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git-reset.txt: reset does not change files in target

git-reset obviously cannot change files in an existing commit. Make it
not sound as if it could: reset can change HEAD and, in that sense, can
change which state a file in HEAD is in.

Signed-off-by: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Michael J Gruber 15 years ago committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -294,8 +294,10 @@ In these tables, A, B, C and D are some different states of a @@ -294,8 +294,10 @@ In these tables, A, B, C and D are some different states of a
file. For example, the first line of the first table means that if a
file is in state A in the working tree, in state B in the index, in
state C in HEAD and in state D in the target, then "git reset --soft
target" will put the file in state A in the working tree, in state B
in the index and in state D in HEAD.
target" will leave the file in the working tree in state A and in the
index in state B. It resets (i.e. moves) the HEAD (i.e. the tip of
the current branch, if you are on one) to "target" (which has the file
in state D).

working index HEAD target working index HEAD
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