[git-users] Git Revert Error Message?

2011-11-30 Thread haziz
While trying to revert a commit I made to my repository of my .emacs.d folder I get the following message: haziz@haziz> git revert 7fe3f error: could not revert 7fe3f0b... .emacs.d contents from ubuntu hp 15 hint: after resolving the conflicts, mark the corrected paths hint: with 'git

Re: [git-users] Git Revert Error Message?

2011-11-30 Thread haziz
Thank you. You may have just nailed it. I was typing git revert A, thinking that was the correct terminology for undoing commit B. Thanks again. Sincerely, Hany. On Wednesday, November 30, 2011 3:46:32 PM UTC-5, Peter J Weisberg wrote: > > You have > > A--B > > and you want > > A--B--C > > whe

[git-users] Git Revert, Checkout and Reset for Dummies

2011-12-01 Thread haziz
Sorry, but this trio of git commands is taxing my intelligence. Can you explain these commands for total newbies? What I am trying to learn is how to restore or rollback files and projects to a prior state. As I have no experience with subversion or other centralized version control software,

[git-users] Difference between git add . and git add --all?

2011-12-07 Thread haziz
What is the practical difference between git add . and git add --all? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/git-users/-/s5ImBQnEU_sJ. To post to this gro

[git-users] What does git commit -a do exactly?

2011-12-07 Thread haziz
I know that the -a flag is some form of built in add, but what is it equivalent to? Does it invoke add . or add --all or none of the above? If I usually invoke git commit as git commit -a is it necessary to invoke add beforehand or not at all? Thanks. -- You received this message because you