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revert: Make it clearer when not to use revert
Mads Kiilerich -
r11459:59af1d65 stable
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@@ -3019,8 +3019,11 b' def resolve(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):'
3019 def revert(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
3019 def revert(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
3020 """restore individual files or directories to an earlier state
3020 """restore individual files or directories to an earlier state
3021
3021
3022 (Use update -r to check out earlier revisions, revert does not
3022 NOTE: This command is most likely not what you are looking for. revert
3023 change the working directory parents.)
3023 will partially overwrite content in the working directory without changing
3024 the working directory parents. Use :hg:`update -r rev` to check out earlier
3025 revisions, or :hg:`update --clean .` to undo a merge which has added
3026 another parent.
3024
3027
3025 With no revision specified, revert the named files or directories
3028 With no revision specified, revert the named files or directories
3026 to the contents they had in the parent of the working directory.
3029 to the contents they had in the parent of the working directory.
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