From: Junio C Hamano <hidden> Date: 2016-08-11 20:07:13
Junio C Hamano [off-list ref] writes:
Sometimes it is asked on the list how to revert selected path in
the index from a tree, most often HEAD, without affecting the
files in the working tree...
The patch depends on another one that allows the command to work
from a subdirectory (and also has one bug). Updated one will
appear in 'next'.