From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org,
Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>,
Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>,
Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>,
Dragan Simic <dsimic@manjaro.org>,
Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/4] BreakingChanges: document that we do not plan to deprecate git-checkout
Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 10:05:08 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqcyp1gbej.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <40594bda5c8050c2a863df8c9f6f92cd98ea8484.1717141598.git.ps@pks.im> (Patrick Steinhardt's message of "Fri, 31 May 2024 09:56:46 +0200")
Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im> writes:
> The git-checkout(1) command is seen by many as hard to understand
> because it connects two somewhat unrelated features: switching between
> branches and restoring worktree files from arbitrary revisions. In 2019,
> we thus implemented two new commands git-switch(1) and git-restore(1) to
> split out these separate concerns into standalone functions.
>
> This "replacement" of git-checkout(1) has repeatedly triggered concerns
> for our userbase that git-checkout(1) will eventually go away. This is
> not the case though: the use of that command is still widespread, and it
> is not expected that this will change anytime soon.
>
> Document that neither of these commands will not go away anytime soon.
"neither" -> "none"? It is accepted to use neither to pick among
three things these days, but the latter is clearer.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-05-31 17:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 97+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-05-07 8:27 [RFC PATCH] docs: document upcoming breaking changes Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-07 10:38 ` Johannes Schindelin
2024-05-08 13:55 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-07 22:02 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-08 13:54 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-08 14:58 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-08 15:59 ` Dragan Simic
2024-05-10 11:36 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-10 12:43 ` Dragan Simic
2024-05-08 13:15 ` Phillip Wood
2024-05-08 13:55 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-10 2:15 ` Justin Tobler
2024-05-10 4:47 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-14 6:50 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-14 6:16 ` [RFC PATCH v2] " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-14 10:48 ` Karthik Nayak
2024-05-14 11:22 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-14 15:45 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-14 12:32 ` Dragan Simic
2024-05-24 12:54 ` [PATCH v3] " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-24 17:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-30 12:04 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-30 3:23 ` Commands using -h as an option don't work consistently Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 18:33 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 20:05 ` [PATCH 0/3] Branches are branches and not heads Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 20:05 ` [PATCH 1/3] refs: call branches branches Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 21:32 ` Eric Sunshine
2024-06-03 20:05 ` [PATCH 2/3] ls-remote: introduce --branches and deprecate --heads Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 21:30 ` Rubén Justo
2024-06-03 21:42 ` Eric Sunshine
2024-06-03 21:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 20:05 ` [PATCH 3/3] show-ref: " Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 21:32 ` [PATCH 0/3] Branches are branches and not heads Rubén Justo
2024-06-04 7:56 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 22:01 ` [PATCH v2 " Junio C Hamano
2024-06-04 22:01 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] refs: call branches branches Junio C Hamano
2024-06-04 22:01 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] ls-remote: introduce --branches and deprecate --heads Junio C Hamano
2024-06-06 9:39 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-06 15:18 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-04 22:01 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] show-ref: " Junio C Hamano
2024-06-14 19:32 ` Elijah Newren
2024-06-14 21:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-14 21:34 ` Elijah Newren
2024-06-14 21:42 ` Elijah Newren
2024-06-14 22:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-06 9:39 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] Branches are branches and not heads Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-31 7:56 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] docs: document upcoming breaking changes Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-31 7:56 ` [PATCH v4 1/4] docs: introduce document to announce " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-31 16:51 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 9:32 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-03 16:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-04 7:42 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-31 7:56 ` [PATCH v4 2/4] BreakingChanges: document upcoming change from "sha1" to "sha256" Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-31 17:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-31 7:56 ` [PATCH v4 3/4] BreakingChanges: document removal of grafting Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-31 7:56 ` [PATCH v4 4/4] BreakingChanges: document that we do not plan to deprecate git-checkout Patrick Steinhardt
2024-05-31 17:05 ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2024-05-31 23:35 ` Todd Zullinger
2024-05-31 8:43 ` [PATCH v4 0/4] docs: document upcoming breaking changes Junio C Hamano
2024-05-31 11:15 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-03 9:28 ` [PATCH v5 " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-03 9:28 ` [PATCH v5 1/4] docs: introduce document to announce " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-03 14:08 ` Phillip Wood
2024-06-03 16:24 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-04 6:59 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-03 9:28 ` [PATCH v5 2/4] BreakingChanges: document upcoming change from "sha1" to "sha256" Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-03 16:36 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-04 7:06 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 17:16 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 9:28 ` [PATCH v5 3/4] BreakingChanges: document removal of grafting Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-03 16:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-03 9:28 ` [PATCH v5 4/4] BreakingChanges: document that we do not plan to deprecate git-checkout Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-03 16:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-04 7:11 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 12:32 ` [PATCH v6 0/4] docs: document upcoming breaking changes Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 12:32 ` [PATCH v6 1/4] docs: introduce document to announce " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 17:59 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-05 5:31 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-05 16:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-05 17:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-06 4:35 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 12:32 ` [PATCH v6 2/4] BreakingChanges: document upcoming change from "sha1" to "sha256" Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 12:32 ` [PATCH v6 3/4] BreakingChanges: document removal of grafting Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 18:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-04 12:32 ` [PATCH v6 4/4] BreakingChanges: document that we do not plan to deprecate git-checkout Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-04 14:23 ` [PATCH v6 0/4] docs: document upcoming breaking changes Phillip Wood
2024-06-04 18:01 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-05 5:32 ` Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-14 6:42 ` [PATCH v7 " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-14 6:42 ` [PATCH v7 1/4] docs: introduce document to announce " Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-14 16:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-06-14 6:42 ` [PATCH v7 2/4] BreakingChanges: document upcoming change from "sha1" to "sha256" Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-14 6:42 ` [PATCH v7 3/4] BreakingChanges: document removal of grafting Patrick Steinhardt
2024-06-14 6:42 ` [PATCH v7 4/4] BreakingChanges: document that we do not plan to deprecate git-checkout Patrick Steinhardt
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2024-05-29 22:03 Commands using -h as an option don't work consistently Kevin Day
2024-05-29 22:22 ` Junio C Hamano
2024-05-29 22:40 ` Kevin Day
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