is this behaviour that people are seeking, not "git revert <commit> 
> > <path>".
> 
> Heh, I found this in the recent log somewhere.
> 
> <gitte> Really, I wonder how difficult git is for people who are not
> 	brainwashed by cvs/svn, and unfortunately enough, partly by bzr and hg.
> <gitte> From a user perspective, you might be correct.  But then we have to
> 	add 1000 commands to reflect the English language.
> <gitte> Not what I want.						[06:46]
> 
> I am wondering who said it ;-).

Now, that is not fair, using my own words against me ;-)

Ciao,
Dscho