>
On 06.07.2012, at 21:18, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Max Horn <max@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>>>> +'<rev>{caret}!', e.g. 'HEAD{caret}!'::
>>>> + A suffix '{caret}' followed by an exclamation mark
>>>> + means commit '<rev>' but forces all of its parents to be excluded. For
>>>> + commands that deal with a single revision, this is the same as '<rev>".
>>>
>>> Is this sentence correct? "git commit -C 'HEAD^!'" might be a
>>> command that expects a single revision, but I do not think it is the
>>> same as "git commit -C HEAD".
>>
>> Ignoring the exact words I used for the moment, what I meant is that these two commands should be functionally equivalent. Aren't they?
>
> No. When a single commit is wanted HEAD^! shouldn't be used, and
> they cannot be functionally equivalent. I haven't tried but I think
> "commit -C HEAD^!" would give you a syntax error.
>
Indeed, it says
fatal: could not lookup commit HEAD^!
I'll iterate over this once more.
Cheers,
Max--
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