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From: "Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Alexandr Miloslavskiy <alexandr.miloslavskiy@syntevo.com>,
	Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
	Alexandr Miloslavskiy <alexandr.miloslavskiy@syntevo.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 3/6] doc: reset: unify <pathspec> description
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 15:51:15 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <f961a5155a5ec1590652ce7b5a549eead71930e1.1573055478.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.445.v2.git.1573055478.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

From: Alexandr Miloslavskiy <alexandr.miloslavskiy@syntevo.com>

Synchronize it to `git add`, which has a pretty good description.

Signed-off-by: Alexandr Miloslavskiy <alexandr.miloslavskiy@syntevo.com>
---
 Documentation/git-reset.txt | 20 +++++++++++---------
 builtin/reset.c             |  4 ++--
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-reset.txt b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
index 97e0544d9e..f2ccb1426c 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-reset.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-reset.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ git-reset - Reset current HEAD to the specified state
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git reset' [-q] [<tree-ish>] [--] <paths>...
-'git reset' (--patch | -p) [<tree-ish>] [--] [<paths>...]
+'git reset' [-q] [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>...
+'git reset' (--patch | -p) [<tree-ish>] [--] [<pathspec>...]
 'git reset' [--soft | --mixed [-N] | --hard | --merge | --keep] [-q] [<commit>]
 
 DESCRIPTION
@@ -18,24 +18,26 @@ In the first and second form, copy entries from `<tree-ish>` to the index.
 In the third form, set the current branch head (`HEAD`) to `<commit>`,
 optionally modifying index and working tree to match.
 The `<tree-ish>`/`<commit>` defaults to `HEAD` in all forms.
+The <pathspec> is used to limit the paths affected by the operation
+(see the entry for 'pathspec' in linkgit:gitglossary[7] for more details).
 
-'git reset' [-q] [<tree-ish>] [--] <paths>...::
-	This form resets the index entries for all `<paths>` to their
+'git reset' [-q] [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>...::
+	This form resets the index entries for all `<pathspec>` to their
 	state at `<tree-ish>`.  (It does not affect the working tree or
 	the current branch.)
 +
-This means that `git reset <paths>` is the opposite of `git add
-<paths>`. This command is equivalent to
-`git restore [--source=<tree-ish>] --staged <paths>...`.
+This means that `git reset <pathspec>` is the opposite of `git add
+<pathspec>`. This command is equivalent to
+`git restore [--source=<tree-ish>] --staged <pathspec>...`.
 +
-After running `git reset <paths>` to update the index entry, you can
+After running `git reset <pathspec>` to update the index entry, you can
 use linkgit:git-restore[1] to check the contents out of the index to
 the working tree. Alternatively, using linkgit:git-restore[1]
 and specifying a commit with `--source`, you
 can copy the contents of a path out of a commit to the index and to the
 working tree in one go.
 
-'git reset' (--patch | -p) [<tree-ish>] [--] [<paths>...]::
+'git reset' (--patch | -p) [<tree-ish>] [--] [<pathspec>...]::
 	Interactively select hunks in the difference between the index
 	and `<tree-ish>` (defaults to `HEAD`).  The chosen hunks are applied
 	in reverse to the index.
diff --git a/builtin/reset.c b/builtin/reset.c
index fdd572168b..9291c0fd72 100644
--- a/builtin/reset.c
+++ b/builtin/reset.c
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 
 static const char * const git_reset_usage[] = {
 	N_("git reset [--mixed | --soft | --hard | --merge | --keep] [-q] [<commit>]"),
-	N_("git reset [-q] [<tree-ish>] [--] <paths>..."),
-	N_("git reset --patch [<tree-ish>] [--] [<paths>...]"),
+	N_("git reset [-q] [<tree-ish>] [--] <pathspec>..."),
+	N_("git reset --patch [<tree-ish>] [--] [<pathspec>...]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
-- 
gitgitgadget


