Re: Re: [PATCH] Docs: git checkout --orphan: `root commit' and `branch head'

On 11:59 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote:

Michael Witten [off-list ref] writes:

quoted

It seems like a more logical approach would be instead for "git
commit" to take a "--root" option that would create a new root commit
based on the current index and then point the current branch head to
the new root commit. Thus:

  $ git checkout -b new_branch old_branch
  $ # Manipulate or not
  $ git commit --root

That's how people think.

Not this person.

I like the idea but I'd rather see:

	git commit --no-parent

"parent" at least appears in gitk and therefore newcomers will prob
have a better chance of understanding the intent w/out needing to
otherwise unnecessary terminology.