Hi On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Charlie Sharpsteen <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 6:46 AM, Tim Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi All >> >> Ok I have finished the cleanup of tags and branches in the GitHub main >> repository for QGIS. If you have a clone, you may want to perform a >> similar cleanup to your local repo. I strongly suggest making a backup >> before doing this and checking that the script below does not trash >> any of your valuable work. That said if you want a hint about how to >> remove the pruned branches and tags from your github or other clone >> you can use a variation of this bash script: > > If you shoot yourself in the foot with git (i.e. deleting a branch or > resetting a commit), git still has the "deleted" content. Content that has > been committed but then disconnected from a branch isn't destroyed unless an > aggressive garbage collection takes place or it is really, really old (like > a month or more). You can use tools like `git reflog` and `git fsck` to > find the SHAs of "lost" content and then unshoot yourself in the foot using > `git checkout`, `git cherry-pick`, `git branch`, etc. > Of course, mounting a scratch monkey by copying the repo is more efficient > in terms of time than digging around in the reflog. But in case you ever > find yourself with a toe missing... >
Oh good to know....everyday I find out just how much I don't know about get yet! Thanks for the tips! Regards Tim > -Charlie -- Tim Sutton - QGIS Project Steering Committee Member (Release Manager) ============================================== Please do not email me off-list with technical support questions. Using the lists will gain more exposure for your issues and the knowledge surrounding your issue will be shared with all. Visit http://linfiniti.com to find out about: * QGIS programming and support services * Mapserver and PostGIS based hosting plans * FOSS Consulting Services Skype: timlinux Irc: timlinux on #qgis at freenode.net ============================================== _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
