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Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH] Docs: git checkout --orphan: `root commit' and `branch
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On 11:59 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> 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.