Re: [TuxOnIce-devel] How do you "back out" a "git pull"?

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Author: Kenneth Crudup
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CC: tuxonice-devel
Subject: Re: [TuxOnIce-devel] How do you "back out" a "git pull"?

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008, Nigel Cunningham wrote:

> Finding the commit you're after could be done by:
> - using gitk and noting the (long) sha id
> - making a (temporary) branch before pulling
> and then doing git checkout -f {branchname}
> - if the reference is tagged, using the tag (eg v2.6.26)
> You could then git seek to the reference.


> Hope that helps!


Heh- it "helps" me realize I need to get me to a GIT ref page ASAP! I got
very little of that, conceptually.

I dunno why Linus has such a hard-on for GIT [1]; I've used a bunch of
CM tools and just not getting what's so great about it above all others.

    -Kenny

[1] - but I'm assuming his authorship has something to do with it
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