Re: [PATCH 2/7] Documentation: clarify git-checkout -f, minor editing

On Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 10:13:08PM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:

"J. Bruce Fields" [off-list ref] writes:

quoted

"Force a re-read of everything" doesn't mean much to me.

@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ OPTIONS
 	Quiet, supress feedback messages.
 
 -f::
-	Force a re-read of everything.
+	Proceed even if the index or the working tree differs
+	from HEAD.
 

While this is definitely better, I think it still is not clear
why the command needs an option to proceed.

Not proceeding is about preventing local changes from getting
lost, and the option is a way to allow it to overwrite and lose
any local change.

OK, I agree; does the patch in the following message look like an
improvement?

Other than that, and your "From: " line (did you change your
config or switch machines?)

Whoops, yes, I was sloppy about setting up a new laptop--apologies.

on the first three commits, I find all the changes very sensible.

Thanks.--b.