On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 12:57 AM Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Duy Nguyen <pclouds@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > Of course we could just do --index and --worktree, each option > > restores the respective part. Then it's combinable (and extensible in > > the future). But then "git restore" means "git restore --index > > --worktree" and typing "git restore --index" effectively removes the > > default "--worktree", which seems a bit twisted. > > Or "git restore --no-worktree" (essentially, instead of saying > "keep", say "no" to mean "negation"). > > Incidentally, "git restore --no-index" does not have a counterpart > in "git checkout", but I think it is probably a good thing to add; > as it has to do far more than "git cat-file blob $tree:$path >$path" > these days. Oh yes, I occasionally need that too. -- Duy