From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Alan E. Davis" Subject: Novice questions about using git for personal data files Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:55:57 +1000 Message-ID: <7bef1f890901230355l601c112fi3ecf0f22b15ffdfe@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0963884696==" Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LQKdm-0003JL-Hf for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:56:02 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LQKdk-0003IW-GG for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:56:01 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=36489 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LQKdk-0003IP-AD for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:56:00 -0500 Received: from rv-out-0708.google.com ([209.85.198.243]:15932) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LQKdj-0003hM-Gy for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:56:00 -0500 Received: by rv-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id k29so5545617rvb.6 for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:55:58 -0800 (PST) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode Mailinglist --===============0963884696== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd32f1e72e3e10461251276 --000e0cd32f1e72e3e10461251276 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I followed the steps outlined in the worg tutorial about using git to keep track of changes to one's own org data tree. I still don't understand: how does one go about recovering an earlier version of a file that has been corrupted? Is there a good tutorial on this aspect of using git? I really like this idea, especially since I have several times bodged an org-mode file by foolishly doing this: C-x C-T * and making other importune mistakes. Thank you, -- Alan It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatsoever for supposing it is true. -- Bertrand Russell --000e0cd32f1e72e3e10461251276 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I followed the steps outlined in the worg tutorial about using git to keep = track of changes to one's own org data tree.

I still don't = understand: how does one go about recovering an earlier version of a file t= hat has been corrupted?  Is there a good tutorial on this aspect of us= ing git?  I really like this idea, especially since I have several tim= es bodged an org-mode file by foolishly doing this:
   C-x C-T *

and making other importune mistakes.  <= br>
Thank you,

 
--
Alan

It is undesirable to= believe a proposition when
there is no ground whatsoever for supposing= it is true.
 -- Bertrand Russell

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