Re: [git-users] Re: worktree with orphan

2017-12-09 Thread Phillip Lord
Igor Djordjevic writes: >> I'm trying to create a new worktree, but for an orphan branch. But I >> can't find a way of doing this convieniently. >> >> I can checkout a new orphan branch: >> >> git checkout --orphan my-new-branch >> >> That works, but now I can't make a worktree because, I p

[git-users] reverting back to earlier version to find a bug

2017-12-09 Thread Russ P
I am working independently on a software project, and I am a novice git user, using only a few basic commands (status, diff, add, commit, checkout, and log). I got myself into a bit of a jam. I did a redesign on part of my code, and I introduced a subtle but major bug somewhere. I was doing a f

Re: [git-users] reverting back to earlier version to find a bug

2017-12-09 Thread Philip Oakley
From: "Russ P" I am working independently on a software project, and I am a novice git user, using only a few basic commands (status, diff, add, commit, checkout, and log). I got myself into a bit of a jam. I did a redesign on part of my code, and I introduced a subtle but major bug somewhere

Re: [git-users] reverting back to earlier version to find a bug

2017-12-09 Thread Igor Djordjevic
Hi Russ P, On Sunday, December 10, 2017 at 1:30:18 AM UTC+1, Philip Oakley wrote: > > From: "Russ P" > > >I am working independently on a software project, and I am a novice git > > user, using only a few basic commands (status, diff, add, commit, > > checkout, > > and log). > > > > I got my

Re: [git-users] Re: worktree with orphan

2017-12-09 Thread Igor Djordjevic
Hi Phil, On Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 2:00:39 PM UTC+1, Phillip Lord wrote: > > phillord@fuel:~/scratch/git-test$ git init > Initialised empty Git repository in /home/phillord/scratch/git-test/.git/ > phillord@fuel:~/scratch/git-test$ touch README > phillord@fuel:~/scratch/git-test$ git ad

Re: [git-users] reverting back to earlier version to find a bug

2017-12-09 Thread Russ P
Thanks for the help, guys. I will have to think about it a bit. I must admit that I am concerned about "effing things up" if I try to use new git commands for this problem. One thing I have learned from this problem is that I should have committed more often. Since I was doing a fairly extensiv