Re: svn rollback (Was: Re: svn commit: rev 2162 - ...)

On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 03:01:02PM -0500, Ben Collins-Sussman wrote:
> Ben Collins-Sussman <sussman@collab.net> writes:
>
> > "True" moves:
> >
> > - If you want to move in time, just 'svn up -rN'.
> > - If you want to move in time *and* space, use 'svn switch URL -rN'.
> >
> > "Local mod" moves:
> >
> > - Use 'svn merge' for time and space.
> >
>
> Let me elaborate on this paradigm.
>
> In my mind, 'svn rollback' would simply be a 2nd command added to the
> "local mod" category above, for moving through time only.
>
> In our current world, 'svn up' is a simple convenience wrapper around
> 'svn switch'... for those situations when you want to move in time,
> but not space.
>
> Similarly, I think that 'svn rollback' should be a simple convenience
> wrapper around 'svn merge'.... again, when you want to move in time,
> but not space.
>
> Isn't that simple and clear? [/me hopes others agree]

this makes perfect sense to me.

-garrett

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