[git-users] git GUI Create Branch Options

2015-08-27 Thread Jeff
The git GUI Create Branch dialog has some options at the bottom. I cannot find any documentation on what these mean. The first item in the Options is called "Update Existing Branch" and there are three choices: "No" , "Fast Forward Only", and "Reset". What do these mean? For what cases do they a

[git-users] What's the point of %m in git log format?

2018-08-29 Thread Jeff
Hi, with git log --pretty=format:"..." there's a placeholder '%m', which is documented as *%m*: left (<), right (>) or boundary (-) mark > So what does it mean actually? When I use it in my format description string it's always ">". Thanks

[git-users] Looking for help with some developer usage research on git

2015-01-15 Thread Jeff S
king for, so I will close/delete the thread once I have enough. Please respond to this post if you are interested, I will send you a PM/email with further details and to schedule a time in the next couple of weeks. Thanks! Jeff -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

[git-users] Re: Looking for help with some developer usage research on git

2015-02-13 Thread Jeff S
://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NX2GS8S On Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 12:48:20 PM UTC-7, Jeff S wrote: > > Hey all, > > I am doing some research on how different developers use git (or related > tools; github, etc.) and am looking for anyone with about an hours time to > answer some

[git-users] Sporadic failures during git push

2011-02-09 Thread Jeff A
Several developers on my team are experiencing an occasional failure during push. A subsequent push immediately afterwards will work. We are a small team of developers (about 10) and only a couple users seem to experience this and then only intermittently (every few days). This is happening on

[git-users] Re: keeping database dump in git (sql or sql.gz)

2008-08-20 Thread Jeff Kowalczyk
ty. Database dump files are not suited to branching and merging. I find they are versioned snapshots only, and very useful for that reason alone. Jeff --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human