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Date:      Sat, 18 Jun 2022 23:06:31 +0200
From:      Michael Gmelin <grembo@freebsd.org>
To:        Andy Farkas <andyf@andyit.com.au>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com>
Subject:   Re: git pull not replicating?
Message-ID:  <A7D81851-7A53-4A4E-BC46-81366420EFF6@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <f6147fb6-a3db-3058-f374-4f7260ee9481@andyit.com.au>
References:  <f6147fb6-a3db-3058-f374-4f7260ee9481@andyit.com.au>

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> On 18. Jun 2022, at 22:25, Andy Farkas <andyf@andyit.com.au> wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF
> Thank you Michael and Mark, you have increased my understanding of git
> such that it now makes a bit more sense of what is going on. The many
> many git manpages I find hard to comprehend. (what does <tree-ish>
> supposed to mean?)

See top answer here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4044368/what-does-t=
ree-ish-mean-in-git

> =E2=80=A6
> I'm a mere mortal user... although I was once listed in the now
> non-existent FreeBSD 'Contributors' web page...
> =E2=80=A6


The contributors page still exists and you=E2=80=99re still on it:

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/contributors/

Cheers
Michael


>=20
>> # git -C /usr/ports reset --hard HEAD
>>=20
>> would destroy any deliberate changes to things
>> in your /usr/ports tree.
>=20
> Bingo!  This is what I'm after.
>=20
>> git is biased to on-going development and so expects
>> to deal with differences being involved in the local
>> directory tree. It is extra work to be sure no
>> differences occur or to remove the differences when
>> unintended ones show up. It is not automatic.
>=20
> There ya go..
>=20
> Thanks again,
>=20
> -andyf
>=20
>=20

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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On 18. Jun 2022, at 22=
:25, Andy Farkas &lt;andyf@andyit.com.au&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></di=
v><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<span></span><br><span=
>Thank you Michael and Mark, you have increased my understanding of git</spa=
n><br><span>such that it now makes a bit more sense of what is going on. The=
 many</span><br><span>many git manpages I find hard to comprehend. (what doe=
s &lt;tree-ish&gt;</span><br><span>supposed to mean?)</span><br></div></bloc=
kquote><div><br></div><div>See top answer here:&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://stac=
koverflow.com/questions/4044368/what-does-tree-ish-mean-in-git">https://stac=
koverflow.com/questions/4044368/what-does-tree-ish-mean-in-git</a></div><div=
><br></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><blockquote type=3D"cite">=E2=80=A6<br></bl=
ockquote>I'm a mere mortal user... although I was once listed in the now</di=
v><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">non-existent FreeBSD 'Contribut=
ors' web page...</div></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">=E2=80=A6</bloc=
kquote></div><div><br></div><div>The contributors page still exists and you=E2=
=80=99re still on it:</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://docs.freeb=
sd.org/en/articles/contributors/">https://docs.freebsd.org/en/articles/contr=
ibutors/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div>Michael</div><div><br=
></div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><span></span><br># git=
 -C /usr/ports reset --hard HEAD<blockquote type=3D"cite"><span></span><br><=
/blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>would destroy any deliberate cha=
nges to things</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>in you=
r /usr/ports tree.</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>Bingo!&nbsp=
; This is what I'm after.</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type=3D"cit=
e"><span>git is biased to on-going development and so expects</span><br></bl=
ockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>to deal with differences being invo=
lved in the local</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>dir=
ectory tree. It is extra work to be sure no</span><br></blockquote><blockquo=
te type=3D"cite"><span>differences occur or to remove the differences when</=
span><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span>unintended ones show u=
p. It is not automatic.</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>There y=
a go..</span><br><span></span><br><span>Thanks again,</span><br><span></span=
><br><span>-andyf</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br></div></blockq=
uote></body></html>=

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