Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-revert is one of the most misunderstood command in git, help users out.

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:54:02 -0800

Johannes Schindelin <[email-masked]> writes:

> On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> Allowing people to revert or cherry pick partially by using paths 
>> limiter is a very good idea; the whole "it comes from a commit so we 
>> also commit" feels an utter nonsense, though.
>
> No.
>
> When "git revert <commit>" commits the result, "git revert <commit> -- 
> <file>" should, too.

I was not questioning about that part.  "If 'git revert <some
other form> foo' does not talk about commit, it should not
commit" was what I was referring to.