Thnks for reviewing ! "Jeff Whiteside" <jeff.m.whiteside@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:3ab397d0812301035w3dcd872fkae9509629a0ed7de@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> commit -a detects that files have been deleted, and takes them out of the >> index ! >> could also have used $ git rm <specific files> and then $ git commit .. > > hey! i like your changes! the post is pretty polished now. the only > thing else i would change (srysry), is the above. "-a detects that > files have been deleted" -> heh, not true. you don't need -a here; > it does something else. ** haven't had time to review this but from what you say it looks like I forgot to take this out > okay i just recreated your repo and did the same thing. with your > syntax "git checkout versionA ." i got the same result, and i'm not > sure why, but i think it was because of the detached head. ** at Yves' (demerphq) request I reproduced and posted the exact sequence of commands this was from a reboot, going straight into git bash and running the warmup with NO git-resets at all > good news, use "git checkout versionA", not "git checkout versionA ." > (so, use it wihtout the dot), and you should be back in working order. ** yes but I don't get the files copied out into the tree which is all my little heart ever desired > the other (good?) news is that you probably _do_ want to be using git > reset --hard in your case, because you're trying to build up a history > from some project, so you do want to erase some faulty commits after > you bodge something or miss some files. ** yes, now I know that git-reset is only for destruction, not navigation > the bad news is that my opinion is that you should probably move on > with your life, because my own past tells me that you'll never > actually use those old project versions, hahah :p ** LOL, I have to admit I am enjoying this though, even if its driving me slightly potty - haha I didn't write these early versions so I just wanna have them around to rollback to if I end up hacking the thing to bits. But you're right - chances of using are slim - but you could say that about every version sitting in any given SCM repo. Thats why we have SCM, and why we insure our cars etc etc. :-) -- 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
