On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Eric Raible <raible@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> But can you see a downside to "git reset --hard" treating newly >> added files as "git reset"? > > Of course. The --hard option is called --hard without inviting short > option for a reason. > > [various good reasons snipped] Thanks for the definitive response. I suppose that I had been getting rather cavalier about --hard. Now my expectations are more aligned with reality. And that reality makes perfect sense, it's just a bit harsh when hundreds of important files get obliterated! - Eric -- 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