  parent reply	other threads:[~2019-11-06 15:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 80+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-11-04 19:26 [PATCH 0/5] Add --pathspec-from-file option for reset, commit Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-04 19:26 ` [PATCH 1/5] pathspec: add new function to parse file Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-05 15:02   ` Phillip Wood
2019-11-05 19:14     ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-06 15:56     ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-04 19:26 ` [PATCH 2/5] doc: reset: unify <pathspec> description Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  4:01   ` Junio C Hamano
2019-11-06 15:56     ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-07  5:46       ` Junio C Hamano
2019-11-07 11:05         ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-08  3:04           ` Junio C Hamano
2019-11-04 19:26 ` [PATCH 3/5] reset: support the --pathspec-from-file option Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-05 15:03   ` Phillip Wood
2019-11-05 19:22     ` Phillip Wood
2019-11-05 19:36     ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-06 15:56     ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-05 16:14   ` Phillip Wood
2019-11-05 19:37     ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-06  4:40   ` Junio C Hamano
2019-11-06 15:56     ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-04 19:26 ` [PATCH 4/5] doc: commit: unify <pathspec> description Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06  4:50   ` Junio C Hamano
2019-11-06 15:56     ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-07  5:54       ` Junio C Hamano
2019-11-07 11:39         ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-04 19:26 ` [PATCH 5/5] commit: support the --pathspec-from-file option Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-05 16:27   ` Phillip Wood
2019-11-05 19:42     ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-06 15:56     ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-12-10 10:42       ` Phillip Wood
2019-12-11 11:43         ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-12-11 14:27           ` Phillip Wood
2019-12-11 15:06             ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-12-11 16:14               ` Junio C Hamano
2019-12-11 16:20                 ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-12-12 14:56             ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-06  4:51   ` Junio C Hamano
2019-11-06 15:51 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] Add --pathspec-from-file option for reset, commit Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06 15:51   ` [PATCH v2 1/6] parse-options.h: add new options `--pathspec-from-file`, `--pathspec-file-nul` Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06 15:51   ` [PATCH v2 2/6] pathspec: add new function to parse file Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-19  5:59     ` Junio C Hamano
2019-11-19 16:50       ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-06 15:51   ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget [this message]
2019-11-19  6:05     ` [PATCH v2 3/6] doc: reset: unify <pathspec> description Junio C Hamano
2019-11-19 16:52       ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-06 15:51   ` [PATCH v2 4/6] reset: support the `--pathspec-from-file` option Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-06 15:51   ` [PATCH v2 5/6] doc: commit: unify <pathspec> description Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-19  6:16     ` Junio C Hamano
2019-11-19 16:53       ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-19 17:02       ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-06 15:51   ` [PATCH v2 6/6] commit: support the --pathspec-from-file option Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-19  6:10     ` Junio C Hamano
2019-11-19 16:56       ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-11-19 16:48   ` [PATCH v3 0/6] Add --pathspec-from-file option for reset, commit Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-19 16:48     ` [PATCH v3 1/6] parse-options.h: add new options `--pathspec-from-file`, `--pathspec-file-nul` Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-19 16:48     ` [PATCH v3 2/6] pathspec: add new function to parse file Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-19 16:48     ` [PATCH v3 3/6] doc: reset: synchronize <pathspec> description Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-19 16:48     ` [PATCH v3 4/6] reset: support the `--pathspec-from-file` option Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-19 16:48     ` [PATCH v3 5/6] doc: commit: synchronize <pathspec> description Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-19 16:48     ` [PATCH v3 6/6] commit: support the --pathspec-from-file option Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-11-20  4:04     ` [PATCH v3 0/6] Add --pathspec-from-file option for reset, commit Junio C Hamano
2019-11-20  9:22       ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-12-03 14:02     ` [PATCH v4 00/13] Add --pathspec-from-file option Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-12-03 14:02       ` [PATCH v4 01/13] parse-options.h: add new options `--pathspec-from-file`, `--pathspec-file-nul` Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-12-03 14:02       ` [PATCH v4 02/13] pathspec: add new function to parse file Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-12-03 14:02       ` [PATCH v4 03/13] doc: reset: synchronize <pathspec> description Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-12-03 14:02       ` [PATCH v4 04/13] reset: support the `--pathspec-from-file` option Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-12-03 14:02       ` [PATCH v4 05/13] doc: commit: synchronize <pathspec> description Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-12-03 14:02       ` [PATCH v4 06/13] commit: support the --pathspec-from-file option Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-12-03 14:02       ` [PATCH v4 07/13] cmd_add: prepare for next patch Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-12-03 14:02       ` [PATCH v4 08/13] add: support the --pathspec-from-file option Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-12-03 14:02       ` [PATCH v4 09/13] doc: checkout: remove duplicate synopsis Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-12-03 14:02       ` [PATCH v4 10/13] doc: checkout: fix broken text reference Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-12-03 14:02       ` [PATCH v4 11/13] doc: checkout: synchronize <pathspec> description Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-12-03 14:02       ` [PATCH v4 12/13] doc: restore: " Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-12-03 14:02       ` [PATCH v4 13/13] checkout, restore: support the --pathspec-from-file option Alexandr Miloslavskiy via GitGitGadget
2019-12-03 16:55       ` [PATCH v4 00/13] Add " Junio C Hamano
2019-12-03 17:06         ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy
2019-12-04 19:25           ` Junio C Hamano
2019-12-05 10:43             ` Alexandr Miloslavskiy

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