Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:17:25 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [howto] Kernel hacker's guide to git, updated |
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Horst von Brand wrote: > Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com> wrote: > >>Thanks for all the comments. I just updated the KHGtG with the >>feedback I received. Go to >> >> http://linux.yyz.us/git-howto.html >> >>and click reload. Continued criticism^H^H^Hcomments welcome! > > > - To know the current branch, "git branch" is enough (the one '*'-ed)
Click reload, this is already mentioned.
> - rsync(1) a repository is dangerous, it might catch it in the middle of > a update and give you an incomplete/messed up copy. Repeat rsync until no > change, perhaps?
Usually that's just unlucky. I have caught kernel.org in the middle of a sync once, maybe twice.
> - I understand "git checkout -f" blows away any local changes, no questions > asked. Not very nice to suggest that to a newbie...
I constantly run into problems if I -do not- use the "-f" flag. I habitually use it at all times, now.
Thanks,
Jeff
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