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From: Junio C Hamano
Date: 9/25/2010 12:06 AM
Joshua Jensen<jjensen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
I've come to accept the term 'needs update' when I've forgotten to
stash or commit before certain Git operations. However, I got
cornered today and was asked to explain what it means. I had to admit
I don't know.
It came from "you need to run update-index on that path, as you have local
modification in the working tree".
Okay, your description makes sense to me, and I'll be able to explain
what it means.
I did a Google search before I posted here. It turns out this phrase is
*very* confusing to others. Casual Joes don't use the plumbing commands
(which I assume git update-index is). Is there opposition to
modernizing this turn to make it more clear based on the porcelain
commands being run?
Thanks.
Josh
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