This patch adds a DISCUSSION section that contains some tables to show how the different "git reset" options work depending on the states of the files in the working tree, the index, HEAD and the target commit. Signed-off-by: Christian Couder <chriscool@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/git-reset.txt | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt index 2d27e40..c9044c9 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt @@ -67,6 +67,72 @@ linkgit:git-add[1]). <commit>:: Commit to make the current HEAD. If not given defaults to HEAD. +DISCUSSION +---------- + +The tables below show what happens when running: + +---------- +git reset --option target +---------- + +to reset the HEAD to another commit (`target`) with the different +reset options depending on the state of the files. + + working index HEAD target working index HEAD + ---------------------------------------------------- + A B C D --soft A B D + --mixed A D D + --hard D D D + --merge (disallowed) + + working index HEAD target working index HEAD + ---------------------------------------------------- + A B C C --soft A B C + --mixed A C C + --hard C C C + --merge (disallowed) + + working index HEAD target working index HEAD + ---------------------------------------------------- + B B C D --soft B B D + --mixed B D D + --hard D D D + --merge D D D + + working index HEAD target working index HEAD + ---------------------------------------------------- + B B C C --soft B B C + --mixed B C C + --hard C C C + --merge C C C + +In these tables, A, B, C and D are some different states of a +file. For example, the last line of the last table means that if a +file is in state B in the working tree and the index, and in a +different state C in HEAD and in the target, then "git reset +--merge target" will put the file in state C in the working tree, +in the index and in HEAD. + +The following tables show what happens when there are unmerged +entries: + + working index HEAD target working index HEAD + ---------------------------------------------------- + X U A B --soft (disallowed) + --mixed X B B + --hard B B B + --merge (disallowed) + + working index HEAD target working index HEAD + ---------------------------------------------------- + X U A A --soft (disallowed) + --mixed X A A + --hard A A A + --merge (disallowed) + +X means any state and U means an unmerged index. + Examples -------- -- 1.6.6.rc2.5.g49666 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html